Ground Recovered 1806 Large Cent

Fine details with environmental damage and scratches

No less than VF details. Great find .

I would go VF 35 maybe XF40 details on this one. Too bad about the scratches. Amazing.

On this trip into this site I only carried my shovel and pinpointer. Knowing that coins have been found on the bottom level I simply dig a hole roughly 3 feet in diameter to a depth of 4 feet. at that point I am able to expand the base of the hole out at least a foot in all directions. I simply detect as I am going. Clearly, no detector sniffs out coins at 4' but once down to 3.5 the detector is useful. I saw this coin drop from the side of my "cave" and had to use my shovel to gather up the dirt I thought it was now hiding in. Once to the surface, detected using the pinpointer to locate. My instincts from the way it fell way down there was that I had an old coin and not a colonial style flat button, of which I've found hundreds in this same foundation/cellar. I was pleasantly surprisedto pull lady liberty from that hole even though she is exactly what I was looking for. To answer your question, I use both the Whites MXT and the Minelab 5000 to surface hunt.

WOW - scratched but no matter due to the price you paid!

I'd go minimum of VF+ details - super amount of detail, I'm guessing not too bad of corrosion due to being under a house and away from the century plus of rain and snowfall, rather in a fairly dry environment kept this coin in great shape.

I also have this at XF40 environmental damage

Thank you all for your time and input. For those interested , a video is attached of a 2 coin recovery at this site.

Nice coinVF. Too bad on the scratches