One cent trifecta and a rare Indian

[McCDig]

Late day hunt today at Druid Hill in Baltimore City netted me another one cent trifecta: 1882, 1926 and 1970,

a 1903 V-nickel,

and then a rare, 1870 shallow 'N' Indian Head cent to finish off the day.


I've included a picture taken from USA CoinBook's website that helps id the shallow 'N' features.​

 

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[TomW244]

Fantastic! Congrats on the 1870 IH! Well done!

 

[washingtonian]

That is a dang sharp Indian. Well done!

 

[McCDig]

Thanks TomW244! Got about a five Indians from this sight in the last several weeks. Not like the old days, but it just takes longer to scare them up.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks washingtonian! That 1870s decade is my favorite in this series....small concise date and low mintages.

 

[McCDig]

Doing stupid stuff with numbers, the three trifecta cents are separated by 44 years from 1882 to 1926, and 44 years from 1926 to 1970. So take the two fours in 44 and add them to get '8'. The coins were dug on 11/24, and by adding 1, 1, 2 and 4 you also arrive at the number '8'. Just shows you can do anything with numbers, and draw absolutely meaningless inferences from data.

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Squirrel322]

Congratulation on the rare Indian!

Thanks for the information. I dug a 1870 Indian my first year detecting, ill have to check the N on it.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Squirrel1322. Welcome. The USACoinbook website gives a helpful description of how to id a ‘shallow’ N variety. As long as the reverse isn’t toast you should be able to tell.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Randy. Of all the coins you could find here, the Indian Head cent is most prolific. I know I’ve dug way more of those over wheats here. Infrequently, a seated dime will show up.

 

[Tuberale]

Looks like the 1870 might be a DDR too. Check carefully.

 

[RVRoamer74]

Nice bunch of keepers McCDig. Learned something new on the shallow 'N', that's pretty cool. Nice dig on that one.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks RVRoamer66. Neat to dig an 1870s version. This park is amazing. Guess I'll renew my permit for 2020.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks Tuberale. I will break out the loop and check those oak leaves.