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What a great bonus find! That is pretty cool Dave.

Pretty sharp Matron Dan. Nice when the still have some meat left on the bones. Yeah I don't think you dry cleaned that copper with a toothpick and an...

Great! that coin turned out really nice, terrific job! congrats, nice pics.jeff

That 1825 Large Cent turned out really well, Dan! You can see that the outer patina was going to flake off but what was underneath was...

The coin was in pretty good shape to begin with but i tried a different method to take off the green , the buttons range is from anywhere of the last...

There are a few out there American Digger(US finds, responsible excavation) Treasure Hunting Magazine (UK focus, expert stories) The Searcher Mag...

Nice looking coin, Del! You did a really good job of cleaning it and keeping the patina intact. I'm not familiar with those type of buttons. What...

That would be cool, but I won't fly on airlines, I was Maint Tech and a mechanic for over 50 years, and I understand how often machinery breaks down,...

Don't worry, sometimes dreams come true. I never even considered I would be digging ancient coins and relics until I got a job offer to move to...

Wow, that's cool 1500's, I been watching a few of your videos, lots of awesome finds sir, I find relics and coins like that only in my dreams LOL.

Yes, sometime in the early 1500s. It's an odd one because the one-piece outer case is tin, and the body and blade were made of iron. A very unusual...

Watched the video, that's cool you found that coin in the razor, did you ever date the razor?

Thanks, Tony! I was a real treat to slowly removed the coin (more than 4 months) from being encased in solid rust. Since the hammered coin is paper...

That is one of the most AMAZING metal detecting finds I have ever seen, Dave! Who would have thought there would be a 500-year-old coin stuck in...

Thanks Del. He was literally going to throw it away if I didn't want it! I just couldn't stand to see that and now he is green with envy! I'm...

Thats pretty awesome Dave , your friend must of been thrilled to hear about the coin .Dan

Its great to hear from you Todd , Fakebook does attract a lot of agitators . Hopefully with the weather warming up I'll be out soon and post and see...

I'm really hoping this forum can come off of life-support and be the vibrant community it once was.

Nice to see a post from you, Todd. I hope that Angie is well enough to update the forum software someday so that the forum is functional.

Well I'm on the search again soon.