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silverstash119 Valued Member United States 182 Posts	Posted 10/24/2020 11:38 pm Zoomed in on the shiniest thing I could find in your lot... I'd assume this is conglomerate, which would contain chunks of other rocks all mixed together in an ancient riverbed and cemented over time/pressure. Can't tell what it is from the picture, it'd be great if it were gold, but it'd be more likely to be pyrite or mica lending any shininess. The melted down "coins" are likely just iron deposits or other smaller rocks mixed in the stone. Can't tell if any of it is man-made concrete or conglomerate stone. Here's info on conglomerate so you can compare. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Con...te_(geology) Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189053 Posts	Posted 10/26/2020 5:40 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Nells250 Pillar of the Community United States 781 Posts	Posted 02/24/2021 5:50 pm Not sure if this is a joke or not... but YES mica comes in various shades, and pyrite is a famous "fool". I still haven't taught myself to tell the difference between authentic conglomerate and concrete. But if you are REALLY finding actual coin bits, perhaps they are simply coins dropped during a construction project... UNLESS some strange person decided to hide their stash in cement... sorta like Mack the Knife "hiding" a "friend" after "meeting him"... Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19186 Posts	Posted 02/24/2021 6:14 pm Chunks of coins. Some one or some thing had quite a time grinding them up. Maybe an alien spaceship used a 19th century bank as a launch pad--all that heat and pressure. Edited by ijn1944 02/24/2021 6:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Nells250 Pillar of the Community United States 781 Posts	Posted 02/24/2021 6:22 pm ijn1944 - hehehheeeee Maybe counterfeits? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96892 Posts	Posted 02/24/2021 7:00 pm Looks like standard leftover construction debris that is usually buried in the yard when a house is built. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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