First 2 Cent Piece & its a nice one! (1864)

[mangum]

Hello all! I made a day trip to my home county yesterday to detect a plantation site from 1836. I didn't find a lot but I did find my first 2 cent piece & its in pretty good shape! (1864). I also found a buffalo nickel & a nice arrowhead. Saturday I picked up the bottle, a coin that I can't make out anything on & a few wheaties. I also included an 1899 Indian head penny (crusty) & a lead filled saddle ornament (I think) from a hunt last weekend. Thanks for looking & HH!

 

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[Ahab8]

Very nice bud. Those 2 centers seem to be very resilient. I found an 1865 when I first started and it's a beauty. Great arrowhead too. Happy Holiday bud

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Nice job on the 2-center Josh. It definitely made out a lot better than the IH. It looks like someone started to hole the 2-center but never made it all the way through. Is that your take on it?

 

[P@tch]

Hello all! I made a day trip to my home county yesterday to detect a plantation site from 1836. I didn't find a lot but I did find my first 2 cent piece & its in pretty good shape! (1864). I also found a buffalo nickel & a nice arrowhead. Saturday I picked up the bottle, a coin that I can't make out anything on & a few wheaties. I also included an 1899 Indian head penny (crusty) & a lead filled saddle ornament (I think) from a hunt last weekend. Thanks for looking & HH!

Congratulations on your two cents piece. I found my first one last week. It's an awesome feeling when you realize what you have. GLHH

 

[Carolina Tom]

Wow Josh, a 2 center is quite the find.

Good seeing you over the weekend. Glad that you made out better on Sunday, than on Saturday! GL&HH!

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Congrats on your first! And yes..it is in very good shape!..The two-center is still on my "to find" list..among others, isn't it great to find one of your "firsts" of a coin!? Great save..thanks for sharing..ddf

 

[mangum]

Nice job on the 2-center Josh. It definitely made out a lot better than the IH. It looks like someone started to hole the 2-center but never made it all the way through. Is that your take on it?

Yeah, sometimes IHs get this really thick dirt crust that's nearly impossible to remove.... It does look like someone started to hole it but stopped for some reason.

 

[mangum]

Wow Josh, a 2 center is quite the find. Good seeing you over the weekend. Glad that you made out better on Sunday, than on Saturday! GL&HH!

It was good to see you too! Not every hunt can be a winner....

 

[park pirate]

Very nice condition congrats..

 

[pong12211]

That's a dandy 2 cent piece. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the success.

 

[VOL1266-X]

Nice finds MG!! That 2 center is a really nice one. MC & HH, Q.

 

[Argentium]

That is a nice one - It seems that for 150 year old coins they do come up looking way sharper than say Flying Eagle cents -
I realize the FE's are a different composition - perhaps Indian Head cents after 1864 would be a better comparison .

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Any day you get a first isn't all bad, congrats on getting a 2 center.
I managed one a couple years ago, same year, but a lot more worn.

 

[texjim]

Awesome finds.. One day I'll get to cross the 2 center off the bucket list.

 

[wvdirtdigger]

Nice finds!

 

[Bass]

That's a heckuva site you're working. Hope you can pull a few more goodies out. Congratulations and hope you get some more. Thanks for sharing

 

[WHADIFIND]

Lots of nice saves there!

The Two Center is one of my favorite coins!