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Bilboleslie Valued Member United States 137 Posts	Posted 04/29/2015 2:24 pm A cousin that I had never met found eight army ammo boxes of coins while tearing down a house. He asked me to sort through his find, and to dispose of some of it. I wrote this up in November, 2014 for a magazine called "American Digger." The actual value of what was found was about 25 % bigger than what the article stated. The article can be found at http://wgleslie.com/wp-content/uplo...Nov-2014.pdf Man, I had a blast. Report this Post to the Staff

berto Pillar of the Community United States 840 Posts	Posted 04/29/2015 3:03 pm Nice, thanks for sharing! Report this Post to the Staff
matttheriley Pillar of the Community United States 1512 Posts	Posted 04/29/2015 3:15 pm Sweet! Where in Oregon do you live? I'm in Salem. Edited by matttheriley 04/29/2015 3:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Bilboleslie Valued Member United States 137 Posts	Posted 04/29/2015 3:49 pm Sandy... Bought an el cheapo metal detector not long ago that I don't know (much) how to use. I need to connect with someone who does. Say, have you ever had any contact with professional archaeologists about something you found? I'm working on an article... Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 04/29/2015 11:02 pm Great story.... thanks for posting it I like seeing what other collectors have put together. Anyone would be jumping for joy to find a treasure that size. In my experience, of years of looking through other collections. I think there would be more, at least another can. Most collection this size would have some better date coins. And that many Halves, quarters and dimes ... there would be more dollar coins. I am not saying this to be negative ... I am saying it to say ... go look for more ... chances are a collection like that .. would have the really good coins in a separate container. Report this Post to the Staff
acloco Pillar of the Community United States 3540 Posts	Posted 04/29/2015 11:30 pm WOW! That would be a treasure trove to discover. Agree, there is more! Report this Post to the Staff
Parklane64 Rest in Peace United States 2668 Posts	Posted 04/29/2015 11:47 pm Doncha love when that happens? Report this Post to the Staff
Bilboleslie Valued Member United States 137 Posts	Posted 04/30/2015 09:42 am GR58, My sense is that this guy was never a collector. I think he (late in life) started buying stuff, but he bought all kinds of odds and ends, and as you note, almost no quality stuff. You could be wrong, but if so, the "other stuff" is now buried under the street, or under one of several houses. Any ideas on what to do with stacks of rusted steelies? I wondered about salting a park or beach, give the metal detectors a thrill. (Seems like a good idea, and also kinda unfair.) Report this Post to the Staff
eagle_eye_18 Valued Member United States 449 Posts	Posted 04/30/2015 10:04 am Ohhh all the die varieties waiting to be found...... Report this Post to the Staff
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