Two hour lake hunt turns up my first Canadian 25 Cent coin

[treblehunter]

I was checking my dates looking for silver on my 17th quarter when I thought I had a silver Canadian. It looked like it was silver because it was tarnished up just like the silvers I have found so far in the lake. Probably not much for most people, but it was exciting finding it in with my clad. 1982 25 Cent, I looked it up, made of nickel.
Enjoy the pix
HH
Brad

 

[dirtlooter]

did you check it with a magnet? oh yours is a 1982, mine is a 68 and they were both silver and nickle that year, only a magnet will tell them apart. still cool to find the unexpected.

 

[treblehunter]

did you check it with a magnet? oh yours is a 1982, mine is a 68 and they were both silver and nickle that year, only a magnet will tell them apart. still cool to find the unexpected.

Yeah looter,I thought it was silver at first, thought I found my first silver Canadian until I looked it up.I was wondering why the tarnish came off so easy

 

[dirtlooter]

yeah, disappointing for sure. I didn't think mine would actually be silver... my mine was thinking older than 64 and then I realized I was thinking USA. still a cool coin.

 

[Ahab8]

My first silver eve was an 1887 Canadians 25 center. Your next one will be 100 years older bud. You ever work anymore :-)

 

[treblehunter]

My first silver eve was an 1887 Canadians 25 center. Your next one will be 100 years older bud. You ever work anymore :-)

No, I'm retired in charge of hunting and fishing lands worldwide!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Nice find my man. Sorry it changed from silver to nickel. It is a common occurence around here... I routinely dig silver coins, hands full of them, but by the time I get them home they have turned into clad. Darndest thing...

GL&HH! You old "treasure machine".

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Canada stopped making silver coins in 1968 some 1968 examples are clad and some are 50% silver. 1967 and prior are 80% silver, if you go even farther back to the 1800's. You can get coins that are 92.5% silver like early fish scales. (A fish scale is a Canadian half dime) I collected Canadian coins for awhile. Facts could be a little wrong, but I think I'm right...

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[treblehunter]

Tom, reminds me of when I put that big fish in the cooler and later look and find out he shrank.
thanks mud, I'm going back as soon as I'm done helping out my son

 

[vpnavy]

Nice! Thanks for sharing...

 

[RelicMedic]

Nice find my man. Sorry it changed from silver to nickel. It is a common occurence around here... I routinely dig silver coins, hands full of them, but by the time I get them home they have turned into clad. Darndest thing...

GL&HH! You old "treasure machine".

Yup, you're right!

 

[RelicMedic]

Oops, you are right too, bit I meant to quote MUD(SWAT) lol

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

Everything you need to know about kanuk coins but were afraid to ask Coins and Canada - Canadian coins, banknotes, values, price guide, errors and varieties

 

[treblehunter]

Thanks guys for the info

 

[VOL1266-X]

Found Canadian pennies but no quarters in yards hewre in Tennessee. WTG, Q.

 

[treblehunter]

Found Canadian pennies but no quarters in yards hewre in Tennessee. WTG, Q.

Yeah, me too Q. I also found this in March when my mom past. I was out in her garden looking for some of her old stuff when I found this.