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    Two Old Street Projects

    I spent quite a bit of time at two projects this past Monday and Tuesday and came up with some nice finds.







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    Oldest silver: 1853 Half-dime & 1876S Seated Quarter / Oldest coin: 1849 US Large Cent / 1854 Upper Canada One Penny Bank Token

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    Wow! That would have been exciting to detect that!

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    That is insane! So many awesome coins!
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    (probably should have started with that one)

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    Great recoveries. Couple of trifectas. You covered a lot of decades. 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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    Holy crap! That must have been a rich neighborhood back in the day! Lots of great coins and relics. My only question is about the SLQ. Type 1 or 2?
    Oldest Coin: 100-60 BC Gallic bronze coin (Sequani Tribe)
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    I've never had good luck at tear outs ( I think I always get there too late! )
    You absolutely killed it/ WOW
    SO many great finds.
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    Indian 3, Buff 1, V Nik 1, Rosie 2, Barber Dime, SLQ 1,

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    Those are some great saves. The condition is good as well especially after having the hot asphalt poured over them.
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    what a terrific hunt.
    jeff
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    What an incredible variety of old coins! That 1917 SLQ still has amazing detail. It must have been an early drop. It looks like a Type I to me. Is it?

    Congrats on the terrific finds! That had to be a lot of fun!

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Two-Cent View Post
    What an incredible variety of old coins! That 1917 SLQ still has amazing detail. It must have been an early drop. It looks like a Type I to me. Is it?

    Congrats on the terrific finds! That had to be a lot of fun!

    Thanks Tony! The SLQ is a type 2 with the stars. Yeah, it was some good fun for sure!

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