Man finds 222-year-old penny outside Maine church

[Robert59]

EMBDEN, Maine — Earlier this month, a man with a metal detector found a long-hidden, 222-year-old coin under a few inches of soil outside a church. The copper penny, dated 1798, comes from the first decade of American-minted money in North America.

“I found all kinds of interesting stuff while I was up there,” said Shane Houston, from his home in Charlotte, North Carolina.

https://bangordailynews.com/2020/10...inds-222-year-old-penny-outside-maine-church/

 

[Tish]

Wow, that's amazing.

 

[Jules]

Find a penny, pick it up. All day long you’ll have good luck

I’d say a 222 year old penny is good luck.

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[Lewkat]

If people get permission, they find all kinds of goodies with those detectors.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I've always wanted to rent one of those detectors and run it over my own property. Indianans lived here for thousands of years, and colonist were running around here since the late 1500s. Hopefully, they had holes in their pockets.

 

[chic]

That's awesome.

 

[RadishRose]

Fascinating

 

[AnnieA]

Love reading about finds like this.

 

[fmdog44]

Only worth $200?! Thought it would bring much more.