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Question, whats the best thing or things you ever found without a detector?

Planters bank counter stamp piece of eight

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Found in sw miss at an old Victorian house by flow well, emergency $ to fill void of quarters during war of 1812-14 planters bank of New Orleans was allowed to use Spanish 2 bits and counter stamped them. I have only seen 2 others dug by t.hunters. This one (mine) made best finds 2012 wne magazine 5 thousand$ est auction price and more recently one found with side by side stamp auction est 17 thousand$ Best finds mag of 2013. Would love to see here more of these- about 25-30 known, no known mintage numbers-- uurrrg new to site, found this with detector
 
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