Ballpark clad hunt yields a big, LITTLE silver surprise, 1853 , and a sword !

[MaineRelic]

My wife is sunbathing with our daughter in sunny florida this easter. I am here in cold maine, puppysitting our baby papillon pup all alone. I could not be happier!! Got 2 do just what I want! Today that was listening to my xmas tesoro sing easter music 2 me!! I have been working The weed house site across the steet and having pretty good luck for a greenhorn. Today I decided I needed a change of scenery so I went to a local bball park with a big long south facing bank. It was still a little frozen, an inch or so at 10:00 this morning. 22 degrees last night. But I could get through it. Was considering this practice and was picking up a fair amount of clad. when I got a good deep signal. Got my first washinton quarter 1941, 8 inches down. Got another signal same hole my first war nickel 1945 ! I was pumped ! Still a signal in hole 1950 wheat, I could not believe I had found a spill there that the other M.Ders had missed ! Now I was really fine tooth combing this area! 6 feet away got another good signal, 6 inches down was the toy sword. A foot away from that had a good faint signal. dug at least 10 inches down, out poped a toy coin or so I thought right next to the toy sword ! Then I wondered what did they make toy coins out of so that they come out of the ground all nice an shiney! I thought maybe it was a small silver token scince it did not have a face profile on it. After 3 hours I had 2 go home and tend puppy and clean up finds! Looked at toy coin under mag glass , UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1853 I could not believe my luck! On back thirteen stars around edge with roman letter III surrounded by a cresent. I had found An 1853 silver 3 cent piece. HAPPY EASTER TO ME !! also $ 2.43 in clad

 

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[TN-Joe]

Congratulations! I believe that is a 3 cent nickle. Super nice find.
Joe

 

[seger98]

Wow, nice find on the 3 cent nickel, looks like it's in nice shape!

 

[BuckleBoy]

That ain't a Three Cent Nickel!  That's a Three Cent Piece made out of SILVER--also called a "Trime." 

The 3c "Nickels" were made out of nickel.   


Excellent find there!  16 Years, and I've never found one!


-Buckleboy 

 

[MaineRelic]

That ain't a Three Cent Nickel! That's a Three Cent Piece made out of SILVER--also called a "Trime."

The 3c "Nickels" were made out of nickel.


Excellent find there! 16 Years, and I've never found one!


-Buckleboy
AMEN !! Buckleboy A silver 3 cent piece !

 

[Evolution]

Buckleboy is right. Here is the difference........Picture on left...silver 3 cent piece, Picture on right 3 cent nickel. (both front and back)

 

[Evolution]

Sorry. I forgot to say Nice Find

 

[Digginman]

I have never seen one of these coins. Outstanding.

DM

 

[Captn SE]

What a feeling you must have to be able to go to your local ballpark and dig up a 3-cent silver!!! Amazing!

Your other finds aren't that bad either, but that 3-center just stands out....WAAAY OUT!!!

Major congrats to you,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[954hunter]

excellent hunt.

 

[vegasmetsfan]

SWEET FIND CONGRATS!!

 

[Genool]

Very cool 3 cent piece. Thanks for sharing...

Happy Easter..

 

[birdman]

Man what a find ! Three centers are hard to come by!! Big congrats and HH.

 

[Bridge End Farm]

awesome hunt

 

[sparkymaster]

Excellent finds!!

Love the coin and the knife from the clue game is cool as well.

HH

sparkymaster

 

[halfdime]

Congrats on a great find! I've found some very nice old coins over the years, but never one of those.

 

[john37115]

Congrats on the III cent silver. I have never seen one.

 

[skierbob]

You had a great day. Congrats on the Trime. That's a rare find indeed.
Bob

 

[lockman209]

Very nice finds for sure. Congrats

 

[SgtSki in MI]

VERY nice Trime, Sealouse!

It's funny that you mentioned that you thought it was a play coin. Usually (well, actually, ALWAYS so far) it goes the opposite for me. I find a little silvery-looking thing, so I think Half-Dime or 3c Piece and wrap it up carefully in tissue until I get it home. Then I clean it off and YAY!!! yet ANOTHER Uncle Sam Play Dime!!!

I'm glad it ended up the proper way for you, at least.

WTG!!!!!!!

-SgtSki