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Thanks for your input. 👍

That's awesome!

​@@DetectEdOutdoorskeep the videos coming and good luck in your searches

@jk3dad will do. Just need to find time. Busy with my new business but I'll be out again soon.

I hear ya and understand your point. I've been preserving coins a long time and definitely care for each differently depending on the possibility of rarity! Silver always gets a water bath 😁 You may like my preservation video with the thumbnail called "The Mermaid Copper". Hope you get to check it out! I appreciate you stopping by. Happy hunting!

So good to hear this,good luck on your adventures 😁

I have a whole video on how I clean and preserve coins. I've been doing it for years and got the technique down to a solid. Check out the video The Mermaid Coin.

New business and construction work has got me straight out. I'll get new adventures out soon.. just need to find time. Thanks for watching though! All my best to you guys. Keep finding the goods!

NH, VT and MA

Sometimes they do. It was already ruined by time. Thanks for your opinion 🤘

Never hurts to have too much land lol

Probably feel some crazy energy!

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Not necessarily. Some of the first coppers can be identified even in the absence of a readable date, as the liberty figure may be facing in a different direction or there may be a liberty cap visible. Some of the rarest, like the 1793 chain cent can be identified by the circular chain instead of a wreath on the reverse, even in the absence of a readable date on the obverse, and even in the worst condition can fetch a nuce amount. Some British and French colonials can be identified in a similar way by their unique features. The classic head large cent, incidentally, minted from 1808 to 1814, is known for the poor quality copper obtained by the mint during those years and pitting is common with many lower grade examples due to impurities in the copper used, even if they haven't been buried. But collectors wince to hear someone say they're going to use a toothbrush on any coin. Plain water should always be used, and no rough rubbing, especially if a coin is suspected of being a fairly rare one, otherwise more damage may occur that may drastically lower a very rare coin's value, because sometimes the difference in value between one grade and the very next in some cases can be hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Let a professional remove any encrustation that can't be removed with a water spray if you suspect the coin might possibly be a rare one.

@@jamesbuccigross6920 "The classic head large cent, incidentally, minted from 1808 to 1814, is known for the poor quality copper obtained by the mint during those years . . ." Why does the quality of the copper seem to be so much poorer for the large cents of this era than for the Half Cents of this era? I see a lot of poorly minted 1808-1814 large cents, but not so in the Half Cents. For many, many 1808-1814 large cents formal grading is almost useless. You have to go by over all eye-appeal. Perhaps the better copper was saved for the lower mintage Half Cents.

@@jamesbuccigross6920 I was referring to common dates. Rare dates are rare dates, but there are not many of those to be dug up. I have fished out a few very slick pre-1808 half cent and large cents from dealers junk boxes. My guess is that dealer did not look at all at the copper slick he tossed into 'junk box'. OTOH, I knew one dealer who occasionally "salted" his junk box for kids.

Not all can be pretty 🤷

Nothing around here. No major battles were fought in my area of New England. However, we find a lot of lead, both bullets and musket balls from colonial times and earlier.

@DetectEdOutdoors I didn't expect to find Civil War era munitions in Wisconsin, but we did. Good luck on your hunts and stay safe.

@Chris_Haig guess you never really know! Same to you.

Always a pleasure no matter what shape they are in! Thanks for taking time to watch. Much appreciated. I hope you enjoy my longer videos as well 🤘

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Thank you

You're welcome. Makes me happy to know my videos help others.

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You're welcome and happy hunting!

I love it! Thanks for sharing. Happy hunting!

Not much with this one. It's pretty cooked. However, if you watch my video called The Mermaid Copper, you'll see my process for old copper coins.

Thanks! 😁

It's definitely all I could assume based on what I found and the stories I've heard. It's awesome to be able to possibly figure out the story from relics and coins that witnessed the true history there. I love this hobby!

Thanks!

Indeed!

Thanks, friend!! I hope you're well. I appreciate you. Perhaps we'll meet again soon! Until then, happy hunting!!

Thanks for watching! I hope you enjoy the others as well. Best of luck on your next adventure! 🤘

I wasn't expecting anything like that there!

Awesome! I'm on social media where you might be able to send me a message. You're welcome to email me too if you want.. detectedoutdoors@gmail.com 👍

Thanks, fellas! Much appreciated.

Thanks, Brian!

Not sure which career you're speaking of but I thank you for your kind words 🙂

Awesome! I would love to visit Alaska one day. Panning for gold, salmon and halibut fishing would be incredible to do there. I hope you enjoy my content. Thanks for stopping by and I wish you all the best on your next adventure! Be safe.

Twelve years and no nuggets.. but you just never know! Maybe one day I'll be surprised 😁

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Thank you, Eve!! You as well.

Between my business schedule, life and everything in the mix, it's hard to plan hunts. I usually get out spur of the moment hence why I've been hunting solo often in recent videos. But, anything is possible. I'll think of you if I can ever plan something ahead of time!

@DetectEdOutdoors thanks Ed, I don't get to hunt with anyone, so that would be great. Tell jim I'll join him if he needs another person to tag along. Thanks again

Thanks for watching!

Thank you. That really means a lot to hear this. I do what I can to show those that can't or would like to. I appreciate you and wish you all the best on your next adventure!

Thanks, Marc! 🤘

Yes. This video tied all three together. Tried something new 🤷😁

It was verified as British. 🙂