The Amazing Self-Dating Coin

[Admiral de Salee]

After getting a high-70s to low-80s signal and digging among some 1" roots, I found this thin-seeming silver coin. At the car with the magnifier, I recognized HRH George the 5th. The back was badly worn. Older CDN dimes say 10 CENTS; CANADA; and the date. I could barely see the '10'.

Got home and got into the World Coin Catalogs. Turns out that the first year for George V dimes was the only year that the text around the Obverse didn't include 'DEI GRA'. Since this one just says 'GEORGIVS V REX', wah-lah, it's a 1911--and is slightly funner at .925 than .800 silver.

 

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[digincali]

Nice piece of silver you got there!

 

[Moonshadow]

Very nice.....glad you were able to date it!

HH,
Moon

 

[camperlee]

nice silver thanks for sharing.

 

[DugHoles]

Thats a neat coin

Good Luck and Happy Hunting,

Dugholes

 

[Roger Mn.]

Good find .

 

[jtshombre]

Nice find, I detect in Canada occasionally and have found probably a half dozen of these dimes, and only 2 have a readable date, and those just barely. Seems like they're our SLQ, the date just doesn't hold up. I always grin when I pull one out of a plug however, I like the older Canadian coins. Happy Hunting!

 

[STH69]

Great find!

 

[Bob S]

Nice find WTG

 

[allen]

sweet silver!!

 

[Admiral de Salee]

Nice find, I detect in Canada occasionally and have found probably a half dozen of these dimes, and only 2 have a readable date, and those just barely. Seems like they're our SLQ, the date just doesn't hold up. I always grin when I pull one out of a plug however, I like the older Canadian coins. Happy Hunting!

This is only my 2nd old CDN silver coin. 1st was an 1871-H Miz Vickie dime. That one has some wear, but the Reverse is much clearer--and I really like these old .925 beauties, too.

 

[Michiganne]

Nice digs!

HH