doninbrewster
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Haven't been out much this summer other than a couple of excursions to the beach. I'm not really a beach hunter as I really like finding old coins. Pulled out a nice one yesterday, my first half cent and it's from 1795-1797. Haven't gotten a date off it yet and I'm not sure I ever will, but early half cents are a nice find. Another piece off the bucket list. I also picked up a large cent and a few buttons including a neat early postal button. One of the rings is 14k and the other stuff in the pic is silver. I liked the Saint Christopher medal as it's the first one I've seen that isn't oval or round. I also picked up some Indians, Barber dimes, Mercs etc, but nothing special. We've had a really hot and really dry summer around here. We're on 58 days in a row above 80 degrees and I think we tripled our 90 degree days over last year. At the same time we haven't had much rain. I don't do parks when the soil is really dry because even if you make a fairly neat hole (hard to do when dry) the grass ends up dying shortly thereafter.
I should mention, the large cent, half cent and buckle came as a result of studying early maps. If you're in an old area and not using old maps you're missing out. I've added a map I used.
I should mention, the large cent, half cent and buckle came as a result of studying early maps. If you're in an old area and not using old maps you're missing out. I've added a map I used.
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I'd love to pull one of those out of the dirt. Congrats brother! 
