A New Jersey surprise

[McCDig]

Got out to a park in Baltimore City for three hours this afternoon. JF managed over six dollars in clad. I didn't get near that much. My best finds of the day included a '54D Rosie,

two gaming tokens from the 1930s,

and a surprise old copper that came out of the ground very dark. We could see it had a shield on one side and JF showed me a partial date on the obverse that includes the number '8'. On my way home I got to thinking that what looked like a horse head on the obverse and a shield on the reverse reminded me of a State copper. Sure enough, it's a New Jersey copper.. Looks like a significant off-strike on the reverse.

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[McCDig]

Thanks Brad! So many cool finds waiting for us out there. This one took me by surprise.

 

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[Jamie1993]

Mike, Congrats again on such a nice looking NJ copper and your other finds. Hopefully the rain this week will help to loosen the ground a little bit.

 

[Relicific]

That’s a great old copper.

 

[EdHartzel]

NICE!! Man- that NJ copper quickens the heart. Great coin! Congratulations!

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Relicific. That's the 4th older copper we've pulled from this site. Maybe there's more? We'll find out.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Ed! Had to have been dropped well into the 19th century for all that wear.

 

[Possum]

Way to go MCD, congrats and thanks for sharing... "D"

 

[blugotti1]

very sweet indeed!!!