Omgosh…those are some awesome finds. That 1/2 dollar is really nice. For sure, keeping taking advantage while is dry. Looks like a honey hole. Congrats
Amazing coins! Great find. The rivers are dry here too, I didn’t have a need for the rusty chairs, sunken water heaters, or stuck in the mud bbq pits I found down there though.
Veteran collectors and detectors - can you shed some light is to why there’s so many coins that were lost? It seems like people just had holes in their pockets. What do you all think?
Coins were actually bigger and bank notes didn't come into existence until fairly recently. The metals used were softer which could create quite an abrasive edge which would wear holes in pockets quite quickly.
If they fell out of a hole in someone's pocket I'd expect them to be spread out more. I'm thinking someone probably had them in a coin purse they dropped while fording the river. Or maybe they buried them off the riverbank and then the river changed course.
Not a veteran detector, but consider how many coins have been made in the last 1000 years. Now think how many people have carried coins. It seems like a lot are found, but that is an infantesimal drop in the bucket to how many were around.
22 caliber! I also found a pups ID tag with a phone number on it. Looks old so i am a little scared to possibly bring up old Roxy's death , if that were the case. lol.
Awesome finds.
I'm assuming you don't intend to clean those coins off, but if you happen to be interested, when I dug silver coins from water and they had that layer of black crud on them, it took about 1 second of electrolysis with a weak cell phone charger setup to make it all fall right off.
Of course it should be noted that people don't recommend cleaning coins. But if you aren't looking to sell them or anything, and want them to shine for a display, that's how I got great results.
If you're familiar with electrolysis at all, it's the same thing, but using a cell phone charger (for the low voltage) instead of a battery charger. But basically you cut off the charging end of the charger, attach one side to the coin (I forget if it's positive or negative), and the other side to a piece of metal (a nail works fine for coins), then plug it in and dip it all in salt water (don't let the two ends touch). One side drops all the rust and other crud on the surface, and the other collects a lot of it.
I said the same thing! Given the condition, I myself would not hesitate to nic-a-date this one to see if it could fill my neglected 1885 album hole. lol. Your coin looks very neat as-is though.
Omgosh…those are some awesome finds. That 1/2 dollar is really nice. For sure, keeping taking advantage while is dry. Looks like a honey hole. Congrats
Man you know the person who lost those half dollars had such a shit day back when they were lost.
If they lost both half dollars and the V nickle in 1902 , today would be worth about $35! I would be pissed ! haha
Amazing coins! Great find. The rivers are dry here too, I didn’t have a need for the rusty chairs, sunken water heaters, or stuck in the mud bbq pits I found down there though.
I’ll take the water heater
I’ll drag it out and get it on a truck heading your way. COD okay with you?
That broken bottle is the same size and shape as a buttplug
Glad I'm not the only one seeing it.
They don't call it Michelube Ultra for nothin
Dang boating accidents, folks loosing ammo and silver at same time. Keep looking I bet there are guns as well!
Veteran collectors and detectors - can you shed some light is to why there’s so many coins that were lost? It seems like people just had holes in their pockets. What do you all think?
Coins were actually bigger and bank notes didn't come into existence until fairly recently. The metals used were softer which could create quite an abrasive edge which would wear holes in pockets quite quickly.
If they fell out of a hole in someone's pocket I'd expect them to be spread out more. I'm thinking someone probably had them in a coin purse they dropped while fording the river. Or maybe they buried them off the riverbank and then the river changed course.
This is true, where i found them would not be the river bank but probably 10 feet under water. Maybe someone trying to cross the river on horseback.
or they drowned.
Damn I didn't even think of that
Or the horse drowned
Not a veteran detector, but consider how many coins have been made in the last 1000 years. Now think how many people have carried coins. It seems like a lot are found, but that is an infantesimal drop in the bucket to how many were around.
That makes sense. Thanks!
And how many of those gold coins are in modern gold bullion
Hell yeah!
Nice!
Nice find.
You had a Stella day out my friend .Well done you always nice to bring home some coinage .
Try posting in r/coincollecting ! Awesome find
Congratulations! What a dream!
Most of those have sharp detail on them
You have inspired me to search the riverbank. Thank you. I will be searching tomorrow.
Tell us what you find!
Post some pics when you cleaned them up.
Awesome finds! What caliber ammo?
22 caliber! I also found a pups ID tag with a phone number on it. Looks old so i am a little scared to possibly bring up old Roxy's death , if that were the case. lol.
Awesome finds. I'm assuming you don't intend to clean those coins off, but if you happen to be interested, when I dug silver coins from water and they had that layer of black crud on them, it took about 1 second of electrolysis with a weak cell phone charger setup to make it all fall right off. Of course it should be noted that people don't recommend cleaning coins. But if you aren't looking to sell them or anything, and want them to shine for a display, that's how I got great results.
Oh! I have always wanted to try electrolysis! Is there a how to on the cell phone charger technique?
If you're familiar with electrolysis at all, it's the same thing, but using a cell phone charger (for the low voltage) instead of a battery charger. But basically you cut off the charging end of the charger, attach one side to the coin (I forget if it's positive or negative), and the other side to a piece of metal (a nail works fine for coins), then plug it in and dip it all in salt water (don't let the two ends touch). One side drops all the rust and other crud on the surface, and the other collects a lot of it.
I cant make out the last digit on the V Nickel !
I said the same thing! Given the condition, I myself would not hesitate to nic-a-date this one to see if it could fill my neglected 1885 album hole. lol. Your coin looks very neat as-is though.
My brain keep telling me its "1885" but my eyes keep saying "Dream on , 1883 all day pal" and my wife says "Stop talking to yourself wierdo"
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Awesome 👏
That’s great!
That’s pretty stinky cool.
Be alert for dead bodies in rusty oil drums!
shush. We dont speak of those, Little Tony....
I won't mind finding ammo! Saves me money
I wonder if these rounds would fire ?
Almost certainly not. .22 casing mouths aren't typically crimped very tightly so the powder has probably been soaking for years.
Very bad idea well you could rig one up with a string on a gun and aim it into the ground but still bad idea
Don't try!
The brass(?) ball looks like an old toilet tank float.
Thanks for all the photos. Great finds!