Went to V nickel park today, and dug a first year mint 1883 'cent' V nickel! The signal was iffy (a mix of 12 through 17), and the NOX indicated between 4 and 5 on the depth. Figured it was deeper than most of the beaver tails Ive collected there, so I dug down and picked up an odd metal object around 7" deep. When I rechecked the hole, I picked up something a little deeper, and about 9 to 10" down, I dug up an 188? something V nickel.
When I got home and cleaned it up, I saw the last date number was a 3. Nice! Oldest nickel I have ever dug, and the first year mint for the V's. There are two types of 1883 V's, the no cents, and cents. The reverse has a thick patina on it, but with a toothpick I was able to barely make out a C on the bottom.
Another first for me today was finding an icky silver piecing ring. Wasnt very deep, but it rang up well enough to dig. A magnifying glass was needed, but .925 was engraved on the smallest silver part.
Thanks for looking, and HH!
When I got home and cleaned it up, I saw the last date number was a 3. Nice! Oldest nickel I have ever dug, and the first year mint for the V's. There are two types of 1883 V's, the no cents, and cents. The reverse has a thick patina on it, but with a toothpick I was able to barely make out a C on the bottom.
Another first for me today was finding an icky silver piecing ring. Wasnt very deep, but it rang up well enough to dig. A magnifying glass was needed, but .925 was engraved on the smallest silver part.
Thanks for looking, and HH!
