Silver today, but what the heck happened to him...

[TheGeorgiaCanuck]

Got a silver quarter today, but I did not realize what I had till I got home and cleaned it.

Tell me if you don't think this looks like someone hit it with acid. At least after some baking soda I could see poor ole George V and some writing and the date on the back.

1919 George V Twenty Five cents. The scratches on the front I must have done, it was wedged under a pine tree root and I didn't know what I had till it flew out of the hole. Even then it looked like some kind of white aluminum token. So i just tossed it in my pouch and kept hunting.

Full sized pics here:
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/Lar_Gand/DSC00708.jpg
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/Lar_Gand/DSC00711.jpg

 

[Jason in Enid]

The closest silver coins I have to your find are ones that have been unprotected in the ocean for a very long time.

 

[CRUSADER]

fire damage

 

[HCW]

Looks like some kid put it on the r.r. tracks about 700 times .

 

[bartholomewroberts]

I have found quite a few like that... All have been in the water for some time. Some have been in the ocean.. some in a lake.

The ones in the lake almost always have a source of pollution [or did have in times past] that caused a chemical reaction thus resulting in 'your' coin

 

[BosnMate]

I have found quite a few like that... All have been in the water for some time. Some have been in the ocean.. some in a lake.

The ones in the lake almost always have a source of pollution [or did have in times past] that caused a chemical reaction thus resulting in 'your' coin

Those guys are no doubt right about the chemical reaction of salt water etc., but when I saw the photo, my first thought was it had been run over a time or two by an iron tired wagon. I've found minnie balls that have been flattened by being run over in rocky soil.

 

[lost hunter]

 

[MikesDiggins]

What CRUSADER said

 

[oldsalty19]

 

[jewelerguy]

I vote fire damage. probably in burning trash or a camp fire