Morgan Silver Dollar & Other Old Coins

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Hunted around a old house and a 1800's Church last week.

This is a very sad story with a kind of a happy ending.
Dug what looked like heavily rusted piece of round steel - (97-98 on the Deus - but it sounded real nice).
When I got home I did a Magnet test expecting it to be Ferrous metal - but it's not.
Thinking it could be a large Bronze Token or something else worth keeping - I put in the Electrolysis Bath.
Then I started to seeing Silver coming through and the Reeded edge.
Someone drilled a hole in this coin and I'm guessing it must have been in a house fire ?
But I did get very lucky in one way ... the only readable detail on this coin is the date - 1880.
Also, a few stars on either side of the date are still visible - (see photo of no dug coin).
Wow ... talk about good luck and bad luck being wrapped up in one find !

1880 - Morgan Dollar - (with severe fire damage)
1906 - Indian Cent
1928 - Buffalo Nickel
Small Sterling Silver Ring - (with the Zodiac sign Aquarius)

Good Hunting !

 

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[Fugio]

Tragic about the Morgan. Still beats the heck out of digging nails and can slaw! Cool find!

 

[jewelerguy]

that is one toasted morgan.

 

[Oldrvrrat57]

Nice chunk of silver! I've found a few coins over the years with fire damage, but never a silver dollar!

 

[billb]

Outstanding Achievement
Congratulations

 

[3cylbill]

E track. , I would jump for joy. I bet nobody has an 1880 Morgan like .that....with just the date showing do you think the bubbling was done on purpose ?

 

[Almy]

Latterly "toasted" if it's been in a fire! Great about the date.

 

[oldmxrat]

How cool is that to have the date intact?! Very cool finds, congrats!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

E track. , I would jump for joy. I bet nobody has an 1880 Morgan like .that....with just the date showing do you think the bubbling was done on purpose ?

Done on purpose - it's a possible but I'm just guessing this coin was in a house fire.

 

[michael NY]

Incredible save thanks for sharing it.

 

[RatherBeDigging]

Still silver though even if it got crispy. House fire seams reasonable. The 1935 merc I found at at home site I know burnt down had a less severe case of blisters on it. It still has details so it wasn't directly in the fire but got hot.

 

[ModernMiner]

Holy smokes! No pun intended.
Very cool find.
I have a toasted Barber 25cent like that.
Congrats on some great recoveries. 👍
MM

 

[DiggingSicilia]

that is one toasted morgan.

But you can see the date!

 

[Gare]

ALL in all it is still a fantastic find buddy CONGRATS !!!!

 

[Gare]

Hey bring that with you today and let me and Dan see it IRL

 

[dognose]

every find tells a story.

Good find

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

I just added a photo to my original post of a non dug 1880 Morgan.
If you look at the closeup of my coin you can still see four or five Stars on either side of the date.

 

[fishstick]

Great find and it still counts!!!! Congratz

 

[scruggs]

They're hard to find untoasted so i would take a toasted one any day, congrats on your nice recovery!

 

[pepperj]

That's a cool recovery of the toasted Morgan silver.
Have you weighed it as of yet-just wondering how much has been lost to the fire vs the true weight of a Morgan.