Thought I found a large cent at first

[Bruinvikes]

It is a complete mud hole around my area, but it is much warmer than usual and I had to get a hunt in. I went down to an area park and I thought that I had found a large cent, but it was completely covered with mud so I threw it in my pouch until I could get home to run it under some water. After doing some research, I found a 1898 medal of the 50th anniversary of Franz Joseph's reign as Emperor of Austria. Surprisingly, this piece was only 2-3 inches deep. I will submit a couple of links in the comments for anyone interested in learning more about this medal.

Thanks for looking and happy hunting to all!

 

[Bruinvikes]

Back side of medal

 

[Bruinvikes]

http://www.coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins?main_coin=8635


http://www.medal-medaille.com/sold/product_info.php?products_id=2195

 

[jim tn]

Pretty neat find. Nice hit! HH jim tn

 

[dfmike]

The condition is absolutely incredible for an old find. Congrats.

 

[still looking 52]

That will keep the juices flowing, nice find.

 

[Bruinvikes]

Thanks everybody! Hopefully finding this piece keeps my streak of finding good stuff going from last fall. I live in NW Ohio and unfortunately the wealthier usually doesn't cooperate at this time of year.