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  1. Oct 31, 2009, 08:12 PM
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    Gettysburg Commemorative

    Had a break in the rain so I went to an elementary school playground & got a few goodies.
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    I found a large coin which was like a metallic olive drab color when it came from the ground. At first I thought it would be a brass token. When I cleaned it up, it cleaned up silver and turned out to be a $5 Coin from Liberia...
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    ...and the reverse (I think) turned out to be a Gettysburg commemorative coin with Generals Meade and Lee on it.
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    Searched the net and found that an identical uncirculated coin sold on EBay for $5.95. Oh well, it's still another first for me and worth braving the cold for it.

    Thanks for peeking

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  2. Oct 31, 2009, 09:22 PM #2
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    Nice find
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  3. Oct 31, 2009, 09:24 PM #3
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    Very cool coin. You never know with those tot lots, do you?

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  4. Nov 01, 2009, 02:42 AM #4
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    Re: Gettysburg Commemorative

    Great score on the $5 Liberia coin for sure I love finding them foreign coins!
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  5. Nov 01, 2009, 05:34 PM #5
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    Re: Gettysburg Commemorative

    wow, that is a pretty sweet looking coin, huge too. That would have been exciting seeing that come out of the ground! congrats on a very cool find!
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  6. Nov 01, 2009, 06:03 PM #6
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    Re: Gettysburg Commemorative

    wtg thats some great finds
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  7. Nov 02, 2009, 08:54 AM #7
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    Re: Gettysburg Commemorative

    nice digs!!
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  8. Nov 02, 2009, 10:22 AM #8
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    Re: Gettysburg Commemorative

    Neat one!
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  9. Nov 03, 2009, 08:31 PM #9
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    Re: Gettysburg Commemorative

    Cool coin!

    Good luck,
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