Pete in MI
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13 silver coins - Fronts and backs of some old coins.
No we didn't find these coins though we both wish we had. The shock was when we talked to a local township maintenance man at the park we were going to detect. Always worthwile to 'chat people up'. This gentleman set us straight as to the history of the park we were going to detect. Nope it wasn't the Indian Trading Post grounds as was formerly thought. Was told where it was but I forgot soon after we mentioned metal detecting to this guy. He mentioned others who have detected this park and said he had found some old coins...without a detector and he showed us the coins above.
He mentioned being at the township dump and an old guy came in and dropped off a box (and other trash I am assuming) and left. The maintenance guy was curious about the box and inside found these 13 coins. It is beyond me why the old guy was throwing them away too. Certainly goes to show 'one man's trash is definitely another man's treasure'.
The maintenance guy was very nice and had been offered $10 per $1 coin and $5 for each half dollar but he didn't sell them. He said he was going to sell them by weight. I asked if he would be interested in selling a coing to me and all I could offer was $5 in cash that I had. He accepted and I was so happy to have a very fine 1891 Morgan (worth about $20 according to my coin book). Warthog I think got a Peace dollar from the maintenance guy.
I jokingly told Steve we should be 'detecting' in the dumps without detectors if people are throwing away things like the silver dollars and halves.
13 silver coins - Fronts and backs of some old coins.
No we didn't find these coins though we both wish we had. The shock was when we talked to a local township maintenance man at the park we were going to detect. Always worthwile to 'chat people up'. This gentleman set us straight as to the history of the park we were going to detect. Nope it wasn't the Indian Trading Post grounds as was formerly thought. Was told where it was but I forgot soon after we mentioned metal detecting to this guy. He mentioned others who have detected this park and said he had found some old coins...without a detector and he showed us the coins above.
He mentioned being at the township dump and an old guy came in and dropped off a box (and other trash I am assuming) and left. The maintenance guy was curious about the box and inside found these 13 coins. It is beyond me why the old guy was throwing them away too. Certainly goes to show 'one man's trash is definitely another man's treasure'.
The maintenance guy was very nice and had been offered $10 per $1 coin and $5 for each half dollar but he didn't sell them. He said he was going to sell them by weight. I asked if he would be interested in selling a coing to me and all I could offer was $5 in cash that I had. He accepted and I was so happy to have a very fine 1891 Morgan (worth about $20 according to my coin book). Warthog I think got a Peace dollar from the maintenance guy.
I jokingly told Steve we should be 'detecting' in the dumps without detectors if people are throwing away things like the silver dollars and halves.