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    Elite Member Digger Don's Avatar
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    First Big Silver of 2019!

    So Saturday Noah and I drove a couple hours west to avoid all the rain. When we got there we thought we were going to have a great day. Lots of very old houses and lots of yeses.
    Unfortunately, every and I mean Every house had been hunted before!! My first signal of the day was a silver ring. That was it. the next 7 hours nothing but clad and wheats, at least one of the wheats was a 24-D. Semi key date I think.
    Driving home I'm thinking it might be time for a break. 2019 has sucked thus far.

    So Sunday afternoon I get a call from Noah "Hey,you want go out for a couple of hours?" So much for taking a break, I said sure!
    We only had time for a couple of houses, one of which was good to both of us. I dug an 1891 Indian and a 1936-D walker.
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    Oldest Coin: 1699 William III Halfpenny


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    Silver 4
    Indian 3, Buff 1, V Nik 1, Rosie 2, Barber Dime, SLQ 1,

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    Your bad days are NEVER that bad. Great job on the Walker!

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    Congrats on the big silver. you guys had a great weekend. WD
    Total silver 3 - Goal 50 (2024 Finds) - 0 Washington - 0 Barber Dimes - 0 Mercury Dimes- - 3 Roosevelt Dimes - 0 V Nickels - 0 Buffalos - 0 War Nickels - 0 Indian - 10 Wheats - $ 3.44 in clad
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    Nice saves. That ring is cool!
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    The Half Dollar King is back!

    Don't get discouraged, Don. That next honey hole is just around the corner. Maybe this Walker is the spark you need.

    I really like that token too. I see that Wood & Shugart is mentioned in this 1909 annual report of the Illinois State Food Commission under the list of creameries and cheese factories.

    https://books.google.com/books?id=17...art%22&f=false

    Congrats on the finds!

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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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    Yeah you might be having a "bad" year compared to some of your other years but you always seem to get on a hot stretch of hunts. It could be "worse" and you could be like me with half of your silvers being war nicks.

    Congrats on the big silver!
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    Some nice find real nice ring
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    ...and there you go...back on the big silver again! Knew it wouldn't take you too long to start again for 2019!

    John
    Vermont relic hunting, one swing at a time.
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