counterfeit coin

gxray · Feb 26, 2010

I returned to a field that has been giving up CW relics and coins. Five mins into the hunt my first target was a sweet sounding coin signal. I carefully dug and out popped a silver coin the size of a dime. I was pretty excited since my friend found an 1840 seated liberty dime and an 1810 real there last weekend. I put the coin in my cig pack until i got home to clean it. After rinsing the coin , It had a greenish black patina on one side and what appeared to be a rust spot on one edge. Upon closer examination , I couldn't make out much detail on the coin but I could see that where the corroded edge was the silver plating had come off and the rest of the coin seemed to have a sort of bubbling appearance on the surface. I can barely see a few letters here and there and it almost appears that the words "ONE DIME" may be on the blackish side. I also found a brass pineapple piece and what may be a piece of candle snuffer or bell or something. As I'm walking along the edge of one of the fields, I spot some piles of bottles and chunks of chimney and stuff in the woods. I started digging through the bottles. Found a few intact soft drink bottles( Mountain Dew and White Lightning and Pepsi bottles) and lots of hot sauce bottles and the like.

Thanx for looking and HH y'all.

kuger · Feb 26, 2010

Hard to tell but your"Pineapple",appears to be part of an early trigger guard

curbdiggercarl57 · Feb 26, 2010

If you have a scanner, it can be easier to scan then trying to photograph small items. Otherwise I'm at a loss. Really would like to see the counterfeit.
Carl

Iron Patch · Feb 26, 2010

Yes better pics would be nice and I would say there's more to the story because a single patch of rust doesn't really fit even if it's a counterfeit coin. I wonder if it was a pin or something else with an iron attachment.