Somewhat Mysterious

[Royn2751]

I thoroughly enjoy reading Today's Finds and marvel at the volume of treasure coins, gold of all descriptions, military and civilian relics and other seriously interesting artifacts that the detecting fraternity saves on a regular basis.
Since the Wuhan virus I like many have found increased opportunities to detect.
I've found my share of "Good" stuff and have posted much of it here.
I, however am a bit intimidated to post finds that some might deem silly.
I'll take a shot with this post:
I took a trip to the Jersey shore earlier this week. It was perfect for detecting. Low tide, warm water, Nor'Easter a few days before and not too hot.
Detecting the wet sand and shallow surf yielded a pocket full of bottle caps (despite all my efforts to discern any difference from a nickle) and an equal assortment of modern clad. The point of my post is a 1947 Canadian penny that I dug from the surf. As evidenced by the following pics, it is in remarkably pristine condition.
Sure, there's many Canadian tourists at the shore. Sure it could have been a recent drop but that's the equivalent of getting a collectable condition Wheatie in change and then immediately losing it.
Any thoughts or opinions?
Thanks!
HH

 

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[Plumbata]

I think you're right about it basically being like a fresh change wheatie that was lost recently, cool find! Reminds me of when I was walking to class and spied a shiny 1955 roosevelt sitting on the sidewalk in all its glory. Not sure if a modern drop or eroded from the front yard adjacent the sidewalk, but it was pretty darn interesting to find a silver coin ON it, not buried like usual in the medians!

 

[DCMatt]

That is a mystery... It looks like it was just dropped.

Maybe something to do with the metal make-up? 98% copper, 0.5% tin and 1.5% zinc



Perhaps someone with more knowledge of metal can comment.

Regarding the Canadian cent on a US beach: I usually vacation in Cancun each August. My most common find on Cancun beaches is US pennies. But that should come as no surprise. The Cancun Hotel/Tourist Zone was created to attract American money.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[unclemac]

i used to take those Geo VI's out of my retail pocket change up into the 80's, I even would find 47 maple leaves too...pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. They traded at parity all along the U.S. border back then and we all had Canadian coins in our pockets. I am guessing that the older ones stayed in better shape perhaps because folk would toss them on the dresser as curiosities, only to be spent later by someone else.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice bunch of coins!