Chipk
Elite Member
There is an old black church in Fernandina Beach that I have permission to hunt. It has yielded some very fine mid-1800s silver coins.
Went back today and found a very crusty penny and what appeared to be a nickel. When I got home I started scraping both with a wooden toothpick.
The nickel is a token but there is no firm name associated with it. Anybody have any idea what it might be, use or age?
The penny was a real surprise. I was expecting a memorial or wheat but I am 99% certain it’s a Flying Eagle cent. I can see the reeding along the rim, the word United and 18 for the date. I stopped cleaning it in the hopes of preserving it as best as possible. This is a real bucket list coin for me.
Any suggestions?
Went back today and found a very crusty penny and what appeared to be a nickel. When I got home I started scraping both with a wooden toothpick.
The nickel is a token but there is no firm name associated with it. Anybody have any idea what it might be, use or age?
The penny was a real surprise. I was expecting a memorial or wheat but I am 99% certain it’s a Flying Eagle cent. I can see the reeding along the rim, the word United and 18 for the date. I stopped cleaning it in the hopes of preserving it as best as possible. This is a real bucket list coin for me.
Any suggestions?
