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    Cellar hole hunt,2 coppers,1 silver,buckles

    Found a new cellar hole with my friend Gary today,1803 Draped bust,1853 Seated dime, unknown Liberty cap, what looks to be a lipstick case and some buckles.Theres not to many nice days left going to get out there tomorrow and hit it again. The ticks are insane!!
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    Beautiful day to be out. Congrats on the finds and a bit of silver. That buckle has some nice details on it.
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    About 24 varieties of 1803's and yours appears to be an earlier die state of S-255. The one in the link is die state 4 with the beginning of a rim failure at ST, your coin was struck earlier and does not have the die defect. http://www.largecents.net/collection/coinpics/s255.jpg. Good hunt, you say you also got a Liberty Cap? Seated silver and old coppers with some relics to boot make for a good day pingin............
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jyes View Post
    About 24 varieties of 1803's and yours appears to be an earlier die state of S-255. The one in the link is die state 4 with the beginning of a rim failure at ST, your coin was struck earlier and does not have the die defect. http://www.largecents.net/collection/coinpics/s255.jpg. Good hunt, you say you also got a Liberty Cap? Seated silver and old coppers with some relics to boot make for a good day pingin............
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    Don the liberty cap is so wiped you can barley make out the bonnet.

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    WTG on scoring those keepers! Was a nice day to get out, looks like the Polar Vortex is headed back.
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    Big Coppers and​ old silver is a great hunt.
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    congrats Gary great hunt before the weather gets too cold

    Quote Originally Posted by foundation hunter View Post
    Don the liberty cap is so wiped you can barley make out the bonnet.
    AH.... liberty caps have bonnets ???
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    Quote Originally Posted by del View Post
    congrats Gary great hunt before the weather gets too cold



    AH.... liberty caps have bonnets ???
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    Quote Originally Posted by foundation hunter View Post
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    now your talking my language Gary
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    Some great finds, love that draped bust. Any LC with bust facing right has eluded me so far, but....someday. Nice looking seated and all in all you had a great day of digging.
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    Quote Originally Posted by del View Post
    congrats Gary great hunt before the weather gets too cold



    AH.... liberty caps have bonnets ???

    At least he didn't call it a "bow" like someone else we won't mention! (Just teasing, Rob!)

    Those are some terrific finds, Gary! That 1803 Draped Bust still has nice detail on it! And wow, that 1853 Seated Dime is a looker too! I love those older seated dimes that have wide rims.

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    Very cool. Looks like you have an ox knob in the pile also.
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