Non-American Coins

[Rsmith44]

Hi all! i posted a thread yesterday about a coin i found recently and ever since i found that, i've been really interested in all the older coins. From your experiences, what types of non-american coins are common to find in the US, mainly on the East Coast up towards Pennsylvania. I just wanna start researching them as well so i know more about them if i ever happen to come across them out on a hunt. Thanks again!

 

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[K1DDO1979]

I'd say you have good chance of finding some old Canadian coppers and silvers down there. Old British half penny's too. I know the old American silvers are scarce up here for me at least because I've never found one yet. I did manage to find a 1853 us large cent,1876 & 1885 us nickels, a bunch of indian head penny's and countless wheat penny's though! [emoji2]

 

[Produce Guy]

Almost all of my non USA coins came from the reject slot in the Coin Star machine in the grocery store I work
at.I have over 300 non USA coins,most are from 1970-2015,but the other day there was a 1948 German coin
in the reject slot.

 

[Slingshot]

Wow, that's a pretty broad question. I would imagine about anything could turn up, I even once dug a 1200's Mongolian coin in a tree yard in Charlotte NC, my oldest coin find. I've heard of multiple Roman coin finds in coastal areas of the NE, and also remember a story from a coin rag back in the 70,s about a guy finding a Celtic coin while he was detecting around an old Indian town. So, old and new, I would imagine just about anything could turn up. I've dug a fair amount of modern foreign coinage and love finding those old British big pennies. Cheers!!

 

[Rsmith44]

Ooohhh the Canadian and British coins would be awesome to find! I've only found 4 coins ever while metal detecting like. Yes 4 coins including clad. I found 2 1978 pennies, a 1961 nickel and then an 1821 bust dime lol. so quite a change. Now i'm so into the coins and that's why i'm asking! Just so i know about them if i ever find one, that way i dont spend awhile looking it up haha. But oh wow you found a lot at the store haha. But i meant more towards finding them while metal detecting. Nevertheless, thanks for the info both of you!!

 

[Rsmith44]

Wow you seriously found a 1200s Mongolian coin? Thats awesome! That'd be the coolest thing ever haha. I can't believe people find things like that around the Northeast! I'm really shocked. Just goes to show how little i know! Only 2 months into detecting so i really wanna learn as much as i can from everyone who's done it for awhile. I'll just begin to research the Canadian and British coins for now since they seem to be most common and then look over the crazier coins like your find, when i have time! thanks again

 

[Mackaydon]

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[Rsmith44]

Thank you very much! and awesome thanks for the tip! I'll research them too!!!

 

[K1DDO1979]

Thank you very much! and awesome thanks for the tip! I'll research them too!!!

I assumed you meant metal detecting for coins. Glad I was right. The best part is you never really know what cool thing (coin or not) your going to pull out of the ground. If you like the old stuff just research your area's and always keep a eye out for potential old places. There usually pretty easy to spot. Just remember to get permission if it's someone's property first before you dig! [emoji2]
Ps. Welcome to the addiction! Haha

 

[Rsmith44]

yeah exactly thats what i love, the randomness of it. And also the potential history behind what you dig up. I just absolutely love it. But yes we got permission actually on the last spot! gotta make sure i follow the law! Thanks again for answering my question and i'll be sure to keep everyone updated!

 

[jerseyben]

Hi all! i posted a thread yesterday about a coin i found recently and ever since i found that, i've been really interested in all the older coins. From your experiences, what types of non-american coins are common to find in the US, mainly on the East Coast up towards Pennsylvania. I just wanna start researching them as well so i know more about them if i ever happen to come across them out on a hunt. Thanks again!

Despite some of the lousy responses, the question you asked is a very good one.

You will want to research the types of coins that circulated in the American colonies. Up until the 1850's, "foreign" coins were still legally allowed to circulate in the US as spendable money, despite the US minting its own coinage for almost 60 years.

You will want to buy this book: http://www.amazon.com/Whitman-Encyc...6852756&sr=8-1&keywords=colonial+encyclopedia

To answer your immediate question, you can expect to commonly find British coins (specifically halfpennies) and Spanish coins (specifically Reales) in the US. It is also possible to find Dutch coins, French coins, Portuguese coins, Chinese coins, Canadian coins, and other various European coins (German, etc).

 

[K1DDO1979]

Despite some of the lousy responses, the question you asked is a very good one.

You will want to research the types of coins that circulated in the American colonies. Up until the 1850's, "foreign" coins were still legally allowed to circulate in the US as spendable money, despite the US minting its own coinage for almost 60 years.

You will want to buy this book: http://www.amazon.com/Whitman-Encyc...6852756&sr=8-1&keywords=colonial+encyclopedia

To answer your immediate question, you can expect to commonly find British coins (specifically halfpennies) and Spanish coins (specifically Reales) in the US. It is also possible to find Dutch coins, French coins, Portuguese coins, Chinese coins, Canadian coins, and other various European coins (German, etc).

Hope mine wasn't lousy but I did forget to mentions the spanish reales! [emoji16]

 

[cudamark]

Hi all! i posted a thread yesterday about a coin i found recently and ever since i found that, i've been really interested in all the older coins. From your experiences, what types of non-american coins are common to find in the US, mainly on the East Coast up towards Pennsylvania. I just wanna start researching them as well so i know more about them if i ever happen to come across them out on a hunt. Thanks again!

The most common are modern coins from Canada, Mexico, India, China, and Euros from Europe. Tourist areas are where you're most likely to find them. For older foreign coins, you need to do some research to find areas that have that kind of history just like you do for old American coins.