first silver on a 1843 farm house

nsdq

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i found new digging tool at flea market so when we got home i wanted a test drive with it , todays finds 1924 p murky dime on edge at 2 in deep, 1923 p wheaty at 1.5 in deep , 1979 abe at 4 in deep, 1977 rosie .5 in deep,, and a 3/4 zinc on the surface correction on the wheat date is 1925 had to soak it more , my eyes are bad haha
 

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Sonnydigs

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Good find, let's see the new tool..
 

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better pics and new tool
 

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mainer

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Nice looking Merc. :icon_thumright:
 

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thanks mainer, joey, i was just telling a dealer i know , that it is funny haven't found silver in the yard yet and soon as i got home poof there it was but now i need batterys mine died shortly after pull out the wheaty
 

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Is that a Leschke knife? Looks like it paid for itself! Would you recommend it?

This is a post for MD finds and a great flea market find.

Born Free
 

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Born Free said:
Is that a Leschke knife? Looks like it paid for itself! Would you recommend it?

This is a post for MD finds and a great flea market find.

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it is a cheep bonzai digging tool i got from a asian lady for 20 bucks stainless steel and thick i like it diggs good and cut a dam good plug, now all i need is a propointer
 

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It's A air conditioning installers knife used to cut air duct I have one and I love it.


Jonnie
 

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here's the wheaty
 

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Sonnydigs

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baywalker said:
It's A air conditioning installers knife used to cut air duct I have one and I love it.


Jonnie
Thanks Johnnie,
Makes it easy to find one now..
 

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nsdq

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thanks everyone, took 3 months to find a silver coin, but i did it .
 

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Congrats on your first!
they should come easier now ::)
I think I found gold before my first silver coin :dontknow:
 

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steelheadwill said:
Congrats on your first!
they should come easier now ::)
I think I found gold before my first silver coin :dontknow:





yes gold ring was first
 

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