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    Finally no aluminum can

    It has been awhile since I posted on the board. Haven't been out much in the last year, but finally got out a few weekends ago for a few hours. I went to an old house site and got enough junk to fill my pouch. It was like there was a contest for cutting off the bottoms and tops of aluminum cans back in the 1950s. I dug 8 tops/bottoms of aluminum cans along with about 10 full cans. Finally get a tighter signal and I am thinking clad dime near the surface. Barber half on it's side about 5 inches down. It is the only coin I found all day. No clad, nothing else but junk. She isn't the prettiest, but she looks better out of the ground. 1904 O.
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    Wow! Huge congrats on the Barber Half! Is that your first one? Those don't turn up too often. Way better than an aluminum can any day!

    Good to see a post from you, Badger.

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    Great persistence there! You deserved that one!
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    Awesome find, still have that one on my bucket list yet too. Have a few sites I hunt with tons of tops and bottoms. I this k they were stefl cams with aluminum at the ends. The steel rusts away quickly in the dirt but the aluminum is ageless just like pulltabs.
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    With great persistence come great rewards.
    Congrats on a fantastic recovery.
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    Great find and by the way I need that coin for my Barber set, just saying. Great find WD
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    Thanks Tony! Do my best to post more this year. I should be able to get out more.
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    Thanks everyone. Funny thing is that I have now found a walking liberty half (last year), Barber half this year, but I have yet to find a Buffalo nickel (Dug over 100 Jeffersons and 1 V nickel), haven't found a silver quarter of any kind (in recent years).

    Not complaining. Will take half dollars all day long.
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    Very nice find! Makes it worth it after all that can slaw. If someone told me I'd dig ten cans and then a Barber Half I'd take that every time.

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    Nice coin! Congrats. Still looking for my silver half of any kind


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    Way better than can slaw!
    Congrats on the Barber!!
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    Awesome find, congrats! That's on my bucket list
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