Who Dumped Their Penny Bank at the Park!

[milco]

I went over to my local park yesterday for a couple of hours. I usually find some clad and the occasional wheat penny, usually don't find any silver, but it's close enough I can walk and the kids enjoy coming along.

I ventured on to the ball diamond and there were coins literally everywhere on top of the ground and just under the surface as if someone had dumped their piggy bank on the ball field.

When it was all said and done I found 203 coins (193 found on the ball diamond) for $5.98. Amongst the group were 5 wheat cents, 1938S, 1942, 1953D, 1956D, 1958D, three were on the ball field and the other two were dug elsewhere in the park.

Pennies (x158)
Nickels (x20)
Dimes (x19)
Quarters (x6)
also, 50c Mexican and 1984 Candian cent

[JBEXPRESS]

I Wasn't me! lol, Man thats a lot of pennies! Congrats on your finds!

[FelixtheCat]

Holy smokes that's a lot of pennies! At least it ALL adds to the coin totals at the end of the year and a penny is as good as anything else in that category!

[Lindz]

Congrats! HH

[mooncalfmetal]

thats just simply mad. some kid probably took his sisters bank spent the cash and put the bank back on the shelf, never the wiser

[fontok]

I found a place like that at a local park, so many penny's that I got tired of swinging. I think the kids just like to throw the penny's around. Same park, different time, found a handfull of quarters. looked like someone jumped over a fence, and they fell out of their pocket, maybe from a vending machine! hahaha, anyway, parks are always fun, and easy to detect in, and you never know what might pop up.

[Don]

Nice!!!

[emdees]

If there weren't any wheaties in there, I'd say someone was playing a joke on you! Fun and memorable hunt!

emdees

[matmit]

Wow,
That's a lot of copper
Nice finds.

[Ohio Digger]

That's a ton of coinage. Maybe didn't make you too rich but definitely got your coin count totals up quite a bit.

[au-nugget]

Bet all those pebbies weighted your pocket down

[bmattioli]

Super nice haul.. Makes you wonder Huh?? Is that a dog tag I see in your trash pile? Nice hunt..

[snf101480]

You found a !!!! load of coins! Congratulations on the wheat pennies and a good clad count. Great job!

[Keith K]

The penny tone can drive you crazy with that many coins on the ground. Did you get them all? WTG

[milco]

Originally Posted by bmattioli

Is that a dog tag I see in your trash pile? Nice hunt..

Thanks, yes it is a dog tag. Planning to return to the owner this weekend if I have time.

[milco]

Originally Posted by Keith K

Did you get them all? WTG

Thanks, I might have missed a few, but I'll get them when I go back this weekend.

[Scubacat]

Coin count! Yes-s-s!

[imi_wakaranai]

Simply amazing amount of coins for one outing.

[Coinshooter007]

WOW! Thats a lot of pennies. I hope most were pre-1982 pennies with the price of copper these days. Good job!

[Digger Magoo]

Pennies from heaven! You have the patience of Job to pick up all those pennies, and for that I tip my hat to you!