Silver, Buffalo, Wheat and a Very Strange 'War' Nickel

[oldmxrat]

I got a permission to hunt only the gravel driveway at an older house. Wasn't what I had in mind when I asked, but I'll search wherever I can. Ended up doing better than I thought I would.
But that nickel with the strange copper color...
New one on me.

Anyways, that's silvers #12 and 13 for the year so far!

 

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[billb]

Congratulations on another great outing
13 silvers this year is amazing
I’m looking forward to getting out there when the ground thaws some
Take care

 

[bottlecap4u]

nice for a driveway, good job.

 

[ModernMiner]

Nice recoveries. I’m looking forward to finding a Buffalo nickel myself. It’s been a while.
Congrats,
MM

 

[DiggingSicilia]

that's silvers #12 and 13 for the year so far!

13! And it's only February. I was excited to find 1. Congrats

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on the great finds !

Driveways and Parking areas are often overlooked as far as metal detecting goes.
I always carry two different size Screwdrivers in my detecting box for digging in these areas.
Screwdrivers usually work better than a diggers in packed stone.
There's also less of a chance of damaging the target.

 

[Trezurehunter]

That's not a bad outing for just searching a driveway.

 

[ironhorse]

That war nick is a strange colour for sure...you often hear about someone finding a silver or mercury plated copper cent from a school science experiment presumably..I wonder if this was the same but different lol...a copper plating on a silverish coin
I guess other than that it could have been a reaction from something in the gravel or soil

Something I've never seen or noticed before..curious find !

 

[Almy]

I would not think to hunt a gravel driveway. Your hunt sure paid off!
The golden color on the nickel looks uniform. I'd guess it is a reaction with some chemical like an iron salt. It might, for example, been near rusted iron.

 

[bottlecap4u]

I would not think to hunt a gravel driveway. Your hunt sure paid off!

Yes, struck out doing an 1860 homestead last week too much damn fill dirt, so I cherry picked the driveway, 3 silver dimes, peeps lose change going in and out of carriages/cars all the time.

 

[jewelerguy]

The composition of war nickels is 56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese. I've had some that have a slight copper-ish tint to them. Like mentioned by Almy, probably brought out the color because of environmental factors

 

[cajundetector]

I got a permission to hunt only the gravel driveway at an older house. Wasn't what I had in mind when I asked, but I'll search wherever I can. Ended up doing better than I thought I would.
But that nickel with the strange copper color...
New one on me.
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Anyways, that's silvers #12 and 13 for the year so far!

Congrats!! Hard to beat in my book👍

 

[scruggs]

Nice hunt and finds!

 

[Coinstar magnet]

I got a permission to hunt only the gravel driveway at an older house. Wasn't what I had in mind when I asked, but I'll search wherever I can. Ended up doing better than I thought I would.
But that nickel with the strange copper color...
New one on me.
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Anyways, that's silvers #12 and 13 for the year so far!

Great finds! And only in the driveway.... nice recoveries in my book!

 

[Coinstar magnet]

I got a permission to hunt only the gravel driveway at an older house. Wasn't what I had in mind when I asked, but I'll search wherever I can. Ended up doing better than I thought I would.
But that nickel with the strange copper color...
New one on me.
View attachment 2131791View attachment 2131792

Anyways, that's silvers #12 and 13 for the year so far!

Great finds! And only in the driveway.... nice recoveries in my book!

Congrats on the great finds !

Driveways and Parking areas are often overlooked as far as metal detecting goes.
I always carry two different size Screwdrivers in my detecting box for digging in these areas.
Screwdrivers usually work better than a diggers in packed stone.
There's also less of a chance of damaging the target.

Good to know...I may try that out in my driveway..

 

[Gare]

Very nice finds Thanks for posting for us

 

[Silvermonkey]

Odd looking war nickel for sure, but its in great shape. You're cranking right along with your silver total....nice!

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Odd looking war nickel for sure, but its in great shape. You're cranking right along with your silver total....nice!

Nice to see a war nickel in that kind of condition...

 

[Digger RJ]

I got a permission to hunt only the gravel driveway at an older house. Wasn't what I had in mind when I asked, but I'll search wherever I can. Ended up doing better than I thought I would.
But that nickel with the strange copper color...
New one on me.
View attachment 2131791View attachment 2131792

Anyways, that's silvers #12 and 13 for the year so far!

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[ArfieBoy]

Cool! That war nickel has a nice rosy tint... I like it! Congrats on your nice finds.