2009 Coin Recap

2009 was one of my best years for numbers, but would prefer quality over quantity anyday, however it was nice to find a great number of coins, especially a high amount for me and my son for the early year coins. 

Between my son and myself 27 coins from the 1700s and earlier was a good year for us.  My son hunted very little this past year due to other obligations but the few times he did get out he usually found a few oldies each time.

My highlight for this year was really the best button I found, but it was a year of a couple of firsts in the coin department.
My first Condor Token, my oldest copper ever found, my first Pillar Half Real, which are hard to come by, and a couple of seconds that are noteworthy,  my second 1793 Half Cent, which is more toast than coin, and my second 1835 Hard Times Token - Walsh's General Store....

I do not have photos of all the coins, due to a few computer problems, but gathered together enough of them to satisfy what was a good year.

1680's Charles II Irish Halfpenny, my oldest Copper found to date.

Three William III Halfpence

A heavily worn 1736-60 Irish Halfpenny

1734 KGII Halfpenny

1739 Pillar Type Half Real, my first one out of quite a few Half Reals I have found

Two KGIII Halfpence, the one Halfpenny is a 1775 counterfeit known as a Long neck variety

I guess a highlight of the year would be getting three different state coppers!

A Heartbreaker find - A 1793 Half Cent, my second one, but dang, it is toasted! 

Another first for me, a 1795 Yorkshire Condor Token, still a decent amount of detail, included a photo of what a good one looks like!

Two more Half Cents for 2009, the 1797 Liberty Cap was found the same day I found the Irish Union Greens button and kind of got overlooked for finding such a nice Half Cent.

Two decent Draped Bust Large Cents, the 1798 was a bit unusual in that the same site my son found two 1798s, three from one site, kind of neat.

This mutilated Large Cent was found in a heavily iron infested site and was really deep, but I was surprised to see the initials of MF on it and muttered under my breath when I saw the condition. But I was happy to at least see the ONE CENT and some wreath leaves which allowed me to say it was most likely an early year Coronet Type Large Cent.

More finds continued on followup post.

Don

[My Son's Finds:]

Continuing on with the 2009 finds:

A 1810 Classichead Large Cent

Two 1812 Large Cents

A decent 1828 Large Cent

1835 Walsh's General Store Hard Times Token

1842 Seated Liberty Half Dime

1876 and 1886 Seated Liberty Dimes and a 1873 Indianhead, all found in the same hole.

That is all the archived photos of my coins finds that I cold find, which is the vast majority of the finds, only a few newere Large Cents and one Barber Dime and a few Indianheads not included.

Here are a few of the coins my son found.

A 1798 Draped Bust, found same site as my 1798 Large Cent

Another 1798 Draped Bust, again found at the same site as mine and my son's other 1798 for the year.

1794 Liberty Cap which I know has to be his favorite find for 2009, rather decent shape, so I know he was happy finding it!


Overall a very good year and only wish that 2010 can come close to it..............
My Coins:
1680+   Charles II Irish Halfpenny
1695+   William III Halfpenny
1695+   William III Halfpenny
1695+   William III Halfpenny
1734   KGII Halfpenny
1739   Spanish Half Real
1736-60 KGII Irish Halfpenny
1770+   KGIII Halfpenny
1773   Virginia Halfpenny
1775   KGIII Halfpenny
1787   New Jersey Copper
1785   Connecticut Copper
1793   Liberty Cap Half Cent
1795   Yorkshire Condor Halfpenny Token
1796+   Draped Bust Large Cent
1797   Draped Bust Large Cent
1797   Liberty Cap Half Cent
1798   Draped Bust Large Cent
1802   Draped Bust Large Cent
1809   Classichead Half Cent
1810   Classichead Large Cent
1812   Classichead Large Cent
1812   Classichead Large Cent
1816+   Coronet Large Cent
1816   Coronet Large Cent
1819   Coronet Large Cent
1827   Coronet Large Cent
1828   Coronet Large Cent
1835   Walsh's General Store Token
1842   Seated Liberty Half Dime
1873   Indian Head Penny
1876   Seated Liberty Dime
1886   Seated Liberty Dime
1896   Barber Dime
1898   Indian Head Penny
1903   Indian Head Penny
1904   Indian Head Penny
1907   Indian Head Penny
My Son's Finds:
1695+   William III Halfpenny
1775   KGIII Halfpenny
1770-75 KGIII Halfpenny
1700s   Probable KGIII Halfpenny
1780s   Spanish Half Real
1787   New Jersey Copper
1794   Liberty Cap Large Cent
1798   Draped Bust Large Cent
1798   Draped Bust Large Cent
1804-08 Spanish Half Real
1800   Draped Bust Half Cent
1800+   Draped Bust Half Cent
1803   Draped Bust Half Cent
1816+   Coronet Large Cent
1822   Coronet Large Cent
1826   Coronet Large Cent
1832   Coronet Large Cent
1863   Indian Head Penny


Don

 

Excellent (awesome !!) finds, restorations and quality pics.

Don,

Amazing display, as always. I long for your half cents, condor tokens, and sugar sand conditions.
Awesome year, and can't wait to see what you and your son post in '10.

dwayne

I don't know what to say about all this. 

As everyone else said, nice coins, and great presentation. Best of luck in 2010.

Don,

You definitely had a year to remember. The 1680s Charles II is on my wishlist. It could happen, considering PA dates to the early Colonial period.

I want to wish you a quick melt and a super 2010 season!

Kirk

Very nice coin finds for 2009 !!! I enjoy seeing the oldies you pull out of the ground ! Good luck in 2010 !

TommNJ

amazing finds, congrats to both of you!

  That is very cool getting a few firsts.  I can't believe it's your first Brit trade token!  But I can believe the pillar real because I am still waiting for an example of that type.  Dan really scored a nice one with that 1794!

   I guess you've never dug an early French copper like a Double Tournois or Liard?


   PS....  My first condor came the first day I found some old coppers and think about 3weeks to a month into detecting.  Amazing how much we can have in common but be so different at the same time.

Great finds Don.  That pillar coin is outstanding.  Just like IP I have yet to dig one, big congrats 

  That is very cool getting a few firsts.  I can't believe it's your first Brit trade token!  But I can believe the pillar real because I am still waiting for an example of that type.  Dan really scored a nice one with that 1794!

   I guess you've never dug an early French copper like a Double Tournois or Liard?


   PS....  My first condor came the first day I found some old coppers and think about 3weeks to a month into detecting.  Amazing how much we can have in common but be so different at the same time.

Without a doubt the first Condor for me, not sure if my son has found one or not, don't think so, but he has several French coins, of course the Douzain, but also a couple Liard's.  I may have found one in 2009, all indicators are there except a detail to ID for sure, so I just never showed it.
The only French I ever found was a 1774-89  One Sol.
The Pillar Half Real is not posted too often, most all Half Reals are the Bust of Charlie   I do have a Pillar 2 Reale and two Pillar One Real's.

Don

  That is very cool getting a few firsts.  I can't believe it's your first Brit trade token!  But I can believe the pillar real because I am still waiting for an example of that type.  Dan really scored a nice one with that 1794!

   I guess you've never dug an early French copper like a Double Tournois or Liard?


   PS....  My first condor came the first day I found some old coppers and think about 3weeks to a month into detecting.  Amazing how much we can have in common but be so different at the same time.

Without a doubt the first Condor for me, not sure if my son has found one or not, don't think so, but he has several French coins, of course the Douzain, but also a couple Liard's.  I may have found one in 2009, all indicators are there except a detail to ID for sure, so I just never showed it.
The only French I ever found was a 1774-89  One Sol.
The Pillar Half Real is not posted too often, most all Half Reals are the Bust of Charlie   I do have a Pillar 2 Reale and two Pillar One Real's.

Don

   I am pretty sure I read the Pillars were more common but the finds tend to point the other way. Actually that might have been 8 reales only and we don't see enough found to really make a good judgement.

 

The Pillar Half Real is not posted too often, most all Half Reals are the Bust of Charlie  I do have a Pillar 2 Reale and two Pillar One Real's.

Don

 

 I am pretty sure I read the Pillars were more common but the finds tend to point the other way. Actually that might have been 8 reales only and we don't see enough found to really make a good judgement.

I definitely mean the Half Real Pillar, they seem to be rather scarce, One Real and Two Reale do appear on forums more often, the Half Real, not sure I have seen too many at all.  Out of about 40+ Spanish silver we have found, I have one and I am not sure but I think my son may have one Pillar Half Real.
Don

Very nice finds.
 :hello:HH in 2010 

Awesome coins for 2009!!

WOW 

Wow ! where the heck was i during this post ? first time seeing it that is some incredible finds  you cant get better then that .Great hunt Dd60

I feel like such a sissy.

What kind of $$$$$ are those coins worth in that buried-dug condition?      Ruck

What kind of $$$$$ are those coins worth in that buried-dug condition?      Ruck

  Not sure if any of those particular coins have a whole lot of value, but Don has dug some good ones. For the early stuff it basically has to be counterfeit, be a rarer type, and in most cases be in semi decent condition.  Spanish silver...  I think all those are common!     Large cents...  depends on variety and of course condition.  Dug coins can certainly have value, very high value in some cases, but have you to be pretty lucky to get that combination of rare and nice dug condition.  Don has some great dirt so it's probably more a challenge for him to dig the rare ones, where as back here one is probably just as hard as the other to accomplish because most of my coins come out brutal.  That being said,  like Don I have also beat the odds with some good ones.  If you have old sites and keep at it good things eventually happen.

you sure know how to find the good old coins for certain !!!