halfdime
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US silver, 44D, but not something you'd recognize!
I did a post last week about a 1909 wheat and clay marble I found doing some yardwork across town. Today, I went back and did some more work, then rewarded myself by doing a bit of detecting. The house is in the 100 year range, so the finds are generally good! First signal was a surface Memorial, which isn't uncommon here. The second signal is what inspired this post! I got a pretty good penny/dime signal, but not a typical silver dime signal, and uncovered a 1944D Ten Centavos piece that the United States minted for the Philippines (okay, not sure of the spelling and too lazy to check
). It's been made into a button, unfortunately, but I guess it adds to the character. My father-in-law gave me either a quarter or half of the same thing a few years back, or I'd not have known what this was. Once MacArthur took back the islands from the Japanese, we minted coinage for them. It isn't every day that these are posted on TNet; I've probably seen more gold pieces 
. In pursuit of another signal, I excavated another clay marble (ironically, the house is on Clay Street), then turned up a 1917 Dog Tax tag from neighboring Beaver County. Within the last year, I found a 1916, and I wonder if the County keeps records of who these were issued to. I guess I should inquire. I added a quick $.60 or so in pocket change; not a bad 45 minute hunt after some work!
I did a post last week about a 1909 wheat and clay marble I found doing some yardwork across town. Today, I went back and did some more work, then rewarded myself by doing a bit of detecting. The house is in the 100 year range, so the finds are generally good! First signal was a surface Memorial, which isn't uncommon here. The second signal is what inspired this post! I got a pretty good penny/dime signal, but not a typical silver dime signal, and uncovered a 1944D Ten Centavos piece that the United States minted for the Philippines (okay, not sure of the spelling and too lazy to check
). It's been made into a button, unfortunately, but I guess it adds to the character. My father-in-law gave me either a quarter or half of the same thing a few years back, or I'd not have known what this was. Once MacArthur took back the islands from the Japanese, we minted coinage for them. It isn't every day that these are posted on TNet; I've probably seen more gold pieces . In pursuit of another signal, I excavated another clay marble (ironically, the house is on Clay Street), then turned up a 1917 Dog Tax tag from neighboring Beaver County. Within the last year, I found a 1916, and I wonder if the County keeps records of who these were issued to. I guess I should inquire. I added a quick $.60 or so in pocket change; not a bad 45 minute hunt after some work!
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