https://nypost.com/2021/10/25/wwi-era-ammunition-round-found-filled-with-antique-coins-bills/ article says "... it was discovered that the shell contained a hidden trove of antique coins and bills dating from the 1800s and early 1900s." I see some Kennedy halves in the pic.
I think they may be British Monarch pieces. Hard to tell, though. It also appears some of the U.S. Bills are 30s/40s. but I guess these days that could be considered early 1900s.
I read that article earlier today, that would be so cool. I wonder, do you think the family kept the coins or sold them?
The round wasn't hurting anybody. Don't see any reason why the police should have taken it unless the family gave consent. Judging by the photos, the Federal Reserve Notes appear to be of the Series of 1934 and 1950. The silver certificates appear to be of the typical garden variety Series of 1935 and 57. To that end, just because a note says Series of (Insert Year) doesn’t mean that note was produced that year per se.
I can hear them.. "OMG a bomb, why does grandpa have a bomb. What do we do? Should we call the police? Everyone out of the house!"
Lansing - home of Michigan State which is a cow college, so..... (University of Michigan fan says so!)
I love how the police took the de-militarized shell and left the cash with the family. I'd like to have a de-miled shell like that for my collection of such things. This is a 22lb Parrott shell that was dug up at the battle site of Port Hudson Louisiana, a battle fought in the run-up to the siege of Vicksburg in 1863. Quite often the shells did not explode on impact with whatever they struck - the ignition pin in the front was often defective. When these are found, usually by detectorists, they have to be handled with extreme caution until they are de-militarized by carefully removing the ignition pin and the powder through the front of the munition. There was an incident in Virginia about 15 years ago where someone was killed when the shell exploded. When the ignition pin and powder are removed the shell left is just a big hunk of metal that is only harmless if you carelessly drop it on your lower paws.
yeah I'm with Derkerlegand, those Kennedy halves ruin the story, it's very clear someone was in that shell at least until 1964. there's Roosevelt dimes in there also. probably grandpa's hiding place.
I couldn't help myself! After seeing how much loot was in that old WWI shell, I cracked open my old Yugoslavian .50 caliber ornament shell to see what might be inside. Who knows? All I found was an old 1976 $2.00 bill. Hey, it was worth a try anyway.
