"Back to 1819 School " .. Twenty Cent Piece !!!

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"Back to 1819 School " .. Twenty Cent Piece !!!

Sat mourning ; 5-8-10 hunt in the field was different , usually bugs drive me out of there , but today ,50 mph wind gusts made the fields I have been hunting , a dust bowl . I decided to go back to the school where I found some nice coppers and silver , years ago . Built in the 1800's & used to 1959, this old school , could provide some nice coins and relics ,but it has been pounded by many hunters since the 70's. Anything found today would be deep or in areas away from the building . Lots of new litter type junk & hot rock coal pieces , mask any deep coins .After a bunch of those zinckers and pull tabs , deep hit ... an Indian 8) 1875 ! Nice patina and in fine condition . Moved away from the building into the yard hoping to find more 125 year old lunch money. Dug some more junk and found where more coal was dumped .. ::) hot rock city . Moved near the woods "see pic " ..Indian 1876 . More wheats 1920 ,1957 , ,50 ,then a dateless toasted clad . Would this be a 1877 IH day :icon_scratch: 1966 dime , then a silver near where the out houses , were once standing. Seated quarter :hello2:. Surrounding the silver, was a bunch of rusted crap and wild rose bushes nearby..the thorns on these things can rip flesh ,which possibly kept most away . . The winds were getting crazy "40-50 mph gusts", so I left, . ..Later I am cleaning up the finds . The quartersize coin and it turns out to be different :dontknow: :icon_scratch: real different ..it's a twenty cent piece!!!!! 1875 S :headbang: The first I have ever seen ,let alone dug . Beautiful , condition ..sorry I can't get a clear shot of the mintmark S ..it is located above the letter Y in Twenty .. Lesson learned ,a site is never picked cleaned and dig the faint sounds . It may be the 1877 that is still out there ;D Thanks for stopping in , :icon_pirat: CMDdawg
 

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Re: "Back to 1819 School "

utah1066 said:
umrgolf2000 said:
Holy crap Dawg!! A 20-center?? WOw! Thats unbelievable!! Change the title of ur post!!
:icon_sunny: yep you should change the title of your post :headbang: :headbang:
I take Jeff seriously when he says things ..but he is way too busy finding great relics and coins to help change titles. :laughing1:
mobile miner said:
You really did good. :hello2: :headbang: :notworthy: :thumbsup:
Thanks mobile :headbang: CMDdawg
Mr Tuff said:
nice banner coin :icon_thumleft: MR TUFF
Hey MR TUFF Thanks for your vote... it means alot .. Thank U :headbang: CMD
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

That's a beautiful 20 cent piece. Looks absolutely perfectly problem free. :hello2:
Big congrats on that one!
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

Sweet find...My hunting buddie has been saying he is gonna find one of those.. I laugh and say no one ever finds those...You proved me wrong... congrats on a awesome coin :icon_thumleft:
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

holy cow! that's so far up my wish list, i can't even describe it. BANNER!
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

Awsome 20 Center !

Now that's what I Like !

Something Completely Different !

Can you get sharp Pics ? Especially
of the Back ?

Congrats ! Jeff
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

:hello2: :hello2:

Great find !!!!!!!! BANNER ALL THE WAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

I have not seen a twenty cent piece posted on here in two years of looking !! An awesome find DAWG !! A great addition to your collection !!! Congradulation !!!!! MaineRelic
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

Sweet find! congrats and hope you make the banner!
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

:thumbsup:
That is a great find, and I bet we will see several more Gold coins before we see another 20 center come up here. I definitely agree - Banner- and hope that you can get some sharper pics of it up for the banner. Great Job!
-Jon
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

looks like the place should be loaded, I would work it some more. congrats :headbang:
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

Wow, first 20 cent I've seen here!

HH
-GC
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

Awesome find...I never even knew such a beast existed. I've found a Canuck 20 cent which are more common but still a rarity...but nothing like yours! Looking forward to seeing this on the banner!
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

jeff of pa said:
Awsome 20 Center !

Now that's what I Like !

Something Completely Different !

Can you get sharp Pics ? Especially
of the Back ?

Congrats ! Jeff

SWEEEEEET!!!!!! You know why Jeff wants a clearer pic don't ya? :icon_thumright: Congrats!
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School "

CMDiamonddawg said:
umrgolf2000 said:
CMDiamonddawg said:
umrgolf2000 said:
Holy crap Dawg!! A 20-center?? WOw! Thats unbelievable!! Change the title of ur post!!
:o how rare :dontknow:

i dont know mintages, but i have never seen one posted and know noone whos found one! ( other than you) :laughing7:
8) I was more concerned with the 1870's Indian Heads that were popping up ..esp. finding a 1877 .. I threw it in my pouch without even looking at the reverse ,thought it was a quarter :dontknow: :laughing1:
Was one of the Indian Head pennies an 1877? Looked like the center one was an 1875, but I could be wrong. What a stellar day/find if that was the case.
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

I don't recall seing one on here before. Very nice find!

According to Coin Facts:
The Twenty-Cent Piece was an unusual denomination struck between 1875 and 1878. Because the size of the coin and the design elements were so similar to those on the Quarter Dollar, these coins caused a lot of confusion with the general public (similar to the situation that occurred over 100 years later with the Susan B. Anthony Dollar). For this reason, Twenty Cent Pieces were struck for circulation only in 1875 and 1876. In 1877 and 1878, they were available only as Proofs.
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

Neil in West Jersey said:
I don't recall seing one on here before. Very nice find!

According to Coin Facts:
The Twenty-Cent Piece was an unusual denomination struck between 1875 and 1878. Because the size of the coin and the design elements were so similar to those on the Quarter Dollar, these coins caused a lot of confusion with the general public (similar to the situation that occurred over 100 years later with the Susan B. Anthony Dollar). For this reason, Twenty Cent Pieces were struck for circulation only in 1875 and 1876. In 1877 and 1878, they were available only as Proofs.


[/quote ]Absolutely ,100 % similar to a quarter . The same problem holds true today .I thought it was a quarter because of it's size and never knew it was diff. until later . Thanks ,for the info. Neil CMD
romeo-1 said:
nice find...I never even knew such a beast existed. I've found a Canuck 20 cent which are more common but still a rarity...but nothing like yours! Looking forward to seeing this on the banner!
Thanks for your vote ,,means a lot ,romeo-1 Canuck 20 cent ,is rare indeed ..never knew they existed ..heard of the US twenty center but never thought I could find one . :headbang: Thanks again dude CMDdawg
goldencoin said:
Wow, first 20 cent I've seen here!

HH
-GC
Thanks goldencoin
Treasure $ Trekkies said:
looks like the place should be loaded, I would work it some more. congrats :headbang:
Thanks Treasure Trekkies it is loaded with bugs 2 :laughing7:
p2c said:
:thumbsup:
That is a great find, and I bet we will see several more Gold coins before we see another 20 center come up here. I definitely agree - Banner- and hope that you can get some sharper pics of it up for the banner. Great Job!
-Jon
Thanks p2c Apprec. your vote CMDdawg :icon_pirat:
cntrydncr1 said:
Sweet find! congrats and hope you make the banner!
Hey cntrydncr1 How U been ??? fantastic diamond you have there. Thank U
MaineRelic said:
I have not seen a twenty cent piece posted on here in two years of looking !! An awesome find DAWG !! A great addition to your collection !!! Congradulation !!!!! MaineRelic
Thank You very much MaineRelic ..yes it will be the one and only :headbang:
KyFreeBird said:
:hello2: :hello2:

Great find !!!!!!!! BANNER ALL THE WAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for your support and vote KyFreeBird 8) 8) CMD
jeff of pa said:
Awsome 20 Center !

Now that's what I Like !

Something Completely Different !

Can you get sharp Pics ? Especially
of the Back ?

Congrats ! Jeff
Thanks Jeff CMDdawg
dwayne sueno said:
holy cow! that's so far up my wish list, i can't even describe it. BANNER!
Hey dwayne sueno Glad U like this one dude ..it is not a Mass shilling but what a thrill it was to stumble across such a rare bird ..Talk about Luck . Thanks for your vote :headbang: CMDdawg
Brian W said:
Sweet find...My hunting buddie has been saying he is gonna find one of those.. I laugh and say no one ever finds those...You proved me wrong... congrats on a awesome coin :icon_thumleft:
When you least expect it ..BAM I was looking for coppers :laughing7:
Nate in Ohio said:
That's a beautiful 20 cent piece. Looks absolutely perfectly problem free. :hello2:
Big congrats on that one!
Thanks ,Nate Rev. side , tarnished and scratched from environment .. dawg
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

Way to go guy ! That is such a rare find ! Gold coins are found quite a bit more frequently
than twenty cent pieces - BANNER- all the way !- I don't think I've seen another posted on t-net
in almost four years that I've been looking . Argentium.
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

Nice looking coin :icon_thumleft:
 

Re: "Back to 1819 School " found lunch money .. Twenty Cent Piece

Now thats one you never see dug!That and the dollar are the two members of the Seateds I have not found myself,awesome dig!!!! :thumbsup:
 

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