Nova Scotia – Silver US Seated Liberty, V Nickels, and Other Interesting Coins Found!

[madforclad]

This summer I started working one of the sites I had researched during last winter, and had scouted earlier in the spring. What I have been able to ascertain through my research and with some of my coin finds is that this site had once contained a structure that hosted visitors from both here in Canada and abroad. So far I have pulled out a variety of coins and artifacts/relics of various dates and origins and thought I would share some of the more interesting coin examples here. My favorite finds so far are the silver 1891 US Seated Liberty dime, and the two silver US Liberty Head V nickels from 1902 and 1907 respectively. Other silvers include the 1889 British three pence and the 1913 Canadian 5 cent piece which I unfortunately dinged during recovery efforts. The non-silvers include 3 US Indian Head pennies with dates of 1879, 1881, and 1886 which are in various states of condition. I don’t believe any of these coins have much intrinsic value based on rarity; however they are pretty neat finds especially here in NS. I’m not finished with the site yet as I suspect there are more goodies waiting. It is not a huge area however the conditions and terrain can be rough at times. I’m curious and anxious to see what more I can pull from there. Maybe I can realize my dream of finding a Morgan silver dollar after all. LOL! Thanks for looking and Happy Hunting!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Good job on the cool Silvers.
My IH's are always corroded, at least to a more or less extent, yours look totally corrosion free.

A good site you got going on there.

 

[CaptainCoil]

Nice coins!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Someone must have dropped their coin collection two days before you came along. Great that you were able to recover those cents and nickels before they tarnished.

 

[madforclad]

Good job on the cool Silvers.
My IH's are always corroded, at least to a more or less extent, yours look totally corrosion free.

A good site you got going on there.

Thanks Rick

Yeah I was surprised at the condition as well. They were put into my tumbler after soaking and came out looking pretty good.

 

[mikefromIllinois]

Those v nickels look sharp, mine always come out of the ground red colored and usually pitted.

 

[jewelerguy]

great finds for your area. last year for the seated dime. I have still never found one.

 

[Argentium]

That is the kind of site I dream about - Especially when you can find Queen Victoria silvers !!! (I do like the "jubilee" Vickies )
lots of nice coins there - Keep us posted !

 

[Brian C.]

It never seems to amaze me at how many American coins we find on our sites here. It goes to show you how money travelled over the years.

 

[david680]

Nice finds. Really like the 1913 fish scale.

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.