A "good" first

nyiangelo

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A "good" first

Well I lay brick for a living and I had a job downtown coming up. So last night I drove by to check out the progress and what do you know, they are tearing up the whole sidewalk. So today I make sure I get over there about 4 so I can't beat anyone else who's going after work. I found a bunch of junk & rust. But since I've been detecting I've never found any coins older than a 1967 quarter. Well I'm taking my time going thru all the trashy signals and I get a solid nickel. So I dig it up and what do you know my oldest coin yet an 1867 shield nickel! It's in rough shape but who cares. Also found what looked like a button. Came home soaked it in water and was surprised to see "PAT. MAR 10 1868". So that was cool. I sure wish they would tear more sidewalks up. This town is covered in concrete so there's no telling what you might find.......
 

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06colorado

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Re: A "good" first

Nice find, want to go in 1/2s on a jack-hammer and tear up the downtown sidewalks? Just kidding, dont feel like goin to jail
 

cooltone23

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Re: A "good" first

Nice finds! The nickel looks good for it being buried so long. What city are you in? Keep it up, HH!
 

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