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    Scored some Big Silver Before the Rain

    I was able to hunt about 3 1/2 hours this morning before the rain moved in. The first house that I stopped at gave me a yes, the the very first hole I dug produced a 53 Rosie. I followed that with a 1904 Indian. just before I was going to leave, I decided to reach up under a large evergreen bush. Glad I did. I pulled a 37 Walker and an 1892 Indian out from under there. I was able to get onto one more yard before the rain. Once again, the first plug produced silver, a 1907 Barber Half. That was it as the sky opened up with rain.
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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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    DON!!!! WOWZERS! Can you go back??
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    You’re back to your old self!! Wish I could have been there. Great job!

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    Quote Originally Posted by OxShoeDrew View Post
    DON!!!! WOWZERS! Can you go back??
    I'll find out next Saturday. The owner was pretty cool so I think so.
    Oldest Coin: 1699 William III Halfpenny


    20
    24
    Silver 4
    Indian 3, Buff 1, V Nik 1, Rosie 2, Barber Dime, SLQ 1,

    YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoU...FVGumMQ/videos

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    Great finds Don! I think Noah was doing a rain dance while you were doing the silver dance.
    Oldest Coin: 100-60 BC Gallic bronze coin (Sequani Tribe)
    Oldest Silver Coin: 1156 hammered Pfennig from (now) Bavaria
    Oldest U.S. coin: 1805 Draped Bust Large Cent
    Best Coins EVER: 1625 4 Sols from Kingdom of Chateau Renaud, France
    1662 15 Kreuzers, Leopold I, Austria
    Best Relics: Bronze Age Arrowheads & Spearhead, 2c Roman silver ring, complete medieval knight's spur (x6)
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    Wow! 2 bigs in one hunt, that is awesome, congrats Don.


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    Great hunting Don! You sure can sniff out those oldies and the big silver. Love that Barber half. Congrats!

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    That's the Digger Don we are used to seeing!! Awesome big silvers!
    Detectors I use: Minelab Equinox 900 & Manticore
    Favorite finds I have made:
    1,000+ silver coins
    92pcs of 1700's Trade Era Silver
    Copper Culture Indian Artifacts
    125+ War of 1812 Era buttons and relics
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    (probably should have started with that one)

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    Hey Don, that was a terrific hunt, great looking barber half!
    Jeff
    I live my life one target at a time
    since '68

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    Yowzah, that's making the best of your time. Congrats on the great recoveries/ 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
    Relics: MILESTONES since 2012: 1700 silver coins - 8000 Clad Quarters - 500 Roosevelts - 750 Mercury Dimes

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    Some hefty silver there! Nice!
    Oldest find: 5,000 year old copper spearhead
    Oldest coin: 1699 William III halfpenny
    Purdiest coin: 1832 Capped Bust quarter
    Coolest find: USA button with blue threads still on shank

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    The Half Dollar King is back!

    See what happens when Tim and I aren't there to distract you?

    Great finds, Don! I love that Barber Half and the beautiful green Indians!

    Lifetime totals:
    9 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, 19 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves

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    That is just an awesome hunt. Very impressed.

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