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    Bucket lister found today

    Today before I went to work , I went mding for an hour and the last signal that I dug turned out to be a coin that I didn't really expect to find only because few people carry them. I should mention that my bucket list us pretty long as mostly all that I have found is current currency. So this morning I set my alarm to go off 10 minutes before I need to punch in so I can go dig for a bit before before work and my last target turned out to be a 1974 half dollar


    I know that's not to exciting to some of you but I thought it was pretty cool especially a day after I found silver #5 a 1951 rosie

    Good luck everybody and thanks for reading

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    Congrats on the half and the silver! I know how tough it is detecting there, so that half must have sounded either really good or like a flattened aluminum can-good job!

    See you also finally got yourself a Lesche-bet that helps on the digging too!
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    Congrats on the half. WD
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    Congrats on the half. They don't pop up to often. Great Job.
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    Hey congrats on the half! I have been detecting for almost 4 years and I think I have dug just 3 clad halves...I have dug 6 silver halves. So for me clad seems rarer.

    Congrats on on the silver too!
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    You're 1st half..... t
    There's not that many out there so either clad or silver its still a good find.
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    Hey any large coin found digging is exciting to me groundhog , congrats on finding a "bucket-lister"
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    so don't expect it from cheap people"

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    Love digging up half dollars ! Congrats !
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    Always looking for that next ring !!

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    Very nice ! You have to start somewhere whittling down that bucket list.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Digger_O'Dell View Post
    Congrats on the half and the silver! I know how tough it is detecting there, so that half must have sounded either really good or like a flattened aluminum can-good job!

    See you also finally got yourself a Lesche-bet that helps on the digging too!
    Yea I had to. I wore out the garden shovel but I can't complain, it lasted about 5000 holes

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    Quote Originally Posted by groundhog53946 View Post
    Yea I had to. I wore out the garden shovel but I can't complain, it lasted about 5000 holes

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    Yep, I think you will like the upgrade-those things are bulletproof! Dropped mine in a sidewalk this morning point first. Saw the concrete dust because it hit so hard and I thought "Oh hell, there goes the tip!" I checked, and not even a scratch! The Fiskars I was using before would have been toast.
    Equipment:
    Minelab: CTX 3030, GPX 4800, X-Terra 705. Whites TDI SL.

    2024: Silver 1, Gold 0
    Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
    Oldest/best coins: Late 1700's Chinese Cash Coin, 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
    Oldest Relic find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
    You Tube: Rediscovering America
    Quote: Treasures are like potato chips, you can never have just one!

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    Nice. I've only gotten 1 half before. They sure don't pop up often.

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    I only recall digging two halfs ever...a Barber and a Kennedy. Those things are rare!
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