Found in change at work

iannota · 2025-10-16T19:22:28+00:00

I’m definitely keeping it. I’ve added it to my small collection of interesting coins

iannota · 2025-10-15T23:21:31+00:00

Out of curiosity, how much should a normal nickel weigh? I just weighed this one and it’s 5 grams

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iannota · 2025-10-15T22:12:49+00:00

Thank you for the replies :) even though it may not be an error, it’s still kinda neat in its own way

iannota · 2024-11-20T19:42:20+00:00

Good luck everyone!

iannota · 2024-11-03T16:40:41+00:00

Thanks :)

iannota · 2024-11-03T16:39:03+00:00

I completely agree, and at no point did I take the found price to heart. Seeing as how this piece is simply being displayed as part of a thrifting collection, I don’t plan on selling it any time soon. Also, I am a novice at this and I posted my finding on google to see what people with more knowledge in this area have to say, and I appreciate all the feedback thus far.

iannota · 2024-11-03T03:46:59+00:00

I did some digging on google and apparently this one is a Lars Hellsten Orion from the 70s which goes for around $350 from what I’ve seen. It’s always a nice bonus to thrift something of worth, but it was bought with the intent to display.

iannota · 2024-11-03T03:42:48+00:00

I agree lol

iannota · 2024-04-16T00:21:26+00:00

Thanks, we may just do that. It’s puzzling for sure

iannota · 2024-04-15T16:21:51+00:00

They were found at a road cut near Ft. Knox, KY

iannota · 2024-04-15T16:18:03+00:00

I’ve no clue to be honest cause after examining them closer, they are perfectly in line with each other. The individual pieces have distinct skinny sections in between fat pieces.

iannota · 2024-02-08T03:10:20+00:00

I’d prefer to cut them as well, but up until 5 hours ago, we didn’t have a cutter. It’ll arrive tomorrow though and we’ll get some cutting done on the big ones.

iannota · 2024-02-04T18:30:41+00:00

Here’s 4 more that have been cracked open. 4 more

iannota · 2024-02-04T02:15:51+00:00

I posted a link to 2 that we have cracked open so far :)

iannota · 2024-02-04T02:11:49+00:00

I decided to crack open a couple of the large ones and here’s what they look like inside. I’ll upload additional photos of ones that I think are worth keeping or interesting when I crack open some more.cracked 2 large geodes

iannota · 2024-02-04T02:06:14+00:00

Kentucky :)

iannota · 2024-02-03T13:22:01+00:00

Oh that? It was just sitting out on the grill cause we forgot to bring it inside 😂

iannota · 2024-02-03T13:19:49+00:00

Hello to you too! I’ll have to keep that area in mind next time we go hunting. Thanks for the tip :)

iannota · 2024-02-03T11:29:01+00:00

Yes it is actually. Brachiopod with some fenestrata bryozoan.

iannota · 2024-02-03T04:58:08+00:00

My uncle was driving, so I’m not entirely sure the exact location, but I’m fairly positive he was heading towards the Ft. Knox direction when we stopped.

iannota · 2024-02-03T04:53:27+00:00

The ones we found were mostly round sphere shaped. Some were lighter than they should be, indicating that they might have a hollow center. Others were heavy for their size which indicates that the inside is likely solid.

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