I had an hour to kill, so went back to my spot I found a half reale and seated dime almost next to each other. I decided to try a plot of grass since I was tired of dodging branches.
Got a scratchy 12-13 tone and went for it, just digging everything since I had hit this area several times. Out pops something coin shaped, but definitely not a nickel. I could make out a bust, but didn’t recognize it.
After rinsing, I could see some words and made out ‘WASHINGTON’. A short search later shows this is a General Washington Spiel Munze, or “play money”, made around 1860 by Ludwig Christian Lauer in Nuremberg, Germany. The edge unfortunately crumbled slightly as I rinsed it, but the details remain intact. Nonetheless my coolest not monetary coin find yet.
Also got a 1898 IHP right next to it
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Got a scratchy 12-13 tone and went for it, just digging everything since I had hit this area several times. Out pops something coin shaped, but definitely not a nickel. I could make out a bust, but didn’t recognize it.
After rinsing, I could see some words and made out ‘WASHINGTON’. A short search later shows this is a General Washington Spiel Munze, or “play money”, made around 1860 by Ludwig Christian Lauer in Nuremberg, Germany. The edge unfortunately crumbled slightly as I rinsed it, but the details remain intact. Nonetheless my coolest not monetary coin find yet.
Also got a 1898 IHP right next to it
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