Hello All !! 1st time poster... As you can tell from my name, I am one of those metal detecting guys... but I am NOT an American Digger type... I love putting on the head phones and discovering our past... Anywho... On fathers day I recovered 16 keepers... one of this was a nice 1818 (nice for being a dug copper) and after cleaning I was taking pictures and noticed that the reverse die is rotated 45 degrees CCW... If this a common error or no ?? Other coing from the same hunt:
Wow, you found that all on one day? That's incredible. I am an metal detector enthusiast as well and it's exciting if I get a wheat back cent let alone all of what you dug up. :yes: What part of the country are you from and what type of area are you getting these from? (Parks, old farms etc...?)
Wow, that is great. I am in the North Jersey area about 10 miles outside of NYC. I lived here since March and haven't found anything older than a 1918 wheat cent. There is a lot of old areas up here, but a lot of it is covered with so much junk, it's hardly worth detecting. I lived in South Jersey as well and detected there for about a year and found nothing at all pre 64. On a side note, I did just recently find a mens 18k gold ring with about $345 worth of gold in it. :thumb:
The 1818 is N-5. Rotation of the reverse on this variety is not mentioned as it is on varieties commonly found rotated.
I had been using a Minelab E-Trac until 2 weeks ago... now I have the new Minelab CTX 3030... Here some of other finds: 2012 - http://www.ctdirtfisher.com/joomla/my-finds/best-finds-of-2012 2011 - http://www.ctdirtfisher.com/joomla/my-finds/best-finds-of-2011
I saw the S on the back and was praying for 1896 or 1901 on the front... Still probably a $50 bill... not that it will ever be sold...
