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@docc, really nice work digging up these. With regard to the button, I am far from an expert, but the linked thread below from the metal detecting forum might point you in some good directions. Any chance there is lettering on the back side? https://metaldetectingforum.com/ind...on-id.84024/"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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 A gold coin in the ground is epic indeed.  |
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thx all - so incredibly stoked. taking the crew back tomorrow, hoping some more goodies pop.
spence - thx for the link. I'll check for an mfg after a bit of soaking.
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Amazing finds! Congrats DOCC!!!
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Looks like a lovely area to be hiking & searching in. Quote:
nickelsearcher - center mass is a button. Does it look Irish to you? It does at first glance. The harp or lyre resembles Irish coinage to my eye. Hopefully you can learn more about it. Congratulations again on your gold find.  |
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Dang DOCC, nice finds! Hopefully you'll find a hoard of gold coins buried there somewhere.
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Figured out the button, pre-WW1 US Military Band Button
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Bedrock of the Community
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I was just thinking how much money that was back then just to lose - I bet it was crazy figures now a days!
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Figured out the button Nice work! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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I swing a metal detector and have a knack for finding dirty old coins. Dirt coin restoration projects - https://www.prodetecting.com/restorationsDirt coin restoration blog - https://www.prodetecting.com/blog/ccawDirt coin dig videos - https://www.youtube.com/@prodetecting |
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Not as much as I would have thought. Based on an inflation calculator, $2.50 in 1910 is worth $85 today But in gold bullion value, it is worth around $350 - $360, right? |
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But in gold bullion value, it is worth around $350 - $360, right? Sure, to us in 2025. But to the 1910 crowd when gold was at $20 per ounce, it was like losing $85. Simply based on inflation. I swing a metal detector and have a knack for finding dirty old coins. Dirt coin restoration projects - https://www.prodetecting.com/restorationsDirt coin restoration blog - https://www.prodetecting.com/blog/ccawDirt coin dig videos - https://www.youtube.com/@prodetecting |
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Based on an inflation calculator, $2.50 in 1910 is worth $85 today. I'll be darn - I thought more also. |
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Marve - give it 6 months. Then inflation might take it up to a Bitcoin
I swing a metal detector and have a knack for finding dirty old coins. Dirt coin restoration projects - https://www.prodetecting.com/restorationsDirt coin restoration blog - https://www.prodetecting.com/blog/ccawDirt coin dig videos - https://www.youtube.com/@prodetecting |
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That's amazing! Congratulations!
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