Coin collecting anyone?

[JustinG.MDguy]

Just curious if anybody has put together a complete (or semi-complete) collection of U.S. coins from metal detecting finds.
Coin collecting and metal detecting kinda go hand in hand, and I'm wondering how many other people share these common
interests. Thanks for the time!

~ Justin G.

 

[MarkCZ]

I have a pretty nice US cent collection BUT! not all of them are metal detecting finds, but they are some holes that got filled with dug pennies!
My collection starts at 1909 and runs through about 1982. Like a lot of collections most of the rare (key dates) are missing.
But if you think about how many pennies they are from 1909 to 1983 and then include the three different mint marks that's a lot of pennies.

Mark

 

[dewcon4414]

I have a pretty good set of merc dimes. However, i know the collection is for me since rarely would a coin dug grade. Is there a market .... sure there is a market for anything guys like....cars, coins, guns. Grading has kind of taken the fun out of collection since its turned into investing and investors really put the pressure on to ensure our dug coins arent worth much and theirs are. The grading companies wont even grade a cleaned coin unless its super rare. They have invest in equipment call SNIFFERS to detect cleaned coins. I still enjoy playing thou.... going to auctions just to see what people give for silver now days is interesting. I believe the biggest threat now days is the chinese fakes its killing us.

Dew

 

[MNCoinhunter]

A few of the older nickels I have dug have ended up in my Dansco book ... My silver finds get put in 2X2 flips and saved ....wheat pennies don't survive the ground well enough to be put in my books and end up in a big jar. And all of my clad gets cleaned and brought to the bank

 

[JustinG.MDguy]

I hear ya dewcon! But then again, the "investor guys" of coin collecting are paying thousands and thousands of dollars for their certified, verified, registrated, authenticated coins while we are out having a blast digging up history!

Plus, you can't beat the feeling of pulling out five or six dirty coins and having your heart skip a beat as you clean them off and look at the dates and mintmarks!

The Chinese fakes are a bummer though. Why can't they stay busy just keeping the U.S in debt, and keep their hands off our coins!

~Justin G.

 

[MarkCZ]

I have a pretty good set of merc dimes. However, i know the collection is for me since rarely would a coin dug grade. Is there a market .... sure there is a market for anything guys like....cars, coins, guns. Grading has kind of taken the fun out of collection since its turned into investing and investors really put the pressure on to ensure our dug coins arent worth much and theirs are. The grading companies wont even grade a cleaned coin unless its super rare. They have invest in equipment call SNIFFERS to detect cleaned coins. I still enjoy playing thou.... going to auctions just to see what people give for silver now days is interesting. I believe the biggest threat now days is the chinese fakes its killing us.

Dew

A good bit of the soil around where I live is pretty kind on Wheat pennies, I've washed them up with nothing but a tooth brush and warm water and some dawn and they come out pretty good!
And silver always comes out looking like the day it was dropped! Sometimes it's so clean that it looks to have been cleaned! (never no black silver)

Mark

 

[MarkCZ]

The below is the oldest metal detecting find that made it into my penny collection!

Mark

 

[JustinG.MDguy]

Nice early Lincs! Those early teen years are becoming more and more desirable, not to mention expensive...

Great finds!

~ Justin G.