Geologyhound
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Well, at least a souvenir pressed penny depicting Mount Rushmore…
I headed back to a site I have hunted once. There was an old school here, and the owner gave me permission to hunt down the road too. There was a nice nail bed at the second property which got my attention, but I think it has been hunted before, as the non-ferrous targets were few and far between. I only found two coins and they were both modern. I did find one or two concertina reeds along with the buckle and ornate brass cover. I do not see any hinge point or inscription on it, but I’m wondering if this is some sort of compact cover?
Since I found several early 1900s coins back at the school during my last trip, I headed back there. Right away I pulled a couple wheats, then pulled a buffalo. I have not found too many buffaloes, so I was pleased with that. I found more concertina reeds along with the Mount Rushmore penny here. I am going to ask the owner if he lost it. With light starting to fade, I found the 1939 mercury and one more buffalo!
I gave the pennies a few days to dry. Four are from the 1930s and 1940s. The last one appears to be a 1917 P. However the 17 appears to be wider numbers than the 19. It would be really nice if this were the double die error, but this penny is so flat it would probably be impossible to confirm.
I headed back to a site I have hunted once. There was an old school here, and the owner gave me permission to hunt down the road too. There was a nice nail bed at the second property which got my attention, but I think it has been hunted before, as the non-ferrous targets were few and far between. I only found two coins and they were both modern. I did find one or two concertina reeds along with the buckle and ornate brass cover. I do not see any hinge point or inscription on it, but I’m wondering if this is some sort of compact cover?
Since I found several early 1900s coins back at the school during my last trip, I headed back there. Right away I pulled a couple wheats, then pulled a buffalo. I have not found too many buffaloes, so I was pleased with that. I found more concertina reeds along with the Mount Rushmore penny here. I am going to ask the owner if he lost it. With light starting to fade, I found the 1939 mercury and one more buffalo!
I gave the pennies a few days to dry. Four are from the 1930s and 1940s. The last one appears to be a 1917 P. However the 17 appears to be wider numbers than the 19. It would be really nice if this were the double die error, but this penny is so flat it would probably be impossible to confirm.
