Change Purse

ggossage

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Well, I was fortunate enough to find my very first change purse--and it wasn't empty; more good fortune!

I use a DFX so it rang up at 92-93 on one side and 88-90 on the other side. That wasn't typical of the nails I had been sweeping over in correlate mode 92-94 with 45 bouncing in and out. So with a shrug I dug it, thinking it was some weird bent nail. The DFX told me 4 inches, and I got down there with the DX-1 and it told me I hadn't dug deep enough. I went wider and deeper just in case it turned out to be something good; sure enough, it was!

I didn't know what I had except two very large pieces of silver! The other coins didn't get my attention yet.

You can see bits of the canvas purse remaining on and around the coins. That's the black, felt-like material that looks like dirt in the camera phone photos--it was pretty much disintegrated.
My immediate thought was pocket spill, but after pulling the two Morgans (1896O & 1881O), the V Nickel (1906), two Mercs (both 1917) and a couple of early wheats (that's all that were in the purse). The top of the purse was down below where the coins were.

Now this is my first BIG silver mind you, so I could hardly keep the camera still! Before this my largest silver was a quarter--I really don't think about finding halves or dollars, so it's not even on my radar. So when these two popped out I was shocked (very happily shocked)!

Thanks for looking and happy hunting to you all!
 

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hogge

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Congrats and welcome. Quite an incredible discovery! :headbang: The Hogge
 

Old River

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Congradulations on the great find. Keep up the good hunting....
 

RJGMC

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NICE FIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To say I am not jealous would be a terrible lie, a very big, very terrible lie! Nice pictures too!

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history hunter

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That's just too good for words to describe!! WTG
 

crazyjarhead

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Now that is a nice find. I'd be happy as &%$# to find something like that. Tells you about the time frame it was lost in. And it was full of goodies. Poor soul that lost that. I bet they cried for a while after loosing that :laughing7:
 

DANGLANGLEY

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I also have to say that this should be on the banner. Awesome find for sure. Congratulations :thumbsup: Man, you must be on cloud nine. Oh, great job telling how you found that.

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River Rat

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Most excellent finds. :icon_thumright: I bet someone cried for days over losing their coin purse, that was a lot of money in those days.

:wink: RR
 

curbdiggercarl57

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Seriously, that's one kick butt find. I've dreamed of your find, and continue to do so. Two Morgans, wow.
Carl
 

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