Treasure Quest  |  Civil War Quest  | Metal Detector Resource

Go Back   Metal Detecting Forums at Treasure Quest > Metal Detecting > Your Finds
Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!


Your Finds Tell us about your latest discoveries here.

Members currently using Flashchat: 0
The most chatters online in one day was 8, 05-26-2008.
No one is currently using the chat.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 12-26-2007, 03:34 PM
rip's Avatar
rip rip is offline
TQ Delegate
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: upstate NY
Posts: 3,183
Blog Entries: 1
Default Large cent

Hi all,i got out today for a quick hunt.It was in the 40's and sunny so I whent to an old golfcource site were I have found some good stuff in the past.I only dug mabey 1/2 a dozen holes and found a large cent that i think is an 1817 but I have to take some better photo's and blow it up so I can read it better,but it's a liberty head so it's 1816-1857.Sure was nice to get out and dig ! I been going stircrazy and sufferin from cabin fever bad !
Attached Thumbnails
large-cent-mvc-001f.jpg  
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 12-26-2007, 03:43 PM
COMMANDR's Avatar
Veteran TQ Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Belvidere/Rockford,Il
Posts: 281
Default

Large Cents are real cool to find. Being good sized and copper makes the MD
sing out when you swing over them. Great fun to find. WTG Rip

Gary
__________________
Collector of all things bright and shiny.
All That Glitters is...Not Only Gold.

We're All Searching for Something ...
You've got to believe in treasure to find it.
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 12-26-2007, 03:59 PM
KellycoChick's Avatar
Treasure Quest Sponsor
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Winter Springs, Florida
Posts: 747
Default

WTG Rip!! I was wonderin' why I haven't seen too much of you lately!! So glad to see you back in the game and diggin' stuff up!! yay!!! What a great reward for stayin' in and then getting out in 40degree weather!! yay times two!
__________________
Just call me Ali!
Technical (Web) Content Editor
http://www.KellycoDetectors.com
So far I've found one very old license plate, a lot of nails, some funky green pennies and other misc. change.. but who's counting? I'm just here to have fun!

Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 12-26-2007, 04:00 PM
JCWhite's Avatar
TQ Patriot
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Owensboro KY for a bit longer.
Posts: 2,643
Blog Entries: 3
Default

Man you did good RIP. Great Find!!! JC
__________________
Wish I had a nickle for every pull tab I have dug.
JC White
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 12-26-2007, 04:16 PM
MinelabMan's Avatar
TQ Delegate
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Chester County, PA
Posts: 3,049
Donation Level 2 
Default

Nice find Rip, wish I could see the head on mine that clearly .
__________________
Happy Hunting!
Alan
Explorer SE, Excalibur 1000, Cibola

Non-Silver since 9/1/07
Quarters-91
Dimes-102
Nickels-39
Cents-156 (1-Lg, 1-Half, IH-1)
Foreign-1
Wheats-4
Gold & Silver since 9/1/07
Gold Chains-2
Gold Rings-1 (+1 maybe)
Sil. Rings-5, Sweater/Vest holder thing-1
8 Reale-1
Seeded Hunts
$2.50 Gold Indian, 2 Pesos Gold, 3-Silver dollars, 6-silver halves, 11-silver quarters, 221-silver dimes, 1-silver nickel, 1-oz. silver bar, 2007 Proof quarter set, Whites Bullseye II pinpointer.
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 12-26-2007, 04:22 PM
Lt1stone's Avatar
Elite TQ Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Newkirk, Oklahoma
Posts: 1,667
Default

Nice find Rip!! Happy New YearToo!
__________________
Sometimes I wake up grouchy, Sometimes I let her sleep!
"Always expect the unexpected"
F-2
Ace 250
Bounty Hunter Pioneer EX
old "Sears Best" by Whites (Mod.6000/Di Series2)
Coins 2008
Dollars
Halves
Quarters
Dimes
Nickles 1943'S
Memorial 10
Wheats 2
Misc.
Jewelry
14 K Ring w/ 6.5mm Simulant
Indiana Jones Pin
Relics
Solid all brass 12ga shell
22 shell casing
Fishing seine lead weight
Very Old Spoon
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 12-26-2007, 05:33 PM
creekrat's Avatar
Elite TQ Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Wild Wonderful Wv
Posts: 1,064
Default Great Find Rip

glad the weather warmed up so you could get out and dig ,dang what a coin age wise..congrads .what a way to bring in the new year huh....creek
__________________
*~*Life is no hill,for a climber!*~*
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 12-26-2007, 06:39 PM
padmaster's Avatar
Veteran TQ Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: North Alabama
Posts: 124
Default

Awesome find. congrats!!!
__________________
BEEP*DIG*BEEP*DIG
Reply With Quote
  #9 (permalink)  
Old 12-26-2007, 07:10 PM
EPC Guy's Avatar
TQ Founder of Friends
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Parker, Colorado
Posts: 4,167
Blog Entries: 5
Donation Level 3 
Default

WTG, Rip! Can't wait until I find one of those babies!
__________________
Cap'n EPC - TQ Mountain Pirate

Scottish Prayer
Dear Lord, please make me right, for Thou knowest I won't change my mind!

Reply With Quote
  #10 (permalink)  
Old 12-26-2007, 08:24 PM
NC_Hunting's Avatar
Veteran TQ Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Eastern North Carolina
Posts: 457
Blog Entries: 15
Default

Nice find Rip ... a good find regardless of condition ... congratz!
__________________
Low And Slow ... Dig It All ... Sounds Easy Enough!
Reply With Quote
Reply


Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Large Cent zoyboy Your Finds 7 09-18-2007 07:12 PM
My First Large Cent! Metal Head Your Finds 12 05-14-2007 11:03 PM
My Best Large Cent. GoldFever Your Finds 7 05-10-2007 10:33 AM
Large Cent...Large disappointment Wyatt Earp Your Finds 5 12-03-2006 04:40 AM
large cent Anonymous Coin Values 5 07-04-2005 02:33 AM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:46 AM.


Related Websites:
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.0
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.1.0
Copyright © 2001-2008 Treasure Quest | Metal Detecting Forum

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231