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- Nov 22, 2017
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- Relic Hunting
After a few more trips back to the old “Spanish Fort” I managed to pull a few things out of this wonderful south Louisiana mud and shell’s, but these were the only things really worth posting.
Our first day at the fort I found two (2) really nice Mardi Gras doubloons. I know a lot of you from down around New Orleans area don’t think very highly of Mardi Gras doubloons and to be honest neither do I, but these were in such good shape I decided to post them anyway.
The next day I was running late and before I got to the fort, Truth dug that beautiful 1800’s infantry button!!! I really wish I was there when he unearthed it to see the look on his face and to celebrate with him, for digging a once in a life time find for most.
Well about an hour or so after I arrived and in the same area where he found his button and where I previously found my cuff link and two (2) silver quarters. I got a solid repeatable 12/45 on my CTX at seven (7) inches, in an area the both of us had covered a dozen times each and to be honest I figured I was sparking off another piece of iron or a square nail, but we decided we were digging everything an I’m glad I did, because out pops a 1941 “walking Liberty” half dollar!!! I don’t know who was happier, me or Truth!!!
I’ve always been a relic hunter and I’ve found old coins before in the past, to include silver half dollars but this one had a different look to it. Instead of that “silver bling” it was more of an oxidized whitish color, which I’ve never seen. I want to put it in a bezel and make a necklace out of it, so here’s my question to y’all. Should I leave it looking as it does in the pics below, that whitish look that Truth likes and say’s I should leave it as it is or do I clean the bling back to her as the better half suggest I do?
Anyhow, any and all suggestions or comments are appreciated and thanks for looking, take care, Happy Thanksgivings and may God bless!!!
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Our first day at the fort I found two (2) really nice Mardi Gras doubloons. I know a lot of you from down around New Orleans area don’t think very highly of Mardi Gras doubloons and to be honest neither do I, but these were in such good shape I decided to post them anyway.
The next day I was running late and before I got to the fort, Truth dug that beautiful 1800’s infantry button!!! I really wish I was there when he unearthed it to see the look on his face and to celebrate with him, for digging a once in a life time find for most.
Well about an hour or so after I arrived and in the same area where he found his button and where I previously found my cuff link and two (2) silver quarters. I got a solid repeatable 12/45 on my CTX at seven (7) inches, in an area the both of us had covered a dozen times each and to be honest I figured I was sparking off another piece of iron or a square nail, but we decided we were digging everything an I’m glad I did, because out pops a 1941 “walking Liberty” half dollar!!! I don’t know who was happier, me or Truth!!!
I’ve always been a relic hunter and I’ve found old coins before in the past, to include silver half dollars but this one had a different look to it. Instead of that “silver bling” it was more of an oxidized whitish color, which I’ve never seen. I want to put it in a bezel and make a necklace out of it, so here’s my question to y’all. Should I leave it looking as it does in the pics below, that whitish look that Truth likes and say’s I should leave it as it is or do I clean the bling back to her as the better half suggest I do?
Anyhow, any and all suggestions or comments are appreciated and thanks for looking, take care, Happy Thanksgivings and may God bless!!!
“D”
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