First International Coin

[sibbley]

I hit a milestone today in my 10 months of metal detecting. Dug my first International Coin. A 1961 Canadian one cent piece. It amazes me how location 2 just keeps on giving. Nothing real old mind you, but lots to find. In fact, coin wise, the Canadian is the oldest to be recovered at this site.


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[Treasure Hunting NM]

I hit a milestone today in my 10 months of metal detecting. Dug my first International Coin. A 1961 Canadian one cent piece. It amazes me how location 2 just keeps on giving. Nothing real old mind you, but lots to find. In fact, coin wise, the Canadian is the oldest to be recovered at this site.

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Cool find. They'll keep adding up I used to live in New Mexico and about 4 years ago I started metal detecting.
I used to go metal detecting Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Park. They launch hot air balloons in this huge field and people fly in from all over the world to see it. It is currently going on now. I would go metal detect there and find coins from all over the world out there. I'd find coins from all over out there. That and a big part of the community is Hispanic and we are right by the border so I would also find tons of pesos at parks etc.

Now I am currently living in ohio and am up by the Canadian border so I find lots of Canadian coins.

I'll take any coin I can find

 

[sibbley]

BTW, the Canadian wasn't the only good find yesterday. Stay tuned, at work now, but tonight I'll post the other finds including the second best find of the day.

 

[pepperj]

Well done on the copper penny.

We quit producing them May 4, 2012
It was costing 1.6 cents to produce one cent.

In 2022, the U.S. Mint spent 2.72 cents to make and distribute each Lincoln cent. The Mint’s cost for each Jefferson nickel was 10.41 cents.

 

[sibbley]

Well done on the copper penny.

We quit producing them May 4, 2012
It was costing 1.6 cents to produce one cent.

In 2022, the U.S. Mint spent 2.72 cents to make and distribute each Lincoln cent. The Mint’s cost for each Jefferson nickel was 10.41 cents.

Holy cow!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on finding your first Foreign coin !

 

[Digger RJ]

I hit a milestone today in my 10 months of metal detecting. Dug my first International Coin. A 1961 Canadian one cent piece. It amazes me how location 2 just keeps on giving. Nothing real old mind you, but lots to find. In fact, coin wise, the Canadian is the oldest to be recovered at this site.

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Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[robertk]

In 2022, the U.S. Mint spent 2.72 cents to make and distribute each Lincoln cent. The Mint’s cost for each Jefferson nickel was 10.41 cents.

Which just means they'll either discontinue them entirely, or replace the metal content with something even cheaper.

 

[pepperj]

Which just means they'll either discontinue them entirely, or replace the metal content with something even cheaper.

Then there's the saying "It isn't worth a plug nickel"

 

[Kona Koma]

I hit a milestone today in my 10 months of metal detecting. Dug my first International Coin. A 1961 Canadian one cent piece. It amazes me how location 2 just keeps on giving. Nothing real old mind you, but lots to find. In fact, coin wise, the Canadian is the oldest to be recovered at this site.

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Congratulations