Metal Detecting - 4 Silver - 2 IHC - 1 V Nickel - 1 Mercury

12/6/2020

Hello Everyone,

Today I did a 6 hour Metal Detecting hunt at Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

I had an amazing US coin spill with 3 Silvers and 3 Wheats all in the same hole!

2 - Standing Liberty Quarters
1 - Silver Barber Dime 1903
3 - Wheat Cents.. One was a 1919 S Mint


I also found my first V-Nickel.
That came off my Bucket List!
1 - Silver Mercury Dime 1942
2 - Indian Head Cents.. One is a 1888
10 - Wheat Cents



Misc Finds..
Token, Broken Harmonica Reed, D Buckle, 1 Canada Cent 1964.


The Rest -


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@lordmarcovan
This was my hunt for Sunday
I told you I was heading out in the morning

 

Never did any MD. But, my brother and I found an 1886 V Nickel in our back yard. Were digging a hole while playing. It was bout 2 feet down. Nice find @paddyman98 and to get it off your bucket list.

 

Nice day for a dig. Bet you were surprised when you found all of them in the same hole.

 

I went today in search for a Barber Quarter.. 2 of the guys from our club that went today have found them in the past. Last week another 14 year old detectorist found a 25C Seated. That was impressive!

 

What are the characteristics of these sites that give up so many old coins? Were they parks or public function areas of some kind? I know in my home town there were many places where festivals, church picnics and other gatherings were held over a matter of decades. I mean decades even before I was born. Now that goes way back.

 

Good question.

My 4 favorite parks in NYC..

Prospect Park goes back to the Revolutionary Era.
There have been Silver Spanish Reales found there.

Fort Green Park was created mid 1800's.

Hunter Island is colonial.

My neighborhood park is 1937 and this year I found these silver there..


Oh.. Actually one more park.. McCarren Park.
1800's also.

 

So, I'm guessing that these parks never got exposed to the development fever. Nice. Thanks.

 

That is quite an impressive haul @paddyman98. I believe that one of those quarters is a 1920-D.

 

WoW ! Your killing it as far Silver goes . Jealous jealous .

 

Dreaming Silver , I bet, LOL .

 

This is a Silver Ring my friend Shawn found today.
He goes by the name.. Johnny Canslaw


I'm called Bunny Foo Foo

 

Wow, Nice nice piece of sterling Silver . Early 1900'S probably ?

 

Yes. They Both are D Mint. I only see the last digit on 1 of them which is definitely a 0

So 1920 or 1930

Oh wait.. there were no 1930 minted in Denver.

 

Take your Pick I guess .

 

In my opinion, since a 1930-D has a recessed date, it is more than likely a 20-D.

Correction: The Denver Mint didn't produce any quarters in 1930.

 

I just realized there were no 1930 Denver minted SLQ's

 

Well crap.

I guess we both stand corrected then.