✅ SOLVED silver find

bluelodge · Jan 2, 2014

found this at the entrance to an old abadoned cemetary dating back to civil war period....took to a jeweler to see if he could pull out any details...the front is a lady similar to a merc and there is 3 stars on the left facing her but not much else is legible...he tested it and it was pure silver.as you can see it's smaller than a quarter and bigger than a dime.one other thing the jeweler said was (he is also a coin collector) was it had no ridges around the edges as modern coins have...thanks for any help.. :dontknow:

cudamark · Jan 2, 2014

What is the diameter? What does the other side look like? The image shown looks very much like the one on the obverse of a V nickel.

wayfas4u · Jan 2, 2014

I agree with cudamark, looks like lady liberty on the V nickel...

CRUSADER · Jan 3, 2014

I thought V Nickel immmediately as well.

Diggin-N-Dumps · Jan 3, 2014

Cool V nickle!...Thats Def what it is.....So you said it was an Abandoned Cementary?...Like they moved the bodies?

Bigcypresshunter · Jan 3, 2014

Diggin-N-Dumps said:
Cool V nickle!...Thats Def what it is.....So you said it was an Abandoned Cementary?...Like they moved the bodies?

LOL OMG maybe the bodies have been abandoned!

Old Dude · Jan 3, 2014

Only one problem with it being a "V"..... they were not silver as stated. Their composition was .750 copper and .250 nickel. If the jeweler knows anything at all, he would not have made this mistake. A coin collector would definitely have recognized a V as well. I would either change my jeweler or look at the coin as something other than a "V". Good luck in your hunts.

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bluelodge · Jan 3, 2014

it was an old slave cemetery from civil war and the decendants continued burying there until after world war 2..finally all were either deceased or had moved away and the state declared(even with a posted sign)the cemetery was legally closed for burials...loggers in the area discovered a few tombstones while working in the area and contacted authorities who immediately closed the area to all logging.it was roped off and approx. 25 grave sites were positively id'd.archeologists came in and confirmed the place as an old slave cemetery due to historical records of the area...I am familar with this area as our deer hunting lease includes this spot...

Diggin-N-Dumps · Jan 3, 2014

Old Dude said:
Only one problem with it being a "V"..... they were not silver as stated. Their composition was .750 copper and .250 nickel. If the jeweler knows anything at all, he would not have made this mistake. A coin collector would definitely have recognized a V as well. I would either change my jeweler or look at the coin as something other than a "V". Good luck in your hunts.

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A New Jeweler would be a good start...I still think its a V Nickel

Diggin-N-Dumps · Jan 3, 2014

bluelodge said:
it was an old slave cemetery from civil war and the decendants continued burying there until after world war 2..finally all were either deceased or had moved away and the state declared(even with a posted sign)the cemetery was legally closed for burials...loggers in the area discovered a few tombstones while working in the area and contacted authorities who immediately closed the area to all logging.it was roped off and approx. 25 grave sites were positively id'd.archeologists came in and confirmed the place as an old slave cemetery due to historical records of the area...I am familar with this area as our deer hunting lease includes this spot...

Thats wild! I bet its full of googies with that history given

bluelodge · Jan 3, 2014

hey diggin,do you think if I could some how get that black removed,it would show anymore detail? it is for sure a
"V". Look on yours from chin,around nose and up to hair and then look over at mine you can clearly see the same image..maybe I can remove the black and by the way thanks...

Bigcypresshunter · Jan 3, 2014

bluelodge said:
hey diggin,do you think if I could some how get that black removed,it would show anymore detail? it is for sure a
"V". Look on yours from chin,around nose and up to hair and then look over at mine you can clearly see the same image..maybe I can remove the black and by the way thanks...

I wouldnt clean it. Its easy to test for silver.

holeDiver · Jan 3, 2014

I would just keep your options open couse even as worn as it appears to be I do not see any stars an test it for silver to me it doesn't have any of the same erosion jest my opinion keep digging an stay out of the cemeteries lol

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