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    Not a Bad Draped

    I hope everyone had a good Memorial Day weekend. I was a childhood musician and now a retired band director so I had the pleasure of marching every Memorial Day Parade since 1971. Yesterday I detected...surprise! I didn't want to show up at permissions on a holiday so this looker (relative) came from public land.
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    Elite Member Bucknut's Avatar
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    Wow! Nice clear date of 1798…yeah definitely a looker!
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    Wow, very nice find! And I thought I did good after 3 hunts and finally finding a wheatie. Congrats!
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    Great looking coin. My Memorial weekend surprise was a detached retina. I think I should have gone detecting. Nice recovery. 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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    That is wonderful, Drew! It's crazy that finds like this are still out there on public lands! Clear date and both sides of the coin look equally good.

    A 1700s coin is always a great find in my book!

    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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    Thanks, everyone, I appreciate it! I'm sooo sorry WD! How'd you do that?
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    WTG Drew on a stellar DB!
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    Oldest Copper: 1694 William & Mary Halfpenny. Oldest Silver: 1663 1-Reale
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    Love those DBs that crack the 1700's. Nice.
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    Awesome coin Drew! Looks like it is in good condition.
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