New spot produces 3 good coins and a first!...Updated pics and info...

[JW15]

Hey everyone,

I had a couple hours to kill today so I decided to try an area I spotted last night on google earth that looked interesting and managed to score 3 coins in that time. My first coin was a Buffalo nickel off a cart path and just off the path were two very small pens and in one of them 5ft apart I pulled my second King George II half penny(1749) and my first ever Shield nickel!!! There's no date on either nickel and the coins are still a bit dirty but here's some crappy cell phone pics for now. Thanks for looking and HH out there!

 

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[TerryEastTexas]

Re: New spot produces 3 good coins and a first!

Congratulation. Some very nice finds you got there.

 

[Mr Tuff]

Re: New spot produces 3 good coins and a first!

nice sheild!!! looks to be a 1866-1867 looks like it has the rays between stars

 

[steelheadwill]

Re: New spot produces 3 good coins and a first!

Research Pays Off! nice Finds

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Re: New spot produces 3 good coins and a first!

Nice finds! Are you using the macro function on your camera? HH, Mike

 

[JW15]

Re: New spot produces 3 good coins and a first!

Just some after cleaning pics...

 

[JW15]

Re: New spot produces 3 good coins and a first!

nice sheild!!! looks to be a 1866-1867 looks like it has the rays between stars

You're right Mr. Tuff!! Thanks!

 

[JW15]

Re: New spot produces 3 good coins and a first!

Nice finds! Are you using the macro function on your camera? HH, Mike

Thanks, the macro setting on my DC is insufficient to take pics of coins . However, I'll probably get a new one next month.

 

[JW15]

Re: New spot produces 3 good coins and a first!

Research Pays Off! nice Finds

Thanks Steel!

 

[Tuberale]

SWEET Shield!

 

[JW15]

One more thing...I'm wondering if this coin is a counterfeit because it rang up slightly lower than usual for a copper coin that size. From what I read about what indicates a counterfeit it has both counterfeit and non counterfeit features. The coin has a bit of an oval shape to it but the lettering is clear and the coin isn't heavily pitted nor are there strange marks or errors from what I can tell. I haven't measured the coin's diameter or weighed it (scale broke) but it would appear that this coin is not pure copper. if it is a counterfeit it's a very well made one! Either way it's a cool find to me but if anyone has thought on this please feel free to share them. HH out there everyone!

 

[johnnyblaze]

Research pays


Blaze...

 

[allen]

good job on those nice oldies !!