1793 Chain Cent Unearthed In Maryland By Detectorist

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Chancellor Sutler Pillar of the Community United States 1372 Posts	Posted 01/04/2018 5:29 pm I have been following The Hoover Boys for over a year now, and these guys find some amazing coins in the ground. Yesterday's episode includes live footage of a chain cent being unearthed. Its pretty toasty from being in the ground for so long, but definitely identifiable. Talk about the find of a lifetime. You can watch the episode here: 7yMILKPbfLU Chance Report this Post to the Staff

jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 01/04/2018 5:55 pm "Dude, it's a chain cent!" Hey! Party time! Excellent! Edited by jpsned 01/04/2018 6:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
nutmeg Valued Member United States 338 Posts	Posted 01/04/2018 6:25 pm Awesome Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/04/2018 6:27 pm That's a great find, regardless of condition. Report this Post to the Staff
Chancellor Sutler Pillar of the Community United States 1372 Posts	Posted 01/04/2018 6:33 pm Those guys are so much fun to watch. The videos follow a regular format, the guys are likeable, and the finds are frequently amazing. Over the summer, one of the fellows dug a 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dime....and Kurt said, of course ... "Dude, It's a flowing Hair Half Dime"... Swear to God it is... Chance Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 01/04/2018 6:34 pm They'll be talking about that for years! Report this Post to the Staff
Dlangs56 Valued Member United States 275 Posts	Posted 01/04/2018 6:59 pm Cool :) Report this Post to the Staff
Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 01/04/2018 7:14 pm I'm a regular watcher of their metal detecting videos. This one was a fun as the day Brad dug up a 1795 Flowing Hair Half Dime. We should have such detecting luck here in Wisconsin! Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8515 Posts	Posted 01/04/2018 7:29 pm Is it a show like Diggers or just on YouTube ? Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
Chancellor Sutler Pillar of the Community United States 1372 Posts	Posted 01/04/2018 7:31 pm Their humor can get a bit edgy and sophomoric for some, but I've become used to it. The interaction between the guys is half the fun. Poor Bobby's 1877 Indian Head cent doesn't even get mentioned because the Flowing Hair was dug in the same outing. Chance Report this Post to the Staff
Chancellor Sutler Pillar of the Community United States 1372 Posts	Posted 01/04/2018 7:32 pm Its just on Youtube... Chance Report this Post to the Staff
oober Valued Member United States 467 Posts	Posted 01/05/2018 04:21 am No offense, I think they put on a great production, but be careful, Youtuber's can make a lot of money producing good videos. Which means in this case the ground they are searching may be salted. Again, there is entertainment value in this. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
Chancellor Sutler Pillar of the Community United States 1372 Posts	Posted 01/05/2018 07:16 am As a long time (30 plus years) detectorist, I can tell the difference between something that's been planted and something that's been in the ground for 150 years. Nothing wrong with being skeptical I suppose, but if If this coin were planted ... at whose expense? Even in this condition, it would have cost far more than could ever be recovered by Youtube revenues. It just doesn't make sense. I have indeed seen a couple videos that I know were faked. You just can't fake the way the soil adheres to a long buried coin as the sulphates are leeched into the soil and the coin's surface becomes microscopically porous. You bury a coin and dig it up within weeks or months ... maybe years .... and the soil will not adhere to it because it probably takes years for the oils in the pores of the metal to be dissolved and the degradation of the alloy to begin. Chance Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 01/05/2018 09:50 am Interesting. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 01/05/2018 10:41 am I'm gonna have to agree with oober on this one. An 1877 IHC and a Chain Cent in the SAME outing? Sounds a little too good to be true IMO. Report this Post to the Staff
Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 01/05/2018 11:43 am The 1877 Indian Head was not on the same outing as the Chain Cent. They are from different episodes. The Hoover Boys get some pretty amazing permissions to hunt; old Colonial sites and fields. They also put in a lot of time detecting. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff
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