Tom_in_CA
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Got out with a few buddies, to the gold-rush area of California. There are scores of little burgs, that sprang up, and died out. Endless little tent-city zones that were associated with nearby mines. Some might have a few stores and saloons. Some turned into modern cities, others just fizzled out when the placers petered out. So the miners just picked up, and moved 5 or 10 miles down the road to the next more-promising digs.
We figured out one such little burg, that boasted a few stores and saloons. Got into a sweet little zone, that gave up some nice keepers. Eg.: A few gold rush period coins, Chinese cash coins, lantern parts, gun and knife parts, old doohickies, etc..... Lots of fun !
My coins were : A smunched 1845 seated half dime (someone put it in a vice or something ?). And 2 cash coins. My friends got the better coins, so .... I'll let them chime into the thread to claim their bragging rights !!
Here's my stuff, in no particular order :
We figured out one such little burg, that boasted a few stores and saloons. Got into a sweet little zone, that gave up some nice keepers. Eg.: A few gold rush period coins, Chinese cash coins, lantern parts, gun and knife parts, old doohickies, etc..... Lots of fun !
My coins were : A smunched 1845 seated half dime (someone put it in a vice or something ?). And 2 cash coins. My friends got the better coins, so .... I'll let them chime into the thread to claim their bragging rights !!
Here's my stuff, in no particular order :
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