one of my best.....

randall61 · Jul 21, 2007

1865 lll cent peice, found at old house & a button anyone seen a button like this ?

halfdime · Jul 21, 2007

I think the general assumption is that coins presented here are dug unless otherwise stated. I thought the same thing BuckleBoy did, essentially, "that wasn't in the ground." Thank you, randall61, for clarifying; that said, that is a nice find, and one I'd be happy with either way.

Boobydoo · Jul 22, 2007

A find is a find, great coin!!!
Since most of us will never have one of these, it is awesome to see one, congrats to you and keep em coming, good luck!

Smiles!
BDoo

GrantWA · Jul 22, 2007

Well personally, I did not like the assumption that was made in the answer to this posthttp://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,97728.0.html by Buckleboy, but then I fired back at him when I shouldn't have.. But no one is perfect here.

I'm tired, bedtime for Bozo

Stormtrooper154 · Jul 22, 2007

GrantWA said:
I think Blue will back me up on this, but when you find pennies in most of the Washington State West side soils they are not corroded much at all

Really? What part of the westside LOL. Everytime I dig up in Western Washington, all my cooper fings are corroded.

kickstart · Jul 22, 2007

Congrats on the finds! Did you ever find out what
kind of button it was?

Marietta, Ga. native here!

Turtleman · Jul 22, 2007

All,
Amidst the discussion of whether or not this coin was really found, we seem to have missed the true rarity of this coin...according to the Red Book, only 8,000 of these were made. That is considerably less coinage minted than the infamous 1916-D mercury. (Admittedly, the dime is worth a ton more.) The three-center is a neat piece of history. Nice find.
Turtleman

SouthCarolinaTeacher · Jul 22, 2007

that has got to be one of the nicest 3 Cent pieces I have ever seen!!!

happy hunting,
Ian

BuckleBoy · Jul 22, 2007

GrantWA said:
Well personally, I did not like the assumption that was made in the answer to this posthttp://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,97728.0.html by Buckleboy, but then I fired back at him when I shouldn't have.. But no one is perfect here.

I'm tired, bedtime for Bozo

Thanks, bro. I just wanted to make sure that you understood the legal ramifications of finding the stolen coins...but I guess I said that in too harsh of a way. Your original statement on that post didn't make any mention of helping out the police with recovering the stolen items. It only said "Fingers Crossed." Now why on earth would your fingers be crossed in finding $20,000 in stolen coins if you knew they were stolen and would have to return them? Hmmm. So here is my revised statement. You'll find it a little less harsh. "I hate to offer an opposing viewpoint that raises many questions about your meta-ethic, however if said coins are in fact stolen property I might hope to instill a sense of trepidation in you about the fact that law enforcement personnel might call into question how you procured said items." But then again, perhaps I should have said this in a PM instead since there is no place for a reply like this on this someone else's post. Don't worry. I don't go around replying to all your previous posts, and I expect the same courtesy in return. Thanks again, bro. And feel free to PM me next time you have something to say, rather than hijacking someone else's thread.

Buckleboy

Bavaria Mike · Jul 22, 2007

Nice condition III cent coin! Does the button have or had a solid shank made with the button? It has a European look to it, I find similar buttons in Germany and they date around the early to mid 1800s. Any back marks on it? Probably not if it is that old. HH, Mike

GrantWA · Jul 22, 2007

You are right BB, sorry I took it wrong. Funny thing is we have no police here

They shut them down and contracted with a neighboring town.. so we never see them.. The County Sheriff is an old school mate of mine, so I just talk to him

I just realized from my other post that the coins I am comparing corrosion levels with were dug up 30 years ago.. The latest finds are much more corroded than they used to be

I only wish I would have had a detector when I lived in Panama ...

Sigh.. 30 years of not searching .. what a waste...

GMan00001 · Jul 22, 2007

Turtleman said:
All,
Amidst the discussion of whether or not this coin was really found, we seem to have missed the true rarity of this coin...according to the Red Book, only 8,000 of these were made. That is considerably less coinage minted than the infamous 1916-D mercury. (Admittedly, the dime is worth a ton more.) The three-center is a neat piece of history. Nice find.
Turtleman

Only 8500 of the silver three cent piece were made. What he has is a nickel three cent piece - 11,382,000 minted.

BuckleBoy · Jul 22, 2007

GrantWA said:
You are right BB, sorry I took it wrong. Funny thing is we have no police here They shut them down and contracted with a neighboring town.. so we never see them.. The County Sheriff is an old school mate of mine, so I just talk to him

I just realized from my other post that the coins I am comparing corrosion levels with were dug up 30 years ago.. The latest finds are much more corroded than they used to be

I only wish I would have had a detector when I lived in Panama ...

Sigh.. 30 years of not searching .. what a waste...

No problem, man. Happy hunting and best wishes.

Buckleboy

Nashoba · Jul 24, 2007

GrantWA said:
I think Blue will back me up on this, but when you find pennies in most of the Washington State West side soils they are not corroded much at all.. I have pulled IH 's from the late 1800's from the ground that you could wipe off and use if you wanted to.

But, why whack someone for posting a find.. doesn't have to be dug.

Strangely, the thing about the soil here is true. The OLD coppers come out great. Anything after the copper content lowered drastically they rot like banana peels!

~Nash~