Large Cent ? Colonial Copper ?

[diggin4clad]

I spent two hours hunting a small park and dug $2.92 in clad plus a large copper piece but after cleaning it with a toothpick to get the dirt and green crust off it, I still can't tell what it is because there's absolutely no detail left on it whatsoever. It may have been a Large Cent or a Colonial copper coin.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Nice clad quarters !!

 

[stetam]

Good finds. Take steel wool to that large copper to maybe get an ID. Nothing to lose.

Steve

 

[diggin4clad]

Nice clad quarters !!

What????? No comment about the "possible" Large Cent?

 

[diggin4clad]

Good finds. Take steel wool to that large copper to maybe get an ID. Nothing to lose.

Steve

I'd lose the money I'd have to spend on the steel wool. I looked at this thing with a high powered magnifying glass and there's not even a hint of detail.

 

[stetam]

I'd lose the money I'd have to spend on the steel wool. I looked at this thing with a high powered magnifying glass and there's not even a hint of detail.

I had one that had a hole in the center and was crusted bad. I steelwool'd the crap out of it and finally saw a matron head.

Steve

 

[diggin4clad]

I had one that had a hole in the center and was crusted bad. I steelwool'd the crap out of it and finally saw a matron head.

Steve

This one is wafer thin.......

 

[MasonDixonMding]

This one is wafer thin.......

I can’t eat another bit!

Nice hunt.

 

[MasonDixonMding]

Take some close up pics of that cooper. You might be surprised what the guys on here can ID

 

[EmuDetector]

Better pictures to id!

 

[FreeBirdTim]

If it's wafer thin, then it's probably a KG copper.

 

[Kcs365]

No matter if it’s an LC or Colonial it’s still a great find congrats and HH

 

[hoser]

All good finds Ed. Being as you can see nothing definitive on the coin, then it is whatever you say it is. Well done my friend.

 

[diggin4clad]

I can’t eat another bit!

Nice hunt.

Thank you.....

 

[diggin4clad]

Take some close up pics of that cooper. You might be surprised what the guys on here can ID

A close up won't reveal anything, it's wafer thin with no detail at all.

 

[diggin4clad]

If it's wafer thin, then it's probably a KG copper.

A distinct possibility.

 

[diggin4clad]

No matter if it’s an LC or Colonial it’s still a great find congrats and HH

Thanks and HH to you too.

 

[diggin4clad]

All good finds Ed. Being as you can see nothing definitive on the coin, then it is whatever you say it is. Well done my friend.

Thanks Bill.....In that case I'll say it's a piece of copper.

 

[goldendreams]

This one is wafer thin.......

I'd bet kg ..they always seem thinner then a largie even with some details left..how old was the park ? Was that just a lucky find or was it an older park??

 

[diggin4clad]

I'd bet kg ..they always seem thinner then a largie even with some details left..how old was the park ? Was that just a lucky find or was it an older park??

I'm leaning toward a KG also. I'm not sure about the age of the park but it's in an older looking neighborhood with a lot of houses from the late 1800's to early 1900's. The park is on the small side compared to most.