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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jimmiejam, post: 13804, member: 1147&quot;]I know this is more of a purists coin forum but I love old coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; The ones I find while metal detecting are so fun to have.&nbsp; To think who was living on the farm site (most of my old finds come from old farm houses) and who might of dropped the coin.&nbsp; How they may have looked for it and not found it.&nbsp; Then I come around&nbsp; 100 plus years later and find it about 5 inches down in the dirt just as it lay when lost.&nbsp;&nbsp; Very fun stuff!!</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This is now my oldest dated coin find.&nbsp; I have older large cent varieties but the dates on those are worn off.&nbsp;&nbsp; Have a very worn bust large cent with no date plus a turban head type large cent that also has no date.&nbsp; &nbsp; My previous oldest dated coin is a 1823 large cent.&nbsp; Kinda a semi key date one at that.&nbsp; Pretty worn and corroded though. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Oldest silver is a 1840 half dime.&nbsp; Found two spanish reales that are so worn I can barely ID them.&nbsp;&nbsp; The point is that this metal detecting is a blast if you love finding old coins.&nbsp; I know most of you prefer the mint type coins that look flawless.&nbsp; Give me an old corroded indian head penny down in the dirt and I&#039;m happy.&nbsp; &nbsp; Any way ya look at it we all here love coins whatever type or shape they are in.&nbsp; &nbsp; Thats one thing we have in common...... Oh, I also found a 1864 2 center in that same yard.&nbsp; Went to another farm house and found a pretty nice shape 1873 indian head penny.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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