AWESOME find yesterday!

I was metal detecting behind an old, abandoned mansion with a buddy yesterday and unearthed my oldest coin find yet: an 1827 large cent. It was only about two inches deep, probably due to being in an old area that at one time had been a garden, and had probably been tilled numerous times over the years.

My 1865 2-cent piece has been dethroned!

 

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congrats!

Now go back

 

Congrats! Very cool. I agree with @Treashunt , go back and see what else you might find....

 

Very nice find. Go back and look for more.

 

Neat find, and pretty good eye appeal for a dug copper coin.

 

Any signs of where the old outhouse was?

 

That's a good thought; however the home itself was built in 1902, so I'm assuming that, as grand as the old gal is, she had an indoor toilet. The home is on the main drag where I live, a city that was founded in 1806.

 

That's a cool looking old house. Can't search that kind of places in my area. You probably know all this but it's possible the house was built over an older site. Wish you luck searching this one. Please let us know what you find.

 

awesome find congrats!

 

I got lucky with this one...I went to high school with the guy who owns it. He has a few more old houses in town we're gonna hunt; it'll be a BUSY summer!

 

To see what the inside of this place looks like, go here:



My pal and I explore the interior a few days before we hunted it yesterday. The footage is in the second half of the clip.

 

Cool house. I've restored several of the type and era. What are the plans for this one?

 

Nice! I don't have a metal detector, but Oregon is close to the San Francisco mint, and I could probably find some nice coins if I look in the right places.

 

By the time that house was built in 1902, I don't think those large cents were still in circulation.

 

Congrats on the find.

 

Yes, ex-outhouse locations are good sources. In the area of Patchogue, NY most homes didn't have indoor plumbing until post WW I. Another area to "hunt" is when they dig up older streets. The street my house was on (early 1800's) had a clam shell base about 10"-12" down. Good Hunting!

 

The city was founded in 1806, which might explain it. I think largies were discontinued in 1857 or thereabouts.

 

My buddy said he plans on demolishing it this fall, and that it would cost him upwards of $300,000 to restore it to original condition. The home has a LOT of issues, and he can't justify the expense.

 

Did you get the staircase?
That was a B$^%&(! staircase and foyer.