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Sniffy

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Got permission to do some colonial yards today....The first stop was a colonial home. The yard had been raised to build a retaining wall. SO I can only imagine the coppers that are under 3 ft of fill....but there was a little side piece that hadn't been disturbed...I managed a batwing buckle and some pewter spoon pieces...no coins or buttons. The buckle I gave to the nice lady and her husband. They invited me into there home to show me some of the things they had found around the house when they bought it. Back when they first moved in she found an old leather shoe that had been dated to around the time the home had been built. It's interesting to see a shoe that would have been equipped with a shoe buckle....I was intrigued. Also, there was a creamery on the property and she found a tin can in the rafters that had 8 rolled up 1860's dollar bills. CACHE!!!! I have no pics yet, she has not sent them to my email yet. So after a couple hours I moved to a new location...A HUGE 1700's lawn adjacent to a church and cemetery. I spent a couple hours and found this awesome 1916 Barber Quarter and silver thimble.....not pictured is the dozen or so wheaties and wartime nickle. Strange, no IH's no Coppers (yet) and NO BUTTONS!! I secured permission to continue hunting the property...i'm very excited. Thanks for lookin!
 

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Nice finds!!! :icon_thumright:
 
i like those finds a very nice story to go with your post
 
Boy, I bet your counting the minutes until you get back there.

Love the thimble. You just don't see many silver ones found.

Congrats and good luck !!!

Brian in MA
 
Nice barber and in great shape. love that coin just do not find enough of them . :coffee2:Rob
 
Good digs Sniffy. Its not everyday you dig a silver thimble. :icon_thumright:
 
Somehow I have yet to dig a silver thimble, Nice one Sniff.
Rare to see you digging Barbers but silver is silver. :icon_thumright:

HB
 
HILL BILLY said:
Somehow I have yet to dig a silver thimble, Nice one Sniff.
Rare to see you digging Barbers but silver is silver. :icon_thumright:

HB
yeah it is strange to dig barbers....but It's actually my first barber quarter. I just know the next layer down holds colonial relics. 2nd silver thimble...guess i'm lucky.
 
Can't beat double silver! Nice job!
 
Nice looking Barber............. :thumbsup:
 
Love the look of those old thimbles! :icon_thumright:
Congrats on your finds Sniffy! :notworthy:

Dave
 

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