C CJZKU93 Junior Member Joined May 21, 2017 Messages 52 Location Kansas Jayhawk living in DFW Jan 26, 2020 #1 I finally found my first 1800's coin and it turned out to be an 1866 2 cent piece! I cleaned it up and it was pretty worn from being in a farm field for who knows how long but finding it was such a trip! Attachments 20200103_145041.jpg 149.9 KB · Views: 402 20200103_145105.jpg 159.8 KB · Views: 414 20200103_170415.jpg 82 KB · Views: 410 20200103_170427.jpg 111.4 KB · Views: 408
I finally found my first 1800's coin and it turned out to be an 1866 2 cent piece! I cleaned it up and it was pretty worn from being in a farm field for who knows how long but finding it was such a trip!
Estima8tor Elite Member Joined Aug 16, 2018 Messages 774 Location Virginia Jan 26, 2020 #2 Congrats on that sweet find. That coin is at the top of my B-list.
Leave-No-Coins-Behind Forum Supporter Joined Dec 23, 2016 Messages 8,620 Location Keystone State Jan 26, 2020 #3 Now that's a good find for sure...congrats!
coin whisperer Elite Member Joined Aug 5, 2013 Messages 16,912 Location Danville,Va Jan 26, 2020 #4 Congrats! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
woodbutcher Forum Supporter Joined Jan 29, 2014 Messages 7,889 Location Western Pennsylvania Jan 26, 2020 #5 Congrats on the 2 cent coin..It’s high on my bucket list..
RockCore Elite Member Joined Apr 9, 2015 Messages 548 Location WV Jan 26, 2020 #6 Great find. Congratulations.
GroundSweeper Forum Supporter Joined Apr 8, 2013 Messages 21,271 Location Placer Co., CA Jan 26, 2020 #8 A sweet amazing find for sure, cleaned up decently, congrats!!!!
Bajanick Elite Member Joined Dec 24, 2006 Messages 1,847 Location So. Cal. Jan 26, 2020 #9 What an awesome find and a good cleanup
Dirty Nails Elite Member Joined Apr 19, 2018 Messages 938 Location Chesapeake, Va Jan 27, 2020 #10 Great job finding it and cleaning it!
D Detectingman Full Member Joined Jul 31, 2017 Messages 197 Jan 27, 2020 #11 wow that baby cleaned up really nice! congrats
C CJZKU93 Junior Member Joined May 21, 2017 Messages 52 Location Kansas Jayhawk living in DFW Jan 27, 2020 #12 Thank you everyone!!
FreeBirdTim Elite Member Joined Oct 11, 2018 Messages 1,913 Location Scituate, RI Jan 27, 2020 #13 Had a low mintage of a little more than three million! Great find!
G graybeard Elite Member Joined Feb 19, 2013 Messages 1,803 Location New London Ohio Jan 28, 2020 #14 Nice find, also great cleaning job.
markinswpa Forum Supporter Joined Nov 5, 2015 Messages 7,065 Location Pittsburgh Pa. Jan 28, 2020 #15 Nice save congrats. 2cnt'r high on my list for sure. It seems most I've seen posted clean up better than other coppers. HH Mark
Nice save congrats. 2cnt'r high on my list for sure. It seems most I've seen posted clean up better than other coppers. HH Mark
W Washingtonian Full Member Joined Jan 18, 2018 Messages 144 Jan 28, 2020 #16 That cleaned up great!!
Princess Elite Member Joined Apr 9, 2017 Messages 2,775 Jan 28, 2020 #17 Nice! That is definitely a great find.
WyoTom Elite Member Joined Nov 30, 2017 Messages 3,175 Location Wyoming Jan 28, 2020 #18 Awesome find!
E-TRAC-OHIO Elite Member Joined Feb 12, 2010 Messages 1,661 Location Eastern Ohio Jan 29, 2020 #19 Congrats on a rare find !
Mr. Bill T Elite Member Joined Feb 28, 2017 Messages 577 Location South Shore ,MA Jan 29, 2020 #20 Excellent find! Nice job.