Past two weeks incredible find! 5 silvers, relics, and a SUPER RARE bucket lister!

Bigmike2334

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Past few months have been a bit crazy with work and the new house so it’s been a while since I’ve gotten out but boy oh boy was it worth the wait! While I was in between calls at the firehouse I’ve been making a list of properties that I wanted to hit once I got some days off before the ground freezes and it totally paid off. Ended up getting out for a few hours each of my days off the past two weeks and not only did I find some wonderful silver coins but I absolutely almost died when I pulled my bucket lister from the cold soil behind the last stop of my day. We all dream of the coins we read about, someday finding them in a freshly dug hole after hearing that sweet sound ringing in our ears, well it happened once again. In 4 hunts about 6 hrs each covering 7 small lots with dwellings on them I slowly pulled a bunch of relics, coins and some typical trash and iron tools from the soon to be frozen ground, I ended up with 4 silver coins and some cool other stuff ranging from the 1700s-present day eras, one of the cool finds was a pocket spill containing 3 silver coins(Washington,Rosie,Merc) and a wheatie, other finds from the first few spots were another silver Washington, small Silver ring weighing 3grams, a 1700s Chien-Lung Japanese coin, and unknowingly soon the bucket lister that almost stopped my heart! I was hitting my last home built in 1860s and got a funky signal right at the woods line so of course I carefully dig my hole and pop out the plug and as the dirt falls away I see the edge of what I’m thinking is a Largie, carefully I clean off the dirt and there she is!!! 1787 FUGIO CENT!!!! I literally just sat down next to the hole, lit up a smoke and said NO EFFIN WAY, I carefully placed it in a small ring box and finished up the lot finding one more Silver Washington and a few clad coins. I got home and carefully with plain water and a spray bottle cleaned off the heavy dirt on the Fugio and not only is it a rare coin and an absolute bucket lister for any detectorist, but it’s a super rare dye clash on the back making it a Newman 17-I or 21-I Variety from what I researched, absolutely unreal :headbang:! Taking it to be slabbed ASAP!! Still can’t believe it! Enjoy and happy hunting my friends!

Significant Coins: Silver Washington Quarters- 42’,45-S,60
Silver Dimes- 41’ Merc, 57’ Rosie
1700s Japanese Coin
1787 Fugio Cent

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BeenFishin

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Way to go BigMike!
 

Tpmetal

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Awesome hunt, killer old copper! :notworthy:
 

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Bigmike2334

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It sure has been amazing last few hunts I still can’t believe I found this Fugio never mind with such a rare dye clash, I brought it today to be sent out for professional preserving and grading, the collector was extremely surprised to see such a specimen dug and was very happy to be holding it and insisted we send it out ASAP for the slab.
 

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Bigmike2334

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Never thought I’d ever see the word Banner next to any of my finds but I’m happy this is my Personal Best find to date in 5 years.
 

sugarquartz

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We must be in the Fugio Season. I just pulled a Newman 1-B Fugio cent on Sunday. Congratulations on a very special find!! 2 seperate fugios in one week!! Now thats awesome! You have been putting the work in you dug ALOT of targets on those hunts and did a great job in the end. Congrats and best of luck in your future hunts!
 

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Jeff H

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Very nice! Most detail on a dug Fugio that I have seen in a long time . :icon_thumleft:
 

Pa Neal

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:occasion14: This bud's for you my friend. congrats..
 

gheenoe78

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That's an awesome coin. Congrats! You found buried treasure for sure.
 

Steve in PA

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Man I want to find one! Congrats on yours :icon_thumleft:
 

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Wow! It is difficult to find the right words to react to your finds. Anyone of us would be pleased to discover the variety of the things that you found, but when you add in the Fugio Cent, that just blows the top off the Astrodome (does it have a top?). The cool thing about this hobby is the historical research that one needs to do--I have never even heard of a Fugio Cent and now I am researching the history of the coin. You will have to let us know the general value of the coin when it is authenticated. Congrats on a perfect hunt!
 

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