Tony Two-Cent
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This is the view outside my front door right now:
No metal detecting today. :-\
So instead, I get to subject you to my narcissistic end-of-year report! :twirlingeyes:
Like I mentioned in a previous thread, I don't think I will ever top this year as far as the number of bucket list items I've found, and the overall quantity of items I've recovered.
In 2012 I dug the following Firsts:
First Pre-1870 Indian Head: 1864
First 1943 Steel Wheat Cent
First Two-Cent Piece: 1864
First Shield Nickel: 1868
First 1883 No Cents V Nickel
First Seated Liberty Dime: 1877
First Seated Liberty Quarter: 1876-S
First Civil War Item: General Service Button
There are still several items on my bucket list, but I don't know if I will ever find this many firsts in one year again.
Here is a photo recap of my finds for 2012:
135 Indian Head Cents:
3 Indian Heads from the 1860s: 1864, 1865 and 1867:
My first Two-Cent Piece:
Got my first (and second) Shield Nickel in 2012:
14 V Nickels:
37 Buffalo Nickels:
6 Seated Liberty Dimes:
37 Barber Dimes:
56 Mercury Dimes:
My first Seated Quarter, plus 2 Barber Quarters:
3 Standing Liberty Quarters:
4 silver Washington Quarters:
2 Walking Liberty Halves:
4 Foreign Coins:
First gold ring with my E-Trac:
Sterling Silver items:
Tokens:
Pump organ, squeezebox, and accordion reeds: lol
Miscellaneous items:
More Miscellaneous items:
Even more miscellaneous items:
Keys:
Junk Rings:
My first civil war item, a general service button:
Other buttons that I thought were interesting:
Suspender Buckles:
Musket Ball, spent slugs, etc.:
Watch Winders:
4H Pins:
And last but not least... Marbles!:
That's all folks! Thanks for indulging me! :waving:
No metal detecting today. :-\
So instead, I get to subject you to my narcissistic end-of-year report! :twirlingeyes:
Like I mentioned in a previous thread, I don't think I will ever top this year as far as the number of bucket list items I've found, and the overall quantity of items I've recovered.
In 2012 I dug the following Firsts:
First Pre-1870 Indian Head: 1864
First 1943 Steel Wheat Cent
First Two-Cent Piece: 1864
First Shield Nickel: 1868
First 1883 No Cents V Nickel
First Seated Liberty Dime: 1877
First Seated Liberty Quarter: 1876-S
First Civil War Item: General Service Button
There are still several items on my bucket list, but I don't know if I will ever find this many firsts in one year again.
Here is a photo recap of my finds for 2012:
135 Indian Head Cents:
3 Indian Heads from the 1860s: 1864, 1865 and 1867:
My first Two-Cent Piece:
Got my first (and second) Shield Nickel in 2012:
14 V Nickels:
37 Buffalo Nickels:
6 Seated Liberty Dimes:
37 Barber Dimes:
56 Mercury Dimes:
My first Seated Quarter, plus 2 Barber Quarters:
3 Standing Liberty Quarters:
4 silver Washington Quarters:
2 Walking Liberty Halves:
4 Foreign Coins:
First gold ring with my E-Trac:
Sterling Silver items:
Tokens:
Pump organ, squeezebox, and accordion reeds: lol
Miscellaneous items:
More Miscellaneous items:
Even more miscellaneous items:
Keys:
Junk Rings:
My first civil war item, a general service button:
Other buttons that I thought were interesting:
Suspender Buckles:
Musket Ball, spent slugs, etc.:
Watch Winders:
4H Pins:
And last but not least... Marbles!:
That's all folks! Thanks for indulging me! :waving:
erfect10: 
) A couple things I noticed though. The seateds and barbers all organized neatly and facing up. But the mercury dimes are all oriented in a disorganized manner! 
mg: What happened? Did you get tired picking up all those dozens and dozens of silver coins? Got a little bit lazy did we? Too tired to get the Rosies out for a picture? :hysterical: BTW, is the FFA pin silver? It looks it in the pic. Seriously though Tony, Congrats on a great year. I look forward to our next meeting. P.S. I see you are taking good care of my Walker!
