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Bedrock of the Community
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It's definitely worth keeping, regardless of its condition.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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It is put away with my other "Good" ones!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Congrats on your find . Would be nice if you had a metal detector to search the rest of those grounds .  |
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Valued Member
United States
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My Opinion:
Could have been or
Should have been a Gold Coin
That's better than the Coin I find some times on the Beach Metal Detecting from the 1700's - 1800's
goldnugget
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Pillar of the Community
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T-Bop, I wish I did have a metal detector! And, thank you goldnugget!
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Moderator
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Also could there be more buried there abouts? Super find--I might just re-till the garden to see what else pops up! "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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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Spence, done tilling but I do believe I'll invest in metal detector!
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Moderator
United States
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I do believe I'll invest in metal detector! and it will pay for itself if you find much more in your garden!  "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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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Spence, my property is located near an extremely old gravel pit where they used to get rock for railroad tracks to set on.
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Pillar of the Community
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it weighs 1.47 gms The coin shows a bit of wear. If silver is suspect try the tissue test. Use a modern (non-war) nickel and a known (1964 or earlier) silver dime or the like to compare with. More food for thought. Specs, Copper-nickel 3 cents1865 to 1873 Weight 1.944 grams Tolerance 0.259 grams Diameter 17.90 mm Composition 75 Cu, 25 Ni Silver 3 cents1854 to 1873 Weight 0.746 grams Tolerance 0.032 grams Diameter 14.00 mm Composition 900 Ag, 100 Cu |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for that information Doug! I'll give that a try in the morning. I do have a question tho, if by chance the silver part of the coin shows through with out the cladding, am I to assume it may be silver?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Doug, here are the pics of the tissue test. You can see the outline of the bust but that may be the result of the staining around the bust? As you cam see it is almost the exact same diameter of the 1941 Mercury dime to its left. It has the same ring as the Mercury dime when dropped a couple of inches from the counter they are sitting on. Not sure about it being conclusive. I think I am going to give it a nice long soak in acetone. Thoughts on the results?   Edited by Jim0815
08/28/2018 08:31 am
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Jim , if you do get a metal detector I would go over every inch of your property ,not just the garden . If you have found one classic coin , you'll find more . |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That would be awesome T-Bop! I'll go over more than that.
Edited by Jim0815
08/28/2018 08:06 am
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Nice find!  |
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