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Coins found under 1800's home - 2/22/2010 8:41:45 PM    crozet86 Posts: 684 Joined: 2/17/2004 From: Charlottesville va. / Buena Vista Va. Status: offline I was doing a hvac job today and was working in a crawl space of a 1850's era home.Found some 1850's large cents and these 3 nice silver dollars.First is dated 1925,second is dated 1890,third is dated 1896.These where in about 4 inches of dusty powder and cleaned up really nice.In all found 13 coins some i havent cleaned yet. Attachment (1) _____________________________ CENTRAL VIRGINIA DIGGER EDDIE ROCKBRIDGE - ALLEGHENY ANTIQUE BOTTLE CLUB Post #: 1

RE: Coins found under 1800's home - 2/22/2010 8:42:26 PM    crozet86 Posts: 684 Joined: 2/17/2004 From: Charlottesville va. / Buena Vista Va. Status: offline Backs of coins Attachment (1) _____________________________ CENTRAL VIRGINIA DIGGER EDDIE ROCKBRIDGE - ALLEGHENY ANTIQUE BOTTLE CLUB (in reply to crozet86) Post #: 2

RE: Coins found under 1800's home - 2/22/2010 9:16:12 PM    crozet86 Posts: 684 Joined: 2/17/2004 From: Charlottesville va. / Buena Vista Va. Status: offline Forgot to add that i keep a small hand held metal detector behind my truck seat for just these kinds of jobs. _____________________________ CENTRAL VIRGINIA DIGGER EDDIE ROCKBRIDGE - ALLEGHENY ANTIQUE BOTTLE CLUB (in reply to crozet86) Post #: 3

RE: Coins found under 1800's home - 2/22/2010 9:20:17 PM    mr.fred Posts: 2344 Joined: 4/11/2009 Status: offline Fell out of some poor slobs pockets--------nice finds-----Fred. _____________________________ Ah! Yesterday when i was young!!. (in reply to crozet86) Post #: 4

RE: Coins found under 1800's home - 2/22/2010 9:26:48 PM    coreya Posts: 703 Joined: 4/30/2007 From: Summerfield, Fl Status: online Just a suggestion, dont clean them! dust them off mabey run some water over them but nothing else or it could vastly effect the value. jmho (in reply to mr.fred) Post #: 5

RE: Coins found under 1800's home - 2/22/2010 10:40:07 PM    bottle_head9 Posts: 1084 Joined: 4/3/2009 From: new england Status: offline Nice coins.look newly minted.Not too much wear.Cool. (in reply to coreya) Post #: 6

RE: Coins found under 1800's home - 2/22/2010 11:38:35 PM    TJSJHART Posts: 1214 Joined: 9/10/2007 From: Arizona Status: offline yeah nice finds,,,but corey was right about cleanin them never more then a wipe with water and a rag.very nice _____________________________ .N.R.A. LIFER (in reply to bottle_head9) Post #: 7

RE: Coins found under 1800's home - 2/22/2010 11:46:13 PM    crozet86 Posts: 684 Joined: 2/17/2004 From: Charlottesville va. / Buena Vista Va. Status: offline These were found in a very dry power like dirt and only thing i used was warm soapy water,no chemicals i learned that in my beginning years when i cleaned some relics.They have a patina to them kinda hard to see in pics. _____________________________ CENTRAL VIRGINIA DIGGER EDDIE ROCKBRIDGE - ALLEGHENY ANTIQUE BOTTLE CLUB (in reply to TJSJHART) Post #: 8

RE: Coins found under 1800's home - 2/23/2010 4:12:43 AM    dygger60 Posts: 403 Joined: 2/2/2010 From: Hill town area, New York Status: offline Very nice find!! The detail on the feathers and the head piece are fantastic...congrats!! _____________________________ Collector of BALL IMPROVED series / BALL MASON IMPROVED series / BALL MASONS PATENT series. (in reply to crozet86) Post #: 9

RE: Coins found under 1800's home - 2/23/2010 8:28:00 AM    ncbred Posts: 947 Joined: 6/20/2008 Status: offline Don't you know whoever lost them were ****ed.  Thats probably like losing a $20 bill today. When I'm not working my full time job, I work with my dad who owns a plumbing business.  I love working under historic homes.  Thats how I've found a good number of my bottles.  He's plumbing an old slave quarters at the moment for the Historical Society.  Found a few clay marbles, thats about it.  Would love to go around that place with my detector but I know they will not let me. (in reply to dygger60) Post #: 10

RE: Coins found under 1800's home - 2/23/2010 10:23:37 AM    Poison_Us   Posts: 2801 Joined: 5/27/2009 From: Savannah, Ga. Status: offline Nice finds.  Get yourself a recent coin book (if ya don't already). _____________________________ Poison Us Member: APBCA ( www.poisonbottleclub.org ) Visit Us @: www.poisonousaddiction.com Looking for digging partners in/near Savannah. Be a friend. Give the "GIFT" of Poison. (in reply to ncbred) Post #: 11

RE: Coins found under 1800's home - 2/23/2010 3:51:31 PM    crozet86 Posts: 684 Joined: 2/17/2004 From: Charlottesville va. / Buena Vista Va. Status: offline Thanks for the replies.I was told today by the contractor who is remodeling the house that in the later 1800's it was a general store.So, im assuming the coins fell through the cracks of the floor.I did find a few small bottles today but nothing worth posting. Coins arent my thing as i dont collect them but sure is fun finding them. _____________________________ CENTRAL VIRGINIA DIGGER EDDIE ROCKBRIDGE - ALLEGHENY ANTIQUE BOTTLE CLUB (in reply to Poison_Us) Post #: 12

RE: Coins found under 1800's home - 2/23/2010 6:38:30 PM    wvhillbilly   Posts: 717 Joined: 5/21/2006 From: West Virginia Status: offline Why buy a coin value book guys?? Here is what an actual dealer is giving for coins, and its a ballpark of what they should do if you was to put them on ebay. I look a lot of stuff up via this site. http://www.jakesmp.net/BUY_prices/Buy_Prices_page_003_M.html _____________________________ Check out my bottles for sale! http://Glasstrader.yolasite.com (in reply to crozet86) Post #: 13

RE: Coins found under 1800's home - 2/23/2010 7:21:01 PM    stumpknocker   Posts: 293 Joined: 1/6/2010 Status: offline Sweet finds. (in reply to wvhillbilly) Post #: 14

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