My first Vicky

[McCDig]

Got out early this AM and detected from 8 to 10, back at the same park that produced the Williams cleaner and the half real this week. By way of many digs I amassed a fine supply of pull tabs, metal foil, and some clad, so I moved away from the "hot spot" to the north end of the field and came across two wheats along the way, each in a separate hole. Then I dug a faint signal and found that I missed on the pinpointing with the target being down and away from the sidewall. Down about 9 inches I finally broke it out and isolated a small thin silver disk that at first I thought would be a trime, it is so small. Turns out it is a Canadian 5 cent piece from the 1880s. On the reverse there is a small "H" at the bottom indicating it was struck at the Heaton Mint in Birmingham, England. In the 1880s the "H" appears on these coins minted in 1880, 81, 82, 83 and 84. This is useful in dating the coin since the reverse is very worn and the two 8s are readily seen but not the trailing number. I believe I can see it as "0". This is not the oldest England minted coin I've dug in Baltimore but it is my first Queen Victoria coin ever dug.


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[smokeythecat]

Nice going. Never found a silver Canadian until a few weeks ago in my next door neighbors lawn, it's from the 1960's though. Good going in the park.

 

[Phishfindr]

Nice coin. Congrats!

 

[McCDig]

Thx Smokey! Got in a short one before church at 11.

 

[McCDig]

Lately for me it's been less sleep, more beeps

 

[smokeythecat]

I just finished a new film, have an idea for a new one but need the cast and the script and the money and the motivation. And have to get this tooth pulled before the dentists do me in!

 

[8Reales]

Mike, it seems u are in a roll, Silver after Silver, muy bien señor.

 

[Diggin Dude]

Very nice!! Well done, congrats and HH

 

[dirtlooter]

that one puts my Canadian silver to shame, congrats

 

[scruggs]

Love the old 5 cent piece!

 

[washingtonian]

Wow, now that is cool. I love all your old finds out of Baltimore!

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Nice 1880's silver, McD! Good to see you posting, been kinda quiet in Baltimore lately...lol. Congrats on a very nice keeper...Ddf

 

[JackalopeZL1]

You are killing it again Mike!!! Congrats. Is this the same place we went?

 

[Gridwalker306]

Those are hard enough to find up here, wonder what it was doing down in Baltimore?! Congrats, Vicky coins are a fantastic find.

 

[against the wind]

My oldest Vicky is a 1919 dime that I recovered 20 miles this side of the Canadian border.
Congrats on your oldie but goodie.

 

[RustyGold]

Awesome find! Congratulations on the Vicky!

 

[McCDig]

Different park. More sports fields and woods...lots of potential.

 

[Jamie1993]

Cool coin. Congrats on the silver. You're really tearing it up. Can't wait to see your finds.

 

[trapperart]

Well done congrats

 

[McCDig]

Thx ATW! One of the YouTubers I follow found an 1800s Vicky quarter
in Texas!