2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

[catskillcomics]

2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

Got up early this morning, and checked the weather forecast, with rain & snow on it way today, I thought I best get out while I can. So 730am I headed to a local park.
Honestly, I wasn't expecting anything great today, maybe a piece of silver or two, but I got a nice mix today. First was an Indian Head Penny 1862?, then came a 1957 silver Rosie. My very last target of the morning was a deep iffy quarter signal at 8.5" so dug it up thinking maybe a Silver Washington quarter, to my surprise out popped a 182? Large Cent.. HOO HAA! Nice way to end the hunt.

I'd love to try to figure out the date acurately, but it seems the more you clean LC's the worst they get.. I'm leaving this one alone.

 

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[allen]

Re: 2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

that is a sweet assortment of finds !!
im still waiting on my first LC !!!

 

[creeper71]

Re: 2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

where did the scrap marks come from on your Lc?

 

[catskillcomics]

Re: 2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

Can't really see the abrasion marks with the naked eye, just with large image.. must of been from being in the ground all those years

 

[mlayers]

Re: 2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

Nice bunch of coins you got there. Have you try olive oil to soak the LC in......Matt

 

[creeper71]

Re: 2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

Nice bunch of coins you got there. Have you try olive oil to soak the LC in......Matt

I would use hydrogen peroxide heated in microwave til heated... this is the best method for copper unless there bad corrosion....

 

[Bridge End Farm]

Re: 2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

nice digs :0)

 

[DigginThePast]

Re: 2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

Nice group of finds. I'd probably be too curious about the date and try to clean up that Large Cent a bit.

 

[dwayne sueno]

Re: 2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

nice finds, cc. i got out this morning across the river from you, despite the forecast, but got thoroughly skunked. well done.

i'm thinking the "scrap" marks creeper is referring to is from the grain of the copper planchet when it was rolled out, now eroded by the soil. sort of like when you find a piece of driftwood with the softer part of the grain eroded more than the harder part, leaving raised ridges. perhaps. dwayne

 

[creeper71]

Re: 2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

nice finds, cc. i got out this morning across the river from you, despite the forecast, but got thoroughly skunked. well done.

i'm thinking the "scrap" marks creeper is referring to is from the grain of the copper planchet when it was rolled out, now eroded by the soil. sort of like when you find a piece of driftwood with the softer part of the grain eroded more than the harder part, leaving raised ridges. perhaps. dwayne

could also be from rubbing dirt (we're all guilty of this) off after digging to see what it was...

 

[dwayne sueno]

Re: 2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

nice finds, cc. i got out this morning across the river from you, despite the forecast, but got thoroughly skunked. well done.

i'm thinking the "scrap" marks creeper is referring to is from the grain of the copper planchet when it was rolled out, now eroded by the soil. sort of like when you find a piece of driftwood with the softer part of the grain eroded more than the harder part, leaving raised ridges. perhaps. dwayne

could also be from rubbing dirt (we're all guilty of this) off after digging to see what it was...

that could also be true.

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Re: 2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

nice finds, cc. i got out this morning across the river from you, despite the forecast, but got thoroughly skunked. well done.

i'm thinking the "scrap" marks creeper is referring to is from the grain of the copper planchet when it was rolled out, now eroded by the soil. sort of like when you find a piece of driftwood with the softer part of the grain eroded more than the harder part, leaving raised ridges. perhaps. dwayne

I agree I have found some coppers and LG Cents in the same condition,nice finds just the same

 

[catskillcomics]

Re: 2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

where did the scrap marks come from on your Lc?

You mentioned from rubbing the dirt off.. actually I didn't even rub the coin , I know we all do it, but I knew it was a LC, so I left the all the dirt on it and just rinsed it off with water, no rubbing there..

ANY WAYS.. I put the coin in some mineral oil for a couple hours, then using a cotton swab, gently removed some of surface crud,.. it came out OK and was able to read the date pretty clearly, 1820

 

[dfx willy]

Re: 2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

nice large cent!!! i can sometimes be tuff getting dates out of old coppers. you did a good job getting the o out. i use the peroxide method than a little olive oil. but you right ive had some coppers have better detail straight out of the ground till the air hits it. congrats. willy

 

[Sniffy]

Re: 2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

Nice group of finds....Large cents and Indian head cents are always a nice suprise.

 

[Acejeckel]

Re: 2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

WTG great finds

 

[crazyjarhead]

Re: 2 hr Morning Park Hunt Silver & Lrg Cent

Yep, 1820 it is. Nice find and the IH and silver rosie too