NICE 1875s TWENTY CENT PIECE IN PLOWED FIELD

Swanie1

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Several years ago, My friend and I were metal detecting in a plowed field that was an agriculltural fairground
until 1910, when it closed. We hadn't had any luck and were about to leave and headed back toward my van. I still had my detector on and was waving it on the way. I got a nice signal and kicked the dirt aside and went over the spot, again, and no signal. I went over a dirt clod next to the spot and my detector sounded off, again. I broke open the clod and there was a nice 20 cent piece. I had never seen one, before. Over the years, I have found numerous 1800's silver and Indian Head cents, there.
 

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stagger

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Sep 29, 2010
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Going through older posts and came across this. I'm shocked that it didn't make the banner. Wow! Belated congrats on an awesome coin.
 

freddy williams

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Oct 9, 2010
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Nice coin should have made the banner not many 20 cent coins found :icon_thumright:
 

steelheadwill

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Jan 2, 2010
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SaWeet piece of rare Silver :o
I Dug a silver a while back, all I could see on it was 'Twenty Cents' :hello2:
Rinsed it off, was a turn of the century Chinese :laughing7:
 

CMDiamonddawg

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allen said:
not sure but I think that is the first 20 cent
piece ive seen someone post here on TNET.
That is a beautiful coin !
I was lucky enough to be the second 20 cent digger and make banner in May of 2010 . I thought it was a quarter . Very excited when it turned out to be a twenty center . CMD
 

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