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    .999 Silver bar found...

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    I found this today on a quick hunt.. Did some research and found out it is most likely from the 70's or so.. Seems they may have been bank issued? If anyone else knows anything about these things I would love to know! Thanks for your help... Smeigs

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    I found one just like it on Ebay for $29.99. It says it was made by the Hamilton Mint. It was part of a 50-states special issue of some sort.
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    I must say that is pretty sweet to find a 1 oz silver bar detecting
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    A very cool and unique find. Congrats to you.

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    congrats on a very unique and cool find Smeigs , you should post a story about how you found it in one of the upper categories.
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    Sweet find. Why waste time digging silver dimes when you can dig silver by the ounce
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    haha coinnut that made me laugh! Yea it was a very random find I must say. I will post a story shorty! thanks for looking everyone.

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    Congrats and I bet your eyes looked like this . Safe & HH

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    @timewarpdigger... you are correct! I was pretty excited I must say.

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    Nice!!!!
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    Very cool find. Congrats
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    Awesome score on the bullion bar Four or five years ago I found a bullion coin and bullion gold 1 gram bar, it's the only time that I've found any bullion, very unusual finds for anyone I'd say!!

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    Now that is real treasure ! Congrats
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