Nice variety of coin finds tonight
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ffgrizzley
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Nice finds! That SLQ is kind of strange. When I see these "newer" coins, not coppers or eights, cut like that I'm always thinking, "What were these people thinking?" Edges look kind of sharp still so I wouldn't think a pendent plus no hole. Again, nice finds. Congrats!
Thanks. Yeah, your guess is as good as mine. Cut up reales are awesome. This makes no sense
Great assortment, love that SLQ!
Could you post a picture of the reverse?
Could you post a picture of the reverse?
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Captain Silver
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Very cool Stander, probably cut by a reel mower...congrats on a fine day of digging!
cellrdwellr
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Excellent finds man! Congrats!
Coinshark
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Awesome finds! Congrats! I like the picture layout. Looks good.
I tend to think not a mower. Cuts are too clean and what are the chances a mower would cut it so that it is nearly centered
Mud-puppy
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I would concur...Back in the 70's I was reading the Foxfire series and I remember a segment about a gunsmith named Hershel House. He built flintlocks...beautiful! Anyway, he would make the front sight out of a silver dime....he would clip and solder it....Anyway, I dont know why I remember this, especially after all these years, but I suspect that Stander you found was used in a similar fashion, to make some sort of jewelry or inlay or something...
Somebody cut it with a nice long shear and not just sidecutters or tinsnips or it would be deformed a bit and not exhibiting that kind of edge....So besides from its perfect symmetry, this evidence casts doubts on a random mower strike,.. It had to be made on a tool that a metalworker would have and not just a general person dinking around..
Then, since you found it in a schoolyard, I would further premise that some kid got that from his Grandpa who was the original clipper..It sure would be neat to backtrack the historical archives around that school, to see if there was indeed a gunsmith or jewelry maker living in the immediate area? Now wouldnt THAT be something! To trace it back to the source?
Nice and interesting score there Toasted! You find a lot of cool stuff that we all love to see, but this one here is really unique! Bravo!
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vjmelancon35
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It may have been cut to make a guitar pick. I found an actual silver guitar pick in my yard and when I Googled it to try and date it, I found lots of images of picks made from silver coins.
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What a great idea. You may just be right !
Tlane38003
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Nice finds I used to cut up coins when I was a kid to see how different shapes would fly from my slingshot
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coin whisperer
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Awesome finds!
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pawaide
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Awesome finds!
I love to make up the back story in my head as to how finds end up the way they are, and where they are. With a group like that, you got some splainin to do Lucy!
Good digs
Pawaide
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I love to make up the back story in my head as to how finds end up the way they are, and where they are. With a group like that, you got some splainin to do Lucy!
Good digs
Pawaide
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N2990
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That sliced up SLQ is one of a kind!
