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postalgriff

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So today I went back to the very first old farmhouse that I ever detected. I dug my first barber quarter, Indian and buff in this yard with my bounty hunter. Today I went back with my minelab and pounded it for about 6 hours. I’m feeling it too. Anyway, here are my finds... a couple of barbers, a merc, buff, V, injun, trade token, and some fun relics. My favorite is the key, quick little research comes up with it as a railroad gas lamp key. HH y’all... Griff.
 

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Six hours, that’s a workout! Congrats on a good dig J.
Multiple silvers, relics and other old coins, nice!
 

Killer variety of old coins man! Congrats on all the old Silvers - that 1910 is Crispy!
Sweet relics too - never seen one of those railroad gas lamp keys before.
Often wonder how much we miss with our older detectors and less experience.
A memorable yard no doubt!
 

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Did you happen to get a date on the old gas lamp key you looked up?
 

Did you happen to get a date on the old gas lamp key you looked up?
I did look up the company...looks like it started around 1861 in Berlin and was pretty prominent throughout the late 19th century. One of the things I love about this hobby is learning something new from finding something in the dirt. :-)
 

Crazy good finds. My kinda hunt.Congratulations
 

Griff, what a great hunt! Great bunch of finds. Congrats.
 

Bet there's more there! Grats on the new machine and success. Keep working all those old productive locals and thanks for sharing.
 

Thanks guys! One of my better hunts as far as variety of old coins. Here’s a picture I found of the old gas key connected by chain to the lamp.
 

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Well worth the aching back and dirty knees...:laughing7:
 

Dang that's a banner hunt
 

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