Metal detector finds

True enough.

 

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I've cleaned out the whole town. Highlight was a 2 wheatie spill.

 

I haven't found a wheat cent yet!! How long did it take you? I went back to a spot today and found some stuff I missed.i used a buffer attachment and my Dremel and wizzed it o er a few coins,they look cool now.

 

I only have 38 out of almost 8500. (and another 4 or 5 from Colorado many years ago.) But again I am not searching old ground.
So eventually from a massive quantity they have to show up. The wheaties give a really good solid tone.

 

I've noticed that copper cents give that solid tone. these are the ones I buffed over,you couldn't see anything on these. haven't found that good place yet. Went to 3 new spots and only found a lone quarter. But that's the game I guess,still hunting!!!!

 

Yes the coppers do. But for some reason, and maybe it is my imagination or the placebo effect, but the wheaties have a really good sound. And slightly different, even though it's the same composition and should sound the same.
You can just rub a little toothpaste, any kind but gel, on the coin and rub with your fingers, rinse and wipe with a paper towel. (Face value coins) And most of the crud will come off.

 

Response to Michael K and any who is able to help identify.

So I ventured photographing the only coin (non modern) I found digging around in my mother's backyard and out of the dozens taken (with great frustration), these two are the best I could do. Somewhere somebody told me these were actually counterfeit somewhere along the way. This is after soaking this thing in olive oil for months and months and is the best I can do. Any categorizations, guesses or otherwise contributions would be welcome at this point. I'm not worried about value rather identifying what it actually is as I'll keep it regardless. Thanks in advance.

 

My photographic skills aren't much better than my grading skills obviously. Sorry.

 

You might try world coins/ ancients forum for identification.
How could anyone identify that as counterfeit?
Whatever it is, I bet it's real.
If you are in the US it could be colonial.

 

It was found very deep on property that has been American for as long as I know of. I was thinking colonial too but then somebody somewhere said that they made fakes even in colonial days. I'd be happy simply identifying it, which I have been unable to do.

 

Best ID I can come up with is a Hibernia-Voce Populi halfpenny and I'm guessing in doesn't get to even G4

 

No it's not even close to G4 but identifying it would be good.
Search for some Colonial experts/threads here.
Yes they made counterfeits then, but there's no way to tell that from those coins in that condition.

 

I think this might be a british-made lightweight imitation half Pence. The spacing of the Nia is on,and the obverse is looking right. What do you guys think?

 

Thanks for the answer. I dug down to China just about and it leads me to believe there are more in the general area because I keep getting the same kind of hits with the md. Be nice to know what this is before I go digging up the lawn (but I will if warranted).

 

Appreciate the response. Yeah, the reverse best I can tell somewhat matches up to 1760 but the obverse bust seems off. Tough to tell but I'd like to know one way or the other and I may never.

 

I also thought British but the figure was posing in the other direction. But it's not my area and old British coins were common here.
Keep digging, because you may come up with coins with better details.
Also, try another method of conservation, cleaning. I have heard about the olive oil,
but I don't see how that's going to bring up any date or details on a cull coin.

 

Well, you should have seen it prior to the almost year long soaking in the olive oil. I know it's a cull but it's my first find of anything other than clad and other junk metal detecting and so it's special to me.

 

I got lucky, first time metal detecting that area.

 

Oh I'd be happy to find something like that.
I'm sure there is a way to identify what the coin is. Just have to keep doing research, and post some photos for the Colonial experts here in another thread.
You will get answers very quickly.

 

I think I will do that thanks. I would like to identify it. If it truly is colonial, that amazes me considering where I found it. I know there are more in or around the hole I dug too but it's in an area where power lines, microwaves and what have you likely interfere with detector and so I'm hesitant to start digging again given the last hole I dug prior to finding this. The signal kept jumping around and it drove me nuts digging it. Cool that it might be from the 1700's though.