New member and newbie question
ShanerUT
Posts: 15
Hi everyone
I'm an avid metal detectorist and metal detecting and coin collecting go hand in hand. I don't know alot about coin collecting but I am learning and I figured this would be a great spot for some info where I can learn from the pros.
I have a question for ya. I manage a metal detecting community and every once in a while my members come up with some interesting coins. Yesterday one of the members, who lives in Okinawa Japan, was metal detecting on the beach and found what he describes as a 1959 silver Lincoln. He says he took it to a local guy who knows a little about coins but he couldn't offer him any info about it. He said it looks like the real thing. Now I know there are several error coins out there, coins stamped on the wrong blanks and the such, so I am wondering if this might be what he has. I think it has been silver plated, everything looks just a little larger than a normal coin, but he don't agree with me. What do you all think, silver plated, mint error or conterfiet
Thanks for your help.
Shaner
I'm an avid metal detectorist and metal detecting and coin collecting go hand in hand. I don't know alot about coin collecting but I am learning and I figured this would be a great spot for some info where I can learn from the pros.
I have a question for ya. I manage a metal detecting community and every once in a while my members come up with some interesting coins. Yesterday one of the members, who lives in Okinawa Japan, was metal detecting on the beach and found what he describes as a 1959 silver Lincoln. He says he took it to a local guy who knows a little about coins but he couldn't offer him any info about it. He said it looks like the real thing. Now I know there are several error coins out there, coins stamped on the wrong blanks and the such, so I am wondering if this might be what he has. I think it has been silver plated, everything looks just a little larger than a normal coin, but he don't agree with me. What do you all think, silver plated, mint error or conterfiet
Thanks for your help.
Shaner
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The color looks different, but not VASTLY different. I guess it's possible that the coin has reacted with the salt water and given it that appearance. I would start by weighing the coin and see if it's vastly different from what it should be. It'll be easier to tell where to go once we have a weight.
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Most silver coins we find come out of the ground in very good shape but pennys and nickels don't fair so well, especially the clad. If I am detecting at night and dig a penny I can always tell if its clad or an older one just by the feel of it. The clad blisters and breaks apart especially the newest ones. Its a shame that they deteriorate so badly. When my son gets older there won't be any coins to detect cause they rotted in the ground
Shaner, see if you can turn on your Private Messages. I lived in Brigham City for about 15 years.
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A friend of a friend inheirited a coin collection recently,which was understood that I was going to buy,but thats another story,(ARG), and he had a 1960 Lincoln that looked silver.I told him it was mercury-dipped to make it look silver and probably shouldnt handle it with bare hands.( I briefly held it by the rims...oops )
I didnt think his piece was plated since the detail was quite sharp.
When I think of plating,I think of an overlay of added metal that always blurs the original design.
Yes I have had some good finds Tootawl... My best find last year was a 1851 Officers Sword Belt Plate. Ill post a couple of the smaller pics here and give ya a link to the picture section of my community. There are some nice coins and relics and even some nice jewelry to look at that we have all dug.
Here is a 1868 Token that my buddy dug in a dugout at an old chinese camp, the belt plate was also found in a dugout. The Token is from Fort Tanner in the Dakota Territory. He has been offered over a 1000 for it a couple of times but I don't think he will ever part with it. The pic is after he had it cleaned.
Heres a 1847 Hawaiian coin
and the last pic is the 1851 belt plate, the buckel was bent almost in a U shape and when I straightened it it left stress marks on it, otherwise I would of never cleaned it but I think it looks great now
My community, click on the picture link to see the finds
woops had to edit the link
Shaner
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