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Oldest coin to date found

jimmileo

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I have permission to hunt an area where they are tearing down multiple houses for a community development project. I went to one that has some historical significance and on a hunch I ran my ACE 250 over some loose dirt where they had plugged the sewer. Ding,ding, I found two wheat pennies right off. I moved over about a foot and got another signal indicating a nickel or pull tab. About an inch deep I uncovered a Liberty Head "V" nickel dated 1907. Apparently it was dropped when the sewer line was laid in 1909 and was uncovered by the plumbing contractor. Finding a coin that old in this area is quite a feat since our history isn't that old. We became a state in 1907 which lends some significance to my find. I haven't been finding as much in this area as I had hoped and I suppose it's because everything good is really deep? Jim
 
Nice, Jim! I agree with you about the significance of the coins you found...its not just the date, but what was going on in the place it was found, how it was lost,etc. How cool that you know so much about your finds. I'd say keep digging there!
 
Jim, here's something to think about. Just because it became a state in 1907, doesnt mean people didnt live there before that :) So the chances of you finding older coins is still pretty good. We (Michigan) became a state in the 1850's but had people living here since the 1700's. Keep swinging away and your bound to find more great stuff :detecting:

HH

Steve
 
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