Crusty Indians, 1914-D Wheat, and a rusty V

[Cladiator (OR)]

Hi everyone,

First, if you've come to look at some nicely preserved coins--you won't find them here. But, if you want to see what the volcanic soil conditions of Western Oregon does to copper and nickel, you've come to the right place.

I've been slowly working my way through the local park that dates back to the mid-1800's. It has been rewarding me with one old find every couple of hunts--just enough to keep me interested in coming back. As you can see, the soil conditions in this part of the country are not friendly to these types of coins.

All the pennies were down about 6" with the usual iron masking target within a 4-5" radius of the penny. The nickel was an anomaly because it was only 4" deep and the closest iron was 8" away--don't know why it wasn't found before now.

They may not be "purdy", but I still had fun finding them!

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Now, if you shut your left eye, squint with your right eye, and hold your head 10 degrees tilted to the right, you'll be able to see that they are IHP's.


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This is the best Indian I have recovered so far--pretty sad, isn't it?


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Another "best"--only my second "V".


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Since this was probably buried for more than 90 years, can it be considered "uncirculated"?

Thanks for looking and Merry Christmas everyone!

 

[LabradorBob]

Congrats on the finds.
Here's something for you,Have a Merry Christmas.

http://www.historicmapworks.com/Browse/United_States/Oregon/

LabradorBob

 

[Ray-Mo.]

My first 1914D was much more corroded than yours but the two this year were nice.I have found a lot of early wheats that were to bad to get the dates and always wonder if their was a key date or two

 

[tippyhound]

Reminds me of what we find in Illinois farm fields. The chemicals used on our fields leaves Indians, Wheaties, and Nickles looking just like your coins. Many times the ammonia used will blacken silver coins to the point that even electrolytic cleaning won't help much.

I used to hunt a old Chautauqua Grounds that was then a plowed field and I found a 1921 D Mercury Dime and a 1896 S Barber Half (Both Key Date Coins) less then ten feet apart that would have been really nice finds if it were not for the chemical damage. Literally turned them into bullion valued coins. All the Indians, Wheaties and Nickles I just threw into a can as after they were exposed to the air for a short period of time the surface just started to crumble and peal away. Soaking in Olive oil would help for a while but eventually they would do it anyway. Rick "IL"

 

[wvrick]

Nice Finds! Congratulations!!!

 

[NebTrac]

Very nice finds! Congratulations on them and the key date Wheat! Thanks for the pictures and the "uncirculated" humor....I liked that!

NebTrac

 

[Cladiator (OR)]

Congrats on the finds.
Here's something for you,Have a Merry Christmas.

http://www.historicmapworks.com/Browse/United_States/Oregon/

LabradorBob

Thanks LabradorBob. And thanks for the great map link--it will certainly be very helpful!

My first 1914D was much more corroded than yours but the two this year were nice.I have found a lot of early wheats that were to bad to get the dates and always wonder if their was a key date or two

Thanks Ray. I've wondered the same thing about the dateless ones I've recovered. Still, it is always fun to recover a coin that isn't made any longer--regardless of condition (although nicer condition is always preferred ).

...Soaking in Olive oil would help for a while but eventually they would do it anyway. Rick "IL"

Thanks for the reply Rick. I know what you mean about once the coin is exposed to air and about how long the Olive oil helps. It's kind of sad to see the coin disintegrating before your very eyes. It's still fun to dig something that old though.

Nice Finds! Congratulations!!!

Thanks wvrick. Even though they aren't much to look at, they were still fun to find and have taken their place in my collection.

 

[Cladiator (OR)]

Very nice finds! Congratulations on them and the key date Wheat! Thanks for the pictures and the "uncirculated" humor....I liked that!

NebTrac

Thanks NebTrac. I thought you might enjoy that.