1860's 1-2-3 cent pocket spill
Last Thursday it was too wet to plant anything here in NW Ohio, so my son Tom and I hunted a local farm house where I had found a 1830 large cent a month ago.
Had an unreal day! Tom found 4 IH and a V nickel. I found 6 IH - one of which was all hammered up with a hole punched in it. Also a 1856 Napoleon III French coin - why here?
My favorite finds were an 1868 2 cent coin and an 1869 3 cent nickel! The three 1860's coins were all in the same hole, about 6 inches down, right in the front yard. The IH and the 2 cent were face to face, causing the coloration on the IH. When I twisted the core of dirt apart, they both fell out onto the grass and "clinked" together. I knew what the IH was, but didn't know what the other coin was until I saw the 2 on it. Like a good boy, I (luckily) ran the rest of the dirt in my hands past the coil, there was another one in there! I had high hopes it was old too, and was shocked to find it with a III on it. What a strange old pocket spill. I still can't believe it.
Also found a cast eagle head, perhaps a cane head, or maybe a flag pole top? Not sure what it is made of, perhaps copper.
Last Thursday it was too wet to plant anything here in NW Ohio, so my son Tom and I hunted a local farm house where I had found a 1830 large cent a month ago.
Had an unreal day! Tom found 4 IH and a V nickel. I found 6 IH - one of which was all hammered up with a hole punched in it. Also a 1856 Napoleon III French coin - why here?
My favorite finds were an 1868 2 cent coin and an 1869 3 cent nickel! The three 1860's coins were all in the same hole, about 6 inches down, right in the front yard. The IH and the 2 cent were face to face, causing the coloration on the IH. When I twisted the core of dirt apart, they both fell out onto the grass and "clinked" together. I knew what the IH was, but didn't know what the other coin was until I saw the 2 on it. Like a good boy, I (luckily) ran the rest of the dirt in my hands past the coil, there was another one in there! I had high hopes it was old too, and was shocked to find it with a III on it. What a strange old pocket spill. I still can't believe it.
Also found a cast eagle head, perhaps a cane head, or maybe a flag pole top? Not sure what it is made of, perhaps copper.
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