My first 'lead' 1941 quarter??

[mk4125]

Searching a new permission and got a nice mid-tone signal. I guess this is a first for me...a lead imprint of a 1941 quarter.

 

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[Aureus]

Never seen anything similar. It sure is a very cool find! Congrats!

 

[against the wind]

Very easy to do.
A 4 lb. lump hammer. A steel plate. A piece of sheet lead, and a quarter. WHAM!!
Congratulations

 

[scruggs]

Nice one!

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Cool! I'm liking the reversed lettering and images too...definitely a neat find! That's a first for me...thx for sharing, Ddf.

 

[washingtonian]

I'd take the 1941 Quarter...

 

[CRUSADER]

They have been doing this ever since coins were around. Seen a lead print of a Roman Coin, & many others through the ages.

 

[Obsessive]

Pretty cool find. But still, why?

 

[vpnavy]

Nice find mk4125 - some people have way tooooo much time on their hands!

 

[CRUSADER]

Pretty cool find. But still, why?

To see how cool it looks, no reason other than what went through their mind at the time. Lead is easy to melt so anyone could do it.

 

[Diggin Dude]

That's something you don't see everyday.... congrats and HH

 

[RVRoamer74]

Cool find indeed ! A first I've seen. Thanks for sharing and Congrats for finding.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the cool find

 

[pepperj]

Cool recovery! Something that I've never dug up before.

 

[ScubaDetector]

Pretty cool find. But still, why?

Easy answer. Vending machines. I have two lead nickels, one is a buffalo. Back then machines were not sophisticated enough to tell a fake coin from a real one. Want a candy bar or a soda? Use a lead coin. Looks like they never finished it or never intended to. We will never know.

Both of mine were water finds.

 

[texjim]

Pretty neat...

 

[mk4125]

Easy answer. Vending machines. I have two lead nickels, one is a buffalo. Back then machines were not sophisticated enough to tell a fake coin from a real one. Want a candy bar or a soda? Use a lead coin. Looks like they never finished it or never intended to. We will never know.

Both of mine were water finds.

That makes sense..fake coins for vending machines!

 

[4x4x4]

....I LOVE stuff like that .

 

[HighVDI]

Neat, neat find. Congrats

 

[against the wind]

Pretty cool find. But still, why?

That's an easy one to answer. Lead costs practically nothing. Some people will buy anything. If you have some spare time and a willingness to risk getting caught,, (this is a form of counterfeiting), you could probably get a dollar a coin at a flea market. Maybe more for half dollar or dollar coins.