Holy cow, tiny 1873 silver!

[Digger_O'Dell]

Hi all,
Out trying a new park and finding it loaded with iron and even some recent plugs from someone else detecting. But in between some square nails I got a repeatable 12-41. Dug down and around 6 to 7 inches I saw a tiny round bit. Think8ng it was probably another small brass washer I find all over, I cleaned it a bit and saw a bust on one side with some words on the edge. Flipped it over and cleaned that side a bit and saw silver with 10 cents 1873 on it! Turns out it's from the Netherlands. Can't believe I found something so tiny!

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Here's a link to The coin listing for a letter pic:
https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/netherlands-10-cents-km-80-1849-1890-cuid-1084005-duid-1430907

[Digger Don]

Now that's an awesome find !!!:wow:
Congrats on a great find!!

[Bucknut]

Very cool! Good job!

[OxShoeDrew]

Don't see that everyday....or ever :) Unusual find! Congrats!! You are making lots of good finds of late!:notworthy:

[Digger_O'Dell]

Thanks all!

[Full Metal Digger]

Very nice find. 64% silver content. Are you going to clean it up any more or leave it as is? I've never seen that coin before so you got a real rare find there my friend! Best wishes and HH, Dave.

[Digger_O'Dell]

Very nice find. 64% silver content. Are you going to clean it up any more or leave it as is? I've never seen that coin before so you got a real rare find there my friend! Best wishes and HH, Dave.

I'll probably do the baking soda foil and water bath. It's worked wonders on other coins. Probably do it tomorrow evening. I will post pics if I get good results.

[Cheap Thrills]

Congratulations on a real rarity !

[Tony Two-Cent]

What a cool little silver coin, and old too! I've never seen one before. I can't wait to see it cleaned up. I bet it will clean up nicely with the baking soda and foil method.

:congrats:

[wisconsin digger]

Great find. Nice when mystery finds turn into something great. Congrats WD

[aloldstuff]

That's some good detecting...:thumbsup02: I also have never seen that coin, waiting for the pictures after cleaning.

[BTV Digger]

Very nice find! 1800s silver...always my favorite to find, any size, any denomination.

John

[del]

Congrats on the small coin , looks like its close to a half dime or three cent silver piece in size ! Congrats on finding one from the "very uncommon list" Chris !

[Digger_O'Dell]

Here's the pics after long careful cleaning:

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[milco]

Wow! That's a great find!

[Cheap Thrills]

Great job on the cleaning and the photos , that is one cool coin !!

[Mr. Digger]

Great coin. Wouldn't you love to know how it got there.

[Lodge Scent]

That is a nice find! Good job on the clean up.

[Ken C]

That's awesome. I love when people find odd coins like this. Makes you wonder about the story of the coin, travel back then wasn't easy. Congrats!

[badgers325]

Congrats Chris! I knew I missed something:)

[Willems]

Haha nice find.
From my country.

[Cooper]

Man that coin's been on an incredible journey nice find

[Ill Digger]

That's a tiny little coin!:shocked01:
Nice save Chris!
Congrats! :grin:

[del]

Wow , I admit from the initial pictures that little coin looked like it was silver plated over copper or was a counterfeit . You did an amazing job on the cleaning :clapping:

[Digger_O'Dell]

Wow , I admit from the initial pictures that little coin looked like it was silver plated over copper or was a counterfeit . You did an amazing job on the cleaning :clapping:

Thanks Dan! Cleaning that tiny silver was quite nerve racking. I was so worried about doing more damage, but going very slow and being careful of detail made all the difference. Amazing what one can do with the foil/baking soda bath and follow up with pencil erasers.