No George II brothers this time, but Louis had a nicer brother (1732) who said hello!

Iron Patch

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Deus
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Ironhorse stole the show with the honker silver at the end of day 2, but I got it going getting a nicer French silver 12 Sols to kick things off. I think it was just my 3rd target and about 18 inches deep.... but was in a trench running water made so the net depth was 3 inches. :laughing7:

Over the two days I dug a lot of buttons and ended up pretty unlucky there, but did get this early British Artillery. The lead seal is early French and a welcomed addition to my small collection of them.
 

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ironhorse

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East Dirtyville
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French silver is one of the hardest things for us to find....doing it back to back is amazing!
All in all we got two good hunts at one site and says a lot too
That site is going to be a tough act to follow!
 

Digger RJ

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SW Missouri/Oklahoma
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Minelab CTX 3030; Minelab Equinox 800;
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Ironhorse stole the show with the honker silver at the end of day 2, but I got it going getting a nicer French silver 12 Sols to kick things off. I think it was just my 3rd target and about 18 inches deep.... but was in a trench running water made so the net depth was 3 inches. :laughing7:

Over the two days I dug a lot of buttons and ended up pretty unlucky there, but did get this early British Artillery. The lead seal is early French and a welcomed addition to my small collection of them.
Very Cool!!! 1700's!!! Congrats!!!
 

Aureus

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8,337
Eastern Canada
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XP DEUS
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That sure is a stunning early silver! Hopefully not the last one this season. Congrats!
 

pepperj

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Feb 3, 2009
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137,052
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Deus, Deus 2, Minelab 3030, E-Trac,
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Congrats on the silver. The button is a nice example.
First time I've seen a duck on a seal.
 

grasshopper

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Aug 13, 2007
1,813
2,672
Upstate NY
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XP Deus/Deus 2
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Great finds IP. The reverse of that coin is killer
 

Hunk-a-lead

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3,259
Kansas City
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Nokta Legend, Predator Phoenix Shovel
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Ironhorse stole the show with the honker silver at the end of day 2, but I got it going getting a nicer French silver 12 Sols to kick things off. I think it was just my 3rd target and about 18 inches deep.... but was in a trench running water made so the net depth was 3 inches. :laughing7:

Over the two days I dug a lot of buttons and ended up pretty unlucky there, but did get this early British Artillery. The lead seal is early French and a welcomed addition to my small collection of them.
great saves!
 

CRUSADER

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ENGLAND
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XP Deus II v0.6 with 11" Coil
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Lots of detail left on that silver - congrats
 

lenmac65

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Jul 28, 2009
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8,077
Massachusetts
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Garrett AT Pro, Equinox 800 (as of 10/2019)
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Nice! French silver of any denomination is high on my bucket list. That is a nice one you found. Congrats!
 

cannonball

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East Coast NJ
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DEUS 11 Fisher F75ltd,TDI Minelab Excailber
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Ironhorse stole the show with the honker silver at the end of day 2, but I got it going getting a nicer French silver 12 Sols to kick things off. I think it was just my 3rd target and about 18 inches deep.... but was in a trench running water made so the net depth was 3 inches. :laughing7:

Over the two days I dug a lot of buttons and ended up pretty unlucky there, but did get this early British Artillery. The lead seal is early French and a welcomed addition to my small collection of them.
Nice Job!!!
 

Relicific

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Feb 2, 2017
3,425
4,425
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XP DEUS
X terra 705
Fisher F2
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French Silver is the cherry on top of the ice cream in the NA detecting world
 

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