M metal mania Hero Member 🥇 Charter Member Joined Jul 4, 2009 Messages 576 Reaction score 50 Golden Thread 0 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Sep 24, 2009 Thread Owner #1 how could a 1954 half penny end up at the same depth as a uk modern 2p same site about 2 feet apart similar weights size
how could a 1954 half penny end up at the same depth as a uk modern 2p same site about 2 feet apart similar weights size
ivan salis Platinum Member Joined Feb 5, 2007 Messages 16,836 Reaction score 3,816 Golden Thread 0 Location callahan,fl Detector(s) used delta 4000 / ace 250 - used BH and many others too Sep 24, 2009 #2 soil density --vs coin density --similar size and weight of coin settles to a common density level in the soil - once there it stops - or if a plowed /replowed are --things just get churned and mixed haphazardly --no rhyme or reason to it.
soil density --vs coin density --similar size and weight of coin settles to a common density level in the soil - once there it stops - or if a plowed /replowed are --things just get churned and mixed haphazardly --no rhyme or reason to it.
Montana Jim Gold Member Joined Sep 18, 2006 Messages 11,705 Reaction score 148 Golden Thread 0 Location Montana Sep 24, 2009 #3 I find 100+ year old stuff on top of the ground and modern coins four inches down in the same areas... I stopped wondering why or how.
I find 100+ year old stuff on top of the ground and modern coins four inches down in the same areas... I stopped wondering why or how.
Jeffro Silver Member Joined Dec 6, 2005 Messages 4,101 Reaction score 147 Golden Thread 0 Location Eugene, Oregon Detector(s) used Fisher CZ5, White's GM VSat Sep 24, 2009 #4 What they said..... OR.... they were both dropped at near the same time?