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Dannnypp

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Honest Abe was president when this was minted. I suppose its not inconceivable to think this may have been used to purchase a slave.
 

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One of the cleanest two-cent pieces I have ever seen.
You must be hunting in some pretty clean/sandy soil:yes:
 
Nice find! I doubt the slave buying theory just due to the small denomination, slaves were an expensive luxury and went for big $$$.
 
There's a reason - it's inconceivable *cough*

Honest question, but why is it inconceivable? It's not in that good of condition.

I dug an 1865 2 center that's in waaaaay better shape than that. 10 feet away I found an 1832 largie also is fantastic shape. Both in an old apple orchard area that still has 5 to 10 apple trees. The soil in that area is extremely rich and black, and much different than the soil that's only 50 feet away.

I have pics of mine, but what makes this one look like it wasn't dug?
 
Here's my 2 center

Here are pics of my 2 center
 

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Honest question, but why is it inconceivable? It's not in that good of condition.

I dug an 1865 2 center that's in waaaaay better shape than that. 10 feet away I found an 1832 largie also is fantastic shape. Both in an old apple orchard area that still has 5 to 10 apple trees. The soil in that area is extremely rich and black, and much different than the soil that's only 50 feet away.

I have pics of mine, but what makes this one look like it wasn't dug?

The lack of corrosion at all. A coin can have fantastic detail (like yours) but it's gonna have a patina of sorts (like yours). I've never heard of or seen a coin copper coin like that that didn't have a patina. It impossible, that coin was not dug - any MD veteran would agree.
 
Honest question, but why is it inconceivable? It's not in that good of condition.

I dug an 1865 2 center that's in waaaaay better shape than that. 10 feet away I found an 1832 largie also is fantastic shape. Both in an old apple orchard area that still has 5 to 10 apple trees. The soil in that area is extremely rich and black, and much different than the soil that's only 50 feet away.

I have pics of mine, but what makes this one look like it wasn't dug?

It's also worth noting tho that he doesn't say it as dug. He's a new member and could just be posting a coin store find
 
The lack of corrosion at all. A coin can have fantastic detail (like yours) but it's gonna have a patina of sorts (like yours). I've never heard of or seen a coin copper coin like that that didn't have a patina. It impossible, that coin was not dug - any MD veteran would agree.

Gotcha. Thanks for the info.

I was only thinking about the detail.
 
Could be dug and heavily cleaned. I think even if it was purchased it had been cleaned at some point because it looks like it was waxed and polished.
 
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