colonial copper

  1. C

    Help identifying colonial copper

    Hi all - I found this copper coin this evening in my field in central Massachusetts. Quite deep and quite honestly I thought it was just an 1800s large cent until I took a closer look at home. Property Has been active since the mid-1700s. I’ve gone through the red book 4 times and can’t find a...
  2. T

    Colonial Era Coin -trying to ID

    I found this copper coin after a heavy rain storm, just eyeballed it, chanced across it in the sand. There is a crown at the top of the front of the coin, and obviously, a cross. The reverse is more eroded, few discernable features. About the same size as a US Quarter. Spanish possibly?
  3. Dantheman

    Old site, big iron and coin

    I haven't posted in a while but near this site has produced lots of late 1700s items and early 1800s as well. There are few junk items but it was farm field up until the 1950s. I am trying to figure out the coin. I have pulled a few large cents, a KGIII, what looks like a state copper and the...
  4. Dantheman

    Coin and some items...1700s-1800s

    Question on the very thin coin that has a bust facing right. It looks like there are stars around the head. The back looks like there is a horse or dog. I found the large cent in the same area. Not sure what it may be. Also, the iron piece that looks like a wedge of some sort. Any help?
  5. ollievon

    1820 Large Cent - First Day out for 2015!

    Finally got some warmish weather here in Upstate New York; hit an friends farm house for the day and within 20 minutes nailed a faint deep tone (approx. 8" down) that registered a 42 on my 705; I dug and first hit a old brick at about 5" (his house is wood, so the brick was a surprise since he...
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