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    Smile A 400 years silver back to the light.

    Yesterday went to a field that i never hunt before.
    Finding a coin that was verry thin.
    Must be an silver. And yess
    After cleaning it with electrolyse it's
    a 2 stuiverstuk 1616.
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    Wow, what an incredible find! It cleaned up really well too-good job!
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    Great find and cleaning job.
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    Very nice! Awesome find

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    Wow, what a beautiful silver coin! And it's exactly 400 years old too!

    Amazing find!
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    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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    Now that is really cool! You did well with the electrolysis too!
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    1,000+ silver coins
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    (probably should have started with that one)

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    That is such a beautiful coin (and great picture to show it). Is that a lion holding a sword in one hand (paw) and a bunch or arrows in the other? How freaking cool is that! I love them old coins. Thanks for finding it and cleaning it up so good.
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    Thanks guys.

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    KILLER! that is fantastic clean up!

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    WOW!! That is an awsome find, WTG. I've only had dreams of finding a coin that old.


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