I might be hooked now!!!!!

[Mitzki5]

I know this is nothing compared to a lot of the great finds on here but I haven't been doing this for more than a couple weeks. I broke the 1800's today. Visited a local school grounds that was torn down a couple years ago and here is what I found.

I found three coins in about an hour. A 1983 dime, 1946 nickel and a 1898 ?. I think the old coin might say "One Cent with something like a wreath around it but I can't make it out very well. If any of you know what this is, please let me know. I am not familiar with older coins.

I have no idea what the second pic is but I thought I would post it to hear your ideas. The other stuff I found were nails, bolts and other odds and ends. I only hunted for an hour or so. Any responses are appreciated.

 

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[Mitzki5]

Here's the other pic.

 

[savant365]

Nice finds, that is a 1898 indian head 1 cent piece (U.S.) you have there. I don't know what style it is but your second pic is a stirrup from a saddle. Congrats,

HH Charlie

 

[N.J.THer]

Yup...it is an Indian Head penny...Congrats

NJ

 

[River Rat]

OMG those are some nice finds, Mitzki To top it off you have a Indian Head penny...a great find. Congrats!! You're hooked now! Wait till you hear the sounds of real silver...that Ace will blow your eardrums.

RR

 

[Mitzki5]

Are older coins like the nickle above pure silver? If so, when do they become "clad"? Please excuse my lack of knowledge but I have just started learning the terms used in MDing. Could someone please define clad for me? Thanks

 

[bigrig40]

congrats on your first of many indian heads! wtg,bigrig

 

[savant365]

Mitzki, here is a site that I use all the time to identify coins.

http://www.pcgs.com/prices/

Don't rely on the prices too much but it gives good details about U.S. coins. It will tell you what kind of metal they are made from and how many were minted. Don't worry about asking questions, we were all new at one time and asked our share. There are a lot of very helpful folks here that love to share their knowledge, they have helped me out quite a bit.

HH Charlie

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Are older coins like the nickle above pure silver? If so, when do they become "clad"? Please excuse my lack of knowledge but I have just started learning the terms used in MDing. Could someone please define clad for me? Thanks

Clad is the Newer Copper/Nickel Mixture of metal they use in coins from 1965 to today. You can tell these coins from silver cause they have a copper band going around the rim of the coin. Silver was used in Dime, Quarters, Half dollars, and dollars before 1964, they were made from 90% silver... You can tell these because they have no copper band. Nickels were never made with silver but in 1942-1945 during WWII they used 35% silver in Nickels and moved the mint mark over the Monticello to mark them as silver.

Hope this helps,

Keep @ It and HH!!

 

[Sniffy]

Are older coins like the nickle above pure silver? If so, when do they become "clad"? Please excuse my lack of knowledge but I have just started learning the terms used in MDing. Could someone please define clad for me? Thanks

Clad to me just means junk change that really doesnt' "stand" out.

 

[Slabman]

I pretty much look at it as anything past 1964 is considered "clad". With that being said, there still are ALOT of coins minted after 1964, that are worth quite a bit of money.
Also, here is just a bit of trivia. Did you know that the US has NEVER had a "penny"
in our coinage? We've only had "cents".

Slab

 

[STH69]

congrats I love the ACE 250

 

[artzstuff1]

You are well on your way to a very cool hobby!!! your finds will increase the more research you do!! Oh and by the way i have an aunt that lives in catlin il. thats not to far from your location,,I look forward to seeing your finds on hear,, I know they will increase!!!,,good luck!!,,,



arthur

 

[John987]

Super Congratulations on that Indian Head Penny (Cent)!!
That's usually a hard coin to find depending where you're detecting.
Sounds like you have found yourself a good spot to hunt.
HH

John

 

[allen]

way to go on those nice finds...

 

[Detectingfreak]

Very nice job on the indian head penny!

 

[Dirty WhiteBoy]

Nice job with an Indian Head find! Congrats and enjoy your new hobby!

 

[mlhudson]

YEP, YOUR HOOKED.

KEEPA DIGGIN

MLHUDSON