Dont dis the Wheaties

[Bev]

Don't dis the Wheaties

Went on a hunt yesterday with some friends in the woods. I did a little detecting, bottle digging and just plain exploring and was sad when the sun and the temps went down.
I ended up near a large tree and got a good signal. 6 inches down I pulled out and "I dunno". After wiping it off and peering at it with no glasses I realized it was a penny. Out here? Way out here? A crummy penny? Well, alright. It's a coin. "Thank you for the coin" I said out loud to whoever was listening. A minute later I pulled out another in the same hole. Ok... Thank you... then in the same hole I got a V nickel!
This morning I cleaned them off with a Q-Tip and had a nice surprise. The V nickel is 1901 - One penny is 1911 and the other is 1918! Very very nice. I think I'm going to try that linseed oil that talked about in Indian Head Penny posted earlier!
I also included a curious little piece of plate uncovered. If it's recognized I'd love to know more!

 

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[kevkirki]

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Yep...love the wheats nice dig

 

[kayden]

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WTg

 

[worldtalker]

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Bev,Best thing about woods hunting is the ground not being frozen,have at it till the snow gets to deep!!Nice V nickle and wheats!! God Bless Chris

 

[digsomemore]

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Nice finds some times finding a penny is a good thing I know I dig a lot of trash lol HH

 

[olekyground]

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Good finds! I have only had the pleasure of digging one V nickel in 5 years. I think mine was a 1912. Great finds!

 

[Bev]

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Thanks guys! Sometimes after a few hours of trash, a penny seems like gold! It just tells me there is more out there just waiting for me!

 

[jewelerguy]

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good find on that V-nick. those are one of my favorite finds

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

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Nice hunt Bev! nothing suprises me anymore in this hobby.what a cool piece of porcelin!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

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Those finds would put a smile on my face! Cool plate fragment!

 

[Just some Guy]

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Great finds!!!

Happy Hunting,

Dan

 

[baylorhall]

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Great finds. Love the china piece!!

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

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I never dis the Wheaties, I liken them to buying scratch tickets.
I've managed two 1909-S VDB's, (both horribly ground damaged),
and a beautiful 1914-D, which I managed to slash Lincoln's neck with my digging tool.
But they partially managed to fill the void in my heart as well as a couple slots in the old coin folder.
Great hunt!
Nice V!
Carl

 

[ivan salis]

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remember this --anywhere one finds wheat cents --theres a excellent chance of finding silver coins too--because the last wheat cents were minted in 1958 and the 90% silver , dimes and quarters and halves lasted until 1964 (6 years after they stopped making wheat cents ) SO FOLKS THAT HAD WHEAT CENTS IN THEIR POCKETS WERE TOTING SILVER COINS AROUND AS WELL FOR "POCKET CHANGE"-----and anywhere they was v nickles and old pre 1920 wheat cents you might even possibly find a gold coin * as gold coins where around in that time frame * NOT COMMONLY CARRIED DUE TO THEIR HIGH VALUE ( A DOLLAR WAS A DAYS WAGES) BUT THERES A CHANCE , WHO KNOWS? --so your right NEVER DIS DA WHEATIES.

 

[Bev]

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remember this --anywhere one finds wheat cents --theres a excellent chance of finding silver coins too--because the last wheat cents were minted in 1958 and the 90% silver , dimes and quarters and halves lasted until 1964 (6 years after they stopped making wheat cents ) SO FOLKS THAT HAD WHEAT CENTS IN THEIR POCKETS WERE TOTING SILVER COINS AROUND AS WELL FOR "POCKET CHANGE"-----and anywhere they was v nickles and old pre 1920 wheat cents you might even possibly find a gold coin * as gold coins where around in that time frame * NOT COMMONLY CARRIED DUE TO THEIR HIGH VALUE ( A DOLLAR WAS A DAYS WAGES) BUT THERES A CHANCE , WHO KNOWS? --so your right NEVER DIS DA WHEATIES.

I like it- and I do try to keep it in mind- I would love to find one of these big silvers that have been hiding from me! I do have a few barbers and mercs though which bring a smile to my face!

 

[Nooberz]

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Great finds. Not too bad of a V there!

 

[thrillathahunt]

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Bev, if you are going to soak your wheats in Linseed oil, keep in mind there are two types, "raw" and "boiled". Boiled Linseed oil contains solvents.

 

[NolanTheExplorer]

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Neat pottery shard! That would look great in a shadow box with all your other nice finds from that spot.

 

[Deno]

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Bev, I usually don't care much for Wheaties,

But I like yours. Congrats on the V nickel.

Be careful with that shovel.

 

[Doc Arey]

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Great Finds, wish my Wife was into detecting!