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  1. 02-04-2017, 02:52 PM #1
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    First Indian head ever!!

    First Indian head from 1887, oldest find yet! Also some silver cufflinks, nice morning hunt if you ask me


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  2. 02-04-2017, 04:41 PM #2
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    Great finds & congrats on your first Indian!
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    Congrats on your first Indian! It's a great feeling to scratch one off the bucket list
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    Congrats on the Indian head penny and also the sterling cufflink !
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  5. 02-05-2017, 12:25 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Digger_O'Dell View Post
    Congrats on your first Indian! It's a great feeling to scratch one off the bucket list
    Sure is!



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  6. 02-05-2017, 10:02 AM #6
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    Whoo hoo!! First Indian Head!!

    Congrats!!

    The sterling cuff links are really sweet!! Great find!
    Can you make out the silversmiths hallmark? From your picture it looks like TM? But I can't tell for sure.
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  7. 02-05-2017, 12:13 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ill Digger View Post
    Whoo hoo!! First Indian Head!!

    Congrats!!

    The sterling cuff links are really sweet!! Great find!
    Can you make out the silversmiths hallmark? From your picture it looks like TM? But I can't tell for sure.
    Yea I believe the hallmark is NB or AB


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  8. 02-05-2017, 01:06 PM #8
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    Great job!
    Congrats on your first Indian.
    Those cuff links are sweet as well
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    on your 1st IH, I'm sure many more to follow. Your cuff links also are a great find.
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  10. 02-06-2017, 08:30 AM #10
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    Grats on your first IH and those cufflinks.
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  11. 02-06-2017, 12:34 PM #11
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    2 firsts in one hunt!!
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