HistoryFinder89
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Yesterday I went to one of the most hunted parks in my area, the games were on, the weather was chilly, so I just about had the place to myself. I got a 1-30 signal on the E-trac, the are quite a few of these signals around this park, they are usually old wine or liquor caps made of aluminum. That's probably why this wasn't dug by all the old timers. I dug the rotted out coin purse first, and at first I thought it was a piece of garbage, so I threw it in with my trash and was ready to move on. I stood up, and it's a good thing I swung over the plug because all the coins were lying on top of the ground, they had fallen out while recovering the coin purse. 5 coins in total. Two Seated quarters 1877 S, 1857, two Seated dimes 1843, 1877 CC and an 1882 Shield Nickel. That should date this purse right around the 1880s, when it was dropped. Awesome day!