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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 7841010, member: 10461&quot;]For me, it always happened when I dug a&nbsp; really low-grade coin while metal detecting on colonial era sites.&nbsp; Either a corroded old copper or a worn-slick piece of Spanish silver.&nbsp; I&#039;d squint at it every which way, with different angles of lighting, to try and figure out what the date on the old coin was.&nbsp; Often it was a fruitless endeavor.&nbsp; And knowing the date wouldn&#039;t have made such low-grade problem coins any more valuable, in the wretched condition they were in.&nbsp; It was just a matter of burning curiosity for me.&nbsp; When you&#039;re that eager to see something, you often will.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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