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giant056
11-21-2013, 06:04 AM
I didn't find any silver on this trip but I definitely found some neat keepers


This coin here is definitely a first for me, it's one of Hitlers coins, it's made of zinc and I was surprised that it held up as well as it did but as you can tell by the v nickel the soil is very forgiving in this woods

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This is one of the best looking v nickels that I've dug in a while, I was hoping for a mintmark but no dice.

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I found a complete toy gun but it's very corroded, quartz watch, old WW1 rifle shell and my favorite in this photo is the full brass shot gun shell. I think I've only found 4 of the full brass shot gun shells like this

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I always like checking out the headstamp on the old brass

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I did pretty good in the old coin department, nothing super old but the coins that I do pull out of this woods are almost always pretty much corrosion free except for the zinc coins. I found a round ball and some other shells also

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I wish that the 1885 that I found a few years back was in this good of shape but them are the breaks when it comes to the older nickels from the dirt.

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This old coin sure did catch me off guard cause I've never dug a German coin with a swastika on it. I had the composition of the coin figured out before I even looked it up, its zinc.

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milco
11-21-2013, 07:22 AM
Some real nice finds, there. Looks like you have a real nice spot in the woods!

Longhair
11-21-2013, 08:36 AM
Nice finds!
You must be hunting near one of the old POW camp sites

Tony Two-Cent
11-21-2013, 09:14 AM
Great bunch of finds! Those woods sure are kind to old coins. The wheat cents from there look wonderful, and that's one of the nicer V Nickels I've seen dug.

:congrats:

pulltabsteve
11-21-2013, 05:02 PM
Sweet stuff Larry! Those Battle Creek woods have been turning up cool finds for a long time. The "V" is in great shape!

Digger Don
11-21-2013, 10:16 PM
Very nice finds.
I hope that spot keeps giving for you