Digging Indian Head Cents

I was recently metal detecting at a local park and was getting just the usual clad coins and memorial cents when I got a crisp penny signal. I dug and was pleasantly surprised to find an 1890 Indian head cent. I would grade the coin as Good with a small amount of corrosion so it is not a numismatic prize, but it was a thrill to find a 130-year-old coin.

Edmund Smith Palm Springs, Calif.

Back in the mid ‘80s I worked as a change person in a casino in Atlantic City. My job was to carry