I metal detected most of my oldest US coins, though I have one from a 25 cent junk bin. Metal detecting seems to have given me most of my oldest coins, I have found around 30 coppers since I started relic hunting in 2014, most date from around 1600-1800. All five of my 1600's coins in my collection were dug by me. 1783 Nova Constellatia, 25 Cent Bin 1786 Connecticut Copper, Dug 1785 New Jersey Copper, Dug 1795 Liberty Cap, dug by my mother during a trip to my favorite cellar hole with my family. She gave it to me. 1798 Large Cent, 25 Cent Bin 1803 Large Cent, 4 of them. 3 dug, two are in EF-AU Details. One cull one (corroded, spoons, and cleaned) purchased off of eBay. Two dug 1803 cents, each one cost the price of gas to travel out to the site, five minutes away. They are two of my favorite dug coins, after the first copper I dug (1723 Wood's Hibernia, in May 2014) Dug September 2014 Dug April 2015 I also dug a pretty corroded one in June 2014, looks to have VF-EF details too, but is incredibly corroded. 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1787 New Jersey 1C Maris 38-Y. Ironically bought it is Boston, maybe some day Ill buy a Massachussets silver in Jersey.