The Valley
"In Memory Of"
I am excited & bragging to who ever want's to listen to me.
The real question is, how many have offered to "go hunting with you" since the find.....
That is OUTSTANDING!
I am excited & bragging to who ever want's to listen to me.
If I dug it I'd of course know all the circumstances, along with what it looked like (in person), so I'd have an extremely good idea whether I thought it was the real deal. And if I felt it was I'd clean it up the best I could, put it in a 2x2, and forget about it. Not only do I say that's what I'd do, the post I put on a week or so ago about the coin I have going in the book, that's pretty much what happen. Some people suspected it was fake, even the guy who wrote the book was still processing how he felt about that particular stamp, but I knew all the facts and have absolutely no doubt it was a good one, so I popped it in a 2x2 and there it stayed for the next 12 years. I guess it was maybe 3 years ago it was sort of finalized that it would be in the book, but that's only a neat thing for me because I already know the whole story, don't need a book to tell me what I have. I should also add i have a little more experience in coins than just detecting so that helps a little when trying to make the right call, and I've learned to look at my own finds in the exact same way as if it was just a random one I had no attachment to. When you sell coins it's all about the money so it's easy to compare my own digs and know the interest level, and what someone would pay. When you get that ability your finds seem to be worth a whole lot less.
Thanks IP - Luckily I have no interest in selling what I find. Of course, if I were ever to stumble upon a gold piece or a CC Half Dollar like the one posted on here a while back, that would be a tough call but given those odds are rare, I'm very happy to ID my finds, put them in 2x2's and tuck them away... Cheers, BB
Hey, remember me old buddy you can take me diggin too!!!
This is no doubt an awesome find. The spot this coin was found has given up MANY early coins, mostly King George pennies with some Draped bust coppers. We knew if any place was going to produce a Chain cent this was it. Its funny how we talked about it, but always wondered if it would actually happen, knowing it very well could happen.
I did put oil on it but it kind of wore off. It's pitted pretty bad. It's as clean as I can get it.