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You have a great history of coin finds, MrPink2018.   |
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Australia
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An 1881 Adelaide Industrial Exhibition medallion. .925 Silver 3/4" dia. with the entire Lords Prayer on the obverse. Sadly it was pretty toasted. Detected in 3 inches of hard clay under an outdoor sand volleyball court at the local high school.   The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient.
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An 1881 Adelaide Industrial Exhibition medallion Nice find! |
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Found an 1898 coin roll hunting.
I "found" and 1878 Morgan SD in a bag of silver dollars :)
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I "found" and 1878 Morgan SD in a bag of silver dollars :) Well played! |
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United Kingdom
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I found an 1860 British penny in change in England in late 1970 or early 1971, just before decimal currency was introduced. Post-decimalisation my oldest find was a 1912 shilling in 1977. Theoretically now the oldest coins that can be found in circulation in the UK are 1971 1p and 2p pieces, which I find on an almost weekly basis, but I did find a 1944 farthing (slightly smaller than a 1p) in a £1 bag of pennies last year. The oldest US coin I've had in change on numerous visits to the States is a 1942-D Wheat penny, but I had a 1939 nickel once in change in Panama! Elsewhere the oldest coin I remember getting in change was an 1897 20-rappen piece in Switzerland in 1981. My oldest identifiable detector find was a fourth-century AD barbarous radiate. Edited by NumisRob
02/20/2023 2:15 pm
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United Kingdom
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I've never found anything that old on my trips to the US - but everytime I go I take a handful of old stuff to spend :)
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Nice finds, NumisRob! |
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United States
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My record is a 1897-P IHC, off the sidewalk, Plano, TX. Thinking back, G details, damaged, cleaned. |
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United States
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CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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Australia
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The oldest thing I've found was this 1885 Victorian shilling whilst noodling 10 cent coins.  |
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The oldest thing I've found was this 1885 Victorian shilling whilst noodling 10 cent coins. Very nice! |
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Excellent finds and thanks for sharing the stories!
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Very nice! |
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