Quarter Dollar

I agree that it was probably dropped by an American GI, so it would have value from a historical significance. Otherwise in its condition, it only worth silver value which is a little over $6.00 US at spot silver of $33.90 US. With no mint mark under the eagle on the back, it is a "P" issue from Philadelphia.

thanks for all your interest we had loads of American solders in Wiltshire where it was found near Marlborough

I can't imagine that a GI 'dropped' a VF or so quarter ... the coin would have been AU/MS at that time ... sorry to rain on on the great story of finding a WWII relic from the USA.

That said ... perhaps the fact that the USA and Great Britain are "Two countries separated by a common language" comes into play here ...




What does that mean in USA language?

David

You're the first to say a "WWII" GI. We've had bases in the UK since WWII and hundreds of thousands of Americans have been posted there. Based on the condition, it would be a safe estimate that it was dropped in the late 50's or early 60's by who knows who.

Not really. I try to watch Dr.Who on TV and can barely understand what they are saying. Maybae used to be the same but in the USA we have now changed to American, not English.
And don't forget, so many US people go there all the time, that coin could have been dropped or even thrown last week.
There are lots of US people that don't think anything of a 1943 coin. To most people a coin is a coin.

Not sure why it is so hard to believe it was dropped by a WWII GI. The point that it was AU/MS at the time. So? It was a quarter. You are telling me that if you had a brand new quarter in your pocket and you were marching through the woods that it would concern you if it fell out? No, it would not. And in 1943 a silver quarter was no different than the clad quarter in your pocket now.

Regardless, pretty cool find no matter what.

I metal detect and have found 1940's and 1950's Washies that were dropped in MS/AU condition. They came out of the ground 40 years later much the same as they went in. This coin would have needed extraordinary wear (despite the cleaning) in it's two years of circulation to have been dropped in 1945 or before.