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Thread: Found my oldest coin yet, 162 years old

  1. #21
    You guys are tearing it up, Don!

    So many amazing coins! And even a TRIME which are next to impossible to find in Illinois! Amazing!

    You're definitely on a hot streak! Keep it up!
    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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    It almost looked like the 3 cent had some copper with it. Any chance there was something else with it. That is a GREAT find along with the Barber Quarters. Wisconsin Digger
    Total silver 3 - Goal 50 (2024 Finds) - 0 Washington - 0 Barber Dimes - 0 Mercury Dimes- - 3 Roosevelt Dimes - 0 V Nickels - 0 Buffalos - 0 War Nickels - 0 Indian - 10 Wheats - $ 3.44 in clad
    Relics: MILESTONES since 2012: 1700 silver coins - 8000 Clad Quarters - 500 Roosevelts - 750 Mercury Dimes

  3. #23
    Nice find! You are becoming a MASTER detectorist for sure! Pretty soon I am going to have to add "Number of times I'm jealous of Digger Don" to my signature block! GL and HH, Dave.
    Oldest Coin: 100-60 BC Gallic bronze coin (Sequani Tribe)
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    Oldest U.S. coin: 1805 Draped Bust Large Cent
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    1662 15 Kreuzers, Leopold I, Austria
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    WTG on the Trime Don! Killer hunt!
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    Oldest Copper: 1694 William & Mary Halfpenny. Oldest Silver: 1663 1-Reale
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  5. #25
    Holy cow Don. A big congrats goes out to you and your son.
    Hunt hard & Hunt safe!!!
    Robbie, Hamilton,Il
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    Sweet! Some nice finds there, Congrats!
    Tom
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  7. #27
    Very nice Don. It is turning into a great year for you and Alec
    Whites VX3 with Sunray Probe, 10x12 SEF, 8x6 SEF, 10dd, 6x10Eclipse, 4x6 Eclipse, Lesche digger and Garrett Pro Pointer.

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