Colonial Copper In my driveway- I still can't believe it!

[VTColonialDigger]

So I lost a metal part in my driveway, and looked for it with my metal detector. (I did't end up finding it) I got a great coin signal and decided to dig it. My driveway is made of gravel so it's not TOO hard to dig. I dug at the gravel with my shovel and discovered a green rim. Thinking it was just a modern penny I scraped at the dirt with my shovel (luckily I only grazed the coin) once I scraped the dirt away, more of the coin was exposed. I thought it was only a quarter until I finally pulled the coin from the earth. Here it is.


I believe it to be a state copper from Vermont, or most likely Connecticut (I can see Britania/early seated Liberty's foot, but what makes me think it is a state copper is that when I put some water on it I saw an "I" and a "D' in "INDE" on the Connecticut /Vermont state coppers) I will clean it up more later and will post if I make a positive ID.

Good Luck & Happy Hunting

VTColonialDigger

 

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[nsdq]

Nice

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Sweet find!

 

[Phishfindr]

Congrats!

 

[Gridwalker306]

That's crazy! What a wild surprise

 

[tomhighland]

Very cool find! How many times have people posted awesome finds that were basically accidental?

 

[vpnavy]

..: NICE FINDS Digger :..
Thanks for sharing!​

 

[Diggin Dude]

Nice score!! Hope it cleans up so we can see some detail!! Well done, congrats and HH

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the old copper