This was unexpected where I live

[40 Rounds]

I have been driving by this area that is old but where they just completed a new parking lot. There is a small dirt area where they backfilled after completion. I figured it was worth a look as you never know. First pass through was an old mason jar lid. Second pass through was a loud signal that could be a quarter and sure enough the 1956 Washington came out. 4th pass and it was a 22-23 on my Equinox 800. It could have been a lot of things but it turned out to be a 1918 British 3 cent piece or also known as a “thruppence” I believe. Pretty uncommon to find in the Midwest part of the US. Based on the age of the area and previous finds including military buttons my guess a WW1 veteran brought back from the war but who knows. Never thought I would find one of these!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on the great finds !
The British coin is definitely one of those "how did that ever get here" finds.

 

[unclemac]

... well, if it is any help, i have the pocket change, (and a few bills) from my logger grandpa, that worked the northern border with Canada in the early 1900's... Minnesota to Washington... mostly following the railroads and cutting for ties. Because the border was so porous and the areas sparsely populated , the money they used was the money they had. He had Canadian, American, British, Newfoundland, bank tokens, and even Mexican. Even into the 90's, at least, in WA state we ALWAYS had Canadian coins in our pockets, no one even noticed or cared.

 

[SilverCoinHound]

Very inspirational, thank for the post and congrats on the finds.

 

[JoeB_OH]

There are some Mighty fine finds! what makes it better is that you weren't expecting them.