Tin Foil
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Hi all. This is my first post and a recap of my first few months of MD "keepers."
The V Nickel is the first "oldie" I found. It was found in a grove of old oaks at alongside a river. The site just "looks old," but I had to hit it about 6-7 times before I got anything pre-1960s. I nearly gave up on the site, but decided to give it another shot and out pops an 1888V in great shape (was originally almost brick red). When I realized what it was, I stuffed it in my pocket and was almost afraid to look at it--fearing it would somehow turn into a regular old Jefferson! I know it's not much for many of you, but I was pumped. Interestingly (?), the nickel has some raised "streaks" from about 9-2 o'clock on the obverse and 9-4 o'clock on the reverse. It really appears to be extra nickel and not corrosion. I haven't seen anything like it on other nickels. Any ideas guys? FYI, I found the large sterling ring on the same hunt.
The silver pendant is a sailboat and was found near a local sailing club. I'm in the process of trying to find the owner.
The 1902 Indian Head Cent was found in a POUNDED local park here in town, so I was pretty happy to find it as a greenhorn. FYI, the cent was green (i.e. probably not a recent drop) when dug, but for some reason I decided to give it the acetic treatment
The 1864 and 1903 IHCs were found at an 1860s school house yard--now a private residence with a very nice owner! Both those IHCs were reading ~67-74 on the AT Pro VDI and were ~6 inches deep. The 1864 would be in great shape but had some sort of trauma and I can't see the ribbon well enough to tell +/- L.
The silver dimes were all found in local parks and usually come in in the 80-84 range at ~4-8" on the ATP.
Thanks for reading guys!
The V Nickel is the first "oldie" I found. It was found in a grove of old oaks at alongside a river. The site just "looks old," but I had to hit it about 6-7 times before I got anything pre-1960s. I nearly gave up on the site, but decided to give it another shot and out pops an 1888V in great shape (was originally almost brick red). When I realized what it was, I stuffed it in my pocket and was almost afraid to look at it--fearing it would somehow turn into a regular old Jefferson! I know it's not much for many of you, but I was pumped. Interestingly (?), the nickel has some raised "streaks" from about 9-2 o'clock on the obverse and 9-4 o'clock on the reverse. It really appears to be extra nickel and not corrosion. I haven't seen anything like it on other nickels. Any ideas guys? FYI, I found the large sterling ring on the same hunt.
The silver pendant is a sailboat and was found near a local sailing club. I'm in the process of trying to find the owner.
The 1902 Indian Head Cent was found in a POUNDED local park here in town, so I was pretty happy to find it as a greenhorn. FYI, the cent was green (i.e. probably not a recent drop) when dug, but for some reason I decided to give it the acetic treatment
The 1864 and 1903 IHCs were found at an 1860s school house yard--now a private residence with a very nice owner! Both those IHCs were reading ~67-74 on the AT Pro VDI and were ~6 inches deep. The 1864 would be in great shape but had some sort of trauma and I can't see the ribbon well enough to tell +/- L. The silver dimes were all found in local parks and usually come in in the 80-84 range at ~4-8" on the ATP.
Thanks for reading guys!
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