I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT...THE 2ND ONE OF THE YEAR

COINSHOOTER2 · Nov 21, 2006

I was hunting in a side yard of an apartment building that I got permission to do. The building is from the 30's. I got a signal that was breaking up so it was an iffy signal but it also sounded good. I pinpointed it at 7 inches. Dug a nice plug and checked the plug nothing there so I checked the hole and nothing. I dug some more out of the hole and checked the pile and got a bad broken up signal . I found the coin and rubbed it a little and saw what looked like the back of a buffalo nickel. I put the coin in the pouch and began to hunt again.
On the way home I pulled over to see if there might be a date on the buffalo.
Boy was I surprised to see the 2 cents on the coin. I knew I didn't find a Buffalo.
What I did know from that was that I just found my 2nd BELGIUM 2 CENT'S COIN FOR THE YEAR. ( in Park Ridge, ILLINOIS )
I just couldn't believe it.......................
When I got home I rubbed were the date is and saw that it was from 1912....
I could see that this coin has an indentation in the center.
The first one was 1833. I'll put a pic of this 1 after the 1912.

You never know what you are going to dig.
I am not 1 to dig too many iffy signals but I do from time to time.
I know that I have probably passed up a lot of good things by not digging them.

COINSHOOTER2 · Nov 21, 2006

CLEANED

COINSHOOTER2 · Nov 21, 2006

HERES THE 1833

simonthesearcher · Nov 21, 2006

Cleaned up very nicely,well done

Scavenger · Nov 21, 2006

Really pretty coins. You might want to research the areas history.

FelixtheCat · Nov 21, 2006

Very pretty coins! Your 1833 one is in better shape than the 1912. :yes:

COINSHOOTER2 · Nov 22, 2006

Scavenger said:
Really pretty coins. You might want to research the areas history.

The towns of Des Plaines and Park Ridge date back to the 1840's Both old railroad towns now they are suburban Chicago Homes range from the late 1890's thru today. Many older homes being replaced which is prime M D spots . Not much research to do cause I mainly do tear downs with great success.

dfxrus · Nov 22, 2006

Now that is what I'm talking about!

Those are nice finds. Coins like those will almost make you wanna swing on a rainy day. :duh:

spittfire · Nov 22, 2006

Very nice! :wow:

Joe G · Nov 23, 2006

Now those are some really cool finds! I'm sure you'll be hitting that area again :grin:

Were the two coins found in different places? That would really be strange. I have to say you did one heck of a job cleaning those up. VERY nice!

Man, that's why I love MD'ing 'cause you just never know what you're going to dig up. At the beach this summer I hit these two:
A '41 Merc that had been buried in the wet sand for quite a while. I'll clean it up this winter.

and this 1894 Haitian 2cent piece (obviously worn around someone's neck) Last place I expect to find my oldest coin :grin:

Lou-CT · Nov 23, 2006

Nice finds! How did you clean them?

GregB · Nov 23, 2006

Very nice find. That is a pretty deep depth also! Good job.

Jason · Nov 23, 2006

Comps on the find. On a weird signal like that, I probably would have given up or not dug at all thinking it was trash. Great work!

rustynail1 · Nov 24, 2006

Can I Have It?
:grin:

wayne_casino · Nov 28, 2006

Good Job, keep on diggin.

mxtswinger · Dec 3, 2006

Reeely nice coins! CONGRATS! They say good things come in threes, so you should have another one on the way :lol:

Florida Tabdigger · Dec 4, 2006

Down Rusty...Down...I want it.

TNHunter · Dec 4, 2006

how did you clean that up so well?
Paul [TNHunter]

B. Positive · Feb 23, 2007

My dad is from Des Plaines and I was born in Parkridge, though have never been back since we moved to AZ in '70. He and I were on the phone Sunday checking out the satellite views of Des Plaines with Google maps and he "walked" me through his old haunts. Interesting coincidence.
Ah ha! I was just looking at Google maps, and remember my dad saying he and I were both born at Lutheran General Hospital on Dempsey, and Dempsey was the boundry between Park Ridge and Des Plaines.
The house he grew up in was the 4th house north of Ballard Rd. on Western Ave. I think he said he was 2 when they moved there, which puts the year built at '38.
Ain't technology grand?

getherduged · Feb 24, 2007

Awesome find! How are you guys cleaning these coins? I found a flying eagle penny (1858) and if it's the small print, there were only 200 made! I can't see the print well enough to determine if it's the small or large print. Thanks!

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