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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 7, 2014 at 5:00am

Last copper cents - 1982
Last 90% silver coins - 1964
Last 40% silver coin - 1969 Kennedy half dollar

Comment by carl hendrix on February 7, 2014 at 4:55am

guess I need to check my coin collection before I cash them in- last time I checked- it weighed a little over 50 pounds!   in fact- over the years I worked- I saved all of my change and when I retired cashed in the biggest part of it.   it bought my boat - depth finder- new rods and reels- fly tying stuff- everything on my page and then  some. still have quite a bit left over

Comment by JBplusThuy on February 7, 2014 at 12:55am

I have a  few wheat stalk pennies. Any time I get one, I always keep it. They still turn up in circulation once in a while.

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 6, 2014 at 7:35pm

Chataqua - now theres one Ive not head in a while

Comment by Allen Morgan on February 6, 2014 at 7:34pm

It helps if there was ever anything that took place on the farm, besides farming.  Was there ever a Chataqua (think small county fair) on the property?  Brush-arbor church meetings?  Ice Cream Socials?

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 6, 2014 at 7:27pm

The clothes line was also said to be a good spot to pick up a few old coins - if you can guess where it was.

Ive tried these places and never really got much. Ive always found a few pennies, a nickle or dime here and there. But little else.

Comment by Mark Stine on February 6, 2014 at 7:27pm

Nice ties Jim

Comment by Allen Morgan on February 6, 2014 at 7:24pm

Jim, take a detector, and scan the ground immediately around the house.  Think 10 - 20' away from any corner, on a diagonal away from the corner.  Used to be considered good luck to bury a few coins (even pennies) at such locations.  Where was the privy?  Scan a swatch, in a straight line, from the back door to the privy hole.  Also check under any "obvious" spot that would make a cache of coins.  Is there an old fence?  Check the fence posts for something.

Comment by DAVID L EITUTIS on February 6, 2014 at 6:56pm

GREAT LOOKING BUGS JIM !!!!!!!!

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on February 6, 2014 at 4:51pm

Most farmers didn't have much, Jim. It is not the norm to find really high value items like gold and silver (even coins) at old farmsteads.

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