Geologyhound Posted February 29, 2024 Share Posted February 29, 2024 Now why oh why couldn’t it have been American? The color gave me a start for a second. Definitely not the standard run-of-the-mill US clad corrosion… 5 2 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/25579-my-first-20-cent-piece/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim tn Posted February 29, 2024 Share Posted February 29, 2024 Yeah, right! HH jim tn 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/25579-my-first-20-cent-piece/#findComment-269863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted February 29, 2024 Share Posted February 29, 2024 Cool, Those coins can give you quite a start, Last one I dug was a token. ? Looked them up and they are made of an alloy called "Nordic Gold". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_Gold Is the object marked "Sterling" actually sterling? 2 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/25579-my-first-20-cent-piece/#findComment-269864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geologyhound Posted February 29, 2024 Author Share Posted February 29, 2024 9 minutes ago, F350Platinum said: Is the object marked "Sterling" actually sterling? Unfortunately not. It appears to be a small emblem off of a Sterling truck. That company was in business from the late 90s to the early 2000s. FYI, the unidentifiable mass next to the rimfire casing appears to be an old bullet, or at least a lead mass. 2 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/25579-my-first-20-cent-piece/#findComment-269866 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted February 29, 2024 Share Posted February 29, 2024 13 minutes ago, Geologyhound said: Unfortunately not. It appears to be a small emblem off of a Sterling truck. That company was in business from the late 90s to the early 2000s. FYI, the unidentifiable mass next to the rimfire casing appears to be an old bullet, or at least a lead mass. Heh, I call that "ABC" lead, Already Been Chewed. ? I find a lot of it, mostly musket balls chewed by farm animals. Nordic Gold is a name that will probably go the way of German Silver, which is Nickel. There is no gold in Nordic Gold. Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/25579-my-first-20-cent-piece/#findComment-269867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geologyhound Posted February 29, 2024 Author Share Posted February 29, 2024 11 hours ago, F350Platinum said: Heh, I call that "ABC" lead, Already Been Chewed. ? I find a lot of it, mostly musket balls chewed by farm animals. I’ll have to remember that one. ? 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/25579-my-first-20-cent-piece/#findComment-269964 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted March 1, 2024 Share Posted March 1, 2024 Great little hunt with a few nice finds. My grandmother has a plate just like that. Good luck on your next hunt. 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/25579-my-first-20-cent-piece/#findComment-270008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geologyhound Posted March 1, 2024 Author Share Posted March 1, 2024 2 hours ago, Valens Legacy said: Great little hunt with a few nice finds. My grandmother has a plate just like that. Good luck on your next hunt. Thank you, and you too! My mom and dad handed down the plates when they got a new set. There are fewer now than there used to be… 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/25579-my-first-20-cent-piece/#findComment-270016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_e Posted March 1, 2024 Share Posted March 1, 2024 ? I thought you were going to show a seated 20c coin. Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/25579-my-first-20-cent-piece/#findComment-270053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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