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Old 03-27-2012, 03:04 PM
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Default 1899 Indian Penny
http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M3...37B9C7D790.JPG

Pretty beat to hell, but still neat.
About 6" down. Keep pulling all sorts of good stuff from my grandmas farm, built 1882.

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Old 03-27-2012, 03:36 PM
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Congrats! LOVE diggin' Indian Heads! Our oldest is 1865.

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Old 03-27-2012, 03:38 PM
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Great, I can't wait to dig something like that, would thrill me.

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Old 03-27-2012, 04:43 PM
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We also dig alot of IH in PA. Our coins usually come out in that condition also. We did get a few that looked good. Our oldest is 1887. nice dig

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Old 03-27-2012, 04:45 PM
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Congrats OhioDigger... I keep hearing good things about digging in Ohio. Keep finding them.

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Old 03-27-2012, 09:21 PM
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Nice IH....still looking for my first....congrats !!

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Old 03-27-2012, 09:36 PM
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Sounds like you've found a coin on many of our bucket lists. Congrats!

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Nice going! I found one today, too.

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Congrats on the Indian Head. Gotta love the Ohio weather these last couple weeks.

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Old 03-28-2012, 02:56 PM
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Congrats on the Indian Head. Gotta love the Ohio weather these last couple weeks.
Absolutely. Weather is beautiful today too. Just went and hunted for a couple hours this afternoon. No good finds though.
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Old 03-28-2012, 03:06 PM
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Nice Indian. A place that old I bet you will find plenty more of those IH's and some sweet silver.
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Booooya! nice find!

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