I found a Morgan dollar!!!!!

[thrillathahunt]

Well, three quarters of one anyway! I saw this older looking school building this evening on my way home from a job in a neighboring town. I had a little while before dark and my detector in back seat so I said to myself, what the hay! I only detected a couple of minutes along the grassy strip between the school and the curb where I was parked and got a loud hit on my Cibola. I cut a plug ( it wasn't very deep) and first thought it was some kind of scrap metal but after washing it off with some bottled water from the truck I realized it was a MORGAN DOLLAR!!!!!! An 1897-O. It looks like it had a close encounter with a lawn mower

I searched a few minutes more hoping to find the "other quarter" but to no avail only can slaw.
Must have been a very powerful lawn mower!
My first real (not a fake) found Morgan dollar.

HH
Rick

 

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[IronSpike]

Despite condition still a cool Morgan dollar

 

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[Ray in CA]

What a great find and a shame at the same time!! I'm willing to bet the rest of it is within a 30 foot radius of where you found the main part. Very cool find, nonetheless.

Ray

 

[texan connection]

Really cool Rick

 

[hikeinmts]

A little glue and duct tape and she'll be as good as new! Does it qualify as AG (almost good)?
[/quote"A little glue and duct tape...." You must be ex Army!!!

 

[JerV3]

Nice find man.

To bad about the damage to it.

HH Jer

 

[thrillathahunt]

Thanks again t-netters for all your replies.....it's laid to rest in my son's "museum" now.

 

[kimsdad]

Battered or not, a real cool find!!!

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Thats one chewed up silver there
silver is silver tho

 

[Twin Digger]

casualties of the modern world. Nice find.
WTG
Happy Hunting
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