Hello everyone, Yesterday I did a quick morning hunt at a park I always think is hunted out, by me 3 hour hunt produced the following 1934 & 1936 Washington Quarter 12 Wheat Cents Everything Misc Metals - The token was sheared Miscellaneous Pictures First Quarter was to the left of this tree.. The dark spot is the hole I dug. A spot I had ignored for years!
After everything that you found in 3 hours I bet you wish you hadn’t ignored that spot for years. Great finds and more silver and from Washington’s early years on quarters.
Paddy, As you already know a quarter was a substantial loss in the 30's. These 2 show enough wear suggesting they were lost in the 40's. Even still, 25¢ could go a long way at that time, as well. Seasons Best to you & family, J.T.
One has to winder, of all the locks in NYC, which one did this key belong to? Nice finds. Question: Since 1930 the dirt has not accumulated, by nature, to that height, was dirt added to that spot over the years? Perhaps the coins were lost elsewhere and deposited there when dirt was added to make/upgrade the park. How old is the park? Just wondering....
Nice finds Ed. When I get to the big coin store in the sky, I am going to do everything I can to lead you to a few 1916 D dimes, some 1932 quarters, a few elusive gold coins, and others. BOLO
Nice haul there, the silver is in pretty good shape. I need to research some good places to hunt while the it's winter so I can go find the goodies you're finding once spring comes.
Great finds! The Washington's are nice. Sad to see that the Wheat cents look like the ground has done a job on them. Thanks for sharing!!!
Coingrats. In all my years of detecting, for some reason I never found any Washingtons from the 1930s.
While that is possible, the coins could have settled deeper into the ground on their own without soil being added. Heavier coins in particular can do this, particularly in heavily trafficked areas. And there is a phenomenon called frost heave that can move them upwards. On the opposite end of the spectrum, I’ve dug small coins that hardly sank at all. Every half dime I ever found was within a half inch of the surface.
Helo lordMc, One of the theories I've heard is that worm action tends to move coins, metal objects. I recall hunting an old homestead from the 1850's & finding a beautiful AU 1927 SLQ so shallow I thought it was a clad coin and nicked it's rim! As I recall the soil was sandy loam and a bit 'wormy'....Ha! This could explain why a place is never really hunted out. Happy holidays, J.T.
