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JaySmith New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 07/29/2020 11:50 pm I know nothing about coins. A couple of years ago, I bought a metal detector thinking I would find some pioneer era artifacts in the backyard of my rural Michigan home. I found a mangled metal dog bowl that I ran over with my lawnmower the previous summer and some rusty nails. A day or two later, I was looking out my front window when a mole popped up from under my lawn. In the little pile of dirt around his hole, there was a coin. It is an Indian Head penny dated 1898. I'm wondering if this is worth anything. Any input would be appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

Numis-Northerner Pillar of the Community Canada 724 Posts	Posted 07/29/2020 11:54 pm Judging by the amount of remaining detail I would guess it was dropped quite a while back, probably not too long after its mintage. Is your property old? Report this Post to the Staff
JaySmith New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 07/30/2020 12:05 am I live on what was apparently an old Indian trail and later a dirt road in the 1800's when the area was first settled. Report this Post to the Staff
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8065 Posts	Posted 07/30/2020 12:56 am Actually extremely well preserved considering it was in the ground for over a century by all odds. Probably $20 retail or so. Maybe $15. Probably worth more just to keep it as a conversation piece. My best finds: 1999-WAM:http://goccf.com/t/332161 1988-RDV-6:http://goccf.com/t/335954#2873459 1986-Off-center: http://goccf.com/t/335952 1999 WAM #2:http://goccf.com/t/338710&whichpage=1 1981 Double Struck In Collar: http://goccf.com/t/350199&whichpage=1 ANA id: 3194067 My Type Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/236574/ If you want to buy something or sell something or just talk, shoot me a PM! Report this Post to the Staff
Ty2020b Pillar of the Community United States 1742 Posts	Posted 07/30/2020 01:00 am Would call it AU Details, ED. Can definitely tell it's been in the ground for while. Worth hanging onto bc of the story, nice find. Not worth a whole lot with the ED, $10-$15. My AU-MS Buffalo nickel Set http://goccf.com/t/387261 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Bedrock of the Community United States 37145 Posts	Posted 07/30/2020 04:36 am to CCF. Nice find. Now make friends with the mole and sell your detector John1 ( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion ) Searched 5+ Million Cents Since 1971 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 53562 Posts	Posted 07/30/2020 08:59 am Little wear, but ED holds the value of this common date to around $5 imho, to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
JaySmith New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 07/30/2020 09:51 am I'll keep it. I'm not that hard up for 15 bucks. I bought the metal detector broken at a flea market for $20 and fixed it. Maybe I'll keep looking. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 94321 Posts	Posted 07/30/2020 11:45 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20015 Posts	Posted 08/02/2020 07:37 am Check same place for possibly more. just carl Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Bedrock of the Community United States 14594 Posts	Posted 08/02/2020 09:10 am An IHC spill over a hundred years ago . Proud Member of The Black Sheep Squadron ! In Memory of Fallen Black Sheep Mates . Report this Post to the Staff
jstav Valued Member United States 172 Posts	Posted 08/09/2020 10:28 pm super cool. I remember finding an 1898 nickel on the railroad tracks in the town I lived in when I was a boy. It was lost along the way again, nothing super rare, but still neat to find. I wondered about the people or person who had it, and if they realized they lost it. good stuff. My persistent memory of this is what eventually drove me to collecting coins more seriously, and arriving here! Report this Post to the Staff
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