Dug Up Two Giant Silver Coins That Had Me Baffled??!! ....Until I got home

[Cool Hand Fluke]

Hunted a completly new area that was infested with Zodiak Tokens. Zodiak tokens are well known to the hunters in the S.F. Bay Area. These things are really discusting, they were at one time used in the peep shows in this area. After I dug them all out, 38 of them, I could concentrate on the older coins I was looking for. During the first hour I poped out a 48-S rosie and a wheatie. After that I get a perfect singnal at 4 inches and dig out this big silver coin! I didn't know what it was, I had never seen one of these before? Half the coin was covered in dirt & stains so I didn't want to clean it or rub it in the field. About 20 minutes later I dig another one! This one is identical to the first one, it was only 1 inch deep. Both are about the size of a Morgan U.S. Dollar! Both were found about 30 feet apart, how did someone loose two of these so far apart? To my surprise I look them up in my foreign coin book and discover that they are 72% silver!

 

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[GaRebel1861]

That's a good days hunt there! Since you got two, I wonder if there is more there?

 

[flatbutton]

That's some good stuff right there man! The silver is nice, and the Zippo is pretty darn cool.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

The current melt value of those Mexican coins is $6.49 each! Pretty good haul!

 

[rodarian]

Good hunt. I gotta wonder what those bells are from.

 

[leprechaun]

Sweet finds.

 

[Darrow]

Wow! Nice hunt, cool bells

 

[BigWaveDave]

the bells got me on this one...thanks for sharing!

 

[jcobb]

Congrats on all the silver today! Those pesos are huge. I love the bells too

 

[CoinHunterAZ]

Great finds, and very good photos and presentation. Good Job.

 

[68K]

Great Finds!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Congrats on all that silver, man you did well!
The markings on those silver bells lead me to think they might be Native American?

Dave

 

[Peyton Manning]

bet the bells have the best story to tell

 

[Peyton Manning]

Congrats on all that silver, man you did well!
The markings on those silver bells lead me to think they might be Native American?

Dave

nah, old spanish I bet

 

[wecoyote]

If you want to date the Zippo lighter, go here:
Zippo : Date Codes

 

[TwoRivers]

You had a good day digging in the dirt!... Those big Mexican coins are really nice!

 

[Pointman]

I always like looking at your finds. Neat batch of silver coins and relics.

 

[greaser]

If you want to date the Zippo lighter, go here:
Zippo : Date Codes

LOL I was going to ask to see the bottom as I collect them, Let us know. congrats on the great days finds.

 

[bootybandit]

Congrats on a very good hunt!

 

[bootybandit]

Congrats on a good hunt!