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« on: November 16, 2009, 10:29:57 am »
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Do'nt know how rare these are however I often hear our Cousins over the pond get excited over these coins.
This one dated 1909 was recovered in North Yorkshire, England......


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« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2009, 03:35:25 pm »
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As time goes on, these coins do get more rare but the finding of them is the real thrill. Collectors look for much finer coins than we find in the earth unless they are key dates. Much like the English copper coins, they are found in coin shops by the buckets full in circulated condition.

They were still in circulation when I was a kid, but they were scarce in pocket change. Buffalo nickels, shield nickels and Mercury dimes were common in pocket change until the late 1950s. Indian head pennies, not so common but found now and again.

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It's all about that moment when metal that hasn't seen the light of day for generations frees itself from the soil and presents itself to me.
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This IH coin been in the ground no more than 100 years.
The chemicals used in modern day farming do not help preserve these copper coins.

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« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2009, 05:30:07 pm »
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  Shocked I did't find one in America yet Sad

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The nice thing about finding one of these (at least in the United States) is that there is a good chance of digging up silver coins as opposed to the clads we've been using since the mid-1960's.   We can get nearly as excited finding "wheaties" (which would be cents with wheat stalks on the reverse instead of the lincoln memorial) for the same reason. 

That 1909 Indian Head you found would represent the last year that type of "penny" was minted.

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« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2009, 06:14:40 am »
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that was more likely lost by a GI in the 40ties in england,Ive never found a indian head cent over here,had a few wheat pennies and one silver merc dime and a good hand full of clad,also lost by the GIs,also found 2 one pound coins this year down in the park here in Munich,which I spent on a pint of Guinness in Warrenpoint Co Down (northern Ireland) 2weeks ago....cheers mike

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