First Indian Head - 1865

Zoidberg661

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• Aug 27, 2011

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Hey forum, sorry I I have not posted in a while, work work work. I did manage to dig this beauty the other day. I always wondered if I would ever find an Indian Head penny, now it's scratched off the bucket list HOORAY!

 

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BUZZ WILSON

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• Aug 28, 2011

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Nice find !!! Whats up with the purple stuff.

 

whitesmd

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• Aug 28, 2011

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I love the patina! Please do not clean it!

 

Zoidberg661

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• Aug 28, 2011

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Good question, my camera is not the best because there is nothing colored like that on it at all. Here is another one, turned the flash on manually

 

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Gorgar

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• Aug 28, 2011

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Congrats on a First Find!!!!!!! An Indian Head Penny!!!! Good Find!!!!! I've found that first finds have been indications of other older coins near those areas.

 

TerryEastTexas

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• Aug 28, 2011

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Excellent find. Congrats.

 

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blcorn80

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• Aug 28, 2011

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Great find! More to come, hopefully.

 

gman

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• Aug 28, 2011

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Congrats on your first Indian.
Hope for many to folllow

 

MoBob

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• Aug 28, 2011

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Congrats on a nice old indian . There could be more and maybe some silver at that location , hunt it hard .

 

John W.H.

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• Aug 28, 2011

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Nice find!! I've found many indians, but none that old. Congrats! HH

 

big r

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• Aug 28, 2011

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i luv indians!

 

milco

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• Aug 28, 2011

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Congrats on your first IH and an oldie too!

 

AJinNJ

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• Aug 28, 2011

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Congrats! Still working on my first

Keep at it

 

Cherry Picker

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• Aug 28, 2011

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Nice Injun

 

C-Dog

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• Aug 28, 2011

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first indian head

Cool find! I'll bet it's the first of manyHH,,C-Dog

 

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• Aug 28, 2011

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Congrats on that oldie!

 

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• Aug 28, 2011

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Cool! hope I find one.

 

goes4ever

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• Aug 28, 2011

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great injun for your first!

 

Jeff (or)

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• Aug 28, 2011

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That's great!! Congrats on the Indian!!!