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I hit an older property today been there a few times before but today used HI-PRO I'm not sure I like it there's a lot of beeping going on. I did pull this whatever it is coin and a ring with a V on it. Considering the house is late 1800's and some of the other finds the ring my be some sort of kids ring V for Victory type thing. I cant find the coin and started looking up numbers to get some sort of date but ended up with an extra number. Anyone feel like sweeping the web who isn't out sweeping their coils?
 
It sure looks silver. If it is heavy and clanks when lightly dropped on a table it is silver.
Hey, even if it isn't silver it is rally a cool coin. Nice job!

HH, Don
 
Hey Sarah, That is a nice find of Japanese silver that (if memory is working this morning)is from late 1800's. Krausse Catalog of World Coins would be able to tell you how to date it exactly. Nothing in the pic to give scale, to determine denomination for you, but will be easy to determine if it is Sen or Yen by size.
 
Your kidding 1800's its the size of a quarter and I'll see if I can find the book you talked about:clapping:
 
hy Sarah,very nice finds.Im excited about this hobby its alot of fun.
So how long have you been detecting for,i live in vermont.
 
I'm pretty sure it is a 1937 Silver 50 Sen, Japan coin. Value 5-6 dollars. Very nice find.

It might not a "37", but somewhere in that period.

Japan, 50 Sen, 1937
Ruler: Hirohito (Showa)
Krause# Y50
Diameter ~ 23 mm
Weight 4.95 g
Composition: .720 fine Silver , .1146 oz. ASW

http://cgi.ebay.com/Japan-50-Sen-1937-Silver-High-Grade_W0QQitemZ220464092082QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3354af13b2&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
 
the coins and history of asia

http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/coins.html

Good call Larry
silver Japanese 50 sen
 
Nice job everyone who would have guessed 1922 to 1938 your information lead me to a printout of the exact coin except for a few letters or words were different on the back of the front I wouldn't know. Good enough for me bag it and in the box it goes:clapping: The coin is Diameter: 23.50mm Alloy: Silver 72%, Copper 28% Weight: 4.95g. In case anyone is in the least bit curious there was no Analyze screen for the coin and it hit low but sounded high if that makes any sense.
 
I noticed under the V on the ring that the symbols ...- stand for V in Morse Code. I googled morse code ring but didn't check all the hits. It is probably WWII vintage, since Morse Code was big then and it does probably stand for V for victory. Hope this might help to find it.

Love that silver, too!:thumbup:

Captain Ron
 
captainron said:
I noticed under the V on the ring that the symbols ...- stand for V in Morse Code. I googled morse code ring but didn't check all the hits. It is probably WWII vintage, since Morse Code was big then and it does probably stand for V for victory. Hope this might help to find it.

Love that silver, too!:thumbup:

Captain Ron
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Thanks Captain Ron I thought it might have been a child's V for victory ring but what you came up with is really something special that's really neat. Considering the property and the finds it would have been from that time period. Some foreign silver and some silver around 1944, now the ring puts a GI at home after the war, during it or on leave. Must have been some celebration to loose that foreign silver and some of the other loot:beers:
 
I know the ring I found is worthless, being steel with an old Gold plate over some it we all obviously know the conditionl Howver with all the forign and domestic silver found at the dig site it might make for a good story if I can find out who was isssued that ring and why. I've been on the web all day and cant eem to find anythig. About the only place didnt look was cracker jacks.'
 
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