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Old 03-24-2008, 07:24 PM
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Unhappy Mother Ocean Spit Up Some Old Silver - but she digested most of it before she did

I spent 3 hours total in the wetsand this weekend at my beach. The wetsand is the one area I haven't hit very hard so I pulled a lot of junk, a lot of clad ($5.36), a 1948 British Large Penny, a Bermudian 50 cent Piece, some cutlery (stainless), an old brass ship's spike, 3 brass room keys and the usual aluminium junk.
I did find a heavily encrusted silver coin and I was hopeful of a good ticket but when I stripped away the black silver oxide, there wasn't much left. From what I can piece together from the remains of this silver coin, after being digested in Mother Ocean's stomach for over 150 years, it's a Queen Victoria, Silver Half Crown, between 1836 and 1877. I'll post a pic of what it would like like in good condition and then pics of what I got.

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Old 03-24-2008, 07:28 PM
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Old 03-24-2008, 07:34 PM
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not bad though... next time you'll hit it.
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Old 03-24-2008, 07:36 PM
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Man BDA that is some kinda ate up!! I probably woulda just chunked it thinking melted alum? Good ID, Beale.
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Clad:

Pennies: 1081
Nickles: 64
Dimes: 509
Quarters: 437

Clad coins:2089 for $174.04

Keepers:

Rings:8: (1: 21K, 1:10K ) (5: .925) (1:Brass)
Silver Jewelry: (5: .925)
Wheats: 42
Buffalo Nickle:1 (1936)
Rosie Silver: 4: (48,60,62,64)
Mercury Dimes: 1: (42)
Quarter: 1 (1942)
Half Dollar:Walker 1 (1937)
Tokens: 12
Foreign: 4

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Old 03-24-2008, 07:42 PM
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Man you are the first person to touch that coin in 150 years...(Now thats cool) Congrats on all the finds...
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Old 03-24-2008, 07:50 PM
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BDA...good hunting. You are the man. I'm sure Buster and I will be jaw jacking about your latest finds tomorrow at work.
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Old 03-24-2008, 07:50 PM
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Man you are the first person to touch that coin in 150 years...(Now thats cool) Congrats on all the finds...

I agree... even as eat up as it is. its old, its silver...IT COUNTS...

I hope its spanish piece of 8 next time... or gold with rocks.

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All I can say is WOW. The only beach I get to MD on is man made lake beaches that only produce lost clad. So cool to even think about finding some old spanish and british treasure. Good luck
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Just One, OLD, GOLD COIN! JUST ONE, That's All I'm asking for, is that some much to ask for?

It may come yet,

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Old 03-24-2008, 07:56 PM
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Keep at it BDA...gold will find you...Persistence always pays off...Buster....
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