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Old 03-21-2010, 09:37 PM
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Default 1788 Mass Cent, 1837 Seated Liberty Half Dime
Today was good to me....1788 Massachusetts Cent (my first), 1837 Seated Liberty Half Dime (my first), 1740 King George II Half Penny, undated Connecticut Copper, religious medal, many musket balls, shoe buckle frame.......
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great stuff, grats!
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Old 03-21-2010, 09:41 PM
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Some very nice finds! Makes your heart skip a beep finding that stuff huh

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Holy cow, way to go. I would die if I had a day like that!
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Very Nice........WTG!!

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I can't even imagine finding something that old...that is so cool !! Big congratulations !!!!

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Wow, that is a handful of sweet finds.

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Very nice coins and CONGRATS . . .

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Some really nice stuff and a part of our heritage! Thanks for sharing!
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In case anyone is interested.....the 1788 Mass Cent is cleaning up nicely....
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Very cool finds.

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Those are some real great finds, don't see coins like that everyday.

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Beautiful coins, Homerun04, and cleaning up nicely too!

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Amazing finds!!

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Nice going! I think I need to move to New England. LOL.

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Nice job!! Never dug a Mass cent....this gives me hope!

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Nice coins!! They cleaned up nicely! PS--Where's the musket ball??

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Nice going! I think I need to move to New England. LOL.
Oh shush, you're close enough! HH
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ya got a nice spot there! them coppers sure came out decent! you got lucky with the soil conditions at that site.my mass cent is wasted
you hunting a cellar hole?
keep pounding that site! nice job!

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