1805 Large Cent in the thicket

[CharlieT84]

Was detecting a site I have been to several times before without much luck Just 2 flat buttons in about an hour. I decided to leave the hay field and try an area I hadn't before as it is so overgrown with thorns and wild rose. I was ducking under and pulling my way thru the thorns and detecting the few spots I could swing the coil.
I found the shed antler in the brush and did manage to get the coil over this decent coin.
Surprisingly no ticks but I did have 8 scratches on my legs that drew blood.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Sick sick sick

 

[stetam]

Sweet LC!

 

[EmuDetector]

Nice one! My favorite profile for her

 

[hoser]

Some time it pays to risk losing a little blood to get the goodies. Well done.

 

[LovestheShiny!]

That is a beauty, wow, nice find!

 

[markinmichigan]

The blood was worth it right? Way to get after those beauties. Still hoping for my first. You east coast guys get the best stuff!

Mark in Michigan

 

[jwp1964]

Ya worked for that largie! Nice.

 

[metaladdict]

That is a beauty, wow, nice find!

I agree with L.T.Shiny!

 

[GroundSweeper]

I'd give blood for a 1805 LC. Congrats! Like that shed too.

 

[Mach]

Was detecting a site I have been to several times before without much luck Just 2 flat buttons in about an hour. I decided to leave the hay field and try an area I hadn't before as it is so overgrown with thorns and wild rose. I was ducking under and pulling my way thru the thorns and detecting the few spots I could swing the coil.
I found the shed antler in the brush and did manage to get the coil over this decent coin.
Surprisingly no ticks but I did have 8 scratches on my legs that drew blood.

My brother!. I have been recently hunting long lost forgotten colonial plowed farm sites deep in the woods. I have pulled both thorns and ticks off me and my legs are torn up and all I have found in 3 new to me sites were flat buttons, shotgun casing, pistol and rifle brass, and a few buckles, one a complete very early buckle but no coins. Not one. I found more ticks than non-iron targets.

Nice job, finding a large cent or any old coin in the forest is a challenge because where you can sweep is severely limited by vines, branches, trees, logs, rocks, etc. I have been sweeping maybe 40% of the land as I go because of all the obstacles.

 

[CharlieT84]

My brother!. I have been recently hunting long lost forgotten colonial plowed farm sites deep in the woods. I have pulled both thorns and ticks off me and my legs are torn up and all I have found in 3 new to me sites were flat buttons, shotgun casing, pistol and rifle brass, and a few buckles, one a complete very early buckle but no coins. Not one. I found more ticks than non-iron targets.

Nice job, finding a large cent or any old coin in the forest is a challenge because where you can sweep is severely limited by vines, branches, trees, logs, rocks, etc. I have been sweeping maybe 40% of the land as I go because of all the obstacles.

Definitely sounds like you've hunted areas like I sometimes do. I have struck out on several of the sites that are grown over but I also have found coins at several spots. I know what you mean about only getting to sweep 40% , sometimes its less than that. But I try the spots anyways thinking not many others want to deal with it so I think there is a good chance stuff is still there. Good luck and keep trying.

 

[Bajanick]

I found the shed antler in the brush and did manage to get the coil over this decent coin.

Thats more than a decent coin, thats awesome.

 

[cellrdwellr]

Nice one Charlie, congrats!

 

[diggin4clad]

Nice find and in good shape too.

 

[The Rebel]

WTG on the copper!

 

[fastfrank]

I'd take 9 leg scratches for that beauty

 

[stetam]

When I woods hunt I always come home a bloody mess. No biggy

 

[BuckHill]

That's a great looking coin. Congratulations