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$1.65 in silver found at a sidewalk tearout.

bk

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Minelab Explorer SE pro, Minelab Explorer XS, Garrett Freedom II (3), Garrett pro-pointer.
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And all the silver was 1900 and earlier. I had been to this site a few times before by myself and found some nice old stuff. This time I brought along a friend.
Andy always shares his sites with me, so I thought this time I would share this one with him.
Soon after arriving at our location, Andy jumps out onto where the sidewalk used to be, and finds the first Indian head cent of the day. Right off the bat!
Not to be outdone, I soon pulled out two Barber dimes from the same hole. After digging a few junk signals I looked up and saw Andy. He was about two blocks down the street. At first I thought to myself:
"He's going kind of fast". "He's going to miss the deeper coins", or:
"He is going for the easy pickings first".
With the latter being the case, it was he who found the Morgan Dollar, The Barber quarter, and the 1852 Bank of Upper Canada token.
Between the two of us we recovered:
1 Morgan Dollar.
1 Barber Quarter.
3 Barber dimes.
1 Seated dime.
2 V nickels.
10 Indian Head cents.
1 Canadian large cent (1902)
An 1852 Bank of Upper Canada token.
1 "Good For" token.
3 old buttons including a Civil war artillery coat button.
A small pile of Wheat cents.
Here is where we detected and some of the finds.
 

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Here's some more pics of the finds.
 

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Sweet finds, bk! Looks like you hit the jackpot.

HH
 
Way to get in there and take advantage of a great situation. That 1874 Indian is in fantastic condition, congrats
 
BK who?? ::) :tard:

Where've ya been, BK? I've missed your sidewalk silver! :icon_sunny:

That is a dream hunt. Great job!
 
That is a dream hunt BK....Text-book......Very nice!!!!!!
 
Very nicely done!!!

Just imagine how many coins and such there are buried under the pavement across the country that will never be found.

sparkymaster
 
Whoa! Great finds! That Morgan has to be worth over $100 right?

All the best,

Mike
 
Keep going back with coins like that....

I love those street tear ups
 
Way to go, excellent finds.
Don't waste any time getting back there before they cover it all up, there has to be more where that came from.

ALL THE BEST

ROMEX
 
Talk about Carpe Diem! Sieze the day man! Wow nice finds and get right back there before the asphalt freaks cover it up! HH ;D
 
NICE STUFF! they all look in great shape. you are a piggy too! jk Bill
 
sweet finds bk :thumbsup: congrats !
 

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