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I'm going to take the cue from GWdigger and Iron Patch and post my top ten list also. The bottom half of this list was pretty weak when I first posted this list but its starting to get a little better. I will try to improve it each time I get out. I will start from 10 and count down to 1. Here goes.....
#10....1864 two cent piece. This was actually the first good old coin i found so it holds a place in my heart. It's in pretty good condition for a dug coin. The detail in the shield is very crisp.
#9....King George II halfpenny. This is the only KG I have ever dug. It's in pretty poor condition or it might be higher on the list.
#8....1876 CC seated liberty dime. I found this coin lying on top of the dirt in a plowed field. It's kind of strange that it has a Carson city mintmark because i found it in upstate New York.
#7....Colonial era stirrup. What made this find so cool is that I was able to ID it from a picture in a Revoltionary War artifact book that I have. It's literally identical.
#6....1846 braided hair large cent. (tall date variety) This is the best large cent I have found in terms of condition.
#5....1787 Vermont copper (Bust right, "Vermon...Auctori")The reverse of this coin is very weak. It was only made in 1787 and 1788. If this coin were in better condition, it might be higher on the list.
#4....1809 classic head half cent. This coin was a surprise. I thought it was a 2 cent piece judging by the size. It's not perfect but it has a readable date and a legible "half cent:" on the reverse. It's my only half cent found to date.
#3....1797 draped bust large cent. I found this coin on the same day I found the half cent (above). It was a pretty good day for top ten list finds. The coin below (#2 on the list) was also found at the same site but on a different day. It's in pretty good condition for such an old large cent.
#2....As stated above, found at the same homesite I found the half cent and the large cent. 1787 New Jersey copper. (Maris 63-s variety) This coin has some pretty good detail left. Don in SJ was able to attribute the variety (thanks Don) and he included it on a study he was doing of dug New Jersey coppers. It was a thrill to find this coin.
#1....1786 Vermont colonial copper. ("VERMONTENSIUM") Good condition for a dug coin. When I dug this coin I thought at first it might have been a large flat button with the shank broken off where the eye is on the back of the coin. I was pleased when I found out it was a large copper coin. This was my first dug large copper that I was able to ID. It's in such good condition that it will always be very high, if not #1 on this list.
Thanks alot for looking.
#10....1864 two cent piece. This was actually the first good old coin i found so it holds a place in my heart. It's in pretty good condition for a dug coin. The detail in the shield is very crisp.
#9....King George II halfpenny. This is the only KG I have ever dug. It's in pretty poor condition or it might be higher on the list.
#8....1876 CC seated liberty dime. I found this coin lying on top of the dirt in a plowed field. It's kind of strange that it has a Carson city mintmark because i found it in upstate New York.
#7....Colonial era stirrup. What made this find so cool is that I was able to ID it from a picture in a Revoltionary War artifact book that I have. It's literally identical.
#6....1846 braided hair large cent. (tall date variety) This is the best large cent I have found in terms of condition.
#5....1787 Vermont copper (Bust right, "Vermon...Auctori")The reverse of this coin is very weak. It was only made in 1787 and 1788. If this coin were in better condition, it might be higher on the list.
#4....1809 classic head half cent. This coin was a surprise. I thought it was a 2 cent piece judging by the size. It's not perfect but it has a readable date and a legible "half cent:" on the reverse. It's my only half cent found to date.
#3....1797 draped bust large cent. I found this coin on the same day I found the half cent (above). It was a pretty good day for top ten list finds. The coin below (#2 on the list) was also found at the same site but on a different day. It's in pretty good condition for such an old large cent.
#2....As stated above, found at the same homesite I found the half cent and the large cent. 1787 New Jersey copper. (Maris 63-s variety) This coin has some pretty good detail left. Don in SJ was able to attribute the variety (thanks Don) and he included it on a study he was doing of dug New Jersey coppers. It was a thrill to find this coin.
#1....1786 Vermont colonial copper. ("VERMONTENSIUM") Good condition for a dug coin. When I dug this coin I thought at first it might have been a large flat button with the shank broken off where the eye is on the back of the coin. I was pleased when I found out it was a large copper coin. This was my first dug large copper that I was able to ID. It's in such good condition that it will always be very high, if not #1 on this list.
Thanks alot for looking.
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