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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SensibleSal66, post: 26050898, member: 115232&quot;]I told this before but here it goes....</p><p>&nbsp; When I was a kid (around 12), I used to do odd jobs around my disabled Uncles house ( lawn, Garden ect..). I would spend most of my time in the Spring/Summer gardening for him. I often would dig up spent coal from back in the day, obviously. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. I also would get lucky and dig up a coin or two and would get all excited, like it was buried treasure. He would say that the previous owner probably dropped the coins but there were more than just a couple, hmm? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Often, I would dig up several as most were close to the surface and in reasonably nice shape. It wasn&#039;t until years later that I realized that I&#039;ve been had! As a Metal Detectorist, most of my copper coins were in terrible shape. That&#039;s when I realized that all the coins in the garden were actually from his own collection. Most from the 20&#039;s, 30&#039;s and 40&#039;s! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The Nickels, dimes, quarters, etc. were given to me in hand. Not many cents handed out and for a good reason. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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