First silver with the new machine! And a mystery copper

Chimacum87 · May 28, 2014

Finally got out today after a few solid weeks of studying for finals for a bit before the weather drove me in. Found a nice wee silver in mint condition practically. A 1919 silver 3 pence George V and a mystery copper I can't identify due to corrosion. If you look closely you can see a left facing bust as the nose is most visible but I can't make out the back . It's about 1mm thick and 20mm wide . Might be a date at the bottom. Anyways if anyone can see something I can't please let me know if not oh well happy with my silver today

thanks for looking

Msbeepbeep · May 28, 2014

Congrats nice silver! Hope you find out what the mystery coin is.

beez0404 · May 28, 2014

I've been detecting now since January and have yet to find any coin from another country other then the USA. I have about a six page wish list of items I would like to find detecting and a foreign coin is on the list. I figured it would long ago have been checked off. I'm thinking when I go home to upstate NY this fall for a week of hunting I might get to check off a few items from the long list. Fingers crossed!

Your silver coin is beautiful.

Iron Patch · May 28, 2014

The left side image strikes me as a coat of arms, with a flag, sort of like below. You can see what resembled a flag on your coin on the right side. Now to be able to make a match with a similar coin, that would seem pretty tough.

Chimacum87 · May 30, 2014

thanks everyone yea I am still trying to ID it its so corroded unfortunately that I doubt I will ever ID it. I thought I could see a shield or something as well but I am just not sure now.

CRUSADER · May 31, 2014

Chimacum87 said:
thanks everyone yea I am still trying to ID it its so corroded unfortunately that I doubt I will ever ID it. I thought I could see a shield or something as well but I am just not sure now.

Not much point trying to ID that one, when in Scotland just get out & find better examples you can ID.

Good news is that the 3pence is pre-1920 so its in the purest silver range.

Davers · May 31, 2014

CRUSADER said:
Not much point trying to ID that one, when in Scotland just get out & find better examples you can ID.

Good news is that the 3pence is pre-1920 so its in the purest silver range.

That silver sure does look pure to me .NICE!!