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    I knew that park had potential...

    Beautiful weather here in central Illinois today! High of 63, just right for metal detecting! Unfortunately I had to work today, but only until noon. So when the clock struck twelve I was off to the races!

    I returned to the park that I hunted brielfy on Thanksgiving morning. That day I found 2 Indian Heads, 3 wheat cents, an old suspender buckle and some clad in about 45 minutes of hunting, so I knew there was a very good chance that there was more there!

    Today I hunted the park for about 3 1/2 hours and I ended up finding 1 Indian Head, 11 Wheat Cents, 2 Barber Dimes, 2 Mercury Dimes and some clad and a few relics.

    Here are today's finds:
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    And the keepers:
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    1896 Indian Head, 1911-S and 1914 Barber Dimes, 1941 and 1943 Mercury Dimes:
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    I guess this is a cufflink. It looks kind of old to me.
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    I really like this Girl Scouts badge. It is very solid and heavy. Looks to be an older one.
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    Thanks for looking and happy hunting!
    Last edited by Tony Two-Cent; 12-18-2017 at 05:07 PM.

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    Re: I knew that park had potential...

    very nice wtg |
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    Wow Tony, I would say you were right on the money with that park! Way to take advantage of the nice weather and pull some more keepers! |
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    Another gorgeous pile of coins Tony. Congrats.

    Looks like this park is loaded with keepers. :-> Can't wait to see what shows up next.

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    Very nice Tony! Congrats on some very nice keepers! I got skunked working a cornfield today. I was hoping to maybe find a seated half! HH, Dave.
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    4 silver day and some wheaties to very good hunt Tony.wtg.
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    WTG Tony, Awesome Silver. Love the Girl Scout pin.
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    Re: I knew that park had potential...

    Great four silver day you had there Tony thumbsup01

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    Looks like you were right about that park. Nice score on the silvers and your other keepers. The GS pin does look to be an old one.
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    Re: I knew that park had potential...

    After doing a little research on the Kum-A-Part cufflink it appears that it is from the 1920s. It looks like it was once silver plated. Pretty neat.
    Lifetime totals:
    10 Large Cents, 415 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 124 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 16 Seated Dimes, 131 Barber Dimes, 405 Mercury Dimes, 249 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 20 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves

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    Very nice. I'd pound that park for a good while thumbsup01

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    Nice finds love the silver dimes and Indian head

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    Good 45 minute hunt! You couldn't hunt all of the open parks here in north Dallas in a day, much less 45 minutes, and find a quarter of that loot. Y'all are lucky. If it ain't private, it is pitiful. martin

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    Very nice double down dime day!
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    yo T

    From the land of the Bluenose.....youz silver magnet me bouy. great outing and all the best in the new year.....and for the remaining of dis un! <
    From the land of the Bluenose.....life is a beach at least till the tide comes in and the Bud is all gone. Swish and dig at the drop of a dime!

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