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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 6593275, member: 10461&quot;]BTW, I only dug three large cents in my detecting career.&nbsp; Had I been a bushwhacker out on those rural relic sites like my more hardcore local dig buddies, I&#039;d have found more- they&#039;ve dug <i>dozens</i>- but I was always more of an urban &quot;parks and sidewalks&quot; coinshooter type than a rough-n&#039;-ready relic hunter.&nbsp; (These guys go to some pretty inhospitable sites.)</p><p><br /></p><p>My dug large cents:</p><p><br /></p><p>(1) dateless (ca. 1796-1807) Draped Bust, at a Rev War era shipyard site</p><p>(1) 1837, at an old plantation site</p><p>(1) 1850, at a Civil War (Federal) campsite which also produced some nice buttons, and a belt plate</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s nothing compared to the sort of stuff some of my buddies dug:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1265569[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1265570[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(Yes, that&#039;s a <i>dug</i> coin.&nbsp; Several other 1798 Sheldon-166 variety pieces have been found in this area.&nbsp; Note the telltale reverse die crack.)</p><p><br /></p><p>And I guarantee there&#039;s plenty of stuff like this... still sleeping... deep beneath that NYC dirt of yours.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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