Found my oldest coin ever ! 1832 silver !

PL8MAN

PL8MAN

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Just found my 2nd 1800's coin in the past week ! That's great for me due to hunting mainly schools and parks that are maybe 60 years old . This coin was not really a surprise find in this location . About 5 years ago I found a 1972 Seated half at 8 inches at this same location . Also found a 1892 Barber dime at this location around 3 years ago .
This coin was a good 7 - 8 inches deep and it gave off a high tone of +81 - +83 . When I first saw the coin I knew I had silver :grin: ! At first I had no idea what it was till I just lightly wiped away some dirt and then I saw 1832 ! It turned out to be my oldest coin ever !
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It's a 1 Franc with King Louis Philippe I on it . Very cool looking coin . Could this have been used here in California before it was a state ? Any info would be great !
HH
Glen
 

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more then likely Glen foreign money wasn't outlawed as legal tender until 1857 so it very possible it was used to buy goods back when California was just a territory. its a great find :perfect10:

hey how big is the coin a 1 Franc would seem to be a large denomination back then to lose
 
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del said:
more then likely Glen foreign money wasn't outlawed as legal tender until 1857 so it very possible it was used to buy goods back when California was just a territory. its a great find :perfect10:

hey how big is the coin a 1 Franc would seem to be a large denomination back then to lose
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It's quite large , the size of a quarter .
Glen
 
Ronandari said:
Very nice coin Glen. I'll bet it was quite a surprise pulling that out.

Ron
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I would have liked to have had the camera and taken a picture of it in the hole but my son was using it for a wedding ring search this morning . He did find the ring ! I'll post that story tonight !
Glen
 
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That is an old silver coin. Don't see too many silver foreign coins that old around here. Nice catch. Did you say the ring was found?? :shocked04: :groovy:
 
coinnut said:
That is an old silver coin. Don't see too many silver foreign coins that old around here. Nice catch. Did you say the ring was found?? :shocked04: :groovy:
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My son just got home from his ring hunt . 3 1/2 hours and he found it ! It's his first find and return ! I'll get the pictures from him and post his story later tonight ! I'm a proud Dad !
Glen
 
PL8MAN said:
My son just got home from his ring hunt . 3 1/2 hours and he found it ! It's his first find and return ! I'll get the pictures from him and post his story later tonight ! I'm a proud Dad !
Glen
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Ring returns are rare. Most people think they know where they lost it but not often you can find it unless it was a very recent loss. Congrats on a successful hunt and ring return
 
:shocked04:Now thats old! Even for around here! (mid-west)
Congrats! :grin:
I think it's coool finding old foreign coins, more than a old U.S. coin. Not always but.... :lol: Thats cool! :thumbsup01:
 
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