Colonial Dig Part II Old George III Halfpenny - Ninth from this site!!!

MonkeyBoy

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I popped out to hit the colonial site I have been digging. It is very small, so I double checked the whole area.. pulled the brass piece from a knife, spoon handle and then started moving the logs around and hunting in and under everything... it paid off!! Got that great VDI reading up in the 80s.. and dug a George III halfpenny... that makes a total of 9 pre 1800 coppers from this area!! Love it!!

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Woodland Detectors said:
9 Coppers. Way to go Mark :headbang:

Thanks!! That is total for the site so far.. end of last year and two trips this year.. makes my day!! I just popped out to hunt for an hour.. hour and a half..

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WOW - Your killin it out there bud!!! :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:
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You are the copperman! So, i wonder who you taught you to move logs and barbed wire piles?!?! Nice digs.
 

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pitdiggers said:
You are the copperman! So, i wonder who you taught you to move logs and barbed wire piles?!?! Nice digs.

logs yes!!! whole barbed wire piles or knocked down fences?? NO! ;-)
 

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Very nice find. Love digging those oldies. The site i've been digging is very similiar to yours close to 9 georges found all in the same area and none newer than 1750. Man this hobby is addicting ;D :headbang:
 

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SouthJerseyJim said:
Very nice find. Love digging those oldies. The site i've been digging is very similiar to yours close to 9 georges found all in the same area and none newer than 1750. Man this hobby is addicting ;D :headbang:

Nice!! AND you Jersey boys have that great soil up there too!! ;-) Love the condition of some of the coppers you guys post!!

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MonkeyBoy said:
Woodland Detectors said:
9 Coppers. Way to go Mark :headbang:

Thanks!! That is total for the site so far.. end of last year and two trips this year.. makes my day!! I just popped out to hunt for an hour.. hour and a half..

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Good Stuff !
funny how those 'Hour' hunts tend to run a bit longer :laughing7:
 

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steelheadwill said:
MonkeyBoy said:
Woodland Detectors said:
9 Coppers. Way to go Mark :headbang:

Thanks!! That is total for the site so far.. end of last year and two trips this year.. makes my day!! I just popped out to hunt for an hour.. hour and a half..

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Good Stuff !
funny how those 'Hour' hunts tend to run a bit longer :laughing7:
Ha, not this time.. the thunderstorm took care of that!! But hey.. my digging Jeep is clean again!! ;-)
 

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Charlene said:
Congrats on your 9th and I'm hoping your 10th is soon to follow.

Thanks!! Dare I wish for too much by hoping for a 1700s silver?? ;-)

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