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Thread: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- June

  1. 07-01-2011, 12:32 PM #1
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    Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- June

    Please congratulate Dave in Iowa for winning the American Detectorist Find of the Month award for July. This is in recognition of his Morgan Dollar find in June.

    Congratulations Dave!

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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    Please note that the finds in consideration for this award encompassed posts made through June 28. Those posts made from June 29 on will be considered for the next month.
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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    Congrats Dave on a heart stopping find This one has eluded me for years lol
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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    Congrats Dave! Did Epi-hunter mention that monthly winners have to send in their coin to her??
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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    Dave you were up against some really great compitition this month , your morgan was an extremely difficult coin to come by and a real beauty . congrats on making top honors . |) |)
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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    Sweet find man and another big congrats . Only on this forum could you dig a seated half and not have find of the month, and I mean that in a good way. Just re live that one forever man, you deserve it (and may you dig another one, just not in the month I dig something cool lol)
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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    A big silver dollar size congratulations to you Dave.
    Way to go friend.
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  8. 07-01-2011, 10:34 PM #8
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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    Thank you very much everyone , i never dreamed i'd find one , glad Joe was there to see it and get that very nice 2 center , great hobby and great group here , thanks again thumbsup01
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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    Very deserving find!!
    Congrats on the award Dave!!
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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    Congratulations Dave. The Morgan is certainly a beauty. (Now, if I could only find one. )
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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    WTG Dave! Congrats on the find of the month, that Morgan was an aweseom find!
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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    Congrats on the find of the month, that Morgan was an aweseom find! |) |) |)
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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    Congrats on the cartwheel, Dave! That is an amazing find indeed!
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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    Yes, that sure is one sweet coin. Congrats Dave! thumbsup01
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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    An awesome find and one that eludes many detectorists. Congrats on a well deserved honor. Now what are ya gonna do for next monththinkingabout:?
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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    congrats to dave . thats one whale of a find
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  17. 08-08-2011, 06:27 PM #17
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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    congrats on the morgan and the find of the month!! i must have missed your original post on it. sure is a great coin to find isnt it? quite the feeling when you realize what just came out of the hole!
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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    Congrats on a great find and award winner of the month.
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    Re: Winner of American Detectorist Find of the Month Award -- July

    congrats Dave.
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