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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[E-Trac-Ohio]

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.

Good idea pepperj - just weighed my fire damaged Morgan.

Morgan Silver Dollar (uncirculated) = 26.73 grams
Morgan Silver Dollar (Fire Damage & Drilled Hole) = 25.32 grams

 

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[xr7ator]

A well circulated silver dollar can lose as much weight and more.

 

[JB Hunts]

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 !

A unique patina on that coin, even though sad...

 

[sprailroad]

I wholly agree of fire damage. I did find a British six pence in a vacant lot here at one time, bubbled up the same way, and like your Morgan, I could just make out "six pence", and "1910".

 

[Silvermonkey]

I give you much credit for taking the time to clean up that Morgan. I probably would have chucked it in the trash thinking it was just a piece of junk. Well done!

 

[Digger RJ]

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 !

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!