renogeoff
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- Carson City NV
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- EuroTek Pro/Explorer II/Safari/ACE 250,Classic IDX
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- All Treasure Hunting
** Thanks everyone for the my first Banner and all the congrats! **
Haven't posted in a while, but figured this time I got so many goodies that I had to share. I have been working a sidewalk replacement in town this summer, and over the last 3 months have pulled out some old, yet pretty worn, corroded coins. 2 dateless wheats, a 1864 2 cent piece, a 1898 Barber, and a almost unrecognizable and hard to read seated dime. (1865s?) So toasty it's hard to tell
Then last month I scored a beautiful 1862 Seated half! I then got a blood clot in my leg and wa laid up for 3 weeks. As soon as I got back out, they were on the last phase of the tear out so I figured it was my last chance to get more good stuff, so started working where I could. After a week of hunts with nothing to show but 2 broken spoon handles and a dateless wheat penny, I switched to my iron buster Eurotek Pro. Found a zinc penny, then my next signal I got a clean, bronze looking coin, but at first didn't recognize the size or the bust. The dirt wiped right off and there was a gorgeous piece dated 1844, Five D, O mint mark gold coin!! Then the next day a 1875 (maybe CC) dime, and the next day a 1887 s seated dime. Today they finished the last of the paving, so now have to wait another 50 years until they do it all over again!
I have some other pictures I'll load later of the dig, but have to head home from work right now. Thanks for looking!
** I added a couple additional pictures of the location (now, and from 19th century, taken from roughly same place) and other finds ** The CC Mint is sideways, but you can see the demolition of the sidewalk nearby. Also, note the oyster shells that I found throughout. Imported from San Francisco during the silver boom in Virginia city and the shells thrown into the street.
Haven't posted in a while, but figured this time I got so many goodies that I had to share. I have been working a sidewalk replacement in town this summer, and over the last 3 months have pulled out some old, yet pretty worn, corroded coins. 2 dateless wheats, a 1864 2 cent piece, a 1898 Barber, and a almost unrecognizable and hard to read seated dime. (1865s?) So toasty it's hard to tell
Then last month I scored a beautiful 1862 Seated half! I then got a blood clot in my leg and wa laid up for 3 weeks. As soon as I got back out, they were on the last phase of the tear out so I figured it was my last chance to get more good stuff, so started working where I could. After a week of hunts with nothing to show but 2 broken spoon handles and a dateless wheat penny, I switched to my iron buster Eurotek Pro. Found a zinc penny, then my next signal I got a clean, bronze looking coin, but at first didn't recognize the size or the bust. The dirt wiped right off and there was a gorgeous piece dated 1844, Five D, O mint mark gold coin!! Then the next day a 1875 (maybe CC) dime, and the next day a 1887 s seated dime. Today they finished the last of the paving, so now have to wait another 50 years until they do it all over again!
I have some other pictures I'll load later of the dig, but have to head home from work right now. Thanks for looking!
** I added a couple additional pictures of the location (now, and from 19th century, taken from roughly same place) and other finds ** The CC Mint is sideways, but you can see the demolition of the sidewalk nearby. Also, note the oyster shells that I found throughout. Imported from San Francisco during the silver boom in Virginia city and the shells thrown into the street.
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