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Rest in Peace
United States
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as a kid I helped my father with the cement slab for the garage he was going to build. the year was 1959. we imbedded a brand new Lincoln Cent in the wet cement so you can easily see the date. Yes it's still there. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very interesting.  I opened a roll of 2014 cents and poured them into a hole I dug in the back yard last year. |
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 United States
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I opened a roll of 2014 cents and poured them into a hole I dug in the back yard last year. I say those cents will disintegrate within two years.  Dig them up next year and prove me wrong!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Really used to be a common practice to put a coin on the bottom of a concrete pour. This has been done in sidewalks, streets, home basements, etc. for a long, long time. On a project I was working on not to long ago, many construction workers threw coins under the batch of concrete for a massive street. I've seen this done in foundations of buildings for a long time. From old tales it was always supposed to be only a penny, nothing larger.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Before my parents sold their house 1970, I broke up a red uncirculated mint roll of 24 X 1964 Australian Half pennies, climbed into the roof of the house, and threw the coins to the far corners close to the eaves, where the coins could not be accessed.
They probably have quite a heavy patination by now!
A sort of 'time capsule', the coins perhaps to be found when the house is demolished.
The house was built in 1948 and still currently stands.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I actually didn't bury any coins in the yard. But, 3 years ago my mother got my son a metal detector for Christmas. We took it out in the yard and found somewhere around $2 worth of change, ALL dated AFTER we moved in!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes? The house was built in 1895, so I figured we'd at least find a few wheat cents. But all we found was my own change. I guess they made pockets better back in those days.......  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Anyways. I found 1 of the 2014 cents and dirt is basically infused into the surface. Some vinegar might help but I am all out. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Too many dateless buffalo's, huh SSK? lol I just tossed some 2015 quarters into a pile of dirt... Let's see what happens!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5828 Posts |
 This could be scientific! I'm going to put one in the ground as a control, on in a flip in the ground, one in a plastic bag in the ground and one in concreate! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Some of the Zincolns we found could be Half Cents.....or at least 3/4 cents, since many of them were corroded to the point it looked like something took bites out of them. |
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United States
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Use an airtite ;-)
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I love dirtfishing the local street and sidewalk tear-outs. I do believe the stories about placing coins under concrete. I've dug some good stuff.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Several nice stories of coin 'deposits' and 'withdrawals'. Quote:
I love dirtfishing the local street and sidewalk tear-outs. Around six years ago they replaced thousands of sidewalk slabs in my city and I wish now that I had my detector (and free time) back then. When I did buy my metal detector three years ago, I checked out my own back yard and found a gorgeous 1941 Mercury dime, along with several junky looking clad coins; nothing else was dated older than 1970. I never buried coins myself, but somewhere around 1999-2000 I had to replace the rotten walls in a corner of my detached garage (it was under a bad valley of the roof). While doing this, I had taken Polaroid pictures of how bad it was (and took 'after' pics later), and I decided to leave a photo in the inside wall. I ended up wrapping a $1 bill around the picture and then sandwiched it between two wall studs. Right now you can still see a small fraction of the edge of the photo between the 2x4s, but not the thinner dollar bill. The only way the bill will ever be seen again is if the garage is ever knocked done and the nailed studs are separated for some reason. |
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Posted 06/19/2015 5:13 pm
