mrmastadon
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I've been itching for some older coins again but the 18th-19th century homesites in the woods are currently infested with ticks and copperheads, so they're off limits for now. The next best thing is to hit some of the older parts of town and see what others might have missed. Yesterday I pulled two dateless buffaloes and a 1920 Merc, so I was hoping my silver streak would continue.... and it did. I found this 1907-O Barber dime only a few inches down but literally trapped half-inside of a 2" diameter root. I didn't know what was in the hole and I was hacking away at the root with my Lesche, so of course I nicked the edge in the process of chopping it out 
That said, it's slightly bent and I think maybe the lawnmower got it before I did. Anyway, old silver is always a good thing, nick or no nick.
During the same hunt, I dug some strange copper roundness. In the field, I thought "Oh, this one is worn, I'm gonna have to give it a good cleaning to see what it is." But when I brought it home and cleaned it, I realized both sides were actually blank. It measures 28.6mm across and 1.9mm thick at the rim -- measurements that don't really narrow it down because there are a surprisingly large number of coins globally with these dimensions. It weighs about 9 grams, although I don't have the most precise scale in the world. The edge is flat, not reeded. Anyway, Sacagawea dollar for scale -- any ideas? I'm thinking possible planchet, but for what I have no idea as there hasn't been a US coin with these dimensions in a long time.
Not pictured is a 1956-D wheatie from the same hunt, 96 cents in clad, and an old glass doorknob with tigereye coloration that I only found because there was a teeny piece of metal left in the center where it once attached to the spindle. HH and thanks for looking!
-Andrew
That said, it's slightly bent and I think maybe the lawnmower got it before I did. Anyway, old silver is always a good thing, nick or no nick. During the same hunt, I dug some strange copper roundness. In the field, I thought "Oh, this one is worn, I'm gonna have to give it a good cleaning to see what it is." But when I brought it home and cleaned it, I realized both sides were actually blank. It measures 28.6mm across and 1.9mm thick at the rim -- measurements that don't really narrow it down because there are a surprisingly large number of coins globally with these dimensions. It weighs about 9 grams, although I don't have the most precise scale in the world. The edge is flat, not reeded. Anyway, Sacagawea dollar for scale -- any ideas? I'm thinking possible planchet, but for what I have no idea as there hasn't been a US coin with these dimensions in a long time.
Not pictured is a 1956-D wheatie from the same hunt, 96 cents in clad, and an old glass doorknob with tigereye coloration that I only found because there was a teeny piece of metal left in the center where it once attached to the spindle. HH and thanks for looking!
-Andrew
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