Went on the war path with the Indians

[don in ny]

Hit a couple of spots over the weekend and came up with a different kind of assortment. I ended up with 5 war nickels. I've found war nickels before, but this just seemed a bit unusual to come up like this. One came from a school yard and the others came from a heavily pounded park. The Indians, large cent and the earlier mercs and 1883 V nickel came from the same park. The other 2 mercs and 1911 V nickel came from the school yard. Also pulled a 1943 steel cent. Haven't dug one of these in years. When I first started detecting 35 years ago you would occasionally dig one that still had some detail. Nowadays it seems you only get a steel disk.

 

[Tony Two-Cent]

Wonderful assortment of old coins, Don! You sure did clean up on the war nickels. It is unusual to find so many.

I am curious about whether the 1883 V Nickel is the "No Cents" variety or the scarcer "Cents" version.

Your 1943 steel cent looks just like mine, just a blob of rust. They definitely don't hold up well in the ground.

Congrats on the nice finds! :clapping:

 

[wisconsin digger]

In 2013 I found 43 Silver nickels. The year before and this year I found 6 & 7. It is strange how some areas and parks have a lot of nickels and others very few. Nice haul of silver and copper. WD

 

[BTV Digger]

Nice haul of silver dimes and nickels Don. Interesting point on the steel pennies. Never new about their lack of longevity in Mother Earth.

John

 

[Digger Don]

You had a fantastic weekend. Congrats. You dug a nice assortment of quality coins.

 

[aloldstuff]

Great assortment of coins. I think that is the most war nickels I have seen posted. You got yourself some fantastic finds for 2014 and hope that 2015 brings you more of the same.

 

[Restoring Your Finds]

Another great hunt on the war path with the Indians !

Congrats on the Large Cent and the V nickel as well. You know how much I love those !