1924 School Yard Hunt - Where did all these Memorials come from?!

ANTIQUARIAN · Jul 3, 2011

Detected my daughters school this afternoon for 3 hours in 92F heat! :sunny:

Not a lot of interesting finds to report, except that I found 9 Memorials all within a 1' radius. In one hole alone I pulled out 6!

I don't have the foggiest idea how these might have ended up here either! :dontknow:

Totals for the day:

2 Canadian Dimes
15 Canadian Pennies (1-1942)
9 US Memorials (dating from 1963 - 1992)
1 Copper Button
1 Very toasty coin, this ones a mystery. :icon_scratch:

It measures 33.5mm, was originally probably 34mm, worn very thin, I can just barely see a clear rim edge and has absolutely no details left on it! I think it's probably English and very old! :icon_thumright:

Can anybody help me with this one! :help:

Thanks for looking and Happy 235th Birthday America! :occasion16:

Dave

spitfire55 · Jul 4, 2011

fmerg · Jul 4, 2011

i super imposed a Edward VII's penny over one picture and matched up the marks i could see on one of your pictures
as you can see the markings match up almost exactly making your coin a Edward VII's from 1902 to 1910
but please remember that this is just a guess

the red shows the points i used to match the coin

leslie(nova scotia) · Jul 4, 2011

yo A

From the land of the Bluenose.....gud hunt at a building designed for higher education. Cute dwug!

ANTIQUARIAN · Jul 4, 2011

fmerg said:
i super imposed a Edward VII's penny over one picture and matched up the marks i could see on one of your pictures
as you can see the markings match up almost exactly making your coin a Edward VII's from 1902 to 1910
but please remember that this is just a guess

the red shows the points i used to match the coin

Thanks very much fmerg for your work in helping me with the ID of this coin. I went on to the CoinDataBase website and they are stating that the Edward VII Penny has a diameter of 20mm, where as the coin I found currently has a diameter of 33.5mm. :icon_scratch:

Farthing 1902-10 - Edward VII UNITED KINGDOM

Diameter: 20.00 mm
Weight: 2.80 grams
Bronze

I can see where the points match up in the picture that you super imposed and it does look pretty close! :icon_thumright:

Thanks again buddy,
Dave

fmerg · Jul 4, 2011

it also could be a Great Britain queen Elizabeth the 1st or second Penny the back of the coin was about the same
and the coin was about the size of our half dollar

steelheadwill · Jul 4, 2011

Hi Dave,
Kinda odd findin all those Memorials, something to do with our 'Independence Day?'..
The only guesses I can come up with on the large copper is the George III 1806 Penny issue at 35 mm, or 1797 one penny Cartwheel at 36 X 3 mm, there was also a two Penny (same design) at 41 X 5 mm. (Pictured)
I love/hate finding those 'what if' coins :laughing7:

http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pics/pen2.html
Keep those finds coming!! :thumbsup:

What are the two items below the large copper in pic #5 ?? Dimes :icon_scratch:

ANTIQUARIAN · Jul 4, 2011

Hey Herbie,

Thanks for your input with regard to my mystery coin! :icon_thumright:

Thanks for the link, I've saved it in my favourites. The two items in pic #5 are a King George 1942 CDN Penny and a copper button with a school slogan which is written in Latin. :dontknow:

Reads as follows: SPECTEMUR AGENDO with a Lion above a crest or shield.

Take care buddy,
Dave

PS. Today I found 1935, '42 & '50 Wheat Cents at an old park in Toronto! :thumbsup:

MaineRelic · Jul 4, 2011

Those Memorials came from the USA Dave

34 mm is a big copper ! A USA large cent is 29 mm . :dontknow:

Nice finds ! MaineRelic

ANTIQUARIAN · Jul 4, 2011

MaineRelic said:
Those Memorials came from the USA Dave 34 mm is a big copper ! A USA large cent is 29 mm . Nice finds ! MaineRelic

Thanks for clearing that up buddy! :laughing7:

As far as I'm concerned it's "finders keepers", sorry! :wink:

Though today I did find a 1935, a '42 and a '50 Wheat. Now they're telling me that "they want to go home after being in the ground for 50+ years"! I said, "sorry finders keepers"! :laughing9:

Trade you my finds from today for your finds from today? :laughing7:

Dave

steelheadwill · Jul 5, 2011

that CDN Penny and button are nice pieces, HH :thumbsup:

ModernMiner · Jul 5, 2011

Well done Diehard Dave. :thumbsup:

Great looking spot. How old is that school? :icon_scratch:

Congrats,
Doug
P.S. No bones this time? :laughing9:

{Sentinel} · Jul 6, 2011

You sure you weren't in the U.S.? :laughing9:

Nice Digs Dave, I really like some of those Canadian coins with the images of the King and Queen. :occasion14:

ANTIQUARIAN · Jul 8, 2011

{Sentinel} said:
You sure you weren't in the U.S.? Nice Digs Dave, I really like some of those Canadian coins with the images of the King and Queen.

Thanks very much Josh! :icon_thumright:

I just wish the soil wasn't quite so corrosive on our old coppers up here! :laughing7:

I love finding stuff in the pine needles though, everything comes out looking
as clean as the day it was dropped!

Take care buddy,
Dave

HISPAN · Jul 9, 2011

Only 235th years....

Nice finds and Dog ! :hello:

H

JW15 · Jul 9, 2011

Nice work! :icon_thumright:

steelheadwill · Jul 9, 2011

HISPAN said:
Only 235th years....
Nice finds and Dog !
H

Hispan

Sometimes we get lucky an find 400 year old stuff :laughing7:

Me and Dave might knock someday and ask you to show us around

ANTIQUARIAN · Jul 9, 2011

Re: yo A

leslie(nova scotia) said:
From the land of the Bluenose.....gud hunt at a building designed for higher education. Cute dwug!

Thanks Les!
I always enjoy seeing your finds as well! :thumbsup:

Dave

steelheadwill said:
Hi Dave,
Kinda odd findin all those Memorials, something to do with our 'Independence Day?'..
The only guesses I can come up with on the large copper is the George III 1806 Penny issue at 35 mm, or 1797 one penny Cartwheel at 36 X 3 mm, there was also a two Penny (same design) at 41 X 5 mm. (Pictured)
I love/hate finding those 'what if' coins
http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pics/pen2.html
Keep those finds coming!!
What are the two items below the large copper in pic #5 ?? Dimes

Thanks again for your help with this one Herbie and for your support buddy! :notworthy:

Dave

ModernMiner said:
Well done Diehard Dave.
Great looking spot. How old is that school?
Congrats,
Doug
P.S. No bones this time?

Thanks for your post Doug!
The school was built in 1924 and I've only covered about 20% of it so far. It's right around the corner from my house so I'll be able to hunt it for years to come. I haven't found any rings or silver here yet, but I know it's there . . . I can here it calling my name!

This schools had a number of additions, but the original sports field's still intact. I also have a feeling there used to be an electric rail car stop on the southeast corner where I took the photo showing the baseball fence, this is where I found the toasted coin. The electric rail cars stopped running past the school in the 1950's.

Take care man,
Dave

HISPAN said:
Only 235th years....
Nice finds and Dog !
H

Thanks H!
My doggie is actually a Spanish dog, via Cuba . . . she's a Havanese!

Really!

Best dog I've ever had too! :thumbsup:

steelheadwill said:
HISPAN said:

Only 235th years....
Nice finds and Dog !
H

Click to expand...

Hispan
Sometimes we get lucky an find 400 year old stuff
Me and Dave might knock someday and ask you to show us around

Sounds good to me! :laughing7:

I'd love to get the opportunity to hunt with the you guys sometime! :thumbsup:

Maine, Spain or Canada, it's all good to me!

Dave

allen · Jul 13, 2011

at least the U.S pennies was the copper type and not the junk ones !!
By the way, that is the cutest dog that ive ever seen !

ANTIQUARIAN · Jul 13, 2011

allen said:
at least the U.S pennies was the copper type and not the junk ones !!
By the way, that is the cutest dog that ive ever seen !

Thanks for your post Allen! I hear what you're saying! Our Canadian pennies from 1999 and beyond are some type of zinc copper material and breakdown in a similar way that your late Memorials do! $:-\$

I just hope that when I get my coin tumbler I'm able to save a few for the bank! :laughing7:

Dave

PS. Her name is Lilly and she's a Havanese.
She's the most friendly dog I've ever had, great with kids and with the wife! :laughing7: