09 Half penny, silver spill w/ steel penny, pewter spoon/dish, big key....

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'09 Half penny, silver spill w/ steel penny, pewter spoon/dish, big key....

1809 Half Cent that is....
Well I got a good go at things today after a late start. I was planning on going down to visit Treblehunter but I fell asleep as we were making plans. When I woke up it was just to late for a long drive.

So I went to a spot I've been eyeballing for some time. It is a hike in colonial spot. Got to digging and I'll let the pics tell most of the story...but man did I get thorned-up and torn to shreds with bramble! I was bleeding everywhere!

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The pewter spoon and dish were just fragments. This site seems rather large so I'm going to tuck this one away until the Carolina Boys visit.

Good digs,

Steve
 

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'09 Half penny, silver spill w/ steel penny, pewter spoon/dish, big key....

Lol. Pristine condition? That rusty round thing is the steel penny! You must have been confused. Those others were regular copper wheaties. Also, I don't post on any other sites. Thanks for looking

Steve

That was his point bud. He's saying yours is what they should look like coming out of the ground. Obviously somebody on another site posted one that looked like it came out of a safe
 

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Lots of silver and one sweet half-cent- I'd say that was a helluva hunt- congrats!!

-- Jeff --
 

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