My 1st Shield nickel today and some Indians at the old park again

kwo123 · Nov 19, 2011

Headed out to the old park today. First thing good I found in a new area was the 186? shield nickel about 8 inches down. First thing I saw was the number 5 on the back and I knew it was old and my first. I knew I was in a good area and started walking straight lines and ended up with 5 Indian Head pennies, 1918 Buffalo nickel and 3 wheat in an area about 25 yards by 15 yards. I was surprised not to find any silver so I'm guessing those have been cleaned out by someone else.

daddydigger · Nov 19, 2011

Very nice finds!! Too bad the dates on those shield nickels was SO tiny! I don't know why they couldn't make it bigger. There certainly was room on the coin for a larger date. Congrats on a nice haul and best wishes for future hunts, Dave.

mnhunter · Nov 19, 2011

Great Job on the shield nickel. Found my first this year at about 6 inches. Those are very cool in my book. I'd keep looking. My bet is there is still some silver there.

Bonesquat · Nov 19, 2011

daddydigger said:
Very nice finds!! Too bad the dates on those shield nickels was SO tiny! I don't know why they couldn't make it bigger. There certainly was room on the coin for a larger date. Congrats on a nice haul and best wishes for future hunts, Dave.

Agreed - they messed that up big time.

Those nickels are amazing. You have some nice soil there.

njal · Nov 19, 2011

That shield nickel is sweet.

Thatsit · Nov 19, 2011

That is a very nice set of coins you found....nice job.... :cool:

Beaker · Nov 19, 2011

Super finds, buffalo is in great shape !

Dave in PC · Nov 19, 2011

Congrats on a great hunt...

Captain Silver · Nov 20, 2011

Excellent hunt, those are some nice coins. Congrats!

brassmonkee · Nov 20, 2011

CONGRATS!! We both joined the shield nickel club this weekend!

goes4ever · Nov 20, 2011

great looking nickels, how did you clean them?

pescadore · Nov 20, 2011

great job on the nickels! looks like you have a good spot there

kwo123 · Nov 20, 2011

The buffalo I just rubbed off the dirt. I washed off the Sheild nickel.

bazeball7 · Nov 20, 2011

Very nice. The shield cleaned up exceptionally well. Congrats!

Patton · Nov 29, 2011

Would love to hit a shield. Congrats!

Qball · Nov 29, 2011

Congrats on your finds! That's a nice Shield Nickel. WTG!

My 1st Shield nickel today and some Indians at the old park again

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