My Oldest Coin yet - 1816 Matron Head!

[DukeOBass]

The E-Trac does it again! I found this first year mintage (1819) Matron Head about 8 inches deep in a hole with 3 square nails!

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[filo]

What a great find! Congrats on a great looking copper.

 

[LabradorBob]

Oh suuuuuuuure,rub it in!
Just kidding,That is fantastic,many congrats on that one!

LabradorBob

 

[pointer80]

Hey Duke, Awesome find. What settings were you using?

 

[DukeOBass]

You don't know how long I've waited to start finding stuff like this! I also found a part of a Silver Spoon with a hammered square shaped handle. I only hunted for 1 1/2 hours and hardly touched the site! I'll be going back as soon as I can. This place has never been hunted. I know the property owner.

Yesterday, I found 2 Indian Head pennies at a "hunted out" ball field.

Too bad work gets in the way LOL! Someday I'll be financially independent and can go detecting any time!!!!

 

[DukeOBass]

I was using the MineLab coin setting with the 01 / 38 - 01 / 50 line open. Conductive Sounds, Fast On Deep Off. This rang in like a wheat penny at 12 / 46 but was scratchy because of the 3 square nails in the hole with it. It read good in both directions.

 

[greedykind]

how nice

 

[Hawkeye Jim]

Man I would love to find one of them buggers..................WTG!!! Hawkeye Jim.

 

[Goes4ever]

sweet coin! congrats on your oldest coin!

 

[Cladiator (OR)]

Excellent! Congratulations on finding that beauty! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Terra1959]

Duke

Man thats old !
Congratulations
Its in good condition for its age too.

T59

 

[NebTrac]

A very BIG Congratulations to ya! Looking forward to more finds!

NebTrac

 

[etracjoe]

wtg keep it up Duke

 

[RandyNorthridgeca]

n/t

 

[DukeOBass]

LOL! Banged up wheats and Roosies are my usual finds!

The 1816 Matron and Indians aren't generally my kind of finds.

 

[Mike K (Ohio)]

Now that's a very nice find there Duke!!!!!!!!!

Mike K (Ohio)

 

[niterider_58]

AWESOME FIND WTG.

 

[RickIowa2009]

Cool Date, congratulations

 

[DukeOBass]

I went back there after work. I had 2 hours to hunt. Nothing as great as the last find. I recovered a 1905 Indian Head, 1930 Wheat, 1934 Wheat, a 1904 St. Louis World's Fair tag and a nice intact bell. I'm going to hunt it again tomorrow.

 

[Ohio bud]

Wow, that is really nice, I didn't even know that such a coin existed.

Ohio Bud