"Bill" wrote in message
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I've been going around to old houses with my metal detector.I've been
consulting a 1867 map. Maybe you would need a crystal ball to answer
this question but what coins could you expect to find in circulation
during this time period ? Capped bust dimes,Draped Bust dimes,Classic
Head one centers ? Think maybe collectors back then would have had
these coins out of circulation....

My guess would be Braided Hair ½ ¢ and 1¢, silver 3¢, Liberty cap and Seated
½ dimes, dimes, quarters and maybe a few halves. Possibly some early 2¢
pieces and a very few Seated dollars. I doubt that there were enough
collectors to make a difference. They don't call this the hobby of kings
for nothing. In those days one almost needed to be a king (in terms of
wealth) to be able to afford to collect as a hobby. And the common person
tended not to lose things as large and as valuable as a dollar coin or even
a half.

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Ed Hendricks
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