Large Cents
- Thread starter diggin4clad
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Metal Magnet
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can you get a closer shot of the draped? nice largies!
Jason-NEK
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Awesome largies! Definitely on my bucket list here in Kansas!
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diggin4clad
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have this shot of the reverse. It's an 1802.
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Ytcoinshooter
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Yes, they sure are nice! Classic heads are definatly much scarcer finds than later date draped bust around where I live. It's nice to see largies that aren't toasted by fertilizer.
Digger-Dave
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Yeah. Fertilizer and also the acid in the soil just melts these coppers. I'd love to see one from a sand pit or one that just landed underneath a porch.
I got a 1917 wheat back once that was in sandy soil and it still had a shine to it. It was worn, but no green to be seen.
Ytcoinshooter
Junior Member
Yeah. Fertilizer and also the acid in the soil just melts these coppers. I'd love to see one from a sand pit or one that just landed underneath a porch.
I got a 1917 wheat back once that was in sandy soil and it still had a shine to it. It was worn, but no green to be seen.
Yes, it is amazing to find nice ones. Ive dug a few from Sandy areas that look very nice. I love any large cents and the classics - although a later series than the draped are just plain hard to come by. Here's one I got last year from a 1740's house in Deep River, CT. Is was located where the rain had created a trench (no roof gutters - period correct home) much of the soil washed away and it was lying face down on stone. I did nothing to clean it beyond dropping into my water filled pill bottle.
hard to believe it was dug!
helgriffan
Full Member
Nice finds! Beauties!
