Found a big unusual silver coin

[BladeRunner2019]

Found this yesterday at a 1950's house. Up untill then, I had only found a couple wheat cents and no other silvers so it was a shock when it popped out.

When I first dug it, I didn't recognize any details so I was hoping it wasn't an aluminum token or some other bazinga.

Turned out to be a Republic of Turkey 10 Lira 1960 commemorative coin.

It's in between the size of a half dollar and silver dollar. 83% silver.

Thanks for looking!

 

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[JeffInMass]

Very interesting find- until right now, I never knew they existed- Congrats!!

 

[BladeRunner2019]

Very interesting find- until right now, I never knew they existed- Congrats!!

Same here. I had no idea what it was until I got home and was able to google it.

 

[Lenrac2]

Cool find! Thanks for sharing!!

 

[jewelerguy]

cool find. that is a big coin

 

[crashbandicoot]

Now that,s a surprise,right there in North Carolina,USA!Very nice.

 

[Squirrel322]

That coin is SWEET!

 

[scruggs]

That is one of the good things about this hobby...you never know what you might find! Very neat find you made!

 

[BladeRunner2019]

Thanks everyone!

 

[against the wind]

Some Sweet Silver,,
Congratulations

 

[CRUSADER]

Different type of big silver!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

A very unique find - congrats !

 

[Silvermonkey]

That coin is a beast! I'm guessing that blew out your ear drums when you passed the coil over it. Congrats!

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[JBnNC]

Nice silver!!

 

[pepperdawg]

Love the weird stuff....well done!!

 

[pepperdawg]

by wierd I mean unusual, not common, surprising.....Didnt want my post to come off all negative......I would love to find some big ol silver foreign coin....

 

[erfranks]

Nice Silver!!

 

[BladeRunner2019]

That coin is a beast! I'm guessing that blew out your ear drums when you passed the coil over it. Congrats!

Thanks! Honestly, it wasn't a great signal. I think it may have been on edge because I also missed my pinpoint and it was in the side wall of the hole.

by wierd I mean unusual, not common, surprising.....Didnt want my post to come off all negative......I would love to find some big ol silver foreign coin....

I didn't take it negative at all. I knew what you meant.

And thanks!

 

[Trezurehunter]

I think that thing was so heavy in their pocket, that they threw it, just to get rid of it ! Nice find.