Drained lake hunt gives up a 1912 Russian coin...

[Bavaria Mike]

I asked a work colleague to keep an eye on a swim lake a few weeks ago that he passes by every day on the way to work, yesterday he said the lake had been lowered. So I hit it for about 1.5 hours after work. Most of the swim area is exposed and easy digging. Talked to a few fishermen while detecting, explained the usual of what I was looking for, dug a fishing weight and gave it to one of the fishermen, friend for life, LOL! Went to another swim lake and detected for about 30 minutes, total gas rebate of 4 Euros or about $6.00. Went to the field where I found the seal matrix this evening, had a light rain coming down. I got to the middle of the field when it started to down pour. Found nothing at all and got muddy and very wet. I had a good time just getting out though with no regrets. Found this 1912 Russian coin, I think it is Russian, at the first lake. Funny, I took it out and put it on the bumper of my Jeep Suzuki, changed shoes and packed up my gear then drove off. About 2 miles later I remembered the coin, Oh crap! I stopped and checked the bumper, it was still there to my surprise and here it is. Obverse.

Reverse. HH, Mike

 

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[pookie-princess of rust]

cool coin. amazing it was still on your jeep when you stopped for it.

 

[fikys]

Nice find. It is Bulgarian, not Russian...

 

[dex378]

nice coin!

 

[BlackX]

Fun find.

Nick, I'm pretty sure fikys is right that it's Bulgarian. (They just use Cyrillic like the Russians so it looks like the same lettering.) A 5 stotinki coin. See http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150297395869, for instance. Someone might have been rushin' when they dropped it though.

 

[DD-777]

DA! Cool coin find indeed. Doubt I'll ever see one in the dirt stateside...

 

[tsgman]

Nice coin Mike, amazing it was still on the bumper!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Thanks for the ID help, it is Bulgarian, a place I would love to detect!!! Maybe I will return it, LOL. HH, Mike

 

[crazyjarhead]

That would be fun to hunt a drained lake, nice coin

 

[SC_hunter]

You have some interesting places to hunt over there..always look for your finds. Nice coin.

 

[radarwill]

Cool Mike ...

Sure it's not magnetic ...

Sure looks Russian to me ...

~ Nick ~

Nick starting trouble again?

P.S. Great coin