chinese coins,old lock, and a knife
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tymcmurray
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You hit the chinese motherload!!!
Knife is awsome!!
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Knife is awsome!!
Ty
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Knightwalker
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AH SO, Very nice finds. Tho kind of makes ya wonder why did they put square holes in their coins.
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kuger
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You know another odd thing,remember the Opium tin I told ya I dug had 13 Chinese coins?How many did ya dig today?I dont think I have done that in a day since!Good job,I could dig them all day 
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Wow! thats great stuff! May ask where you are located in general to find all these Chinese coins?
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you found someones cache for certain !!
The Patriot
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looks like an ironhorse's hunt...Great hunt
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haylen said:jgas said:Found a lock just like that last year, how old do you suppose that might be?? Nice digs.jgas
I would have to say between 1850 and 1900
Great assumption Haylen!!!I find those frequently in '50's sites and dont seem to find many in sites that date much after 1870's.Just my experience.Often there is markings on the key hole cover that one can date them with....a crown,VR, etc
vayank54
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Some cool stuff
I think Kuger's right about the locks. Most I've found have been in mid 1800's and earlier sites. Another guy and I were talking one day about finding so many in civil war camps and what they could have been used for. I got a book for
Christmas and in the book is a picture of a civil war mess tent and outside the tent are wooden barrels, at least one has an iron strap across the top held by one of those big locks.
I think Kuger's right about the locks. Most I've found have been in mid 1800's and earlier sites. Another guy and I were talking one day about finding so many in civil war camps and what they could have been used for. I got a book for
Christmas and in the book is a picture of a civil war mess tent and outside the tent are wooden barrels, at least one has an iron strap across the top held by one of those big locks.
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haylen
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kuger said:haylen said:jgas said:Found a lock just like that last year, how old do you suppose that might be?? Nice digs.
I would have to say between 1850 and 1900
Good to know I was not sure on the time line but I did find one other that was at a 1850s last year same kind of a deal lots of chinese coins
