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    Winter in New England

    Ya I know it sucks. Good time to go through pocket change and Currency. Found several error coins and got a 1934 $20 Star note from Xmas shopping. People are so hard for cash they are spending coins and currency from there little collections. Most of the coins aren't high rarity levels but I did...
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    Dime error

    Take a look. It's a 1965 dime. All I know is it's some kind of rim error. Need help with this one.
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    Beach hunting

    I live on the east coast and I wonder with all the storms recently, if anyone has found any colonial coins. There is a link on the nternet that shows all the shipwrecks since the 1600's on up. Most of them are close to the shore all around Cape Cod and Connecticut. I can't find the link right...
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    record sale for a single penny

    Everyone hear about the sale of the only known Bronze 1943 wheat back? It sold for 1.7 million, largest amount paid in history for a one cent coin. That's crazy. It was authenticated by PCGS I think. There's alot of gold going on the market also because of the increase in price. One day I saw...
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    how I made my own swingy thingy

    Tanacat ,this is the pouch I bought awhile back. When it fell apart I took off the straps and made my own swingy thingy, the only thing I added was a rubber bungy cord.
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    Swingy Thingy pic for Tanacat

    Hers it is Tanacat:
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    beach hunters

    Anyone living on the east coast? Should be alot of beach erosion this week. I'm sure the finds will be good. Just saw a couple in Florida on the news.The soon to be wife lost her engagement ring. Hopefully someone can help and bring happiness to this new bride. I'm surprised no one with a...
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    Coin hoard found!!

    Did everyone hear about the coin hoard found in the UK? The largest amount of coins found, 52,503 coins in one single pot. Just Google it for the story and video. Amazing find. That's my dream, to go to the UK and do some detecting. Of course their laws are different there about finding and...
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    1943 steel pennies

    I soaked a couple of my 1943 steel pennies in lemon juice slightly diluted and put them in an old prescription bottle, then i used a small magnet to raise them off the bottom. Within 6 hrs. the coins came out like brand new. One was a denver mint and i noticed the d is doubled. not bad , huh? I...
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    Having a bad day? Check this out

    Google: Seagull and lazy cat and watch the video. choose the Utube link . If your an animal lover you will love this one. :clapping: Sea Gull Epic Win
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    New error Coin found (well new to me)

    I was reading Coin World newsletter I get in my E-mail and it show a 1959d wheatie. That year they switched to the lincoln back. So check your Wheaties, You never know. Google 1959d wheat back for pictures.
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    e-trac

    What's the weight of this machine? Have a White's XLT and want to change machines. How much better is the minelab compared to the Whites. How about learning curve? Days to get basics or weeks? Ohh, who has the best deal. Coinnut what the deal with the coil design? Is it a cone shape like Whites...
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    coin world

    I get monthly e-mails from coinworld.com and I'm seeing some good articles.it's the newsletter part thats free, just sign up and you get access to alot of articles in the news. Better than buying at store. Lot's of error coin news. For instance , did you know there are some 1959d pennies with...
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    hunting fields

    I've noticed a lot of farmers here in Connecticut have planted their Corn and Tobacco plants. My question is whether it is just as good to detect a field after harvest time in the fall? Also, with the real estate market being how it is today, there are a lot of farmland for sale. Are my chances...
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    Who own's the land??

    I recently read an article in a magazine about a guy who was detecting the strip of grass beyond the sidewalk. Now, in some parts of the country you have the sidewalk then the road. In other parts you have the owner's land then the sidewalk, then some grass, then the street.Question is who owns...
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    Weather

    Holy s@#$!! It's very hot here in New England. 90 degree plus days already. The ground must be very dry. I think I'll wait out the heat wave til next week maybe. Del, Coinnut? what do you think?
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    Coin World Article (got to see this one)

    U.S silver dollar sets record: If the article is too hard to read, all you have to do is google the info. and there should be some links. I'm good at posting pics, but whats the settings for posting an article? Or at least displaying a link to the site. Administators, can you help me with this...
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    Error coins

    I realized the other day that one of my 1864 2 cent coins has a rotated reverse. How do you calculate the degrees of the rotation. Is it make the coin worth more? i know alot of old coins have some flaws but no one talks about the increase in value. If you go to Fred Weinburg's website( world...
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    treasure shows

    Anyone watch the Treasure Hunting in America series? I like the one where they go metal detecting for civilwar relics and the one where they search streams/ rivers for gold. I just watched a movie called Jesse James Hidden Treasures, that was a good one.
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    Ok Here's another one

    :) Sorry but I can't help it. I always find the strangest things. I'm guessing it's the top to a bookmark (button top) or just a button. I've seen some bookmarks with round buttons at the top at some websites. Question is: what are the symbols? It was found in a baseball field next to a school...

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