Tricengetrix
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I took my grandson metal detecting on the beach. We had an hour and snagged $1.30 from the sand, but on the way to the car I noted that several of the coins were quite corroded, meaning no one had swept the area in quite some time. The next day the thought gnawed, so back I went. I soon hit a coin patch, gathering 87 coins, most shallow, the deepest at 10 inches. These were in pockets from 5-30 coins, confined to a 15 foot radius. The next day I got 182 coins, the area now expanded to about 10 yards by thirty. Always the coins are in pockets, a single coin being an exception. To date I have pulled 504 coins from this confined area. The coins come up by the handful, in denominations from penny to quarter. I am mystified. How could someone lose this much. There are no silver coins, and only one wheat penny. The pockets are about 2-3 yards apart and some groups are heavily corroded, some shiny new. The sand is not close to the beach, but on the other side of a bike path away from the surf. Few people would set up there as it is too far from the water. There are no buildings nearby. Does anyone have any idea how this many coins can find their way in this manner?