Found Two Classic Bust Large Cents Today About 5 Minutes Apart! :hot:

[Erik in NJ]

My new hunting buddy, capri_auto, was otherwise engaged today, my wife was away too for the day. I decided to try a new site I had my eye on this afternoon. Dug a wheat, then moved to rear or property which I think was farmland at one point. I was just doing a bit of reconnaisance to see if this site had any potential. The ground was dry had and rocky - weird soil if it was a farm.

I finally get a sweet hit in the silver quarter range......dig about 4 inches down......and out pops a very encrusted dirty big copper disc! Can it be true?!?! Three large cents in a week? Next hit was interesting, but now I know this site is OLD, I get this weird two headed square nail (will clean and show later). About two feet away I get another quarter signal......and dig about 2 inches....and HOLY SH*T another big dirty copper disc! Was I dreaming? Had visions of coming home with a pocket full of LSs! Dug some more modern trash items deeper than the LSs and could not get another good signal. Back up top dug another wheat. When I came come I rinsed the coppers uner water with a bit of soap - the soil has not been kind and these are heavily encrusted, but I can clearly see the silouette of a Classic Bust!! (1808 - 1814) making these my oldest LCs! I can clearly see the line under "ONE CENT" and make out some detail, but I'm afraid to toast them. What would you do to try and restore some detail???

I have been experimenting with boiling hydrogen peroxide, but I'm afraid to do anything to these beauties that will make them worse.

So 4 LC's in one week (not hunting cellar holes) - 2 in one day....both firsts for me I'll probably never beat.

Here are the uncleaned pics:

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And here's a stock image of what they look like:

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[captn_se]

That's awesome, Erik!

You are really popping those oldies out of the ground!!

I wish I lived in an area where I could dig up early 19th century coinage. What a rush!!

Thanks for sharing!

CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[Bell]

Wow Eric you are smoking lately! You need to start videoing this stuff so we can all get in on the action.

 

[Erik in NJ]

an certainly not two of them 5 feet apart. My first two were spaced by about 10 years.....4 in a week is just plain crazy!

 

[Erik in NJ]

Well today was just plain crazy and unexpected to say the least! Thanks for your kind comments Dan!

 

[Hotcz70]

after just one week you have surpassed my 35 year total for large cents

Actually in just 7 days time you have four...and in my 35 years of hunting I have ONE

Congrats on all the finds. I ain't got time to respond to them all because I put 7 hours on the Harley today and my rump is a little sore...to say the least.

Gonna' take a quick shower and crawl into bed...hoping my tempur-pedic mattress takes a little pain outta' my buttocks...'cause this computer chair just ain't cuttin' it.

Nice finds again. Four largies in a lifetime would make me happy...but I will probably be stuck at just one.

 

[Chris(SoCenWI)]

n/t

 

[stubbs1]

Congrats Erik. Your on a roll, Keep swingin

 

[amc rulz]

Congrats on the large's! I've hit several mid 1800's sites, still waiting on my first.

amc

 

[Erik in NJ]

n/t

 

[jimhank]

Yeah, I'd be a little careful cleaning those things. So...ya think yer going back to that field?