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    my best silver day,,,,,

    went back to the old house cross town today and the owner told me it was a good thing because tomorrow they are going to lay new sod,so I spent almost 3 hours there,got tired and had to quit but here is my finds.1893-P barber half,1929-S SLQ ,34-P.45-S and 36-P wash,quarters ,03-O,and 14-D barber dimes,and a 1931-
    S merc,and a 1943-P war nic. also got 1899-1906-1912 V nickels and a 1865 IH,
    11 wheats all common dates,found a 1942 half penny not sure where it is from.
    $2.08 in clad,I am happy with a 9 silver day,thanks for looking and HH.
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    Re: my best silver day,,,,,

    JT, that is one fine hunt there |. Good thing you got there when you did thumbsup01. That hunt is sure gonna be hard to top, huge on all those silvers. Such a wide varitey of keepers |)
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    Re: my best silver day,,,,,

    you should be tired but also a happy man 9 silvers is a great day plus all the other finds no wonder you are tired congrats on your finds dennis

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    wow great hunt
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    Way to go JT. You are the silver king, |). Great 3 hour hunt.
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    Nice hunt there JT, that is impressive, WOW!! |
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    I can't believe how many coins you got outta there. Someone musta grew up with holy pockets! rofl
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    Amazing hunt!! That half penny is Canadian. I dug a 1940 Canadian penny this morning and the front of my penny is identical to the half penny. The backs are different. Mine has the maple leaf.
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    Good on ya JT. Congratulations on a super hunt.

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    JT that is a great hunt. All that silver in one hunt, WTG |


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    Quote Originally Posted by CousinEddie link=topic=11071.msg121151#msg121151 date=1345682943
    Amazing hunt!! That half penny is Canadian. I dug a 1940 Canadian penny this morning and the front of my penny is identical to the half penny. The backs are different. Mine has the maple leaf.
    thanks for the info on the half penny.
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    thats an english half penny mate not a canadian , my grandad had hundreds of them , he used to get them out when we used to play cards when i was a kid.

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    That will without be a very hard day detecting to top. Imagine you were on cloud nine after seeing the silver pop out. Continued success me bouy! <
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    Re: my best silver day,,,,,

    JT I saw your subject title and thought 'Man, this must be good'

    What is your total silver for the year so far?



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    Quote Originally Posted by tanacat link=topic=11071.msg121246#msg121246 date=1345774036
    JT I saw your subject title and thought 'Man, this must be good'

    What is your total silver for the year so far?

    31 is total so far this year.
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    What the .... !! Fabulous hunt JT!! Huge silver day for you I hope you have many more like this one.
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    nice canadian penny!
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    Great pile of silver and a great variety of finds
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    Wowzers!!!! A dream hunt in my book! Congrats!!!
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    !! All I can say is Unreal! on a great hunt! What a house to be able to hunt. Good for you!!
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