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    A 1942 D Penny and a Surprise

    I hit a local park I've never hunted before. First signal turned out to a 1942 D wheatie 3 inches down. After that it was just clad coins and some junk so I decided to go into a grove of fir trees and check around there before leaving. My first signal there was choppy and all over the place but loud. I dug it anyway and down about an inch and found a beautiful but cheapish Chinese pocket knife. Couldn't have been there long.

    My first signals seem to be my best.

    Oh, and with her grandma's permission I gave a little girl that was watching me a penny I dug up. She thought that was pretty cool.
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    I've seen a lot of those pocket knives around the last few years sold as collectors items mostly since the blades are crap. Still an interesting find.
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    Nice knife even if made in China. I have dug a few pocket knives but never that condition, but I do know what you mean about a choppy signal.

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    Nice Knife and nice gesture giving the girl the wheat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Digger_O'Dell View Post
    I've seen a lot of those pocket knives around the last few years sold as collectors items mostly since the blades are crap. Still an interesting find.
    It's definitely a display knife and not a working knife. I won't be dressing out an elk with it come November, that's for sure!
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    the knife is an interesting item , congrats on it an the 42 wheatie
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    If someone decides to try to take your wheat now you can defend yourself.......
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    Interesting find! I can't say I've ever dug a pocket knife like that..
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    Nice looking knife though!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skamaniac View Post
    It's definitely a display knife and not a working knife. I won't be dressing out an elk with it come November, that's for sure!


    Well , the price was right .Congrats on your finds .

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    Cool,, that's knife number 2 or 3? Cool idea giving the penny to the young lady!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by GA1dad View Post
    Cool,, that's knife number 2 or 3? Cool idea giving the penny to the young lady!!
    That's the second knife. The first was a bone handled pocket knife I found at an old schoolhouse. I de-rusted it and got it working again and I actually use it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Skamaniac View Post
    I de-rusted it and got it working again and I actually use it.
    That's cool!! I've got an old axe head I plan to put back in service.
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    Nice knife and glad to hear you made a little girl happy!

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