Erik in NJ
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- Oct 4, 2010
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- Minelab Explorer SE Pro & CTX-3030
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- Metal Detecting
I was graciously invited to detect again with NJLargeCent again this Sunday in South Jersey and as usual he was a great host. We both made some nice finds. Near the end of the day I got a decent signal and dug about 5 - 6" only to recover a modern aluminum pop top (the darned round piece). After covering my hole I scanned it again and got a VERY deep sweet signal. I dug to about 10" and the X-1 on my SE Pro was singing. I dug another two inches and finally out popped a large colonial copper. I'd originally thought it was a Draped Bust, but soon realized it was probably a King George copper.
It's not the kind of coin you want to clean much as the outer layer of crud seems to hold all the the detail that's left. Today in looking at it in the the sunlight under a 10x loupe the shape of the head didn't seem right for a KG and there was an M in the name. I soon realized that it was in fact a William III halfpenny and not a KG!
William III coinage in NJ is RARE and the scans don't seem to do the coin any justice at all. I'll try to take some pics with a digital camera in natural light. This is now my oldest US dug coin and I was extremely pleased to be able to find a William copper.
Thanks again to my buddy NJLargeCent for a great outing and great company!
It's not the kind of coin you want to clean much as the outer layer of crud seems to hold all the the detail that's left. Today in looking at it in the the sunlight under a 10x loupe the shape of the head didn't seem right for a KG and there was an M in the name. I soon realized that it was in fact a William III halfpenny and not a KG!
William III coinage in NJ is RARE and the scans don't seem to do the coin any justice at all. I'll try to take some pics with a digital camera in natural light. This is now my oldest US dug coin and I was extremely pleased to be able to find a William copper.
Thanks again to my buddy NJLargeCent for a great outing and great company!
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