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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coinman1234, post: 1999533, member: 51208&quot;]I metal detect, and that color is very common for copper pennies that have been underground for around 5-10 years, after around 20 years they get crusty. A zinc cent that was underground for 20 years would be in worse condition than a copper cent underground for 500 years. On the other hand, clad coins have the same color as a brown copper penny if the are underground for 1-15 years, after that they get all crusty, meanwhile a silver or gold coin can be underground for 1000 years, and look the same as they were the day they were dropped. </p><p><br /></p><p>The oldest coin I have found metal detecting this year is a 1655-1658 &quot;i&quot; mint french Louis XIV Liard, I have also found a 1723 Wood&#039;s Hibernia this year, along with a King George II young head the next week. Along with a key date 1861 New Brunswick half cent, and a few large cents. Here is a really nice one that I found last month.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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