FamilyFun2010
Full Member
- Apr 16, 2010
- 145
- 30
- Detector(s) used
- Bounty Hunter, Whites Spectrum XLT, Whites TRX pointer
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
So, there I was, helping my dad build a sewing table for mom (she's become a pretty good seamstress since she went to semi-retirement) dad tells me go get his drill out of the washroom. So, i'm looking around fussing about all the junk he has stashed in there when I move a box down from the top shelf and there sits a Maxwell coffee can back in the corner. Now, in the 40+ years i've been all over that house, in every nook and craney imaginable, even got stuck once when I was 11 and dad had to cut part of the wall out to rescue me, I never saw this coffee can until now. So, being the curious minded person I am, I picked it up and immeditally thought "WOW! This thing is way to heavy to have old coffee in it." When I peered inside I saw SILVER! WOOHOO!! 
Right on top of all the coins was a very nice 1944 Merc. I found the drill and took it AND the coffee can to the sewing room, finished helping dad and afterwards asked him about it. He said he had forgotten about it. lol My parents started collecting the coins the day they were married (Nov 29, 1969) I was born almost a year to the day later. He was pretty reluctant to let me take them home but after some convincing i.e. begging and promising to count and catalog them he released them into my custody. Here's the count and some pics for your enjoyment. Thanks for looking and HH
Nickels - 240 with one Buffalo
Washington Quaters - 3 (1938 or 39 all i can see is the top of the numbers, 1944,1956)
Kennedy Half-dollars - 4 - 1 Bicent, 1972x2, 1 1974
Mercs - 2 - both 1944 (Pics included)
Rosies - 5 - 1946, 56x2, 60, 61
Barber - 1 - 1914 (Pics included)
Wheates - 248
Canadian coins
2 Quarters 1968 and 69
3 nickels 1964,68,72
3 dimes 1955,68,75
14 pennies 1940, 59,61x2,63,64x2,65x3,68,70,74,80
And 1 unknown gold coin. Going to post it in the "What is it" section.
I'm going to do a year count on the nickels and wheats and see what the oldest one is.
Sorry post is so long but just very excited! lol
HH everyone
Right on top of all the coins was a very nice 1944 Merc. I found the drill and took it AND the coffee can to the sewing room, finished helping dad and afterwards asked him about it. He said he had forgotten about it. lol My parents started collecting the coins the day they were married (Nov 29, 1969) I was born almost a year to the day later. He was pretty reluctant to let me take them home but after some convincing i.e. begging and promising to count and catalog them he released them into my custody. Here's the count and some pics for your enjoyment. Thanks for looking and HHNickels - 240 with one Buffalo
Washington Quaters - 3 (1938 or 39 all i can see is the top of the numbers, 1944,1956)
Kennedy Half-dollars - 4 - 1 Bicent, 1972x2, 1 1974
Mercs - 2 - both 1944 (Pics included)
Rosies - 5 - 1946, 56x2, 60, 61
Barber - 1 - 1914 (Pics included)
Wheates - 248
Canadian coins
2 Quarters 1968 and 69
3 nickels 1964,68,72
3 dimes 1955,68,75
14 pennies 1940, 59,61x2,63,64x2,65x3,68,70,74,80
And 1 unknown gold coin. Going to post it in the "What is it" section.
I'm going to do a year count on the nickels and wheats and see what the oldest one is.
Sorry post is so long but just very excited! lol
HH everyone
Attachments
Upvote
0
