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    Sneak Peek at Some of My Finds From Today! Bigly Silver!

    Hey Diggers,
    This is just a quick post until I can get everything cleaned up and photographed. I met up with Digger Don for door knocking today in our favorite town and scored some awesome finds!
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    Oldest Coin: 100-60 BC Gallic bronze coin (Sequani Tribe)
    Oldest Silver Coin: 1156 hammered Pfennig from (now) Bavaria
    Oldest U.S. coin: 1805 Draped Bust Large Cent
    Best Coins EVER: 1625 4 Sols from Kingdom of Chateau Renaud, France
    1662 15 Kreuzers, Leopold I, Austria
    Best Relics: Bronze Age Arrowheads & Spearhead, 2c Roman silver ring, complete medieval knight's spur (x6)
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    You reminded me of Rocky Balboa today. You got in a few punches during the day, but then in the last round, You Kicked Ass!!!
    That seated Half is gorgeous, the matron head not so much!
    Congrats on a most excellent day of detecting. You picked a great house.
    Oldest Coin: 1699 William III Halfpenny


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    Silver 4
    Indian 3, Buff 1, V Nik 1, Rosie 2, Barber Dime, SLQ 1,

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    WOW what a beautiful coin. Congrats on the rest of the finds as well. Hope there is a video. Thx for posting WD
    Total silver 3 - Goal 50 (2024 Finds) - 0 Washington - 0 Barber Dimes - 0 Mercury Dimes- - 3 Roosevelt Dimes - 0 V Nickels - 0 Buffalos - 0 War Nickels - 0 Indian - 10 Wheats - $ 3.44 in clad
    Relics: MILESTONES since 2012: 1700 silver coins - 8000 Clad Quarters - 500 Roosevelts - 750 Mercury Dimes

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    Congrats on the sweet half, the token is very cool!


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    Oldest silver: 1853 Half-dime & 1876S Seated Quarter / Oldest coin: 1849 US Large Cent / 1854 Upper Canada One Penny Bank Token

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    Wow, awesome score on the seated half! Great hunt, congrats!
    Equipment:
    Minelab: CTX 3030, GPX 4800, X-Terra 705. Whites TDI SL.

    2023 Silver: 1 Gold: 0

    Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
    Oldest/best coins: 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
    Oldest find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
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    Dave, what a beautiful seated 1/2. Should we call be calling you Rocky from now on????? Love that token.....
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    TOTAL 100 YEAR OLD COINS - -280
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    That seated half is a dream coin for sure. Major congrats!
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    Minelab Equinox 800, SE Pro
    Oldest coin: 1693 W&M halfpenny
    Oldest silver: 1751 Ferdinand VI Pistareen1 Real
    Oldest US coin: 1787 Mass State Copper
    Oldest US silver: 1821 Capped Bust Dime
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    Man'o man! That's a real beauty Dave!
    And the token is super cool if you ask me!
    "The Mad Hatter"!
    Congrats buddy!
    Some days you get the corn, some days you get the cob
    ​Oldest coin: ​70 B.C. "Harlow Flyer" gold qtr. Stater
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    Wow!!! Can't wait to watch the video! Those are some
    great finds!!!
    Detectors I use: Minelab Equinox 900 & Manticore
    Favorite finds I have made:
    1,000+ silver coins
    92pcs of 1700's Trade Era Silver
    Copper Culture Indian Artifacts
    125+ War of 1812 Era buttons and relics
    My wife
    (probably should have started with that one)

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    UN-FREAKIN-REAL!!!!! I don't recall ever seeing a seated half posted. Plus all the other stuff!! That is one memorable post/hunt Dave!
    Last edited by OxShoeDrew; 07-11-2017 at 04:30 PM.
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    Why did this post only receive nine replies? Do we just expect this from Dave?
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    Quote Originally Posted by OxShoeDrew View Post
    Why did this post only receive nine replies? Do we just expect this from Dave?
    This was only the "sneak peek" post. The real post for this hunt is here:

    http://www.americandetectorist.com/f...EST-hunts-EVER!
    Lifetime totals:
    10 Large Cents, 415 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 124 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 16 Seated Dimes, 131 Barber Dimes, 405 Mercury Dimes, 249 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 20 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Two-Cent View Post
    This was only the "sneak peek" post. The real post for this hunt is here:

    http://www.americandetectorist.com/f...EST-hunts-EVER!
    I'm such a dork!
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