🥇 BANNER Absolute find of a lifetime: 1786 New York NON VI VIRTUTE VICI

CrazySlasher

CrazySlasher

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I'm still in absolute shock. I went out to place that I've been to dozens and have done really well. After digging a bunch of junk targets and a WWII button I decided to try the other side of the area where I've never had any luck. Previously I'd only dug trash targets out of there. But today I noticed a stonewall that I hadn't seen before. After a few minutes I got a strong signal and almost passed it over because of all the trash of my previous times being out there. Out popped this copper. I knew it was different and that I had seen it before but I wasn't sure what it was. I texted a friend the picture and that I thought it might be a bust of George Washington. When I got home I looked it up and almost felt faint. I remembered looking at it before and not thinking much of it because I assumed I would never find one. I will be going back tomorrow and spending the day there. I have no cleaned it and haven't really handled it. The first picture was when it was fresh out of the ground.
 

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Congrats on making the banner with that awesome copper!!!! :headbang:
 

joeyfresh said:
Certain American coppers bring a pretty penny..no pun intended. It's those British coppers that aren't worth squat ;)
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hmmmm I've personally sold one of those Brit. coppers for $2,000 and know of a sale for 18k. Is $18,000 the first or last part of a squat? :)

Back to the coin on this thread, you never really know where an auction will take it. The detail is definitely much better than G condition so could allow a collector who really wanted to easily justify paying more than the G price. In fact, if it was mine even with those pics I'd be thinking min. VG all the way! :headbang:
 

Wow, super rare coin! I would highly recommend a specialist to clean that for you. DO NOT try to clean it yourself! I know the temptation is there but if it sat in the ground for over 200 years, then it can wait a little longer. Congratulations once again!
 

Amazing find man:headbang:

Love seeing this happen some day it will be me...


Blaze
 

You are so lucky to have the detail. A little fertilizer and it would just be a copper coin. Great save and congratulations on a very rare find. Looks nice on top. Keep everyone updated.
 

Wow, congrats on make the banner, That is one handsome copper right there. Let us know what it fetches at auction.
ZDD
 

Iron Patch said:
hmmmm I've personally sold one of those Brit. coppers for $2,000 and know of a sale for 18k. Is $18,000 the first or last part of a squat? :)

Back to the coin on this thread, you never really know where an auction will take it. The detail is definitely much better than G condition so could allow a collector who really wanted to easily justify paying more than the G price. In fact, if it was mine even with those pics I'd be thinking min. VG all the way! :headbang:
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I just spoke with the director of grading at heritage and I will hopefully be sending it out this week. If I could get VG I'd be ecstatic.
 

Thanks for all the kind words and the banner votes. I went back today and found some more goodies but the area is just too full of ticks to spend any significant amount of time. It will be my number #1 priority this fall.
 

CrazySlasher said:
I just spoke with the director of grading at heritage and I will hopefully be sending it out this week. If I could get VG I'd be ecstatic.
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You should hold off a bit before you send. Would be worth looking at recent sales, and the potential, because you might be able to make a solid good sure sale without doing the auction thing.
 

Iron Patch said:
You should hold off a bit before you send. Would be worth looking at recent sales, and the potential, because you might be able to make a solid good sure sale without doing the auction thing.
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I'm not sending it out for auction right now. He's my brothers cousin (different mothers) and I will go through him for conservation/grading etc...
 

way to go Dave! Banner baby! never seen one of those puppies yet!
 

CrazySlasher said:
I'm not sending it out for auction right now. He's my brothers cousin (different mothers) and I will go through him for conservation/grading etc...
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CONGRATULATIONS. This is a once in a lifetime, fantastic find! It's your coin, and your find. But as IP says, I would wait on the whole, "grading" thing. We have this debate every time someone finds a coin like this. Why waste money?? Most times, the sender is unhappy with the "conservation" efforts and grade they receive, when the coin returns. I too, have learned a hard lesson about auctions. I had 2 buyers of $5,000 apiece for my 25-83A. Went to auction, sold for $3,750, but after fees, netted $3,500. If you have people willing to buy it privately, WITHOUT grading, pick the best price. There are people on here that can help. Don and IP have great contacts. The Colonial Coin Collectors Club, which I am a member of, has THE biggest coin collectors in the world. Most prefer to make an offer on a coin that hasn't been graded. Think about it, before you do something you could regret. Family or not. When you take it to auction, don't think the buyer doesn't take the 15% fee he has to pay into consideration with their bid. Immediately everyone wants to have it sent out to a grading service. In my opinion, these services are a SCAM! Preying on people who know very little about what they have. It's your coin......Good Luck. Hogge
 

WOW! JUST WOW! Good luck getting sleep :-)
 

Truly an amazing find! Congratulations on bringing this one back into the daylight :occasion14:
 

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