OUCH!!

[bk]

I hope no one ever does this to a coin. This would have been one of my finest seated liberty coins had I not put a gash in Miss Liberty. This is what carless digging can do.

 

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[bk]

In case you can't see the gash, here is another picture. The coin has been in a coin holder for a long time and the toning has has the appearance of blood coming out of her leg.

 

[ZumbroKid]

So that is the toning you mentioned on the phone? Other than that it looks very nice.

 

[hollowpointred]

man thats a shame . other than that the coin is beautiful! I'm afraid Ive scratched a few myself. nothing as cool as that though...........then again Ive never found anything that cool!

 

[JakePhelps]

owww, thats too bad What were you using to dig/pinpoint it? Thats why i always dig my holes a little bigger than i think, almost always hit large iron stuff with my shovel but it hardly ever breaks

 

[Snee]

It's too bad it got damaged, but even still it's an awesome coin! Is that tarnish or what is it actually? It's the same thing that's on the upper left of the back of the coin, I guess. Good job all the same!

 

[bk]

Snee,
Coin collectors and dealers refer to that as Toning. Usually a high grade silver coin when exposed to air will start to tarnish (tone). Spotty toning like on this coin is not as desirable in my opinion (forget the jab mark). The toning in the upper left, if allowed time, would eventually cover the entire coin. This can take years if not decades. This coin has been in a 2X2 for close to 20 years.
Rainbow toning is most desirable. The darker colors are usually toward the outside edges and become lighter toward the middle.
I didn't mean for this to be Numismatics 101, but hope that answers your question.

 

[nhbenz]

Bummer...nice coin though. Just two weeks ago I put my trowel through a DeWitts bitters bottle. I've convinced myself it had to have been cracked, as I didn't jab it too hard.

 

[bk]

nhbenz,
I wish I could have thought that.
By the way, I like your Geico caveman guy.

 

[Snee]

nhbenz,
I wish I could have thought that.
By the way, I like your Geico caveman guy.

Is that what that is? I was thinking it was someone from Planet of the Apes or something? hmm

 

[nhbenz]

Hi again Snee. Bk is quite right about my avatar. Its from a commercial that cracks me up! Hey does anyone know the best way to dig a bottle dump? I should probably start a different thread on this, but in the spring I've gotta' hit the site where I messed up the bottle I broke.

 

[bk]

To dig bottles correctly, you need to dig a hole next to were the bottles are and then work at the side of the hole. Its a lot of work but can be rewarding.

 

[lonewolfe]

OUCH!!!

 

[Knipper]

Re: OUCH!! ...and birth of a legend!

BK will probably kill me for this, but I was there the day he dug that coin. He was off just a fraction of an inch in pinpointing. I believe the coin was next to some lilac bushes and was actually buried quite shallow for its age, so the signal was loud. No doubt, it was the last thing he expected to see when it was recovered!

In any case, after this accident, we gave him a hard time! In fact, a new term was invented that day that continues over 25 years later in our club. Any coin recovered with a gash from a digging tool or probe, is said to have a "Kennedy Mint Mark".

He's been a good sport about it, and I hope he'll forgive me spilling the beans. BK is a great detector operator, and this happens so infrequently with his recoveries (and as you can see, he recovers a LOT!) , that its a shame it happened with this particular beautiful coin! I've seen him recover delicate sterling jewelry items intact with filagree and silver components finer than sewing thread! Still, I've heard the term expressed now from other clubs throughout the Midwest, so the legend has spread in the telling of the tale!

By the way, BK, that's a great pic of that coin, extra mintmark and all!

Knipper

 

[dudes2112]

I have a similar coin with the extra mint mark as well! You'd think a bonus mint mark would increase the value, but somehow it does not...

Dudes

 

[Swanie1]

How woulld you like to gouge a rare coin like this 1916 D that I dug up a number of years, ago. I, always, used a 9" screwdriver to probe with. There were only 264,000 of them minted. I've kicked myself, over and over, for thiis careless mistake. I dug it up in a local park, near a ball diamond.

 

[bk]

Thanks Knipper!
Thanks for rubbing it in. LOL

Swanie, Double OUCH!
Kinda makes ya sick don't it?