F70 and 45 minutes to kill

[Bruinvikes]

I had about an hour to burn before heading to work and before daylight expired so I grabbed the MD and headed to the park that I've been hunting for the past four months. I decided to hit a spot that I haven't really hunted much. I was only getting can slaw, pull tabs and bottle caps so I decide to turn around, not swinging in the same path I took to get where I was. I get a real good repeatable signal about 4-5 inches deep and I pull out a 1993 Canadian one cent piece. I'm only guessing, but is this what everyone refers to as a "Large cent"? I ask because this is larger than the pennies I am used to seeing. King Edward VII is pictured on the coin. I also retrieved my very first sleigh bell in this hunt also! The bell was 3-4 inches deep. Good luck and happy hunting to all!

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[After-1-]

Now that is a great 45 min hunt --------GH---------------------------------------after1-----------

 

[still looking 52]

Never found anything like that before, what part of the country or world are you hunting in? I'm guessing maybe you are in Canada?

 

[REVIER]

Never found anything like that before, what part of the country or world are you hunting in? I'm guessing maybe you are in Canada?

That's the funny thing...he is in NE. Ohio somewhere in the vicinity of Toledo.
I grew up in Michigan and hunted there several times on vacation and that is one cool thing about living in border states, even states like Ohio not exactly near the border...coins from both countries circulated on both sides.
This coin is mostly copper, most of the rest of their older coins were similar to ours but their modern bi-metal coins are just weird to us Americans in signals and behavior.
All Canadian coins have a super power that they have always possessed...they are fantastic at screwing up and shutting down every vending machine on this side of the border.

 

[Bruinvikes]

Now that is a great 45 min hunt --------GH---------------------------------------after1-----------

Thank you After-1-!

 

[Bruinvikes]

Never found anything like that before, what part of the country or world are you hunting in? I'm guessing maybe you are in Canada?

Thank you still looking 52! I'm near Toledo Ohio. The funny thing is that I was hunting in my backyard at my previous house and I located a 1918 Canadian dime, but that was three years ago and I was swinging my F2 at that time.

 

[Bruinvikes]

Never found anything like that before, what part of the country or world are you hunting in? I'm guessing maybe you are in Canada?

That's the funny thing...he is in NE. Ohio somewhere in the vicinity of Toledo.
I grew up in Michigan and hunted there several times on vacation and that is one cool thing about living in border states, even states like Ohio not exactly near the border...coins from both countries circulated on both sides.
This coin is mostly copper, most of the rest of their older coins were similar to ours but their modern bi-metal coins are just weird to us Americans in signals and behavior.
All Canadian coins have a super power that they have always possessed...they are fantastic at screwing up and shutting down every vending machine on this side of the border.

Actually, Toledo is in NW Ohio, not that it's a big deal. You're right REVIER, the coin is 95% copper, but what I don't understand is why is it that when we find a copper penny it rings up in the 70 range (dime signal), but this coin, which is slightly larger than a quarter, rang up at 58-59.

 

[dfmike]

That's a nice find. Good condition too. Worth a few dollars for sure. I found a few a while back but in worse condition. They are more valuable if you find some with Queen Victoria on them (older than 1902) On my F5 they ID in the same range as any copper penny. Maybe the oxidation messed up the ID. My book says it has a minute amount of zinc and tin in it. Could that be messing the ID ?

 

[Bruinvikes]

That's a nice find. Good condition too. Worth a few dollars for sure. I found a few a while back but in worse condition. They are more valuable if you find some with Queen Victoria on them (older than 1902) On my F5 they ID in the same range as any copper penny. Maybe the oxidation messed up the ID. My book says it has a minute amount of zinc and tin in it. Could that be messing the ID ?

Thank you dfmike! The fact that it has zinc and tin it is my only guess as to the reason of the odd VDI numbers.

 

[MarkCZ]

Nope! that's not what a US large is, that's a different coin.
The US large cent was the one cent coin in production before the Indian penny.

Mark

 

[Bruinvikes]

Nope! that's not what a US large is, that's a different coin.
The US large cent was the one cent coin in production before the Indian penny.

Mark

I couldn't understand your reply at first because I know that the coin I found wasn't a US large cent because in my post I stated that it was a Canadian one cent piece, but then I noticed my error in the original post...

...the coin is from 1903, not 1993. I need to quit posting while wearing mittens apparently.

 

[REVIER]

Actually, Toledo is in NW Ohio, not that it's a big deal.

Hey, I have always said I am good looking but never claimed to have a good sense of direction.
Once I went into the woods on a hunt our club had before our meeting and got lost.
Came out two miles away on the opposite side of where I thought I was heading to when coming back for the meeting, I actually had to take my boots and socks off to ford a small stream at one point, and when I came out I had to take the long way around on roads to get back where I started.
Missed pretty much most of the meeting that day and it was quite embarrassing.

At our next meeting one of the members gave me a bag of breadcrumbs I could throw down behind me so I wouldn't get lost again.
Funny guy...

 

[Bruinvikes]

that was a funny story. Hopefully on one of your upcoming hunts you retrieve a working compass, lol! Just kidding!