What's the oldest coin you've found?

[uthminsta]

There's a list from 2010 with 19th century coins found:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2403
There were quite a few more Indian cents

[Cold-Silver]

1911 cent during my first week of sorting, nothing older than the forties since then.

[HoardCopperByTheTon]

510 BC .. from Kroton .. a delphic tripod .. ya just gotta know where to look.

[eboyfudd]

2nd Century A.D. Hebrew bronze coin from the 2nd Bar Kochba Rebellion. Looks just like

Found in a $50 bag right here in the midwest.

[scyther]

2nd Century A.D. Hebrew bronze coin from the 2nd Bar Kochba Rebellion. Looks just like

Found in a $50 bag right here in the midwest.

Nice... do you know that it's real?

[BamaJoe]

1838 Half while sorting a box.

[eboyfudd]

2nd Century A.D. Hebrew bronze coin from the 2nd Bar Kochba Rebellion. Looks just like

Found in a $50 bag right here in the midwest.

Nice... do you know that it's real?

Had a couple of LCS owner's look at it. One had no idea ... the other said he thought it was real. I'm not sure either is a real expert in the type.

J

[John_doe]

1880's Indian head cent

[scyther]

For a while mine was a 1917. Then I found a 1913. That was like 2 months ago, and I still haven't found anything older.

Last night I found a 1911. Sadly it's quite dirty and corroded, but the date's intact.

Tonight I found a 1910. It's pretty worn, but definitely better condition than the 1911.

[Numis Pam]

My oldest found in bank purchased rolls was a 1919 S buff nic

[Bigsarge]

1901 V nickel

[spacemanX]

1903 IH, next two 1910's

[Mr Paradise]

1900 IH about 6 months ago. Found a 1912 in this weeks batch.

[HD-Daddy]

1871 Indian head. 50 dollar bag of cents.

[silverhedgehog]

1860's Civil War token in a String penny roll.

[CardsNCoins]

Found in a $25 penny box back in Feb.

Constantine the Great
Obverse: IMP CONSTANTINVS P F AVG
Obverse type: Bust laureate and cuirassed right
Reverse: SOLI INVICTO COMITI
Reverse type: Sol radiate raising right hand, globe in left
Date: 313-314 AD
Mint: Ticinum
Reverse Symbol: *\:T T
Size: 20 mm

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High Resolution Scan

[copperhead57]

1892 V Nickel

[MetalJunkie]

1884 Indian Head Cent. in Toronto lol

[Cytic]

1905 IH in a Brinks box.

[Sheikh_yer_Bu'Tay]

1797 US one cent. Made with a broken die. The most prized coin in my collection.

Now if only I could find a 1787 Fugio copper, or two.....

[scyther]

1797 US one cent. Made with a broken die. The most prized coin in my collection.

Now if only I could find a 1787 Fugio copper, or two.....

Wow! How much is that worth? And did you find in a bag of pennies, or halves, or...?

[Sheikh_yer_Bu'Tay]

1797 US one cent. Made with a broken die. The most prized coin in my collection.

Now if only I could find a 1787 Fugio copper, or two.....

Wow! How much is that worth? And did you find in a bag of pennies, or halves, or...?

It was at a yard sale in a box of foreign coins. (Maybe I am cheating on the OP question a little, for it was not in circulation) I paid a quarter for it.

I took it to an LCS just to get some lively conversation about it and have it appraised. The coin shop owner was one of those guys whose attitude is all your coins are worthless junk and all his stuff is priceless treasure. I hate it when they do that. He said broken dies were common during that period and then made an insultingly low offer for it. I didn't want to sell it, just wanted to know what it was truly worth and enjoy the moment from a numismatic sense. I have not tried to get it appraised since.

I say it is the "most prized" for it heralds back to our nation's founding when LIBERTY was worth dying for. LIBERTY was the rule of the day. Who knows who held that coin? George Washington? John Jay? Thomas Jefferson?

[Sheikh_yer_Bu'Tay]

There's a list from 2010 with 19th century coins found:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=2403
There were quite a few more Indian cents

Wow! Now that's the part of coin hunting I like!!! Impressive!

[scyther]

For a while mine was a 1917. Then I found a 1913. That was like 2 months ago, and I still haven't found anything older.

Last night I found a 1911. Sadly it's quite dirty and corroded, but the date's intact.

Tonight I found a 1910. It's pretty worn, but definitely better condition than the 1911.

And today I found an 1894 Indian Head penny. It's not in very good condition, but still way better than that 1911. So I guess I won't be updating this again if I do ever find a 1909...

[Broseph]

1911 wheat for me! Found in a cent roll