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Recent content by mattockman

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    A little Coin History In The USA

    Hope it comes in Handy for you Old Coin Hunters........Just Interesting. American Coin History We made this US coin history timeline to help us figure out which coins were being used and circulating during the American colonial period through the 1800's, and how we can find more of these old...
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    Found last year, but never posted it

    Found a coffee can in closet and found these in it...I remember I could not get the copper container open and just forgot about it...seems to be black powder firing caps in it....how old are these?....I wonder.....
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    Few new finds last weekend

    Besides a bad case of poison ivy, I found a few older finds....1877S seated liberty half dollar, 1820 Militia panel plate buckle, and a neat pendant from a chain....I was trying to find an old guys Gold Wedding Band and I keep finding this junk! :devil:
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    IMHO

    When someone says they hunted a pounded out park and post almost 30 coins or better......then obviously it is not a pounded out park..... In my neck of the woods a pounded park will only warrent 2-3 coins 8 hr. hunt.......Tops! I maybe wrong but that is my definition of a pounded out park...
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    I would like to ask any or all Explorer XS users to try something....

    I was cleaning mine up and had the coil unpluged and both lower and upper shaft off and head phone adapter off.....and turned it on and wiggled the control housing coil plug, it made noises like falsing...so I tried to look inside area and think I see black rubber type boot .....so I tried to...
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    I have seen good and bad go by

    The good has gone and the bad has arrived........where is all the great guys that I use to respect and sit on the edge of my seat waiting for a new post on the Explorers!.....Charles is my Idol! Mike and Mike and Rick and Chris and Rich and James Etc.... and too many to add....I miss...
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    another first out of same field

    I was just planning on hitting this first real quick and go up the road to ask permission to a new field, but never made it out of there. I can't believe I got 7 firsts out of this field, but today I topped my oldest coin yet...a 1723 I believe....HIBERNIA Halfpence......and a mystery...
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    Just a wierd observation...

    This has nothing to do with MD....sorry....I thought it was freaky though....I was scrolling down on main page of forum gallorys and saw the number 666 of unread Topics.....I look to the left to see what forum it was and it was the Christian forum.......How freaky is that!
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    Tavern Party....and I was invited!:cheers:

    I just want to thank Brian from the NEMDF and his generousity in inviting me to his hunt spot. It went well even though is was raining and muddy....but with this old tavern still standing and I was in awwwwwwwww.......just looking at it....I was in my glory. He lead me on a journey to the...
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    Asking Permission, 2 no and 2 yes

    The no's have old coins in them, I will almost bet Bob's paycheck on it. So I went to first field, and I got lucky on which way I hunted first. It turned out it was they only area holding old coins and buttons and buckle. First thing I noticed, iron was present. Thats a good sign for human...
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    Lot's of people ask how old is this bottle....here is a very helpful link.

    http://www.sha.org/bottle/websitemap.htm
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    Fall Hunt Pics

    It's tough to go to a hunt and get pics, when in the back of your mind, you stand at a large area with tons of potential. Nobody wants to stand around posing for pics when it's time to hunt.....In a flash they spread out and seekout lost coins and buttons from the past. I want to thank NH BOB...
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    Took a trip to SW N.H.

    Hit a corn field that should have produced something. Just a Flat Button "extra rich" and tons of this, that and the other things....... Bob got to try a Digger that is going to be given away at the Fall Hunt....Nice and tall for the taller men...to me it was a pogo stick....hehehe Hit...
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    Another unusual day with NH Bob

    Did some digging with Bob today....unusual thing was I found a big button looking thing and he came over to check it out...he had a target before he came over...but decided to come and see first.....on his way over to me he had a good hit....but he left his digger in the ground at other...
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    This is a shot in the dark....it is 7:15 am Sunday....low tide in my area is around 11:30am, how are the beaches in...So.maine,NH,or No.Mass?

    I heard Hampton was going to have 10' seas on news.....Just curious about any good cuts....I need to break my no gold streak.....:cry:
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