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1820 Large Cent, Oldest Coin Yet! 11/19/2009
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I have been amazed that my two oldest coins have come from "hunted out" public parks.  These are parks where I regularly see other detectorists.  There was even another person's plug a few feet away from when I dug this coin.  And this is an area of the park I had been over many, many times over the years.  This 1820 large cent is now the oldest coin I have found while metal detecting.  It is in poor condition, but the date is clear.  This is also surprisingly, the first large cent I have found.

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    I'm Nick A. and I am a metal detector hobbyist in Central Ohio.  I have been metal detecting for 20 years, and currently use the Minelab E-Trac detector.

    I am always happy to find silver coins (made before 1964) for my collection, as these are no longer in common circulation.

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