I FINALLY broke into the 1700s !!!!!!!!! 1773 Virginia Half Penny!

[Goes4ever]

I FINALLY broke into the 1700's !!!!!!!!! 1773 Virginia Half Penny!

I was hunting an old farm today and this was the FIRST target I dug, I have absolutely NO idea what it is, but it has a clear date of 1773....man I am pumped up!!! I scratched it, sadly because it had roots all over, but right now I am so happy I don't even care. Before this my oldest coin was a undated capped bust dime. I still cannot believe I dug a colonial coin in OHIO!!!!! WooHoOOOOO

I took a bunch of pictures trying to get the best shot and angle....

 

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[romeo-1]

Re: I FINALLY broke into the 1700's !!!!!!!!!! wooHOOOOOOO

Isn't it a great feeling! I broke into the 1700s with a 1799 British penny and a 1798 eight reale...on the same day.

 

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[ANTIQUARIAN]

Re: I FINALLY broke into the 1700's !!!!!!!!!! wooHOOOOOOO

Congratulations on your 1773 Virginia Half Penny find Terry!

The condition of this coin is amazing for being 238 years old!

I'm voting BANNER for you!

Dave

 

[Deepdiger60]

Re: I FINALLY broke into the 1700's !!!!!!!!!! wooHOOOOOOO

Great looking coin and rare to in Ohio but not impossible I vote Banner!! on this one Good find Jim

 

[Goes4ever]

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thank you all so much for the kind words! I had a hard time sleeping I was so excited last night!

 

[Palmetto]

Re: I FINALLY broke into the 1700's !!!!!!!!!! wooHOOOOOOO

Congrats on a great find!
Time to change that Avatar!!

Palmetto

 

[Hill Billy]

Re: I FINALLY broke into the 1700's !!!!!!!!!! wooHOOOOOOO

Who cares how it ended up in Ohio? You found it and it's your's, gives us hope in good ole Ky.
Maybe one day.
Congrats G4E,

Hill

 

[Steve in PA]

Re: I FINALLY broke into the 1700's !!!!!!!!!! wooHOOOOOOO

Those VA Halfpennies are cool colonial coins, I have found 4 of them in SW Pennsylvania. Yours might have been brought into NW Ohio by one of Mad Anthony Wayne's men in 1794 or by troops during the War of 1812.

 

[joeyfresh]

Re: I FINALLY broke into the 1700's !!!!!!!!!! wooHOOOOOOO

SWEET!! My favorite coin. I pray to the metal detecting gods for one every hunt but no luck yet

 

[jgas]

Re: I FINALLY broke into the 1700's !!!!!!!!!! wooHOOOOOOO

Now that was a surprise that you will never forget. Congrats on a 1700's find. jgas

 

[oddcoins]

Re: I FINALLY broke into the 1700's !!!!!!!!!! wooHOOOOOOO

WOW man! Now that is SWEET! CONGRAT'S

 

[treasurefiend]

Re: I FINALLY broke into the 1700's !!!!!!!!!! wooHOOOOOOO

OMG BRO!!! Man and to think we started detecting at the same time with Ace250's!!! And I just barely found my 1st seated coin (1885 dime) last month!!!!! And my oldest coin is a deatless matron head LC!!! Your killin it bro, next you gonna be dippin into the 1600's!!!!! Oh you better beleave im voting BANNER on this bud!!!

 

[spitfire55]

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[birdman]

Re: I FINALLY broke into the 1700's !!!!!!!!!! wooHOOOOOOO

Got to love this hobby!!

 

[weston]

Re: I FINALLY broke into the 1700's !!!!!!!!!! wooHOOOOOOO

awesome terry we both know in our part of the states that is one in a million find! wish i could of been there for that one!

 

[Goes4ever]

Re: I FINALLY broke into the 1700's !!!!!!!!!! wooHOOOOOOO

Thanks to all those who nominated me for banner, even though it didn't make it, it makes me extremely happy that several of you thought it was worthy. I doubt I will ever dig an older coin in Ohio. I am thrilled to have found such an awesome piece of history, it is just unheard of to find these in my state.

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Re: I FINALLY broke into the 1700's !!!!!!!!!! wooHOOOOOOO

ITs a 1773 Virginia Half Penny. WTG!!!!

Congrats!! Nice going!

 

[stringfrenzy]

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I also nominated you for banner. Congrats on a great find.

 

[BURLIVES]

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VERY COOL, great shape!

 

[ppratt]

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As stated it is a VA half penny, but when you look it up you will see two types. Period and no period yours looks like a no period.

 

[allen]

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Congrats on that Halfpenny and im voting banner as well !!!