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Valued Member
United States
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That is a heck of a find!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
621 Posts |
it is threads like this that make me want to take up metal detecting. incredible.
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 United States
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it is threads like this that make me want to take up metal detecting. incredible. To All: I hope you don't mind that I try and keep this thread going (I know that I'm new to this forum). I plan to be looking for old coins in the ground until I get too old and go in the ground myself, but if you want to take up metal detecting, I have a caveat or two: [list] It takes a lot of time and effort to find coins dating before the 20th Century. [list] Once you dig one old silver coin from the ground, there's no going back! I got these Silver Spanish reales during a day-long outing this past June. It was one of my best days ever; the finds just kept coming - 1748 & 1750 one-real coins and a 1774 two-reales coin, early coppers, etc. All found in a empty field offering no clues to its past until you get into the ground. Even better, the house that stood on the property was owned be a wealthy merchant, who presented himself as a die-hard patrtiot, yet he was a double-agent selling secrets to the British Army. How cool is that? It rained on and off that day while I was detecting, but I didn't care. At the end of the day, I think I probably slept with a smile on my face. Best Regards to All        |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Best to start new threads with this great stuff. No one can tell from the thread title that these coins are here! Though they're British issues, I do believe they belong in this forum, as coins that we know were circulating in the American colonies.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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North of Williamsburg, Virginia (I believe the area is known as Lightfoot) I found, what I believe to be, a French Militia camp site from 1781. In this site I found 3 Virginia half pennies from 1773. I believe many were being paid with these coins. I'll have a new thread showing these coins later today. Congrats on the Oak Tree. When it comes to detecting, that is what we live for.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Not bad. You need to join this group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/colonial-coins/Tell them John Lorenzo sent you and post away ... It's important to include any George II or George III copper halfpence coppers if you find any with the city and state. Their "FIND LOCATIONS" is important to some researchers. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3453 Posts |
Amazing find! My son has wanted to go metal detecting - unfortunately we are surrounded by swamps so I can only IMAGINE what stuff would look like.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
652 Posts |
Those are really nice new finds!
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Pillar of the Community
Mexico
1304 Posts |
Wow, this is what I'd call hard core coin collecting!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3345 Posts |
Awesome! This is what we want to see dude! Great finds!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
797 Posts |
That is an amazing find! Makes me want to start Metal detecting, but, not as much history out here in Oregon
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2224 Posts |
Amazing Finds! Got to get back out with my detector.
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Valued Member
United States
215 Posts |
what a great find! wanted to bring this one back to light
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8904 Posts |
WOW!! Impressive hunting!! 
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Posted 12/16/2012 01:19 am
