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

allen · Jul 14, 2011

looks like your daughter loves her too ! :thumbsup:

steelheadwill · Jul 14, 2011

A Couple of Cuties :wink:

I think your Cents are now copper plated steel, ours still zinc...
The the way I invest in copper is stockpiling pre 82 (and the one out of 8 or so 1982s) US Cents.
A copper Cent is 2.88 Cents worth of scrap

http://www.coinflation.com/coins/1909-1982-Lincoln-Cent-Penny-Value.html
You can purchase large sorters and Cents by the pallet, though I can't find the site now.
here's an interesting discourse on copper,
"Copper was a form of money in antiquity and it was a form of money in the U.S. We started de-valuing our currency when the large cent became small. A large cent had real purchasing power. Note how our two cent and three cent lost its usefulness. I think the end of a currency is when the least amount of denominated monetary metal becomes worth more than the face value of the coin. We are there now - copper cents are indicating a tipping point in our currency. When we see plastic colored cents like in a board game....we know our currency has failed us with no hope of ever regaining our trust again."
HH :thumbsup:

ANTIQUARIAN · Jul 14, 2011

allen said:
looks like your daughter loves her too !

She's my daughters BFF! :thumbsup:

steelheadwill said:
A Couple of Cuties
I think your Cents are now copper plated steel, ours still zinc...
The the way I invest in copper is stockpiling pre 82 (and the one out of 8 or so 1982s) US Cents.
A copper Cent is 2.88 Cents worth of scrap
http://www.coinflation.com/coins/1909-1982-Lincoln-Cent-Penny-Value.html
You can purchase large sorters and Cents by the pallet, though I can't find the site now.
here's an interesting discourse on copper,
"Copper was a form of money in antiquity and it was a form of money in the U.S. We started de-valuing our currency when the large cent became small. A large cent had real purchasing power. Note how our two cent and three cent lost its usefulness. I think the end of a currency is when the least amount of denominated monetary metal becomes worth more than the face value of the coin. We are there now - copper cents are indicating a tipping point in our currency. When we see plastic colored cents like in a board game....we know our currency has failed us with no hope of ever regaining our trust again."
HH

Herbie your right about our CDN Pennies now being copper plated steel. When they come out of the ground, all the grass sticks to the plating and they look like they're growing a beard! :laughing7:

I just hope tumbling will help clean them up enough for the banks coin counter to accept them when I turn them in this winter! :dontknow:

I'll have to look into saving my "copper cents" and selling them for scrap like you do with your pre-1982's. :icon_thumright:

Have a great weekend buddy,
Dave

steelheadwill · Jul 15, 2011

ANTIQUARIAN said:
allen said:

looks like your daughter loves her too !

Click to expand...

She's my daughters BFF!

steelheadwill said:

A Couple of Cuties
I think your Cents are now copper plated steel, ours still zinc...
The the way I invest in copper is stockpiling pre 82 (and the one out of 8 or so 1982s) US Cents.
A copper Cent is 2.88 Cents worth of scrap
http://www.coinflation.com/coins/1909-1982-Lincoln-Cent-Penny-Value.html
You can purchase large sorters and Cents by the pallet, though I can't find the site now.
here's an interesting discourse on copper,
"Copper was a form of money in antiquity and it was a form of money in the U.S. We started de-valuing our currency when the large cent became small. A large cent had real purchasing power. Note how our two cent and three cent lost its usefulness. I think the end of a currency is when the least amount of denominated monetary metal becomes worth more than the face value of the coin. We are there now - copper cents are indicating a tipping point in our currency. When we see plastic colored cents like in a board game....we know our currency has failed us with no hope of ever regaining our trust again."
HH

Click to expand...

Herbie your right about our CDN Pennies now being copper plated steel. When they come out of the ground, all the grass sticks to the plating and they look like they're growing a beard! I just hope tumbling will help clean them up enough for the banks coin counter to accept them when I turn them in this winter!

I'll have to look into saving my "copper cents" and selling them for scrap like you do with your pre-1982's.

Have a great weekend buddy,
Dave