I have three or four Canadian large cents and one much more modern silver dime, but no silver 5-cent pieces yet. Really, considering how deep in the Deep South I am, it is surprising that I have found those Canadian large cents.
The last time I thought I had dug another half dime, it turned out to be a plain metal slug. Believe me, I searched every millimeter of the edge for a trace of reeding, but it was just a slug. I'm not used to finding such small, silvery slugs.
i dug one of those about 2 years ago. i was digging in total darkness and though for sure it was a half dime. i don't see many of those dug around here, so i guess its just as cool as a half dime.
morgt
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Jerry
I've dug one of those myself but yours is much earlier.
G.
I have three or four Canadian large cents and one much more modern silver dime, but no silver 5-cent pieces yet. Really, considering how deep in the Deep South I am, it is surprising that I have found those Canadian large cents.
The last time I thought I had dug another half dime, it turned out to be a plain metal slug. Believe me, I searched every millimeter of the edge for a trace of reeding, but it was just a slug. I'm not used to finding such small, silvery slugs.
<< <i>fishscale? is that a reference to the size? >>
Yes. Just a common nickname for those. The same nickname was occasionally applied to the US silver three-cent pieces, too, I believe.