Best hunt in weeks in the seated field

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Took off work today to get my boat in the water but spent most of the day detecting :) This morning I went to the field and got a few indians in the hot spot. I spent a decent amount of time in another part of the field were a house once stood. I got some early wheats and the really cool 1920 Virginia chauffeur license

In the afternoon I went back to the hot spot and got a fatty indian, another indian that I lost and toasty shield and v nickels. Just before dark I got a faint whisper on the Deus. Must have been on edge because just a few inches down was silver #20 and seated #17 from here. Its probably the best looking seated dime to come from here. It kinda looks like a mint mark on the back but It may just be a scratch. I hadnt found a seated from here in weeks. :)
 

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DigIron2

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saw best hunt in weeks above toasted and I just knew I was gonna see some nice coins! Wtg. The va piece is very neat 1893:icon_scratch:
 

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saw best hunt in weeks above toasted and I just knew I was gonna see some nice coins! Wtg. The va piece is very neat 1893:icon_scratch:

Thanks. I got the 3 cent silver last hunt but had not gotten a seated for two or three weeks. The 1893 is the license number. The date is above it
 

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I have never seen so many seated coins come from one place! Have you found any newer silver there?
 

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I have never seen so many seated coins come from one place! Have you found any newer silver there?

1911 Barber quarter and it was the first silver I found here
 

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Another great effort Toasted. Those chauffeur badges are cool. I found one last year.
 

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Thanks. I got the 3 cent silver last hunt but had not gotten a seated for two or three weeks. The 1893 is the license number. The date is above it
I know I saw the trime. I was just wondering about va piece cause you said 1920, I see it now. Nice finds man.
 

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Another great effort Toasted. Those chauffeur badges are cool. I found one last year.

Thanks. Are these badges rare or collectable?
 

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Thanks. Are these badges rare or collectable?

They are "highly collectible" (Stealth Diggers reference... lol)

but seriously, they can fetch a pretty penny to some collectors.
 

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Thanks. Are these badges rare or collectable?

I'm guessing it's a fairly small collector pool....but like most collectables it's dependent upon year, state, style and design
 

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Yours has a lot going for it as its a really nice looking design and fairly early. There's a site that shows every single years badge design.
 

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Wow, from the Centennial and what looks to be the San Francisco mint too! :treasurechest::thumbsup:
 

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Wow, from the Centennial and what looks to be the San Francisco mint too! :treasurechest::thumbsup:

Its weird because there is something where the mint mark would be but it appears to just be a block and possible mint error. It does not look like damage to me
 

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Man that's awesome! That sure is some site to produce that many Seated coins! Keep it up!
 

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Toasted you have one of the best detecting sites around. I sure would like to see a tally of the old coins you dug at that site along with murray and others who have accompanied you. Congrats on the seated. :occasion14: Many may never find one. You have certainly dug your share in the past 6 months or so. :notworthy:
 

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Toasted you have one of the best detecting sites around. I sure would like to see a tally of the old coins you dug at that site along with murray and others who have accompanied you. Congrats on the seated. :occasion14: Many may never find one. You have certainly dug your share in the past 6 months or so. :notworthy:
Heres the totals so far. About 80 IHPs, 2 Flying eagles, 3 v nickels, 5 shield nickels, 1 2center, 2 trimes, Barber quarter, 1 seated half dime, 13 seated dimes, 2 seated quarters and a seated half. Some were dug in the first part of January And the rest have been dug since Feb 3 after goose season ended. I dont know how many times Ive been there but I have at least found indians every trip and seated or a trime nearly every time too
 

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What a hunt!,man I would be stoked..
 

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