Oldest Coin Yet!!

[EdNargel]

Went out the other night after it got dark when it had cooled down for a quick hunt. Almost immediately I dug a nice little Sterling ring then not long after that pulled what I was certain was a large token but couldn't make it out from the light on my Pro Pointer so I just stuck it in my pocket until later. I went on to find what I thought was some clad, then I dug a penny size coin that was thicker than rest that I had found. I had to leave right away so I could see if the coin was what I thought it was and sure enough when I got home I saw that it was a 1860 Fatty IH, my first and my oldest coin to date!! on top of that I found that I had also dug three more IH's a 1891, a 1904 and a 1908 and three Wheaties. Thankfully the 08 wasn't an S mint mark because I had scratched the heck out of the back of it. It was very exciting and my best hunt in a long time!!!

[bruinvikes]

Way to go!!!

[rebnroll]

nice finds how about some pics

[dirtdog1]

Congratulations on the fat indian head

[matmit]

Nice coinage!!!
What type of area are you hunting?
No location or specific details, just: park, church, school??

[EdNargel]

Sorry about no Pics on the original post I was having some camera issues, at any rate here they are. These coins were found in a local park that used to be the homesight of my grandmother. I've had great luck there, in the past I've found a good number of older coins, including my previous oldest coin an 1868 Shield Nickel. I don't know why I find older coins in this particular park, all of the other parks in town seem to have been really hunted to death. The IH's were all found between 4-6 inches deep.

[milco]

Great finds in that park! Have you ever found anything in that park connected to your family?

[EdNargel]

Originally Posted by milco

Great finds in that park! Have you ever found anything in that park connected to your family?

I did find a brick which I'm certain came from the foundation of the house which was pretty cool. I also found a Daughters of the Civil War Auxillery pin which may have belonged to my grandmother but mother does not remember it.

[crusader234]

Love that ring! Great coins too! My coin scratcher likes that gouge

[dirtdog1]

Congratulations I'm a nice finds

[dirtdog1]

Them are some nice finds keep up the good hunting

[Tony Two-Cent]

Congrats on the 1860 Indian Head, Ed! That's a great find! I've yet to find a fatty, my oldest Indian Head is an 1864 bronze.

I've been hunting an old park in Douglas County and I found an 1857 Seated Liberty Dime there a couple weekends ago.

We should get together for a hunt sometime. I'm in Champaign often.

Congrats again on your oldest coin!

[alumaman]

Very nice, congradulations.

[EdNargel]

Originally Posted by Tony Two-Cent

Congrats on the 1860 Indian Head, Ed! That's a great find! I've yet to find a fatty, my oldest Indian Head is an 1864 bronze.

I've been hunting an old park in Douglas County and I found an 1857 Seated Liberty Dime there a couple weekends ago.

We should get together for a hunt sometime. I'm in Champaign often.

Congrats again on your oldest coin!

Yes I'd like together for a hunt sometime, I actually just got permission to hunt at an old farmsite in Douglas County last week. I'll PM you next time I'm going to head down that way. We could always meet here in CU as well, I try to get out on most weekends. I'd love to find a seated coin, its at the top of my list of coins that I think that there is a reasonable chance of finding around here.

[Tony Two-Cent]

Originally Posted by EdNargel

Yes I'd like together for a hunt sometime, I actually just got permission to hunt at an old farmsite in Douglas County last week. I'll PM you next time I'm going to head down that way. We could always meet here in CU as well, I try to get out on most weekends. I'd love to find a seated coin, its at the top of my list of coins that I think that there is a reasonable chance of finding around here.

I also hunt pretty much every weekend. I went back to the same park in Douglas County this morning and found a gold ring and an 1867 Indian Head. Before this year I hadn't found any seated coins, but so far this year I've found three of them, all dimes. You would be more than welcome to hunt this park with me. The finds are infrequent but there are some fairly old coins there. I have found 7 Indian Heads there so far, and the newest one is dated 1881.

[EdNargel]

Originally Posted by Tony Two-Cent

I also hunt pretty much every weekend. I went back to the same park in Douglas County this morning and found a gold ring and an 1867 Indian Head. Before this year I hadn't found any seated coins, but so far this year I've found three of them, all dimes. You would be more than welcome to hunt this park with me. The finds are infrequent but there are some fairly old coins there. I have found 7 Indian Heads there so far, and the newest one is dated 1881.

A 67 IH is awesome, the Redbook lists it at $50 in good condition, check that 64 for an L on the ribbon as well!!...WTG!!!