Most coins found in single dug hole

[Nobluecircles]

Hello all,

Today I found 15 pennies (1970s) in one hole. That's a record for me, previously it was 3 or 4.

Question:

What is the most coins you have found in one hole - without having to dig nearby holes?

Be interesting to see everyone's answer....

 

[Roger Mn.]

I dug a role of Jefferson Nickels 40 coins. About 1 inch or 1 1/2 inches deep and the paper was rotted away except for under the coins.
I was digging for what I thought was 1 coin and keep digging. I don't remember the dates on the coins and this was around 22 years ago.
Three or four little rug rats were watching me and when I dug them all I filled the hole and put what was left of the sod back and left.
A few days later there was a metal detecting hunt and Jon and I went. There was also a sign stapled to a lath and stuck in the ground by the hole where I dug the role of nickels. The sign said this is not the way to leave your holes or something like that. Any way I nudged Jon and pointed to the sign and said that's my hole.

Also found 80 Lincoln cents on top of the ground by a parking meter.

 

[Tim-MXT]

My best was a few days ago. 18 coins in one hole with an old leather coin purse. The youngest coin was 1981, the oldest was a 1958 nickel.

 

[ole miss rebel]

I found $3 of quarters, 1970's mint, on a hillside, just under the turf, guy must have sat & lost em out of his pocket.

 

[liftloop]

Ive found 5 quarters in one spot kept sweeping over the holes and the mxt would ring out theirs another one there
it was at an old party spot the tamarack dam up on the trail below the fault line.....

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[detectingpro]

9 coins, 3 pennies, 4 dimes 1 nickel and 1 dollar coin

Sent from my expensive phone I really don't need

 

[Alan Applegate]

Does 22 keys on one ring count?

 

[thumper]

I dug a roll of pennies in a park about 5 yrs. Ago. Still was some paper from the roll attached. Oldest 1965 newest 2003

 

[davemcc]

Haha, I knew I'd find a post for this pic someday! Last year I was hunting around a closed elementary school around the basketball courts. A few feet away from the court I found almost 50 (60's, 70's) pennies in one hole only a few inches down. Took a while to fish them all out. I'm assuming they had been rolled at some point. All I could think of was one day, a very long time ago, a couple of kids at recess having this grand idea to bury a roll of pennies and coming back to retrieve them at some future date like pirates coming to claim a treasure...

 

[bigfoot1]

dry sand hunting at the beach....way back near picnic area...hit some pennies then hit a large mayo jar full of pennies a little deeper.prolly 4 bucks worth.Whoever put it there wanted it found by a md'er.

 

[Nobluecircles]

Well, it has been a week or so since I started this post when I found 15 pennies in one dug hole.

Today, I found 20 pretty bad condition, recent dated pennies on top of the ground in a pile - 6 inches from a playground parking lot in the grass. Maybe somebody emptied their ashtray full of pennies. So technically not in one hole, but noteworthy.

Was it National Discarded Penny Week?

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I dug a role of Jefferson Nickels 40 coins. About 1 inch or 1 1/2 inches deep and the paper was rotted away except for under the coins.
I was digging for what I thought was 1 coin and keep digging. I don't remember the dates on the coins and this was around 22 years ago.
Three or four little rug rats were watching me and when I dug them all I filled the hole and put what was left of the sod back and left.
A few days later there was a metal detecting hunt and Jon and I went. There was also a sign stapled to a lath and stuck in the ground by the hole where I dug the role of nickels. The sign said this is not the way to leave your holes or something like that. Any way I nudged Jon and pointed to the sign and said that's my hole.

Also found 80 Lincoln cents on top of the ground by a parking meter.

Did the kids open your hole up after you left? I had crows turning my plugs over on a soccer field I detect and the grass was dying but the city worker saw what was doing it and said not a problem I am still allowed to detect there.