my first war nickel, in Miami Fl...I might have dropped it when I was 5.

[scaupus]

...for land-hunting Miami Fl, a pretty good find. Funny story. Back in 1958 I was 5 years old and my mom sent me to this summer day camp. None of the kids let me play with them, they were all much bigger than me. My mom gave me a quarter to buy a snack every day. There was a food stand out in the yard by the diamond and I'd order a 6 oz bottle of coke and bag of chips, which was .10. The guy would always give me a nickel back. I got really mad but there was nothing I could do, I just walked away, I was too little. Between the guy cheating me, and the kids that wouldn't play with me, I quit going to camp. Scarred for life.

I went back there last year, and I found my first Buffalo nickel. Today I went back, right where I thought I remembered the stand was, and found my first war nickel, and I'd been looking for a war nickel lately, just sort of hoping against hope checking the back of every not-red nickel I dug up.

 

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[creskol]

That's a cool looking nickel .. Good story .. good post!

 

[caleb]

AWESOME Find HH

 

[turf_aholic]

Back in 1958 I was 5 years old and my mom sent me to this summer day camp. None of the kids let me play with them, they were all much bigger than me.

Yeah my time at those aweful kiddie camps stunk!

But congrats on that silver nickel!
Everytime I hear that mixed signal I keep hoping for a wheat/silver pocket spill. (but will gladly take the silver nickel!)

Well done on your find.

 

[flakefinder]

Great story, and nice nickel, Congrats

 

[marinedad]

nice find, i too went to a boys camp with unpleasant experiences. about 9, was told you will learn how to swim. councelors took me out in the lake in a row boat and threw me in. i sank, they were angry they had to jump in to save me.

 

[rjsupersonic]

Good Story, nice find!!

 

[oldsalty19]

nice story.....

 

[lost hunter]