Old Coins
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budlang:
Haven't been on the forum for a long time but thought these finds might be of interest. I was detecting in Colorado about a mile south of Tin Cup. It is an old mining town and I was working along a creek in the mountains when I got a signal. I was surprised because I was not in an area where it looked like anyone had been before. Nevertheless I dug down only three inches to find a coin on edge. I knew by the size it was a quarter but delighted to find it was an 1861 quarter when I picked it up. On another occasion I was camping near Taylor Resevior and found the area where folks camped in the horse and buggy days. That site gave me a silver dime and quarter out of the 30's and 40's and one really nice 1917 Walking liberty half. Find those old sites in the mountains. It's lots of fun as well as some of the most beautiful country in the world.
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Homefire:
Sounds like some good hunting grounds there.
Yea, some places have little to no trace of past activities but did at one time or another.
Photo's are always good.
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TriDitty:
Congratulations my new friend.
My favorite coin that I have ever pulled out of the ground was a "Half Dime" from 1858" I am sure that you can see it through my pictures stored on this site if they are still there. I am sure that your quarter is on the seated liberty type. We Americans don't have the opportunity to find coins older than three or four hundred years old unless it is loot from pirates, etc. These kinds of coins can make my year for me.
I know that my half dime was sold for $22,000 US in perfect condition but mine was so messed up that it's edges were nearly sharp and I had to take two, not just one, bends out of it.
It is still my favorite coin by far. I don't know what you used to find your silver but if your unit is as cheap (relatively) as mine, you would have registered this little half dime as more than one target and might have passed it up for trash. I strongly recommend that if you are finding coins in that time range that you dig up things that don't show a constant target because of that very coin. More expensive detectors might not have had that issue though. [welcome]
Posted on: March 03, 2012, 10:20:12 PM "Yea, some places have little to no trace of past activities but did at one time or another."
Homefire, that is one of the most intrigueing things about our hobby. I live in an area that has swamps where things change so constantly that research is just the beginning of what I do to find new spots.l Sometimes I actually google earth the cane field to find clumps of trees where once stood houses. Other times, an out of place huge Oak tree might tell me that an old house may have been there.
Our hobby goes very deep so to speak. [teach]
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Christian:
Congratulations on your finds! If you get a chance to please show us some pictures. Hope you will make more nice finds this season!
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budlang:
I probably should have taken pics but I have been back to these places so many times and had already taken so many pictures I just didn't think about it. Colorado is a long way from San AntonioTexas so I don't know when or if I'll correct thatAnyway, there . are a lot of great hunting sites to the north of Gunnison if you ever get up that way.
Posted on: March 05, 2012, 11:29:20 AMYep, it is a seated liberty and in pretty good condition. It is not a rare date and only shows to be worth $35to $40. But the fun of finding it was worth a lot more. I'm convinced it was lost by an old miner who was panning the creek. The area was full of activities in the late 1800's and early 1900's. If you get the chance go to Taylor Resevoir and do some camping and hunt the surrounding mountains. It is marvelous country.
Posted on: March 05, 2012, 11:35:13 AMI'm hoping to go back but at the price of gas I'm not sure if it will work out as it is 1100 miles from where I live. It is a most beautiful place though and worth the drive. Pull up Taylor Resevoir Colorado on your search engine and you will see what I mean. Lots of places in the mountains to detect and the fishing isn't bad either. The national camp grounds are very nice with accomodations for RV's and all other kinds of camping. Sorry about no pics but I just wasn't carrying a camera at the time.
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HuntingNamibian:
Great posts, nice to read and learn for those of who have good XP.
Thanks for sharing.
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