Really Different Silver- Thanks Hurricane Issac!!

[shanegalang]

We've been digging a bunch of relics and coins from a new field that is giving up everything from colonial to 1940s items. Got out there after the torrential rain that the area got during hurricane Issac's pounding. We were making a lot of "eye ball" finds, clay marbles, glass buttons etc. like we always do after a lot of hard rain.......the water washes the top of the sugar cane rows down exposing the goodies beneath. I got to the end of a row and just as I spotted another pretty marble I got a loud beep from my Cortes. I took my eyes off the marble and looked down where my coil had just passed and this coin was staring back at me. Someone did a really great job of popping the coin out into a bubble and drilling 2 holes in it. Looks to us like a tie tack. The coin is a 1944 D Philippines Ten centavos. Here's a little history-
Philippines Coinage under U.S. Sovereignty

The Philippines was ceded to the United States as part of the settlement between Spain and the United States at the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898. A self-governing commonwealth was established in 1935. The U.S. granted the Republic of The Philippines full independence on July 4, 1946. During the United States administration, Congress was responsible for issuing coinage. The first U.S./Philippine coins were minted in 1903 in Philadelphia and San Francisco and bear both the Identities of the United States and "Filipinas" (Spanish for The Philippines). During the commonwealth period, coinage was issued primarily at the Manila Mint ("M" mint mark). During the Japanese Occupation no Philippine coinage was issued. In 1944 and 1945 coins were only struck at the Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco Mints.

 

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[bluehunter1973]

very unique find

 

[VOL1266-X]

I did not even know the U.S. mint made those or even heard of one being dug Shane. A rare find. You guys had a great hunt AGAIN!!
The rairity of recovery makes that a BANNER find and I'm nominating it as such. WTG & HH, Quindy.

 

[shanegalang]

very unique find

Yes sir it is........I'm really excited about it. Not just a rare coin but shaped into a tie tack. Perhaps the guy who went thru that trouble of making it spent a tour in the Philippines with the Navy? He would have been very proud to go to the trouble of making this into a tie tack.

 

[shanegalang]

I did not even know the U.S. mint made those or even heard of one being dug Shane. A rare find. You guys had a great hunt AGAIN!!
The rairity of recovery makes that a BANNER find and I'm nominating it as such. WTG & HH, Quindy.

Thanks Q........That very morning Buckleboy and I had chatted about all the things that were washed into sight by the rain and how it would be awesome to find a coin or military button that had also been exposed..........then it happened. So then we started saying, "We are going to find a gold coin"!! Guess that mo jo will manifest itself at a later hunt :P

 

[JanThorCro]

Very cool find.

 

[Nooberz]

Sweet Filipino coin! We've had 3 or 4 of those come up this year on our Ohio forums. Although its a different find its by no means rare to find. I think the story of how it washed up after Isaac is more of a rarity.

 

[Gunrunner61]

Sis is gonna be jealous now!...................HH Cool find

 

[shanegalang]

Sweet Filipino coin! We've had 3 or 4 of those come up this year on our Ohio forums. Although its a different find its by no means rare to find. I think the story of how it washed up after Isaac is more of a rarity.

Thanks a million for the reply...............Im really excited aboiut it...........

 

[CRUSADER]

Thanks Q........That very morning Buckleboy and I had chatted about all the things that were washed into sight by the rain and how it would be awesome to find a coin or military button that had also been exposed..........then it happened. So then we started saying, "We are going to find a gold coin"!! Guess that mo jo will manifest itself at a later hunt :P

Dad & I have had many a similar conversations. I once shouted 'come on Roman Silver' & 20 paces & the next dig was a near perfect Roman Silver. Its the only one we have had from that field. I should have said Roman Gold.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Man, that was one cool find! I like how we talk about what we're gonna dig, then dig it. Let's talk about a seated coin next time and see what gets dug. Hey, you doin anything Saturday?

-Buck