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More Goodies From The Bible Camp
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Old Post Posted 07/20/2023  12:55 am
It was a good time. The three of us go back to the mid-1970s. It was so nice to spend time together.
Forum: Metal Detecting Finds
 
Coinstar Finds! (Including Bank Counters And Other Machines)
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Old Post Posted 07/18/2023  11:55 pm
After a drought of several months, I found this beat up 1947 Canadian silver ten cents piece. It even had a bit of rubber band stuck to King George's head.


Forum: Coin Roll Hunting
 
A Nice Selection Of Inexpensive British Coppers
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Old Post Posted 07/18/2023  11:14 pm
I haven't purchased many coins so far in 2023, but have picked up a few nice and very reasonably priced coins on eBay. I didn't pay over $16.00 for any one of these coins. Here they are.

A real nice 1773 George III Half Penny:



A red and brown 1895 Victoria Farthing:



A mostly brown Uncirculated 1902 Edward VII Penny:



A gorgeous full red Gem BU 1929 George V farthing. I love this one!



And finally, a red and brown 1936 George V Penny:


Forum: United Kingdom (Great Britain) Coins

More Goodies From The Bible Camp
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Old Post Posted 07/18/2023  11:06 pm
My buddies Mike and Rick, whom I've known since my high school days (we're all now in our 60s), got together with me for the first time in years for a metal detecting hunt at the Lutheran Bible Camp in south-central Wisconsin. I've detected there for years.

The camp was kind enough to let us stay overnight in a retreat center built in 1977. The camp dates back to 1944, but there were older buildings on the lake front property previously.

In our two days of detecting we dug up 206 coins! My two best finds were a 1943-S silver War Nickel and a 1943 Mercury Dime. I also found a worn 1909 Lincoln Cent in a hole along with a high grade 1934 Lincoln. All of these were found on the small slope going down to the lake.

While I was climbing up and down that slope, over and under trees, Mike decided to detect right outside the entrance to the retreat center where we were staying. Amazingly, he found a 1917 Walking Liberty Half Dollar along with a 1937 Mercury Dime. He also found an old, heavy silver bracelet.

Earlier, he also found a 1953 Washington Quarter down by the lake.

No silver for Rick, but he found nearly a roll full of clad quarters.

The three of us had a great time and plan to go back again either this fall or next spring.




Forum: Metal Detecting Finds
 
NGC Grading Of An 1826 Proof Farthing
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Old Post Posted 05/26/2023  2:07 pm
I'm just curious. What grade did this coin receive?
Forum: United Kingdom (Great Britain) Coins
 
Silver Coins Melted At The Mint, 1968-1970.
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Old Post Posted 05/26/2023  2:03 pm
Very interesting information. Thanks for sharing this. My father had a number of brand new 1964 Roosevelts in his collection. I would guess he pulled them out of circulation around this time since most of his collection was circulation finds.
Forum: US Modern Coins
 
I Dug Up A High Grade Mercury Dime (1943)
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Old Post Posted 05/26/2023  12:55 pm
No acetone. I just poured a little water over it and decided to leave it as is.
Forum: Metal Detecting Finds
 
What Inherited Coin Has Been In Your Family The Longest?
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Old Post Posted 05/26/2023  11:15 am
When my mother died in 2020, I inherited this 1899-S Gold Eagle. My paternal grandmother gave it to my father when he graduated from high school in 1939 and he kept it for the rest of his life. (He died in 1999).

My grandmother was a librarian in Texas. Her husband was a partial invalid, so he didn't work much. She raised and supported three sons. All three received advanced degrees; two as pastors and one as a medical doctor. Unfortunately, I never asked for the backstory on this coin, how a librarian kept a ten dollar gold coin through the Great Depression to hand down to her oldest son.
Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coins
 
I Dug Up A High Grade Mercury Dime (1943)
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Old Post Posted 05/26/2023  11:07 am
I went back to an older park along Lake Michigan yesterday, searching the hillsides below the park. At the top of one section of the hill, just a few feet inside the bushes from the grassy lawn of the park, I dug up this very nice 1943 Mercury Dime.

From its condition, it must have only been in circulation a short time before being dropped. It looks to have nearly full split bands and still retains some luster on the reverse.

It was my only decent find of the day, other than a spill of twenty Lincoln Cents along another hillside trail. Unfortunately, they were all copper Memorials or corroded zinc cents.

Forum: Metal Detecting Finds
 
I'd Avoid This Ebay Seller
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Old Post Posted 05/24/2023  6:24 pm
The percentage of fake coins on the eBay ancient coins pages is getting depressing.
Forum: Ancient, Greek, Roman, and Medieval Coins
 
A Semi-Key Jefferson In My Car's Change Tray (1939 S)
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Old Post Posted 05/24/2023  5:59 pm
I like to go through all the change I receive, looking for any circulation goodies. I missed this one, though.. I happened to look at the coins sitting in the catch-all tray in my Chevy Equinox today and saw an older Jefferson.

To my great surprise, it turned out to be a 1939-S! It's well-worn, but it is a 1939-S. I don't know how I missed this one.

*** Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark to Title. It's very important to have in the title. ***

Forum: US Modern Coins
 
I Am Opening An Optical Store
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Old Post Posted 05/04/2023  6:10 pm
Today's detecting trip, on the hillsides along Lake Michigan, resulted in finding four pair of glasses. I have never found so many in one trip.

I also dug up a 1920-D and 1925 Lincoln Cent, a live round from a World War II era M-1 Carbine and this big sea shell. I have no idea if the shell is a geologic remnant from when the hill was part of Lake Michigan's shoreline or if it was dropped by someone who found it on the beach.


Forum: Metal Detecting Finds
 
Purchases From The South Shore Coin Show In Milwaukee, WI
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Old Post Posted 04/23/2023  4:21 pm
It is the no "AW" variety. I was looking for the designer's initial's yesterday and couldn't find them. I just assumed they weren't struck with them, not that this is a variety for proof coins.
Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coins

Purchases From The South Shore Coin Show In Milwaukee, WI
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Old Post Posted 04/21/2023  4:48 pm
My friend Bill and I went to the South Shore Coin Club show in Milwaukee, WI this morning. It wasn't an overly big show, but there were some very nice coins to be seen, especially U.S. coins.

I came away with two purchases. The first was a 1941 Walking Liberty Half Dollar graded Proof 66 by PCGS. It has deep mirrors and an attractive crescent swirl of gold toning. My photos don't do the coin justice. A proof Walker has long been on my "want list".

The other was a 1907 Indian Head Cent. The dealer had it graded "MS-63 Red". It looks to be a nice, original red coin.

It was my first coin show in a year, so it was nice to get out and have a bit of money in my pocket to spend.






Forum: US Classic and Colonial Coins
 
Another Large Cent And My First Gold Ring
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Old Post Posted 04/20/2023  10:15 am
I have been out several more times in the last month hunting the wooded hillsides along Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, WI.

While I'm not finding a great deal, I have discovered enough goodies to keep me coming back.

In the last month I have found an 1855 Braided Hair Large Cent. This one, like the 1852 I found during the winter, must have been nearly new when dropped. However, this one has some surface corrosion and isn't as nice at the 1852.




This 1883 "With Cents" Liberty "V" Nickel is the first one I have found.




Then there was this nice 1895 Indian Head Cent.




I also found my first ever gold ring. I didn't even need to use my metal detector to discover it as it was lying on the surface of the ground on a steep hillside below a park. It is little, weighing only one gram, but it has a 10K hallmark and two tiny diamonds.




I also found this little gold ring. It's only half a gram and doesn't have any hallmarks, so I'm not sure if it's gold or not. It was pretty awful looking when I dug it up, but a soak in lemon juice greatly improved its appearance.




Spring growth on the hillsides is starting to make detecting more difficult, but I hope to get out one or two more times this spring.
Forum: Metal Detecting Finds
 
France 1792 30 Sols ( 1/4 Ecu)
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Old Post Posted 04/14/2023  12:11 pm
What a great find. Congratulations!

Where do you live?
Forum: Metal Detecting Finds
 
Charles 1 Silver Coin ID Help Please
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Old Post Posted 03/25/2023  2:15 pm
This was a great find. Congratulations on having it authenticated.
Forum: United Kingdom (Great Britain) Coins
 
More Goodies From The Hillside
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Old Post Posted 03/24/2023  11:13 am
Our winter here is SE Wisconsin has been a series of 5-8" snowfalls, followed by warming periods that melt away the snow.

I have been able to get out to the hillside along Lake Michigan several times in recent weeks. My best finds were a 1914-D Barber Dime (my second Barber dime), 1910 and 1917 Wheaties and a heavy silver ring, which I dug up from under a fallen tree.






Forum: Metal Detecting Finds
 
Continuing List To Show Everyones Latest Acquisitions
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Old Post Posted 03/24/2023  11:07 am
A frosty little 1905-B Swiss 1/2 franc.



Forum: "Post Your..." Gallery Topics
 
ID Help On A Victoria Regina Jeton Or Token
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Old Post Posted 03/17/2023  6:00 pm
The diameter on this piece is 16 mm.
Forum: United Kingdom (Great Britain) Coins
 


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