Amazing old coins and relics in Kansas!

gseuser

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Me and my buddy have had an amazing past month digging some awesome locations here in Kansas. It’s hard to find coins this old in this part of the country. I’ll let the finds speak for themselves.
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Bravo ! Good show. It's great to reach back to the earliest your ground will allow.
 
Nice digs but Kansas has a long history so never be surprised. Remember Coronado came by in the 1500's. There have been people coming through for many years. I just happen to be lucky enough to live right where they all crossed the Arkansas in most cases.

My avatar I just found last year is an 1835 half dime, I got 1 Spanish 2 Reale with unreadable date and even a Roman coin from 134 AD.

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...and even a Roman coin from 134 AD.

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Ha ! A coin from 134 AD !! In Kansas !! This is proof that the Romans were in Kansas before 200AD then, eh ? Proof positive, eh ? (Hard to argue with the date on a coin after all, doh! :laughing: )

I knew a guy who found a similarly dated coin (from the century surrounding BC/AD) in a Monterey, CA oldtown demolition site tearout. He attributed it ... no doubt .... to a soldier returning from WWI or WWII , with a pocket-souvenir.

There was a time, during the "Egyptology craze" of the 1920s ,where it wasn't uncommon to find ancient coins on the market for sale. So, for example, a tourist walking the streets in a tourist city in Egypt, could simply buy an ancient coin from street side table vendors. Hence coin collecting and souvenirs is not a modern concept. And while it's rare and unusual, it's entirely possible for someone to loose an ancient coin, today.

I knew another guy who found a choice seated quarter, on the dry sand at a touristy beach. It was still in the plastic sleeve with the price tag of the coin store on it. Doh!
 
Wow! Some very impressive finds. I certainly haven't hit anything like that in this part of the state. Gotta be some here, just haven't been in my path....
 
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