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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2583155, member: 10461"]<b>(DD-001) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>MEXICO: 5 CENTAVOS, 1944-Mo </b></p><p>Mexico City mint. This type is called a "<i>Josefa</i>", after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josefa_Ortiz_de_Dom%C3%ADnguez" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josefa_Ortiz_de_Dom%C3%ADnguez" rel="nofollow">Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez</a>, whose portrait is featured on the coin. She was a patriot in the Mexican War of Independence in the early 1800s.</p><p><b>Found:</b> Fall, 1992, my front yard, Dennis Street, Swannanoa, NC.</p><p><b>Approx. depth:</b> 3".</p><p><b>Detector:</b> Garrett GTA-500.</p><ul> <li>First coin found!</li> </ul><p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Diggers%20Diary/DD-001-coin.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/mexico-5-centavos-km-424-1942-1955-cuid-1729-duid-0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/mexico-5-centavos-km-424-1942-1955-cuid-1729-duid-0" rel="nofollow">NGC/Krause/Numismaster listing</a>. As you can see, even a <i>non</i>-dug <i>UNC</i> example of this coin is only worth a dollar. With VF-ish details and environmental damage, as a dug example? Pfff! I'd be lucky if it was worth five or ten cents, monetarily.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, it was a thrilling find. And it was a tangible link to the story about the Mexican laborers who occupied the house during the war. <i>This</i> is what makes dug relic coins cool in the historical appeal category, even when they have little monetary value in the numismatic sense.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ready to try one more? <b>DD-002</b>, my next dug "keeper", is nicer. These 1992 finds were the very beginning of my "serious" detecting. After I found the next one, I went through a long, frustrating finds-drought and almost gave up. I put the detector in the closet for nine months or so before I took it out again. I was then literally <i>minutes</i> from giving up for good when <b>DD-003</b> presented itself, broke the jinx, and hooked me into the hobby for life, but we'll discuss that one later, when the game goes live, if it does.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2583155, member: 10461"][B](DD-001) MEXICO: 5 CENTAVOS, 1944-Mo [/B] Mexico City mint. This type is called a "[I]Josefa[/I]", after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josefa_Ortiz_de_Dom%C3%ADnguez']Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez[/URL], whose portrait is featured on the coin. She was a patriot in the Mexican War of Independence in the early 1800s. [B]Found:[/B] Fall, 1992, my front yard, Dennis Street, Swannanoa, NC. [B]Approx. depth:[/B] 3". [B]Detector:[/B] Garrett GTA-500. [LIST] [*]First coin found! [/LIST] [IMG]http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Diggers%20Diary/DD-001-coin.png[/IMG] Here is the [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/mexico-5-centavos-km-424-1942-1955-cuid-1729-duid-0']NGC/Krause/Numismaster listing[/URL]. As you can see, even a [I]non[/I]-dug [I]UNC[/I] example of this coin is only worth a dollar. With VF-ish details and environmental damage, as a dug example? Pfff! I'd be lucky if it was worth five or ten cents, monetarily. However, it was a thrilling find. And it was a tangible link to the story about the Mexican laborers who occupied the house during the war. [I]This[/I] is what makes dug relic coins cool in the historical appeal category, even when they have little monetary value in the numismatic sense. Ready to try one more? [B]DD-002[/B], my next dug "keeper", is nicer. These 1992 finds were the very beginning of my "serious" detecting. After I found the next one, I went through a long, frustrating finds-drought and almost gave up. I put the detector in the closet for nine months or so before I took it out again. I was then literally [I]minutes[/I] from giving up for good when [B]DD-003[/B] presented itself, broke the jinx, and hooked me into the hobby for life, but we'll discuss that one later, when the game goes live, if it does.[/QUOTE]
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