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    BARBERRY HEAVEN and 1720 House

    So Heavymetalnut and I decided to do get out and give it a go in some fields and cellar holes....the first part of the morning was a complete strikeout.....couldn't locate 3 different sites we spotted on the maps..( lost our bearings in a maze of trails) So we decided to find a cellar hole that was tucked away in a little lonely nook of the world.....and to our delight we found it right were it should be....but to our dismay the overgrowth and barberries were overwhelming. There wasnt hardly any room to swing the coil without getting snagged up.......BUT BUT BUT...My very very first dig-able signal was this nice 1841 O seated dime... I was very very happy with this....this coin was laying on top of a LARGE piece of iron...the prizm III has no problem separating. That was really the only target I found at this colonial briary mess. HEAVYMETALNUT ON THE OTHER HAND MADE A ASTONISHING DISCOVERY! Check his thread....what an awesome piece of history he has once again unveiled. So covered with ticks and grinning ear to ear we decided to high tail it back to the car and head to another site....STRIKE OUT...and then STRIKE OUT...so we headed to a 1720 house that has been producing some nice finds for me....I managed this shoebuckle, a button, a 1960 rosie, a silver piece of jewelery with stones, a girl scout medal, and a 1911 wheatie. All in all we both had an excellent day and had alot fun! Thanks for lookin!
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    Re: BARBERRY HEAVEN and 1720 House

    hey Jesse very sweet dime and i like the buckle alot , it really stinks that some of these cellars are very overgrown with briars or worse . just make anote of it and try to detect them very early in the spring or late fall as that will always open up some areas and if that don't work you can always rent a suit of armor like Coinnut does and just roll around the ground to mash down all the vegitation .

    very nice day out congrats
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    you had some sweet finds today jess! next time we bring the brush hog to that site! or we can drag G and have him roll around and mash for us!
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    Sweet Seated dime Sniffy! That would've made my whole day! thumbsup01
    Way to stick with it!
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    Re: BARBERRY HEAVEN and 1720 House

    Quote Originally Posted by del link=topic=5935.msg70065#msg70065 date=1306113305
    and if that don't work you can always rent a suit of armor like Coinnut does and just roll around the ground to mash down all the vegitation .
    Quote Originally Posted by HEAVYMETALNUT link=topic=5935.msg70087#msg70087 date=1306117549
    next time we bring the brush hog to that site! or we can drag G and have him roll around and mash for us!
    I'd roll around for what you found Dave lol Nice Seated Dime Jesse !! A nice clean coin with a New Orleans mint mark too
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    Sweet seated, how bad were the ticks? Congrats on a great hunt
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    I do love those old seated dimes. Nice find and very good close up photo of it. thumbsup01

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    Sweet finds
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    Re: BARBERRY HEAVEN and 1720 House

    Quote Originally Posted by del link=topic=5935.msg70065#msg70065 date=1306113305
    hey Jesse very sweet dime and i like the buckle alot , it really stinks that some of these cellars are very overgrown with briars or worse . just make anote of it and try to detect them very early in the spring or late fall as that will always open up some areas and if that don't work you can always rent a suit of armor like Coinnut does and just roll around the ground to mash down all the vegitation .

    very nice day out congrats
    Hahahaha, suit of armor!!! That site must have several more choice targets, a return trip in the winter would be nice!

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    Re: BARBERRY HEAVEN and 1720 House

    Quote Originally Posted by HEAVYMETALNUT link=topic=5935.msg70087#msg70087 date=1306117549
    you had some sweet finds today jess! next time we bring the brush hog to that site! or we can drag G and have him roll around and mash for us!
    Yeah for sure, that place was LOADED with barberry and ticks...That just doesn't sound nice, using G like a mashing tool.

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    Re: BARBERRY HEAVEN and 1720 House

    Quote Originally Posted by Ill Digger link=topic=5935.msg70092#msg70092 date=1306118157
    Sweet Seated dime Sniffy! That would've made my whole day! thumbsup01
    Way to stick with it!
    Congrats on all your keepers!
    Yeah the seated did make my day, but the thought of walking 3-4 ft past a GW ruined my day... lol

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    Re: BARBERRY HEAVEN and 1720 House

    Quote Originally Posted by coinnut link=topic=5935.msg70094#msg70094 date=1306118442
    I'd roll around for what you found Dave lol Nice Seated Dime Jesse !! A nice clean coin with a New Orleans mint mark too
    I'm happy with a nice seated. And just to think, if Ole Dave didn't stumble over that big ole button, he would have been SKUNKED majorly.

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    Re: BARBERRY HEAVEN and 1720 House

    Quote Originally Posted by aloldstuff link=topic=5935.msg70145#msg70145 date=1306157265
    Sweet seated, how bad were the ticks? Congrats on a great hunt
    The DEER ticks were very bad, I found numerous on me throughout the course of the day. Nasty little things, I've been sick once and don't wanna get it again.

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    Re: BARBERRY HEAVEN and 1720 House

    Quote Originally Posted by angellionel link=topic=5935.msg70159#msg70159 date=1306160940
    I do love those old seated dimes. Nice find and very good close up photo of it. thumbsup01
    Yeah I just imagined it being equivalent to 10 large cents in one hole...

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    Excellent group of finds sniffy.
    Love the Seated dime, it's very nice coin.
    Congrats.

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