A very nice 1786 NJ copper

[Don in SJ]

I have been under the weather for a couple weeks, but managed to get out 3 times metal detecting at a site very close to my home, that has produced numerous colonial and Federal/US coinage over the past 30 years. I got three coins on those three hunts, one each hunt and all three are 1700 era coinage.

A 1798 Large Cent, a 1775 Half Real and this morning I got my bonus coin, a nice 1786 New Jersey. I found this one not ten feet from where I found my only cut in half NJ copper back in 2002. That was variety ID to be a Maris 59-o.

So today this was my 22nd ground found NJ copper, 7th in the past two years, just love this hobby............
Included photos of the NJ, the Half Real and a beautiful Tombac button (circa 1770-90s) with a nice sunburst design.

This 1786 Maris 16-L variety (Very Common) is one of the best of the 22 New Jersey coppers I have found for condition. Funny, the 1798 found at the same site is nowhere near as nice.


Don
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[hamiddetecting]

Congratulation! I found yesterday silver coin 1775 of spanish. I wish you luck.

 

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[curbdiggercarl57]

Three words, Wow!
Carl

 

[Bubba65]

Don it is great to see you getting out hunting. That sure is one sweet Jersey you got there. Congrats !!!!!!!!!!!

Bubba65

 

[Sniffy]

wow! what an amazing NJ Copper Don!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

You have the opposite soil than we do in this region. Your coppers look amazing, but your silver coins are often coated. By us the silvers look great, but the coppers are generally shot.

I love that strike on the NJ copper. Glad to hear you are feeling better.

I would vote "banner" but I don't wanna hafta see another one up there until I get mine!

 

[gleaner1]

Nice work on the cleaning. Who says you can't clean rare coppers Even though it ain't no stinkin' 5000 dollar gold coin or ring, it should be on the banner just because its so damn nice. I vote banner.

 

[Briz06]

Neil is right, you have sonme great soil where your digging... My old copper finds are a mess...

 

[bookfisher]

After all these years looking at your finds, I'm still blown away by the incredible condition some of them are in!

 

[Giant056]

Awesome old coins

 

[artyfacts]

Nice finds Don, the NJ is very nice indeed, the nicest Ive seen dug. Wow

 

[Woodland Detectors]

I would love to dig one of those Don....Congrats

 

[CRUSADER]

Sometimes you get lucky, better luck next time

 

[xlt nh]

Wow Don!! That's one BEAUTIFUL Copper....Congrats!!

HH,
~Hank

 

[Roger Mn.]

Looks great Don.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

I've dug zincs in way worse shape!
Well, everyone has dug zincs in worse shape, but that coin is killer!
Carl

 

[CRUSADER]

I want to show that the coin did not come out of the ground like my original photos show, so here is a combined photo of the coin as found and then after half hour of soaking in hot peroxide and wiping off the loose dirt crud. I could have gone further with the dirt removal, but leaving the recessed areas as is brought out great relief of the high areas. I soaked in warm distilled water for about an hour after the peroxide bath and than dried thoroughly under a desk lamp.
Don

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice finds Don! HH, Mike

 

[TommNJ]

Nice! The ground took good care of that one, WTG!

TommNJ

 

[CASPER-2]

awesome coin !!!

 

[Nooberz]

Beautiful finds Don. The soil treated that copper with some respect.