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Old 10-18-2007, 07:31 PM
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Default Found 2 blocks of stripped parkway, Gold and Silver

Hit a 2 block stretch of stripped parkway, 6 hours yesterday and 4 hours today.
AND THE TAKE...
249 pennies
32 wheats
1 indian 1907
38 nickles
4 buffalos
26 dimes
6 silver 2 mercs, 4 rosies
33 quarters
2 silvers 1942s, 1964d

1 silver chain with cross
1 gold pinky ring JAS unmarked but looks like rose gold



Goin back on Tuesday to get more.
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Old 10-18-2007, 07:33 PM
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Awesome! That's the mother lode!
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CLAD COUNTER for 2007
Pennies:.................... 16
Nickels:..................... 3
Dimes:........................ 9
Quarters:.................... 11
Half Dollars:.............. ..0
Sacagawea Dollar:......... 1

Total Clad:............. $ 4.96

Wheats:..................... 3 (1944, 1951, 1952)

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Old 10-18-2007, 07:40 PM
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Hi Ron, WTG you did really well, were these beneath what was a street? Keep up the good finds it fires everyone else up. HH
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Old 10-18-2007, 07:50 PM
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Very impressive, what a haul.
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2007 total:

2,028 coins

2008:

9 quarters
5 dimes
2 nickels
24 pennies

Special finds:

14 musketballs
1 silver quarter
1 mercury dime
1 barber dime
1 wheatie

Total: 44 coins
$$$$$: 3.55



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Old 10-18-2007, 07:53 PM
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Very VERY NICE !
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Old 10-18-2007, 08:03 PM
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Wow what a haul. Congrats.
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Old 10-18-2007, 08:15 PM
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WOW!!! That was a great hunt. Nice Work!!

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Old 10-18-2007, 08:22 PM
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Can you be more specific as to what the stripped parkway is?
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Old 10-18-2007, 08:38 PM
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Outstanding!! 10 hours of hunting...are you tired? WTG!
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Old 10-18-2007, 08:40 PM
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Excellent, Ron! That ring looks old but I suspect it is solid. Nice cross too. That was some great urban hunting!
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