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New Member
United States
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Hello there! I am new to this so please be kind ;-) My husband (and sometimes me :-) metal detects and he has found many amazing coins on his journey but this one is particularly intriging. Not only because he found it 14" deep in the ground, but how great a condition its in for being 222 yrs old. Looking at the back side there are some errors, if you will - in the 'o' of the word 'of' and the lack of, if you will, the 't' in 'cent'. Like there was something 'extra' in the die when it was struck? Any thoughts? Thank you, thank you in advance for any and all input.   |
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Moderator
 United States
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@des, first welcome to CCF. Second, that is an amazing find to dig up--well done for you both! As to the possibility of a mint error--the extra metal could be a die chip, but it almost looks "smeared" and flattened to me, suggesting that this coin was struck with undamaged dies, but then got banged around a bit well before it was buried.
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-----Ghanaian proverb
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New Member
 United States
6 Posts |
Thank you, Spence! It IS a really cool find and we are newbies when it comes to detecting errors. And yes. The word smear definitely describes it  Thank you for your input!! |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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desenag77  I would suspect environmental damage. Reverse hit by something, PMD. Great pictures and a nice find.  Edited by Sharks
01/25/2024 1:56 pm
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New Member
United States
6 Posts |
Thank you, Sharks! Much appreciated :-)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Congrats, super find. to the CCF! |
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Moderator
United States
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Nice find! to the Community! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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To CCF! Probably just PMD, but an awesome find still!  Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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New Member
United States
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Thank you all for your thoughts and your welcomes! What a great community!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1018 Posts |
Really cool find! Just curious, what state was this found in? Cool to see something with that much detail found in the earth. Probably dropped and buried within just a few years (or less) of being minted!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by mrwiskers
01/26/2024 09:08 am
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Posted 01/25/2024 1:29 pm
