Found this really close to a parking lot today.
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I was busting up an old slab on the other side of the fence from a parking lot.
Later I noticed a familiar shape poking out of one of the pieces of rubble...
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That is cool as all get out
Very cool. Someone probably dating when the slab was poured.
Weird that the ding in the rim looks like its marked 14.
I like this idea, but...
Awesome find!
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Wow that is absolutely insane!
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The pic of the coin in the concrete shows that the coin was in the dirt, half way sticking out when the concrete was poured.
It was fully stuck, I kinda wish I had just left it in the concrete now that I think about it.
Cooler that way.. just a cleaned 24 s now.
But I had to see what the date was..😅
Man, I didn't what the heck you were talking about here... When you said slab, I'm looking for a TPG'er holder. Until I read further. Concrete slab!
A stunning find! Did you check the rest of that concrete? My first thought, someone dumped coins into the concrete to make some kind of time capsule.
The coin looks in great shape for being in concrete. You must have taken great care dislodged it.. 👍🏻
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I'll bet that many (including myself) would have done the same, that is a cool find.
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Set it aside until I was done working, took a couple pics and then smacked the thing a few times with a small sledge. Pretty low grade concrete, once it started crumbling, the coin popped right out.
Pretty sure the rim ding happened when we were moving rubble.
The rims are pretty crisp, seems AUish and surprisingly untarnished where it was in the dirt.
I'll take a closer look tomorrow for anything else that i might have missed...
"Well isn't that special" is what I would think out loud.
I guess you can call it a rollie pollie. (lol)
Very good find, and now your making history.
Great find! That won’t be topped for a long time!
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What a great story. Glad you got pictures. Fun stuff 🤠👍🏼
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Now that is a unique find indeed! And an S mint as well... Thanks for the pictures, a great story for sure. Cheers, RickO
One of the better parking lot finds I've ever seen. Most coin stores should be willing to give up to 15 10 bucks for it for a hole filler.
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Maybe concrete poured in 1924 and repaired in 1939?
The best parking lot find on these forums so far!
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Very cool find. S mint wow!
You said you found it close to a parking lot.
Sorry, but close only applies in horseshoes.
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way cool and good eye as well
Very, very cool😎😎😎😎
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Suggest that you store it in an old 2X2 kraft paper envelope so that it can tone. It'll still be cleaned but it should improve the appearance some. Very neat find.
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That’s a great “crack-out” story.
I think it would have been cool to leave it in the concrete as a conversation piece... assuming it wasn't too large/heavy.
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Great find! Love it!
So now we have a thread that shows the results of a silver coin in concrete for years, if anyone ever asks. Not sure what the concrete was made of...cement, limestone, clay, calcium, aluminum, iron, silicon, rock, sand, or gravel, etc... Looks like silver held up pretty good to those elements.
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