Whats your oldest coin found surface

ppratt · May 10, 2011

Just wondering what was your oldest coin you ever found on the surface. Mine was a 1926 Merc. Never really new how or why it never sank in the ground.

m bryan · May 10, 2011

1919 buffalo nickel.......

Tom_in_CA · May 10, 2011

After a storm, on the beach, I've eyeballed silver coins frequently. And in furroughed fields, have found reales that all I needed to do was nudge a dirtclod aside. But I suppose you meant this for un-disturbed turf? or ........?

gleaner1 · May 10, 2011

1859 Canada cent, in full view just under the leaf litter on a fall day in the woods in an old park. I have found a few hot spots in the woods where coins were found on the surface. Something about the bare earth in the heavy brush or woods on hillsides this seems to be the spots I can eyeball coins right on the surface.

FCCDFEd · May 11, 2011

1906 barber dime

Cool Hand Fluke · May 11, 2011

Two years ago out of a S.F. park I dug up a 1892-S Seated Dime at only 1 inch. This is a perfect reason why you should never probe for a coin, you will ruin a great coin if you use a probe.

Randyd · May 11, 2011

I was washing my hands at a faucet in front of a cabin and looked down and saw a British silver coin on the surface.
I think it was a 1934 3 Pence, but it has been a while. The run off from the faucet and the winter snow melt had wash the pine needles and some dirt away.

R

Swartzie · May 11, 2011

1795-1797 Liberty cap 1/2 cent less than 2 inches deep on a cellar hole property in the woods far away from the hole itself. Can't read the date on the coin but it was only made from 95 to 97.
-Swartzie

bigtim1973 · May 11, 2011

1906 V nickle on a church play ground in the sand. My brother was detecting and I got bored hanging around him and wandered off. I showed it to him and he could not believe it was right on top of the ground.

Goes4ever · May 14, 2011

1848 large cent laying on top of the ground in a field I was hunting

tony24 · May 15, 2011

1860 indian head penny without a detector. On top of mulch in a kids play area. The park was only about 2 years old.. Wonder how it got there

pastorals · May 15, 2011

gleaner...I'm sure you probably understand that your 1859 Can Lg. cent is a key coin in the series. There are a number of varieties within the 1859 coins that command very high premiums. You might want to check it out for these varieties. Just sayin'.....

Alan

birdman · May 15, 2011

1884 indian head cent in a plowed field.

ppratt · May 16, 2011

I would like to change my date of the oldest coin. I see this topic got off track a little. I was talking about detecting but eyeballing a coin is good to so I would say a 1738 Half penny I eyeballed looking for arrow heads.

CrazySlasher · May 16, 2011

1753 1/2 reale

gleaner1 · May 16, 2011

pastorals said:
gleaner...I'm sure you probably understand that your 1859 Can Lg. cent is a key coin in the series. There are a number of varieties within the 1859 coins that command very high premiums. You might want to check it out for these varieties. Just sayin'.....

Alan

My book lists two types, mine being the "common" one. The early Canada bronze is very resistive to acid rain, if this were copper, it would be spongy. I will not clean this piece but I have to do something about the bronze sickness. I found it in '95. This found in late 1880's amusement park, abandoned after ten years' usage, on a hillside. I got a good hit, brushed away the leaf litter and there it was, on top in plain site. I must say I was a bit amused in the old park that day. I have found maybe a dozen coins on the surface while tectin, all early 1900's on bare hills in the woods.

hammered · May 16, 2011

My first surface find was a small Roman coin, found a few more since. But my 2 best were a Henry 1st silver penny about 1100 ad and the next was an Elizabeth 1st sixpence earlier this year. SS has found better though :laughing7:

hammered

Bum Luck · May 17, 2011

Walking through a local park, I was lecturing the young daughter and her friend about keeping their eyes to the ground. At that instant, I saw a penny sticking out of the ground, reached down and picked up an Indian head. Perfect timing, but to no avail.

No comprende.