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thats a great story Tony :clapping: :clapping: , seeing that old settlers ground must have flooded you with emotions and memories . that 1903 indian and 1919 wheatie would be my most treasured coins in my collection if i were you .
Dan
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:smitten: Great story Tony... thanks so much for sharing. :clapping:
A next generation cent for the next generation detectorist. Perfectly fitting. You'll have to take your kids there
to detect someday. Hopefully they'll get a copper Memorial cent. thumbsup01
Your parents must have pulled some incredible coins from there 40 years ago. :drool: Care to share some of their better finds with us? :->
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Originally Posted by jkress link=topic=8409.msg95083#msg95083 date=1325440381
Your parents must have pulled some incredible coins from there 40 years ago. Care to share some of their better finds with us?
I wish there were something to tell, Joe. To my recollection, that Indian Head was the only coin they found there and they never hunted there again. That old detector was a BFO unit with no discrimination, and I suspect that my parents grew weary of digging pull tabs, bottle caps and nails. I can only guess that their interest in metal detecting quickly waned after finding a lot of junk and not many coins. It boggles the mind to think about all of the incredible coins that must have been in the ground at that site in 1969. If only they had possesed the equipment or the patience to find them.
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thats a great story. and it had a happy ending .
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Great story Tony. Thanks for sharing :clapping:
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Very cool story, pictures and coins!! This hobby, like many others, has a great way of connecting nastalgia, memories and past experiences all in to one great way to reflect!
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I enjoyed this post very much Tony . :perfect10: :beerbuddy:
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Tony, thanks for such a great reflective story. Very nice pictures also. Having those two coins next to each other would be priceless in my book.
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Cool story Tony :clapping: That's what its all about.
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good story Tony and I would say there are still a lot of coins there,just have to get the coil over them.
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Aawwww...hey, do you remember the moon landing? You might just be old enough.
Thanks for sharing.
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Aawwww...hey, do you remember the moon landing? You might just be old enough.
To be perfectly honest, no I don't really remember the moon landing. I guess it didn't make much of an impression on me for some reason. It occured during the summer between my Kindergarten and First Grade years. I must have been more interested in my Hot Wheels cars at the time. lol
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great story and thanks for sharing!