Johnny Cache
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I saw on another forum here that some other winter bound folks are showing their season-end finds. Here are my 2012 totals...
My first hunt this year was March 14, the ground was still pretty frozen, but I couldn't wait any longer. The last day I was able to hunt was a few days after Halloween. I have a couple feet of snow now and its been -20, so I might as well post my season's finds!
My overall 2012 coin count is much less than the last 2 seasons, but I actually found more silver this year. I found a total of 678 coins with a face value of $33.43 and 1/2 cents. I doesn't seem like much considering I hunted 12-15 hrs/week for 7 months. I live in a sparsely populated area, and I'm not very interested in finding clad. I like the old stuff! Out of those 678 coins, 52 are silver. Four 'V' nickels, three Buffalo nickels, four Indian Head pennies. My largest silver was the 1902 Barber half, my oldest silver was the 1891 Victoria dime. My oldest Canadian coin was the 1844 Province of Canada Half Penny, and oldest coin ever is the Chinese Sheng Tsu coin minted in Peking 1661-1722.
I found some cool relics, like the small toy pistol, old toy cars, lots of stuff not pictured. My ring count was down, but I think I may have found my first gold ring ever. I thought it was plated, but upon closer inspection, I think it is solid! It even has an "M" engraved on the front (my name is Mike), so I cant wait to get it back from the jeweler cleaned and tested.
By far my best find of the season, and basically my most valuable find EVER is the 1903s key date Barber dime. I found it 2 inches beneath a 1900 "V" nickel. Thank god I rechecked THAT hole!! It is a beautiful coin, I'm still shocked that I found it.
These are my finds, thanks for looking, and I can't wait to see all the stuff everybody else found (and is still finding).
My first hunt this year was March 14, the ground was still pretty frozen, but I couldn't wait any longer. The last day I was able to hunt was a few days after Halloween. I have a couple feet of snow now and its been -20, so I might as well post my season's finds!
My overall 2012 coin count is much less than the last 2 seasons, but I actually found more silver this year. I found a total of 678 coins with a face value of $33.43 and 1/2 cents. I doesn't seem like much considering I hunted 12-15 hrs/week for 7 months. I live in a sparsely populated area, and I'm not very interested in finding clad. I like the old stuff! Out of those 678 coins, 52 are silver. Four 'V' nickels, three Buffalo nickels, four Indian Head pennies. My largest silver was the 1902 Barber half, my oldest silver was the 1891 Victoria dime. My oldest Canadian coin was the 1844 Province of Canada Half Penny, and oldest coin ever is the Chinese Sheng Tsu coin minted in Peking 1661-1722.
I found some cool relics, like the small toy pistol, old toy cars, lots of stuff not pictured. My ring count was down, but I think I may have found my first gold ring ever. I thought it was plated, but upon closer inspection, I think it is solid! It even has an "M" engraved on the front (my name is Mike), so I cant wait to get it back from the jeweler cleaned and tested.
By far my best find of the season, and basically my most valuable find EVER is the 1903s key date Barber dime. I found it 2 inches beneath a 1900 "V" nickel. Thank god I rechecked THAT hole!! It is a beautiful coin, I'm still shocked that I found it.
These are my finds, thanks for looking, and I can't wait to see all the stuff everybody else found (and is still finding).
