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Found a worn out Large cent, Is this normal to not have any detail left?

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Found my first large cent today, Just zapped her about an hour ago.
Is this normal to find a Large Cent with the detail rubbed raw on both sides? Nothing left but smooth copper. It's the same size as the larger large cents "28-29mm" and should be an earlier large cent due to it being about 28mm in size after all the wear, Came from an older 1849 site with other recent coins falling between 1816 to 1865.
Any help with be a warm welcome,
Thanks and good hunting,
Paul (Ca)
 
Yup..that is very common. Let it soak in olive oil for a week or so and gently pat at it or use a tooth pick to gently remove some of the crud. Copper doesnt hold up well in the ground, alot of the ones i find if in old fields are very bad due to the fertilizer. Just dont get to aggressive on trying to clean it, take it slow, some are worth big money even in bad shalpe! If you do get so you can see a date and its a good date stop right there and have it looked by a reputalble coin dealer. HH Ken
 
Hi,I've found similar coins metal detecting in England,they're rather common finds there.In fact,they're nicknamed "greenies" locally for the patina.Fertilizer and the eroding effects of soil movement often totally obliterates features.
You can try olive oil etc but most likely all the features are gone.You still found something really old though,the coin was probably minted in the 17th or 18th century.
 
I have dug two like that, a little better shape and barely readable in the last two months. Those copper coins wore very easlily. Have dug a few nice ones in the past, but they are very hard to come by in Texas.
 
<img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)"> This is the best I can get mine to look without any further damage. Hard to tell but it's an 1802 draped found in WNY very fertilized area.....most wheaties here are found unreadable. This coin sat in olive oil for two weeks and with some hot oil treatments, this is it. Thats as far as I'm gonna go as the rest is pitted rite into the coin and won't come out. <img src="/metal/html/cry.gif" border=0 width=40 height=15 alt=":cry">
You might get a date off it with a little work but try not to over do it and HH <img src="/metal/html/wink.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=";)">
 
I've found that after the oil treatment I get better detail from a digital photo than I can see with my naked eye. Might try it.
 
Fertilizers over the years trash out copper. That being said though, I <STRONG>have</STRONG> found LC's with sharp clear details. But, most were like yours.
Steve in Indianapolis
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Thanks everyone for pitching in with pointers of cleaning the coin and trying to help with identify the coin, Got it narrowed down to 1793-1795 Liberty Cap Type.
Went to a coin shop today and noticed all earlier large cents on display are thinner than my large cent, Same size with the 29mm large cents but not as thick even with my coin rubbed raw. After further study I noticed a "C" for cent on the back side and the top of the head to the Liberty Cap head. Plus! My large cent is the same weight of this type which is the thick planchet "13.48 grams" not of the "10.89 grams" on all other large cents.
I know the date is shot but the coin should clean up after soaking in olive oil and may show which of the Liberty Cap Type year coin it may be, Three slightly different changes to each of the 1793-1795 large cents on the head. Hopefully even without the year showing after olive oil treatment will show which of the three years this coin may fall under.
The size '29mm," extra thick planchet "13.48 grams," and part of the upper head showing is what made this coin possible to identify <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)">
Thanks again everyone,
Paul (Ca)
 
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