My first Flying Egale cent and one more LC from the corn feild.

[Helix]

I have not be out much this summer, last outing was around the 4th of July. Anyway figured I would get back to a site I know has some age for my area but couple times I was there never found much. Dug a 1858 flying eagle cent, that's a first for me! picked up some random glass shards, piece of pipe stem and a 1850 LC. My 4th Lc for the year and have not been out half dozen times. Also found a really cool and large flat button, at first I thought I had a very worn seated quarter, oh well. Nice to get back at it, getting close to the time of the year when I start hitting it hard. Flying Eagle cent. The Large cent if you can spot the rim is still in the clump of dirt. This is the large flat button the was basically sticking out of the ground. Group photos..

 

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[Trezurehunter]

Those are a couple of great finds. Congrats on your first Flying Eagle.

 

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[relic lover]

Congrats on your first flying eagle. It's nice that you got one in good shape. Every site that I've ever hunted and that produced One always produced at least two more so keep on looking

 

[relic lover]

Nice finds. For me it begs the question: how much rarer is it to find a Flying Eagle than a LC? I've found a ****ton of large coppers but never a FE. A friend I took to a spot of mine found one but never for me. Dunno.

I'm jealous and I'm glad you scored some great finds.

Every time I ever dug a flying eagle I was 100% certain it was going to be a shotgun shell the signal is identical to my detector. But to answer your question more specifically I dig approximately 2 large cent to 1 flying eagle. A lot of it has to do with the age of the sites that I hunt. I just like you I also go for the older sites but I think your sites are older than mine on average. Personally I like digging large cents better. Mainly because it is so rare to find a flying eagle that is not pitted and corroded beyond recognition.

 

[against the wind]

It's always an Excellent hunt when you dig a bucket lister. Congratulations on the Flying Eagle.

 

[fongu]

Large cents and flying eagle cents are on my wish list. Congratulations on two excellent finds.

 

[Helix]

Every time I ever dug a flying eagle I was 100% certain it was going to be a shotgun shell the signal is identical to my detector. But to answer your question more specifically I dig approximately 2 large cent to 1 flying eagle. A lot of it has to do with the age of the sites that I hunt. I just like you I also go for the older sites but I think your sites are older than mine on average. Personally I like digging large cents better. Mainly because it is so rare to find a flying eagle that is not pitted and corroded beyond recognition.

Yes I agree the FE cent gave a signal like a shotgun shell. I have found about a dozen Lcs over the years out in the farm fields here in Northern Ill. If the are setting in the ground horizontal at say 6" deep they are very hard to miss even in a debris field. Very high tone, were as the IHs or FEs are smaller and get masked easer I am sure I have missed many of coins why I dig everything short of iron. Great thing about farm fields is that they are plowed every year and that really stirs things up. One site I went over half dozen times in the heavy iron debris field made the normal finds, then couple years later went back and had a screaming high tone turned out it was a seated half that some how was masked by the iron and after a couple plows it must of gotten moved in a position were I was clearly able to pick up. At least that's how the detectors I use work.

 

[deershed]

Sweet coppers!! Would love to find flying eagle myself, Congrats!