This an 187? I found it out metal detecting. it was in a clump of red clay.I just got it out of the olive oil. Can anyone make out the last digit/number?
If 1877 were a common date and not a valuable one, would you be asking if that coin could be an 1877? I bet not. Surely, even though you can't tell what date it is, you are able to see that the last numeral is not a 7.
I don't know IHC's, but I see a date of 1893 from your pictures. I can not make out the 3rd digit as a 7.
My guess is 1875 or 1879. It can't be an 1877 as the N in ONE on the reverse is not weak as it should be to be an 1877.
No chance it's an 1877 business strike because the N isn't shallow on the reverse. [edited to add, I see Penny Lady beat me to the punch]
p.s. for those interested, here's a "shallow N" like the all 1877's have (and a few other years also share this die, including the 1871 pictured below):
1873 Closed 3... Or 1878, and the 8 is very close to the "7" in the date. Could even be a nine, but it is not a 1877
Jello, If you have a photo processing program, you might try changing the color or even change it to black and white or sepia colored. I find that I can see things after changing it to B/W photo mode than I can with regular color. Jim
I think you need to say - all business strike 1877's have shallow N. I believe the proof 1877's have a bold N. Clearly this is not a proof - not even a circulated proof. At least from what I can see on the rims. I can't begin to guess what it is - early I thought it was a 98, but at home it almost looks like a 79.
Definately not a 7 , But as my wife always said , "It's better than sitting on a tack." Nice find anyways rzage
Mark that is the truth. but old timers love to shot sh!% about anything we find with our metal detector's