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10-04-2007, 10:10 PM
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Quick 1-hour, after-dark hunt at local park.
Hit a local park and thought I would walk the wooded path by the creek, rather than searching the playground. Lots of Lincoln Memorial cents, most on top and a few an inch down. Wasn't finding anything for a little while, then got a good hit. An inch down, I popped out a 1937 wheatie. I swept again and still got a signal. Out popped a 1917 Wheatie. I figured, "why not?" and swept the spot again, getting yet another signal. Out comes a 1944 (tough to see the date.) Swept again, and got a broken signal. Out comes a square nail. Then it was all silent. Since I was almost at the end of the trail, and my wife was calling on the cell phone, wondering if I was still alive, I called it a night.
On the 1917, there appears to be a "mark" of some kind, to the left of Lincoln, near the rim. Now, I could be wrong - it could just be crud on the coin. But I don't know for sure. Anyone have an idea what it is? I have them soaking in olive oil at the moment. Snapped a quick pic, before they went in.
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10-04-2007, 10:15 PM
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Nice finds for only an hour and getting 4 for 1 dig
 I don't know what that mark could be, let us know when it's clean!
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Happy Hunting! Alan Explorer SE, Excalibur 1000, CibolaNon-Silver since 9/1/07 Quarters-91 Dimes-102 Nickels-39 Cents-156 (1-Lg, 1-Half, IH-1) Foreign-1 Wheats-4 Gold & Silver since 9/1/07 Gold Chains-2 Gold Rings-1 (+1 maybe) Sil. Rings-5, Sweater/Vest holder thing-1 8 Reale-1 Seeded Hunts $2.50 Gold Indian, 2 Pesos Gold, 3-Silver dollars, 6-silver halves, 11-silver quarters, 221-silver dimes, 1-silver nickel, 1-oz. silver bar, 2007 Proof quarter set, Whites Bullseye II pinpointer.
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10-04-2007, 11:10 PM
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Get back out to that trail. I am sure there is silver waiting for you there!
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10-04-2007, 11:15 PM
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cool finds
lots of history in one hole....
happy huntin
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10-04-2007, 11:16 PM
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10-04-2007, 11:45 PM
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You should definitely be on the path to silver.
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10-04-2007, 11:48 PM
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If my memory serves me well, some of those early pennies had 'VDB' marked under Lincoln's shoulder by the rim. Maybe it was just the 1909's but someone here probably knows for sure. The VDB was the die maker initials, I believe.
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10-05-2007, 12:10 AM
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VDB designed this coin to celebrate the 100th year of Lincoln's birth (1909) but his initials were on the bottom reverse of the 1909's. From what I can gather, his initials didn't appear on the coins again until 1918 at which time they were put on the front below Lincoln's shoulder.
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Happy Hunting! Alan Explorer SE, Excalibur 1000, CibolaNon-Silver since 9/1/07 Quarters-91 Dimes-102 Nickels-39 Cents-156 (1-Lg, 1-Half, IH-1) Foreign-1 Wheats-4 Gold & Silver since 9/1/07 Gold Chains-2 Gold Rings-1 (+1 maybe) Sil. Rings-5, Sweater/Vest holder thing-1 8 Reale-1 Seeded Hunts $2.50 Gold Indian, 2 Pesos Gold, 3-Silver dollars, 6-silver halves, 11-silver quarters, 221-silver dimes, 1-silver nickel, 1-oz. silver bar, 2007 Proof quarter set, Whites Bullseye II pinpointer.
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10-05-2007, 06:39 AM
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nice wheaties. always good to re-check the hole.
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2008 Finds: 1964 Quarter 1883 Seated Dime 1939 Mercury Dime 19?? Mercury Dime 1906 Indian Head 1942D Quarter 1889 Commerative Medal 1957 Quarter 1880 Indian Head 1952D Quarter 1951 Dime (swallowed  )1964 Dime 1948 Dime 1923S Mercury Dime 1898 Indian Head 1753 One Reale 37 wheats
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