Metal Detectorist Digs a Big Melted Blob of Seated , Barber Coins & a Gold Coin!

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Went into our local coin shop a few days ago and the guy behind the counter says that he has something to show me. He comes back with a stack of melted coins about 20 of them all stuck together. Most are silver coins from the 1800's, some are barber's, seated liberties, a v nickel, and a gold coin! All appear to have melted after being in a fire. On top of the stack is a gold coin! The coin shop guy said a guy dug this melted blob out of one of our local parks and then sold it to the coin shop. If I found something like this I would have never sold it!

 

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[Terry Soloman]

Way cool!

 

[digger460]

One hot fire. Leads me to two questions. What's it doing in a park, and what used to be there where the park is now? Curious on what something like that is worth. Cool

 

[masterjedi]

That is amazingly cool

 

[kingskid1611]

I would have definitely kept it.

 

[Peyton Manning]

what did he pay for it?

 

[GB1]

it is cool but that hurts my heart to see that

 

[Javadroid]

I have to agree, it is an amazing, but painful, sight. I would love to know the full story behind this!

 

[Obsessive]

Definitely too cool to ever sell. As much as Id like to know more, id also like to know how much tbe coin store wanted for it?

 

[Molewacker]

Wow, that would have been a keeper for me!

 

[BLK HOLE]

That is super cool!

 

[WaterScoop]

Cool find breaks my heart to see them as scrap.

 

[xr7ator]

Very way cool. How much to purchase it?

 

[Loco-Digger]

That is a once in a millennium find. I can't help but vote Banner, even though you did not dig it.

 

[villagenut]

That is toooooo cool! Too bad he kissed that gold coin with his digging tool

 

[pepperj]

Very cool find, once in a lifetime find.

 

[A2coins]

That's crazy

 

[sprailroad]

Man O Man, I would really of kept that, it would be a center display in my fort. Never have seen anything like it before.

 

[sprailroad]

Just had to come back again. A few post had wondered about the value or cost of something like that? Well...if I wanted to buy it, I would offer the "melt" value of silver?..Sorry fella's, could not help it.