two 2 cent pieces

[slack768]

a few years back i was treasure hunting in utica,ny only because i have family that lives there...anyway i was younger and didnt have a metal detector but i always had my eye to the ground...i saw a strange looking rock in a rock wall so i moved it to see if something was under it{i've always heard stories}under the rock was the same strange looking rock, it didnt look like the rest of the rocks in the wall.....so i moved the second rock, under that rock there was a nasty rotten what was left of a wooden box....in the box was a small tin{which turned out to be sliver!!!}inside the 'tin' box was two 2 cent coins one from 1864 and the other from 1865, they are both in very good condition...anybody have a clue of value? if pics needed let me know.....

[pris]

You sure have my interest piqued. I'd LOVE to see pictures. Did you take photos of the wood box and silver box? What a great story. Thanks for sharing.

[PAPPY]

First of all some things need to be determined about the two-cent pieces that you found.

The 1864 were produced with a Small Motto and a Large Motto.

In Good Condition the Small Motto would be worth about $60.00+

In Good Condition the Large Motto would be worth about $10.00+

The 1865 in Good Condition would be worth about $10.00+

The 1864 with the Small Motto in Fine Condition would be worth about $110.00+

The 1864 with the Large Motto in Fine Condition would be worth about $19.00+

You need to have your coins graded becasue the better they are the more they are worth.

The Two-Cent Pieces were a Very short lived coins (1864-1873) and all were made of Bronze. The Designer of the coins was James Longacre who did most of the mints designing at that time.
The coin is 95% Copper and 5% Zinc. The diameter of the coin is 23mm.

[slack768]

thanks pappy your info is great.....ill post some pics either tonight or tomarrow....i do still have the sliver box pris but the wooden fell apart at the dig site:(..ill include pics of the box...

[Zman]

While in college I worked in the Utica Club Brewery -Tour Guide and 'Chief Tester.' I live in New Hartford, awesome places to hunt in Utica, tons of old houses and parks. Welcome to the forum btw.

[slack768]

Flickr: Photos from dr_pepper_ne1

thanks for the welcome, utica isnt bad its population is.
let me know what you think...of the pics

[Fiftytwo pennies]

Neat finds it sounds like a scene out of "Shawshank Redemption"

[pris]

Very nice!!! I love the photos. It really looks like a little time machine. Makes me wonder how it ended up there. That's the kind of thing we all dream of.