L0S3R
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Ok I give up, to much effort for there not to be a prize haha I’ll keep my eye for an answer
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Indian Head spill and a big green surprise (REVEALED)
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ToySoldier
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You found a flying eagle coin! Tom is gonna wet his trousers!:la
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If I found a flying eagle I would wet MY pants!
L0S3R
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IDXMonster
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You found a flying eagle coin! Tom is gonna wet his trousers!
Flying eagle is on the obverse, this coin has an eagle on the Reverse. Toms pants are safe...
ToySoldier
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OK, OK. I've built it up too much. Just as you all did, my mind went right away to a large cent. I've never found one. All the way home I couldn't wait to clean it up.
But, when I got home it was soon apparent that a large cent was not meant to be....but, what was it?
1865 French 10 cent piece with bust of Napoleon III.
Minted 1852 to 1865.
The mint mark is visible, so it is Strassburg with a mintage of about 4.7 million.
Not a particularly valuable coin, but pretty neat nonetheless, and especially to be found in Kentucky. This is all part of the fun of the hobby. A fun find, older than 99% of the coins I dig, and I doubt I'll dig another.
I think it's also a good find because it likely wasn't dropped a few years or even decades ago. Given the patina and what I know of the property, I think it was likely dropped between 1880 and 1920 by somebody that had received it as a gift from someone who traveled to France for military operations.
https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide...-km-798.1-1861-1865-cuid-1176209-duid-1248286
But, when I got home it was soon apparent that a large cent was not meant to be....but, what was it?
1865 French 10 cent piece with bust of Napoleon III.
Minted 1852 to 1865.
The mint mark is visible, so it is Strassburg with a mintage of about 4.7 million.
Not a particularly valuable coin, but pretty neat nonetheless, and especially to be found in Kentucky. This is all part of the fun of the hobby. A fun find, older than 99% of the coins I dig, and I doubt I'll dig another.
I think it's also a good find because it likely wasn't dropped a few years or even decades ago. Given the patina and what I know of the property, I think it was likely dropped between 1880 and 1920 by somebody that had received it as a gift from someone who traveled to France for military operations.
https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide...-km-798.1-1861-1865-cuid-1176209-duid-1248286
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GroundSweeper
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Sweet coin, fun watching more knowledgeable folks try and figure it out. I thought it was a Chuckee Cheese token but didn’t want to say anything
ToySoldier
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Sweet coin, fun watching more knowledgeable folks try and figure it out. I thought it was a Chuckee Cheese token but didn’t want to say anything
Ha! My 8 year old daughter actually found a Chuck E Cheese token at this same property. She was thrilled. I've been detecting this permission with her. Lots of good signals to dig, lots of weird stuff, safe place to be, she doesn't have to be too tidy, I'm not in a huge hurry, etc... There are lots of places I won't take her because they aren't that safe, or I have to be too tidy or speedy, or the good targets are just too hard to hear and few/far between.
L0S3R
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Nice find, how far from wv are you? A guy recently found several French coins from the 1800s here along the Ohio river bank.
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ToySoldier
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A few hours from West Virginia. This property is a few miles away from the Ohio River.
I actually think I have an idea of how it got here. I'll eventually post the wrap up from this property. Probably in the spring. It's turning out to be pretty interesting.
L0S3R
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I’ll be looking forward to it, might explain the local finds to [emoji1303]
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georgeinsc
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I must have brought you good luck. Spent Friday and Saturday nights in Louisville for the U OF L Graduation. Eldest Grandson graduated Friday night. Yep I show up and the good stuff shows up for you. I was thankful that the weather was half way decent. Very Nice bunch of finds.
GroundSweeper
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Very, very cool man. My daughter is 11 and has little interest in detecting.
ToySoldier
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Congrats to your grandson. I'll take all the luck I can get!
AirmetTango
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Cool, old, and unique...I call that a trifecta! Sweet find, TS!
ScaredOfClowns
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So cool! I sure would not have guessed that coin, certainly not something you see every day. The patina is really nice - that's an awesome find.
CharlieT84
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Nice find. Thanks for the fun .T.S.
Waveoff
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Very cool find! I found an 1864 earlier this year here in western PA. Someone else on here also found one not too long ago. I’m wondering if they were accepted as legal tender here in the U.S. like British coppers and Spanish silver were? Or maybe dropped by French fur traders who frequented the Ohio River Valley?
PrussianBleu
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Depending on where they were found, I'm sure they could have been souveniers lost by Franco-Prussian War vets too. Super neat find! 
