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  1. 04-23-2017, 09:40 PM #1
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    Interesting Recent Finds

    Here are some of my finds from some recent searches and MDing. I haven't been out too much, but still able to find a few things. The token says: Bernard Kaiser / Good For 5c At The Bar.

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    Fun assortment of goodies! Is that a spark plug "gapper" in the 2nd picture? It looks familiar. HH, Dave.
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  3. 04-24-2017, 09:43 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaddyDigger View Post
    Is that a spark plug "gapper" in the 2nd picture? It looks familiar. HH, Dave.
    It's a 45 rpm record adapter.

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  4. 04-24-2017, 10:03 AM #4
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    Nice assortment of finds. Any bottle with embossing on it is a keeper, always love to see marbles also.
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  5. 04-24-2017, 07:33 PM #5
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    Best Coin of the Month / Point Value: 10
    Love the token and bottles! Five is an amazing amount of bottles!
    I've only found one marble EVER!
    Nice hunt!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Two-Cent View Post
    It's a 45 rpm record adapter.

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    Tony, Thanks for that ID! I'm not too young to know 45's, but was not into that when I was young.
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  7. 04-24-2017, 08:47 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by OxShoeDrew View Post
    Love the token and bottles! Five is an amazing amount of bottles!
    I've only found one marble EVER!
    Nice hunt!
    Thanks! Here are some other bottles recently found.
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  8. 04-24-2017, 09:25 PM #8
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    Very cool hunt, love those old bottles! I see you found silver and a few IHs too. The buckle half looks like what I've seen as CW type maybe?
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  9. 04-25-2017, 05:51 AM #9
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    Nice finds. The old bottles are cool.
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  10. 04-25-2017, 09:58 AM #10
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    Love the old bottles!
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  11. 04-25-2017, 06:12 PM #11
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    Wow Tony, nice ID. I'm not to young, but I did not remember that WD
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  12. 04-29-2017, 07:49 AM #12
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    Nice variety of finds Darren, it's good to see you are getting in some detecting time. WTG


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