IWillFindTheGold
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I found this beautiful bunch today, all in the same hole.
According to my research, this is an area of the park that used to be open but is now forested. There are currently two large trails that intersect this area of the park. Most people never leave the main trails to find the smaller, older trails from long ago.
The aerial city archive photo I've been using for reference is from 1954, and the dates of the coins I have found so far closely match that time frame. For instance, two weeks ago I found a 1954 Canadian half dollar in this area. It was located just inside the forest section showing in the 1954 aerial photo. (I use the 1954 photo overlayed in Google Earth and a gps unit to pinpoint the location.)
In today's find, the dates vary a lot, but they are still from around that time. I found these right in the middle of a disused path. (Never assume that great coins won't be right under the middle of a path!) I've been systematically checking this forested area (which as I say used to be open to the sky by the looks of the 1954 photo). The area I was working today would have, once again, been slightly inside the forest in 1954. As I dug the hole into the path I found burnt embers like firewood, so it might have been a campfire area at that time.
There are 3 quarters, 5 dimes, 7 nickels and 4 pennies. I can't see the date on the oldest quarter, but it's a George V, so it's 1936 or older. The little guy has seen a lot of circulation. You can't even see the words "CENT" or "CANADA", let alone the date. But it's beautiful to me.
The other quarters are 1944 and 59.
The dimes are 1958, 59, 60 and 2x63.
The nickels are 58, 2x60, 2x63 and 2x64.
The pennies are 56, 60 and 2x63.
I love metal detecting!
According to my research, this is an area of the park that used to be open but is now forested. There are currently two large trails that intersect this area of the park. Most people never leave the main trails to find the smaller, older trails from long ago.
The aerial city archive photo I've been using for reference is from 1954, and the dates of the coins I have found so far closely match that time frame. For instance, two weeks ago I found a 1954 Canadian half dollar in this area. It was located just inside the forest section showing in the 1954 aerial photo. (I use the 1954 photo overlayed in Google Earth and a gps unit to pinpoint the location.)
In today's find, the dates vary a lot, but they are still from around that time. I found these right in the middle of a disused path. (Never assume that great coins won't be right under the middle of a path!) I've been systematically checking this forested area (which as I say used to be open to the sky by the looks of the 1954 photo). The area I was working today would have, once again, been slightly inside the forest in 1954. As I dug the hole into the path I found burnt embers like firewood, so it might have been a campfire area at that time.
There are 3 quarters, 5 dimes, 7 nickels and 4 pennies. I can't see the date on the oldest quarter, but it's a George V, so it's 1936 or older. The little guy has seen a lot of circulation. You can't even see the words "CENT" or "CANADA", let alone the date. But it's beautiful to me.
The other quarters are 1944 and 59.
The dimes are 1958, 59, 60 and 2x63.
The nickels are 58, 2x60, 2x63 and 2x64.
The pennies are 56, 60 and 2x63.
I love metal detecting!
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nice little spill find
