cooltone23
Sr. Member
Hello there! Know I havenāt been posting here in a while, but between work and more work, I really have been stuck not having time . Anyways, I visited my folks out in my hometown of Rio Grande City, deep in south Texas. Got to visit the old fort and do some detecting near my mothers house.
Hadnāt been long after I started when I got my first hit, and out popped a Buffalo Nickel. The coin was in very poor condition and seems it has been in the ground since the day it was minted. The only thing I can get from the date is a ā9ā at the end. About an hour later out pops 1890 āUno Centavoā, Mexican one cent. Our town is along the border and was active during the Mexican revolution. That explained my other find, āCinco Centavosā, five cents 1915 (bottom left). The words on the face mean āConstitutional Military (Army)ā. This coin was from the Mexican state of Chihuaua.
My next two finds came later on that afternoon near my momās neighborās 100-year-old house. First popped out a Washington qtr. And can make out 194ā¦ Cant make out the rest for sure, but it may look like a 6. Itās weird how right before your going to end a hunt, you get a hit, and this was a great hit too. Near the old house where a dirt driveway runs, I got the silver I was looking for. Under only the top loose gravel pops this Barber Quarter. It was in really bad condition, as you can imagine and I had to wait until I got home to work some magic. After a couple days of slowly letting some of the grime com off and washing lightly in warm running water, the date appearedā¦ 1901 !!! Heart began to pound as the next step was to see if it had a mintmark. My eyes gleamed and my heart pounded as that āOā stared back at me . It was an awesome feeling!
Finds:
Ā· 9 Buffalo Nickel
Ā· 1915 Chihuaua 5 cents
Ā· 1890 Mexican 1 cent
Ā· 194? Washington Qtr.
Ā· 1901 āOā Barber Qtr.
Hadnāt been long after I started when I got my first hit, and out popped a Buffalo Nickel. The coin was in very poor condition and seems it has been in the ground since the day it was minted. The only thing I can get from the date is a ā9ā at the end. About an hour later out pops 1890 āUno Centavoā, Mexican one cent. Our town is along the border and was active during the Mexican revolution. That explained my other find, āCinco Centavosā, five cents 1915 (bottom left). The words on the face mean āConstitutional Military (Army)ā. This coin was from the Mexican state of Chihuaua.
My next two finds came later on that afternoon near my momās neighborās 100-year-old house. First popped out a Washington qtr. And can make out 194ā¦ Cant make out the rest for sure, but it may look like a 6. Itās weird how right before your going to end a hunt, you get a hit, and this was a great hit too. Near the old house where a dirt driveway runs, I got the silver I was looking for. Under only the top loose gravel pops this Barber Quarter. It was in really bad condition, as you can imagine and I had to wait until I got home to work some magic. After a couple days of slowly letting some of the grime com off and washing lightly in warm running water, the date appearedā¦ 1901 !!! Heart began to pound as the next step was to see if it had a mintmark. My eyes gleamed and my heart pounded as that āOā stared back at me . It was an awesome feeling!
Finds:
Ā· 9 Buffalo Nickel
Ā· 1915 Chihuaua 5 cents
Ā· 1890 Mexican 1 cent
Ā· 194? Washington Qtr.
Ā· 1901 āOā Barber Qtr.