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    It's Tuesdays 1775 photo

    Just arrived home from work (second shift) and if weather is good in the AM I'll be back out there trying for other items while the weather permits.... Check out this 1775 Spanish reale retrieved from Park @ 8" depth and ground saturated..using the Explorer XS HH & Thanks for looking
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    Wait til Tuesday to post photo of a 1775....

    I was running late for work (second shifter) and did'nt have time to post a photo of a 1775 Spanish 2 reale I dug today at a Town park. I have found old buttons in this area and coins from the early 1900's but nothing this old. This is by far my oldest coin to date ...Will post a photo Tuesday...
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    RING ID

    Just when you think you have a place vacuumed out this pops up and no id'ing marks to help other than it has a spider on it. This place produced many many mercs and Wheaties a few Buffalo nickles..any help with the ring id would be great THANKS & HH YAH that's snow in the background
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    I'm going SOUTH UGHHhhh

    I'm gettin the itch soooo bad from not being able to get out and git my fix. Snow won't be meltin soon here in the Western NY area. On or about the new-year weekend I'm gassin up the buggy and headin south till I hit NO SNOW and thawed ground. Get a Hotel room and look for a park to hit even if...
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    Not an old school so I thought

    The corner stone on the school reads 1929 but has been closed for over 15 years now. I have seen many MD'ers there over the years and thought I would give it a try.(hammered my butt) 1900.1901..1898 IH and a 1935 BUFFALO nickel also about $1.35 clads. This buttin/pin may have been on a Coal...
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    Super Black Seated

    This was by far the darkest coin I ever dug....Ground must have been very fertil or full of tar hehe.... I couldn't stand to look at the only seated coin I've gotten so I cleaned it..... Most of the silvers come out lookin Great. :rant: I know .....I know .....your not supposed to clean'em but.....
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    IRON ORE saturated ground

    I was going to attempt a search of a older house in Buffalo, NY. The problem is there was train tracks next door to the place and many train cars loaded with IRON ORE went through that area during Bethlehem Steel haydays... The ground is saturated with the stuff... How would you approach this...
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    Anyone have a good "COIN" forum ????

    I stumbled over this while going over some of my pennies before rolling them and taking them in to cash at the Bank .......... 1970-S Double Die but not the one in the book worth $$$$ I think ???? Who what where does one find out what to do with such a coin ??? Is there a good forum I can post...
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    Questions..???

    Short and sweat......wpaxt said...".With the arrows representing APPROXIMATELY 2" give or take" I understand what the word approximately means but to add the give or take ??? Give or take how much ??? 1/2"... 3/4"...1"...??? Was this the case on both ground and sand ??? How long would you...
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    RAF ???

    Found out this may have been a fund raiser pin ??? any other info ??? This 1928 Can Penny may help date the pin as it was also found in the same area ???
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    Thought i only posted one of these ??? How do I delete this one ???

    Thought i only posted one of these ???? Wish i had a book to find these older things ??? coin or token ??? At first I thought it said 1936 but when i cleaned off the dirt at home it reads 1736...... I don't know what the words mean and can't make out some of the letters... Side one says BRITAN...
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    What kinda Coin or Token is this ????

    Wish i had a bok to find these older things ??? coin or token ??? At first I thought it said 1936 but when i cleaned off the dirt at home it reads 1736...... I don't know what the words mean and can't make out some of the letters... Side one says BRITAN NIA . other side says GECUCIVS ....II REX...
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    WHAT KINDA COIN IS THIS ???? or TOKEN ???

    At first I thought the date was 1936 but after I got it home and cleaned the dirt off it the date reads 1736. It is copper with the words BRITAN and NIA. BY THE DATE. The other side I think says I I REX and GECUCIVS ??? but worn and hard to make out the letters and what they mean ??? Any help...
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    Thanks Minelab......

    Last week I e-mailed Minelab with a problem I had.... My arm rest had broken(the gray one)and I went to their site. went through the process asking them my question on replacing it and my cost etc ect... A quick response from a DICK SHULTZ who is the Operations mgr / Customer service mgr...
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    Found 1st Large Cent....UNFORTUNAETLY

    18 ? 3 CORONET 23 OR 33 BECAUSE OF IT'S CONDITION I CAN'T MAKE OUT THE DATE... BUT ALL IN ALL IT'S MY FIRST LARGE CENT. GREAT FEELING SEEING THAT SIZE COMMING OUTTA THE GROUND.....ALSO MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT MULITABLE PICTURES WITH TEXT.... Thanks for lookin & H H First Pix Front side corroded...
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    What kinda ring is this.....????

    I posted these photos on the relic Page an thought I would try here also... I only know it's a ring but not what is on it ???? Any guesses ??? Chinese ...??? Japanese...??? Kids code ring ??? HH and thanks for lookin
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    Chinesse ??? Japanese ??? or old kids code ring ???

    Found this ring in a park I'm finding Barbers, Indians, and a few Mercs... but I don't know what these markings could be ??? Chinesse ??? Japanese ??? or just a old kids code ring ??? Can any one figure out what it is or says ??? The ring I'm guessing is copper from all the crud on it...
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    CASHED IN............

    I needed room in my jar (or I need a bigger one) so I took the clads and cashed them in. Here's how it all worked out: $65.00 Quarters = 260 digs $27.00 Dimes = 270 digs $6.00 Pennies = 600 digs $2.00 Nickels = 20 digs -------------------------- $100.00 total = 1150 BEND OVERS in clads...
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    I need your OPINIONS..........

    Taking your typical lake into account and beaches along with the typical weather If I were to drop a ring into the water at 5 feet off shore compaired to dropping one 20 feet off shore, How much longer would it take for the rings to get to shore line ??? Do they ever get to the shoreline ??? Do...
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    GOT my feet wet........

    After being stuck on land for about twenty years I finally wondered out into the H2O. I was'nt in the water more than 5 mins. when the detecter went buzzurk and would'nt stop sounding off. I turned it off and restarted it to no avail. I was trying the Minelab XS to see how it would react when in...
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