one of the finest wheats I have ever dug!

[Goes4ever]

today I detected an older home, and no silver but I did dig this super 1913 wheat, and it is a real beauty! Also found this other one that was stamped, thought it was kinda cool

 

[seger98]

Neat finds, that one on the right is really cool.

 

[Sheldius]

Nice penny and masonic penny.

They would be quite green around my parts. To much water (though not this year)

HH

 

[bambbrose]

Great finds! I wonder why a free mason would stamp a penny. Anyone know why?

 

[Goes4ever]

Nice penny and masonic penny.

They would be quite green around my parts. To much water (though not this year)

HH

the 1913 was green but after the bath in peroxide it went away

 

[lostcauses]

They were used as some thing between members.

Great finds! I wonder why a free mason would stamp a penny. Anyone know why?

 

[Sir Digs-A-Lot]

Great finds! I wonder why a free mason would stamp a penny. Anyone know why?

I found this explanation online. Seems to make sense...
"Years ago, the stamped penny was a popular Masonic souvenir, in some areas it was Representative of a "day's wages" as part of the Fellow Craft Degree, and sometimes it was simply a custom to get a Masonic penny with the same year as you were made a Mason. Copper pennies are soft and easy to stamp, unlike silver or alloy coins of higher value.
Many Masons carried these around in their pockets for years, and eventually got it mixed up with their pocket change and spent it."

 

[Goes4ever]

Great finds! I wonder why a free mason would stamp a penny. Anyone know why?

cool! thanks for finding this!
I found this explanation online. Seems to make sense...
"Years ago, the stamped penny was a popular Masonic souvenir, in some areas it was Representative of a "day's wages" as part of the Fellow Craft Degree, and sometimes it was simply a custom to get a Masonic penny with the same year as you were made a Mason. Copper pennies are soft and easy to stamp, unlike silver or alloy coins of higher value.
Many Masons carried these around in their pockets for years, and eventually got it mixed up with their pocket change and spent it."

 

[outback2000]

man that is cool

 

[kdismuke1]

GREAT FIND. AND POST.

 

[beetle662]

Boy that 1913 certainly is in GREAT shape!!!

And the Mason's Penny is pretty dang neat too!!!

Congrats!

 

[Jeep]

Great Finds

 

[tomharris76]

That's the coolest wheatie I've ever seen!

 

[rjw4law]

That is a first, never saw one of those before

 

[Indyfan73]

dont see that very offten FREEMASON?

 

[stillgottawork]

That was the first ."where's george.com" or where's lincoln...


Very nice find......

 

[ArkieGold]

Neat penny! Maybe the wheats were pointing to a buried treasure

 

[Beans]

Seems to be a few stamped pennies out there.
Nice find.

 

[Juanmoretime]

If I have to find pennies, please let them be like yours! Really cool finds,congrats!

 

[allen]

very neat find...great looking wheatie