Fooled - thought it was an old big copper

Murray8144

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Well since I haven't found any silver in a few weeks I thought I'd post this...thought it was a $$ old copper when I first pulled it, but I guess a dollar coin is ok

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I wish I could earn a buck a hole, wouldn't need to work anymore
 

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Hey you found something I don't have. I think I've only dug six silver coins since the banner August I had
 

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still way better than me today :

looking good :
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not so fast....

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boy do I hate those washers ! :BangHead:
(3 times today and 0 coppers at the end of the day...)
 

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This reminds me of when I was new to metal detecting when I found a steel disc, about the size of a quarter at a school. I thought it was copper and was almost sure I had just found my first half cent and was all excited for the rest of the day. I started to get scared because I noticed it looked like iron/steel so I scraped the side to check (I would not do this to any suspect coin nowadays, I would much rather check with a magnet), sure enough it was silver colored. I was so upset that my "Half Cent" was a steel washer. Looking back I'm surprised I did not noticed the rusty steel look at first, It looked more like a nail in terms of color :), there's a chance it could be an old token too but I'm pretty sure it's a washer. I still have it as a reminder of that day :).

Fortunately you found out it was not a copper quickly instead of going on all day thinking you found a half cent ;)
 

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NICE SACAWEGGA COIN FIND , IF I SPELLED IT WRONG JUST BEAR WITH ME .
 

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I got one this spring. Had to Google it. Never seen one before.
It's probably the only recent American coin that doesn't corrode.
 

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