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Totally random V nickel,,
Every week day my wife and I walk 4 miles around the Elementary, Middle and High Schools. The fields have been pounded by detectorists over the years, and it's hard to find much more than clad or pencil eraser caps. On Thursday I took note of this small patch of grass across the street from one of the schools. For whatever reason, the school maintenance crew always keeps this little 40 ft by 100 ft patch trimmed up. I decided that the average detectorist probably focuses on the larger fields and never even notices this little bit of nothing. This morning I parked the truck,, ground balanced,, made 3 swings and dug this 1905 V-Nickel. ( My first ) I should have just went home then cause that was the highlight of the day. Just goes to show you never know where something cool will surface. Not sure what might have been there in the past. The schools didn't come along until the 50's. This corner butted up against a farm field in the 40's.
