Friday, my first IH ever. Who would guess about Saturday?

[MikeOregon]

Hello again--

Maybe you read yesterday about how I dug my very first Indian head cent--a 1906 that sort of surprised me. Today, in a different part of town, I returned to a place I had been several times before, and the second coin I dug was.....my 2nd Indian head in....2 and 1/2 years! OR 24 hours, however you want to look at it. This one is very, very green, and it's taking a lot of effort to read the date. The 1, 8, and 9 are clear, but that last digit has been tough. My best guess right now is that it's a 1, so 1891. That makes it my oldest US coin ever. Poor 1906; that one had the record for less than one day! Anyone who knows the best way to get very green cents to display-quality condition, please let me know. No photos, sorry, but it's just a green disc with 189- on it.

Best to all!

Mike

 

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[Cynangyl]

Congrats!! You are on a roll now!!

 

[Pepper2004]

Congrats!! I haven't found one yet. Can't wait until I do. Best of luck.

Pepper

 

[cntrydncr1]

It just seems to happen that way. I never found a merc...then last night I found 3 and today another!!! who woulda thunk it huh?

 

[Slipperyjack47]

Thats the way it happens, feast or famine lol! Congrats on the 2 finds and hope it just keeps getting better for ya. I am kinda on a IH run of lately and have gotten maybe 20 in the last week or so, the ones that are unreadable and are not of use to a collector have been getting the boiling peroxide treatment. There are many posts on Tnet about this method and it does help with a coin thats in bad condition. I don't think I would try it on anything that was in fair shape or a key date though.


Slipperyjack

 

[RONC(OR)]

Mike... you are on a roll WTG. Sweeet HH RonC

 

[oddcoins]

WOOHOO MIKE!!! That's so great! VERY VERY exciting! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!

 

[gold nuggets]

Nice find Mike
You are getting back into the swing of things with the silver and the IH finds. WTG!!
Be careful if you decide to use the peroxide method to clean your IH, especially if it is pitted at all. I totally ruined my 1888 IH using peroxide.....but it was clean!!
Again, congrats on some good finds HH Gold Nuggets

 

[DugHoles]

Get back out there and keep em coming

Cheers!

Dugholes

 

[Hunter]

Congratulations on finding your first and second Indian cents so close together!
I hope you find many more!

 

[allen]

got to love those injuns...