look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois & my car pics

t-bucket

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look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois & my car pics

Went out today to hunt a old ghost town. I got hurt at work and have been off work for 3 months and had to have surgery last monday.The doc said i could use my right arm but not my left. so i tied my shovel on a rope and off i went and look what i found!!!! It is a 8 reale standard cap & rays 183? Thanks for looking !!!
 

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kimsdad

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

t-bucket said:
The doc said i could use my right arm but not my left. so i tied my shovel on a rope and off i went...
Now you are one die hard digger!!! :)

Sorry to hear about the arm! I hope you have a fast recovery!

Congrats on that amazing find!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :icon_king:

Now THAT'S a coin with a story to tell! I don't know what I'd do if I ever found one of those! WTG!!! :wink:
 

vayank54

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

whoa dude you sound like me. ha ha. hope your arm is back to 100% soon. That is a cool coin. Years ago I dug about 1/4 of one that had been cut to make change.
Take care of that arm.
 

Lowbatts

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

Nice digs Righty!

One RIGHTeous coin!

You're all RIGHT!

RIGHT on!

I got a million of 'em, no one else wants 'em...

Hope that arm gets better soon, you might want to hit that site with both claws ASAP!
 

DPBOB

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

Kimsdad said:
I don't know what I'd do if I ever found one of those! WTG!!! :wink:

Say Holy Sh*t and take a picture of it...... ;D ;D ;D ;D
 

DPBOB

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

Sweet find......That one will be hard to top
 

tommyboy72

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

Awesome job!!! and here I am thinking nothing truly old can be found in our area!!! if you ever need a hunting buddy let me know I am in Benton. congrats on the awesome coin!!!!!
 

Brett

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

Totally awexome coin T-bucket! Hope I'll find one someday :)
 

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t-bucket

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

Thanks Buddy, I hope you find 2 next week. Good luck on your next hunt. :thumbsup:




Kimsdad said:
t-bucket said:
The doc said i could use my right arm but not my left. so i tied my shovel on a rope and off i went...
Now you are one die hard digger!!! :)

Sorry to hear about the arm! I hope you have a fast recovery!

Congrats on that amazing find!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :icon_king:

Now THAT'S a coin with a story to tell! I don't know what I'd do if I ever found one of those! WTG!!! :wink:
 

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t-bucket

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

Thanks , I am sure who ever lost it looked for a long time to find it !!!! :thumbsup:



vayank54 said:
whoa dude you sound like me. ha ha. hope your arm is back to 100% soon. That is a cool coin. Years ago I dug about 1/4 of one that had been cut to make change.
Take care of that arm.
 

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t-bucket

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

Thanks It was a surprise to see it in the ground !!!! :thumbsup:




Lowbatts said:
Nice digs Righty!

One RIGHTeous coin!

You're all RIGHT!

RIGHT on!

I got a million of 'em, no one else wants 'em...

Hope that arm gets better soon, you might want to hit that site with both claws ASAP!
 

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t-bucket

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

Thanks BOB, It was a surprise to see it because this was where someone took target shots and copper and lead bullet were everywhere,just keep digging junk and bingo . :thumbsup:



DP BOB said:
Kimsdad said:
I don't know what I'd do if I ever found one of those! WTG!!! :wink:

Say Holy Sh*t and take a picture of it...... ;D ;D ;D ;D
 

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t-bucket

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

Thanks tommyboy, Their should be all kinds of old places in your area to hunt. :thumbsup:



tommyboy72 said:
Awesome job!!! and here I am thinking nothing truly old can be found in our area!!! if you ever need a hunting buddy let me know I am in Benton. congrats on the awesome coin!!!!!
 

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t-bucket

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

Thanks Brett, I hope you find 1 too. :thumbsup:



Brett said:
Totally awexome coin T-bucket! Hope I'll find one someday :)
 

litefire56

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

I though I'd never dig a better coin than the '21 Morgan I got awhile back. But seeing this find has given me new inspiration. :icon_thumleft: Digging one of those would probably give me a heart-attack,,,, but what a way to go!! ;D

Congrats on sticking with the minefield of bullets and casings,,, most people wold have hightailed it out of there to cleaner ground. :thumbsup:
 

watercolor

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

Very cool silver!!

Looks like a promising area :thumbsup:
 

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t-bucket

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

Thanks litefire ,The old stuff is out their you just have to hunt where people give up on and sometimes it pays off but it does put a damper on your finds ,on the long run. :thumbsup:



litefire56 said:
I though I'd never dig a better coin than the '21 Morgan I got awhile back. But seeing this find has given me new inspiration. :icon_thumleft: Digging one of those would probably give me a heart-attack,,,, but what a way to go!! ;D

Congrats on sticking with the minefield of bullets and casings,,, most people wold have hightailed it out of there to cleaner ground. :thumbsup:
 

Lowbatts

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

Hey T-Bucket, you got a link to some better shots of your ride? Looks very right from the avatar!
 

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t-bucket

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Re: look what popped out of the ground in southern Illinois

This is my toy !!!!
 

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