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Why does relics and coins sink in the ground?

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #100 on: April 18, 2011, 09:22:04 am »

Good Job Peter, I sat down once and worked out how the layers of dirt managed to build up over the years with foledge Etc
and you test using light coins instead on heavy item will show you the same story, keep going

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #101 on: April 18, 2011, 10:47:50 am »

Thanks guys, this experiment is exciting.... One of these days, my coins will also be hit by a bush fire.... That should be great fun Great

maybe then the burnt grass will also add to covering the coin Wise

I am going to have to keep my eye on those coins,,,, they might just run away or something Shocked

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #102 on: April 20, 2011, 11:34:25 am »

Peter I just been to the field that I said i would take you to, between 2-3" i found a medievil jaws harp
My next target was A ?2.00 from 1998 coin at 9" and my next target was a 2 pence piece from 1990 at 8".
and my next target was a tortoise shell handled pocket Knife at 4--5" circa1940s+
anyway I'm off now to another thread Bye bye

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #103 on: April 20, 2011, 11:48:51 am »

AU, I cannot wit my friend..... And what you are saying is exactly what we are trying to figure out..... I understand the harp at 2-3" but more modern coins deeper? does not make much sense does it.... The harp should of been deeper than the modern coins Idea

Would love to see a photo of the pocket knife Great

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #104 on: April 20, 2011, 12:55:28 pm »

Peter I will post them as soon as Jr has finished stuffin his face

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #105 on: April 20, 2011, 01:31:48 pm »

No problem, when you are ready....

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #106 on: April 20, 2011, 04:48:54 pm »

I think rather than to try and make sense out of something so random, maybe it would be much better to encourage others to measure depth and date old coin finds, just to see how deep the deepest ones are being dug from?
I wonder what was the date of the deepest coin that anyone has found?
I'd like to hear depths of various dates.
Maybe a thread like... Coins: How deep are you finding them and what are the dates?
I'm going to start bringing a magnifier and toothbrush so I can log my dates and depth for future study. Wink

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #107 on: April 20, 2011, 04:59:55 pm »

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I think rather than to try and make sense out of something so random, maybe it would be much better to encourage others to measure depth and date old coin finds, just to see how deep the deepest ones are being dug from? I wonder what was the date of the deepest coin that anyone has found? I'd like to hear depths of various dates. Maybe a thread like... Coins: How deep are you finding them and what are the dates? I'm going to start bringing a magnifier and toothbrush so I can log my dates and depth for future study.

Hector it don't work like that because today i found things from the middle ages 2-3" down and coins of 1998 @ 9"

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #108 on: April 20, 2011, 08:33:16 pm »

Yes AU, that's exactly what I'm saying.
I think if we can all see how varied the depths are for ANY dates, we won't be worried about how deep any particular date SHOULD be.
There's a park in my home town that I've found 1961-2009 coins in, and I plan on going back and start recording date/depth for my finds.
BTW I've found over $12 in 20 days with the Cibola and I'm getting better daily.
So far the silver has escaped me but I did find a 1939 wheatie just when I was about to give up on a location that had apparently been searched out and the lot had a layer of gravel brought in.

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	Re: Why does relics and coins sink in the ground? « Reply #109 on: April 20, 2011, 10:19:09 pm »

Hector,

It seems like the year of a coin can be really strange. sometimes old is shallow, and other times old is deep and obviously the opposite is also true Idiot

It is very STRANGE..... newer coins deeper than older coins Idea

So the question is why do they sink, not how much..... are they actually sinking and not being covered? What are the reasons for those coins being underground? Remembering that an old coin could of been dropped after a new coin, and would be shallow due to that reason..... It is a matter of what contributes to the sinking of a coin, that is all we are looking at Wink

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