Can you envision the quantities of silver coins that came and went?

[Excavateur]

I dug this vintage NCR drawer front under a river bridge about mid way up a steep bank after getting an "OVERLOAD" signal. It is the nickel plated brass variety and had been given a nice thick coat of paint at one time .

Now if I can only recover of the coins it once held.

Could anyone tell me the range of years it might have been made?

 

[N.J.THer]

Nice find...I can't help with the age but I wonder if it was dumped as trash or from a crime.

I've read posts from the Shark Pit with parts of an old cash registered turning up so I'm thinking they were dumped as trash. I know of some old one arm bandits that were seized by the police then dumped in the ocean minus the coins of course. This was done back in the 40s or 50s.

NJ

 

[Excavateur]

I thought it could have been left over from a crime. It is bowed somewhat that may have come from someone prying the drawer open. Let's just hope the statute of limitations is up .

 

[jrsherman]

I'm like Plehbah, I'd turn that into a wall hanger! that is a beauty, and hopefulyl you can find some coins that went with it.

Make wide swaths searching, cause they may have thrown it when being chased by the police. I only say this cause it happened with my Great-Grandfather's store inthe 40's. The crooks stole the "cash-register" alias a cigar box, got in a "high speed" chase with the cops behind them, and threw the box out when rounding a curve. Only part of the money was recovered, and I have yet to be able to search for the 10-15 dollars in silver that got missed

Good luck finding some

 

[joey]

seems like part of a crime to me from years ago! neat find!

 

[crazyjarhead]

Nice old find. Looks like the bank robbers stached it under that bridge

 

[Excavateur]

The thought of making a drawer box for some of my finds and placing this on the front for the pull did cross my mind. Before I do that I would like to remove that off-white paint which is pretty globbed on. Can anyone recommend a removal technique that won't harm the nickel plating or patina? Stripper would work I suppose it's not like this is a valuable coin. If there is a good way to get the paint off and preserve the finish I would try it first.

OK let the jokes fly about stripper(s) working.