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Standing liberty **UPDATE 7/17/7 PIX ADDED

outraged

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Well we went back to the site where i found the 1876CC seated dime. Nickel_buff1935 and I were still searching for the homeowners earing. Well we decided since she was cutting the bushes that surround the front lawn when she lost it...We should get as close into them as we could. I worked one side and Kevin worked the other. I was using my new DD shooter coil i just got from whites. Well i guess it loves nickels because i found around 20 of them. I was floored when i pulled a 1898 V nickel at half a inch under there. The next find was a 1903 IH and in the same hole a buckle with the Mason symbol on it and below that is says PAT 1871 & 1872. This was the first mason item i have found. Then i look over at Kevin and i see him digging. It seemed he is having trouble locating his target in the hole. I swung the XLT over it and found that he was a few inches off from the primary target due to some trash near by. Well out pops 2 Large cents that someone soldered together??? On one side you can see 184 and it is either 8 or 0 or 3 but they were very dirty. The other side was half caked with mud so I am not sure the date. Why would someone stick 2 large cents together? It almost sounds like they are hollow. Well i decided right then and there that i MUST find something to keep up so i started methodically scanning as deep into the bushes as i could. Well it payed off.....My next signal was right at the base of one of the HUGE bushes....It was a strong quarter signal but the VDI appeared to read as clad. I am unsure if this small coil changes how it reads VDI's......Well anyway...Out popped from a depth of 3 inches a 1917 Standing liberty quarter in near AU condition. It is simply PERFECT looking. It is one of my favorite coins to find!! At that point it was getting dark so we packed it in. So my 2 day total from the site is...

1 1898 V nickel
1 1903 Indian Head
1 1941 Wheaty
1 1941 Mercury dime
1 Suspender buckle (1871&2 mason)
1 musket ball
1 1917 Standing Liberty quarter. (freakin insane condition)
23 clad nickels
3 clad dimes
4 clad pennies
and some other nameless relics

I only grabbed pix of the standing lib and mason thingy....I hope no one minds...My good camera is still without batteries so i used my old one...Pix are kinda bunk.


This coin has not even been rinsed off. I hope the pics do it justice.
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Mason suspender clasp??
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Re: Another great day.

Nice finds! Can't wait to see the pics!!
 
Re: Another great day.

Outraged,
What a hunt! Can't wait to see those pictures. Congrats to you guys.
-MM-
 
Re: Another great day.

Get a pic (pant) get a pic (pant) get a pic (pant)!!!! Can't wait to see it!
 
Re: Another great day.

great finds outraged ! i cant wait to see the pics ;)
 
Re: Another great day.

lol teddy.......... ;D ;D ;D ;D
 
Re: Another great day.

Can't wait for the renewal of the batterie's.....sound's like an excellent day!!
 
Re: Another great day.

Sounds like a great day indeed, can't wait to see a pic of the SLQ and the rest! HH
 
Re: Another great day.

Definitely a great day. Barbers and SLQ's are the coins that are very sweet to find when they have good detail. Worn smooth they loose much of their appeal but I suppose they are better than mercs and washingtons. ;D
 
Re: Another great day.

Outstanding day! Hope the pics come out soon...
 
Re: Another great day.

Well, I cleaned up my welded together large cents...

They're two different styles.

One is dated 1848 and the other has no date :(

Less then a third of the edge of the coins were weled together.

I will scan both sides of my double coin-age and post them Tueday ;)

Anybody have any idea why someone would marry these coins???

BTW, pics of Outraged's SLQ are well worth the wait, it's an outstanding coin!

Nickel_B
 
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I don't know what OutRaged is waiting for but here are my pics as promised ;D

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The lower coin appears to be much older then the other, it's much thinner...

What do you guys think?

Anybody else ever found coins welded together???

Nickel_B
 
Re: Another great day.**UPDATE 7/17/7 PIX ADDED

I wonder why they would weld those together like that....hmmm
 
Ok now I believe you ;D That's in Super condition, and you didn't scratch it like some others here, we won't name names... :D ;D Love the Mason's piece also. Congrats
 
nice standing liberty, outraged I see you are in East Greenbush NY Im in Adams MA. not to far away if you ever want to hunt out this way drop me a PM


Thanks DEEPDIGGEREXP
 
Maybe they needed a thicker coin for the video machine. Got me, weird coin!
 
McSancho said:
aaaaggghhhh, now I am jealous..... that is exactly what I want to find. You lucky boy....or....did you make a deal with the Devil?????
After the year ive been having i would say the devil is with me for sure...I am finding some seriously cool finds...but everything else other than metal detecting that could go wrong does.... but i would rather do well at detecting....so im cool with it...lol
 

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