I didn't get out on Saturday or Sunday, but I did get out on Monday. I hope to post a photo or two as soon as these coins are cleaned up some.
This is the first time I have ever found 18 coins in 1 hole! Most of them were pennies, but there was one dime in the mix. I found just over $2.25 total in this one courtyard, and I have not covered the entire yard.
I got a signal that went over 180 on the meter, and that has never happened before either - I'm using Ron's Meter - pennies and dimes are very consistent in their numbers on this meter, at least the all copper pennies are, and silver is too, so when the meter went over 180, I didn't know what was going on yet. But, I dug and found a cent, pinpointed around the hole, found another, then another. Two coins are fused to each other, don't know what years those are yet. I just kept working this one hole, and kept finding more coins. I have found a few coin spills in the past, but not with this many in one spot.
I kept hoping for a ring or locket or something similar, but no such luck this time. The dates of the pennies were from the '60's. I found a few other coin spills in the same courtyard that were in the '70s, and '80s. This is a regular gathering place on an annual basis with drinking often involved, and has been for near 100 years, so I am hoping to find other spills here too. But, I thought it interesting that the meter read so high.
I don't know-so, but figure the additive effect of the coins is what caused the meter to go over 180. It bounced some, but 180-190 is what the meter was reading while over that pile of coins.
Oh, and I started to recognize nickles while in this same area - I have found them before, but I started to know when I was on a nickle on this day.
This is the first time I have ever found 18 coins in 1 hole! Most of them were pennies, but there was one dime in the mix. I found just over $2.25 total in this one courtyard, and I have not covered the entire yard.
I got a signal that went over 180 on the meter, and that has never happened before either - I'm using Ron's Meter - pennies and dimes are very consistent in their numbers on this meter, at least the all copper pennies are, and silver is too, so when the meter went over 180, I didn't know what was going on yet. But, I dug and found a cent, pinpointed around the hole, found another, then another. Two coins are fused to each other, don't know what years those are yet. I just kept working this one hole, and kept finding more coins. I have found a few coin spills in the past, but not with this many in one spot.
I kept hoping for a ring or locket or something similar, but no such luck this time. The dates of the pennies were from the '60's. I found a few other coin spills in the same courtyard that were in the '70s, and '80s. This is a regular gathering place on an annual basis with drinking often involved, and has been for near 100 years, so I am hoping to find other spills here too. But, I thought it interesting that the meter read so high.
I don't know-so, but figure the additive effect of the coins is what caused the meter to go over 180. It bounced some, but 180-190 is what the meter was reading while over that pile of coins.
Oh, and I started to recognize nickles while in this same area - I have found them before, but I started to know when I was on a nickle on this day.
