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    Last Five Days

    I was able to get out this past weekend, and a few hours Monday. The 2 cent is 1864, the buff 1937, the Barbers are 1899 and 1902. The bill holder isn't silver... and it has a weird modernist curved line over the design. My tombacs have been superb of late, as have my ox knobs
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    Great finds! That 2 cent sure shows some wear from heavy circulation. You sure that bill holder isn't silver? Sure looks it. I don't see any signs of corrosion from a base metal (if it were plated that is). HH, Dave.
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    Wow. That's the most worn out two cent I've seen dug! I especially love that money clip! It's a beauty. Great hunts!
    I <3 colonial relics!

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    Nice mixed bag of goodies there Drew
    I've gotta agree with the others, that's one worn 2 center
    Congrats on the keepers!
    Even though ox knobs seem to be a, .....a less desirable find , I was actually hoping to find one while I was out buy you guys last fall.
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    Glad to see you are getting out Drew. Several nice finds in the mix. I have the twin to that ornate piece second from right in the top row.
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    I've been dying lately because the weather has been great but my machine is still in Oregon

    Nice assortment of goodies Drew I would love to see the reverse of the money clip
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    Thanks, guys! Dave, I thought that clip was silver when I first saw it, but the back shows the underneath...unless that's just stain from the iron clip part..?

    I kid about those knobs Tim, but I do like finding them....and if I only find a knob I don't consider it a skunking. I guess the problem is, although they're fun to find, they're always a let down in the hole as you think it's a copper.

    Jeff, I also have a mate! Yours have a nice engraved design too?

    Thanks, Dan.... do you know what that round buckle is for? I've found a few of them and one still had the iron pin. They are elegantly tapered.
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    Yep, nice engraved design Drew. I was thinking it was furniture related ??

    Could that hoop be a nose ring for an Ox ??
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    I thought they were saddle decorations Jeff but furniture plates sound plausible too. I do know that my two were found at different sites but have the same decoration.

    When I first found one of those hoops I thought it was a nose ring but then I found another with an iron pin, like a buckle.
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    Worn or not, Gotta love finding Two Centers. Great find.
    Not to mention all the other cools finds you dug
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    Great finds! Congrats!
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