CACHE of 114 COINS FOUND ON BEACH

[cpt scuba]

did i miss the question about the years and nationality of the coins .. this will tell much of what and where

 

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[Jackrabbit]

Some of these coins are NAZI SILVER COINS

They would be zinc actually.
Cool find.

 

[Connecticut Sam]

Very interesting.

 

[Whydah]

I have been back to the spot 2 times now and have found only a handfull more here and there.... Also a white gold ring on that same beach and about a hundred yrd away from that spot this past Winter....

 

[maipenrai]

Great find! I suspect it is from some ones coin collection, and not natzi coins for buying provisions, doubt they took a pocket of coins to the local 7/11. Where ever they come from, they are yours now, so you can start your own collection of world coins! Congrat!

 

[Connecticut Sam]

Many great comments.

 

[Tuberale]

Heck of a find there. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Whydah]

We still can't figure out how they got there!

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I think what you have is what I call a "hurricane cache" (I heard that term used elsewhere but I like it) Basically what happens is this, a hurricane comes ashore, the winds and storm surge destroy houses and buildings and when the waters recede items are washed out. I'd guess that your collection was on it's way out to sea when whatever container it was in broke open, or got caught up and came apart later. I've heard stories of similar caches being found along the gulf coast, and it only makes sense that they would be found anywhere that hurricanes make landfall.

There are stories that tell of huge amounts of coins being lost to the surge here during Katrina, (both collections, and from businesses) and I'm hopeful I may track one down one of these days.

 

[Whydah]

can't believe this was 5 yrs ago already...what a day...

 

[ToastedWheatie]

Sounds like it was quite a day. But I don't see what the year range ended up being? The oldest and the newest?