Copper Sunday and a $100 Nickel!!! @@

ModernMiner · Feb 8, 2009

I've hunted two days in a row now. Thank God I have a forgiving wife. :tongue3:

I did race home early and wash her car for her though, being the thoughtful husband that I am. O.K. enough B.S.

I spotted this turn of the century house about a week ago, asked permission, and received a "yes".
It is in the middle of a small downtown area. Once again, NO SILVER! :tongue3:

This time I know why though. Fifteen minutes into my hunt, and old man from across the street came over to bend my ear. He said he has "hit the yard hard" a few times about a year ago with his Radio Shack detector. He said as far as silver he had only found a few Merc's, a quarter, and a nice medal of honor in the front yard.
After about 30 minutes of chewing the fat, I was back at it. I ended up digging a lot of deep wheats (6-8"). I actually dug more wheats than Memorials. Eleven wheats in all. Surprisingly, I only dug about 5 pull tabs too, but a lot of these octagon shaped thingys with a hook on the back of them. They were all over the place close to the house, so I'm thinking they are roof related? :icon_scratch:

Any ideas?
I did get one up on the old guy though. He had told me in all his years of detecting he had never dug an IH penny or an LC. Well, I got a nice 1907 IH by the edge of the driveway. :thumbsup:

It cleaned up nice, and has great detail.
The two rings look to be copper too. :icon_scratch:

No stamping on either one, but I can see the smaller one had been sized before.

Now for the $100 nickel..........
I got home, cleaned my finds, and discovered that the only nickel I had dug today was a 1943 "P" silver war nickel. So I consult the 2008 Red Book and see that it shows a value of $100.00 for a VF-20 condition.

So of course, I about soiled myself. Then I noticed that the next best grade EF-4- is only worth $1.25. :icon_scratch:

Hmmmm, can you say misprint?

So I went from a $100 nickel to a $1.00 nickel very quickly. $:-\$

The wheats are: 1918 (x2) , 1935 (x2) , 1937 , 1940 (x2) , 1941 , 1946 , 1951 , 1952.

Not a great day for finds, but it was 70 and sunny today with a nice breeze. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. :icon_sunny:

Thanks for looking,
MM

Mirage · Feb 16, 2009

When you said $100 Nickel I was thinking shield all the way. Man, I should have known better. :wink:

That is funny with the misprint.

So the first guy detects with a Radio Shack. You detect with a --------. Imagine how I could clean up with my detector.

No - I admit your POS detector is amazingly good.

On a serious note - that IH is pretty sweet looking and I know you are enjoying the warmth. :icon_sunny:

Bob

kuger · Feb 16, 2009

Ha!Ha!I had to read that twice.......I got it the second time!!!!Good one!Nice stuff :thumbsup:

Sir Digs-A-Lot · Feb 17, 2009

ModernMiner said:
My wife the Italian, made pasta and homemade meat sauce (Italian sausage & chuck roast). Yummy!
-Lish-

liftloop · Feb 17, 2009

Nice finds you found there. :thumbsup:

ModernMiner · Feb 17, 2009

crazyjarhead said:
Nice hunt Doug. Glad to see you are not getting snowed on again

Thanks Ron. :thumbsup:

silverfreak said:
ModernMiner said:

Dman said:

Nice finds. I have a 1943 P nickle I found. I wish it was worth $100.00. Maybe in about 100 years.
Dman

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Maybe I could sell it "cheap" on E-bay for only $75 if I post a picture of the "$100" in the Red Book?
-Doug-

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Nice find regardless. Those war nickels are cool.

Thanks Bryce.

Mirage said:
When you said $100 Nickel I was thinking shield all the way. Man, I should have known better.
That is funny with the misprint.

So the first guy detects with a Radio Shack. You detect with a --------. Imagine how I could clean up with my detector. No - I admit your POS detector is amazingly good.

On a serious note - that IH is pretty sweet looking and I know you are enjoying the warmth.
Bob

Bob,
After all the busting I enjoy doing on you, I was due to have my chops busted by you. :thumbsup:

My machine is amazingly GREAT buddy, not "good".
Tesoro rocks!!!!!!!!!!! :wink:

-Doug-

kuger said:
Ha!Ha!I had to read that twice.......I got it the second time!!!!Good one!Nice stuff

Thanks Kuger

Ferrous Bueller said:
ModernMiner said:

My wife the Italian, made pasta and homemade meat sauce (Italian sausage & chuck roast). Yummy!
-Lish-

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