Old Canadian silver..this coin is tiny!

[lenmac65]

I dug this five-cent piece yesterday in a farm field where I had found colonial coins and buttons previously with my AT Pro and Equinox. I was getting few promising hits, so I mixed things up a bit by using Field 2 versus Field 1, turning my recovery down to just two, and swinging sloooowly. After a while, I got the hit we all love: a faint, but crisp high tone in all directions. I anxiously dug my plug and found this small coin about 8 inches down. While I actually thought I had my first Spanish silver, I was nonetheless happy with my oldest Canadian coin — a 1912 five cent piece. While this is not a rare coin given its mintage of 5.9 million, Canada produced far fewer of these coins compared to America’s Barber Dime (19 million +) and Liberty V Nickel (26 million +) for that year. As for size, it is tiny. I included a picture of it next to a previously dug trime, half dime, and Mercury dime so you can appreciate the size. Given the relatively low mintage, the small size, and my U.S. residence, this coin was a pretty unusual and tough find, in my opinion. Happy hunting, and good luck out there.

 

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[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[CASPER-2]

they call them "fish scales"

 

[CASPER-2]

funny thing is i have not seen that many King george ones - I have seen more Victoria ones
here is one from farm field in ma. near Ct river 1883 - Ive gotten trimes and 1/2 dimes from there too
all the larger stuff has pretty much been found by others - my XLT loves tiny silvers that others missed

 

[CASPER-2]

here is an 1888 from cape cod waters in area of a long gone wharf that was popular in the 1800s

 

[Tuberale]

Congrats on the 1912 5cent!!!

 

[pepperj]

You found a nice Fish Scale for sure-congrats. I dug a couple last weekend as well, one coin I never get tired of seeing.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/e...-no-shirt-shoes-required-open-24-7-a-498.html

You had the lottery ticket coin-just the numbers were in the wrong order. 1921 would buy you a whole lot toys.
https://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php?coin=5-cents-1921&years=5-cents-1902-1921

 

[JeffInMass]

That is a heck of a great find, sniffing out that tiny little beauty- Congrats!

 

[adalah]

very nice...congrats.

 

[Clad2Silver]

Nice finds....I dug one of those Canadian five cent coins some years ago, It was an 1882. It's the oldest Canadian coin I've ever dug.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats on the silver!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Very nice coin.

 

[A2coins]

Awesome find and hunt