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[Duckshot]

Had about 9 deer run through the back yard last night. That was our excitement.

That happened to me once. Shot 'em all for trespassing...

...with the camera I mean.

 

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[Duckshot]

Probably you'll be just about getting over it.

You can douse the flame but the fire lives on...

 

[WannaDig3687]

Might I add...THANK YOU LORD !!

Amen!

 

[RTR]

That happened to me once. Shot 'em all for trespassing...

...with the camera I mean.

I hear they taste 'just like chicken' LOL

 

[Blak bart]

Ok....im gonna clean the 4 reale....well see how quick on of these mint condition land cobbs cleans up.....im thinking very little effort. No electrolysis needed. Short blast of acid to take the sand off, and a rub with baking soda and my thumb. Worst case scenario is the tinfoil and hot water and baking soda trick. These are mint condition coins protected under US1 !! No sulfide crust or very minimum !! The last silver dimes i got would be harder to clean im sure....here i go !! Cross your fingers.

 

[ARC]

Ok....im gonna clean the 4 reale....well see how quick on of these mint condition land cobbs cleans up.....im thinking very little effort. No electrolysis needed. Short blast of acid to take the sand off, and a rub with baking soda and my thumb. Worst case scenario is the tinfoil and hot water and baking soda trick. These are mint condition coins protected under US1 !! No sulfide crust or very minimum !! The last silver dimes i got would be harder to clean im sure....here i go !! Cross your fingers.

Let err rip.

 

[Blak bart]

Im in my special green sauce....almost done.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Geeez....pulled another cobb today....looks to be a 4 reale with some great detail !! Wooo hooo !! Spanish treasure !!

You’re on a hot detecting hot streak Bart.
You know what they say, never fool around with a streak… to heck with work, I say head out detecting again today!

Had a 20cm snow fall then another 1" more came out nowhere after I plowed everything out. Getting to look like winter out there now, and it seems more to come over the next week or so.
Managed to slid into the ditch backing up and hit a rock embankment.
The scrunched the rear bumper corner and a bit of the body up on the Tundra. Sh*t happens-

Sorry to hear about the damage to your truck Jim, I know you really take care of her too.
Sounds like the type of damage that’s likely too expensive to fix based on the age of your truck, time to break out the Duct Tape buddy!

Morning Dave

Thought about your little dog last night when out for a walk with Max. He jumped over the snow bank to go duties and went into the snow 1/2 way up the body.
Well he did a few deer leaps and up over the snowbank again as to was just too deep to do anything.
We went to another location and he realized it was no better-just hopped around pounding down a spot for himself.

I was thinking your little one, she would of disappeared entirely in the snow now.
Have you tossed her off the deck yet?

Thanks very much for the laugh Jim, I needed that after yesterday's events. After I cleared the snow off the drive, I made some pathways in the backyard for Oakley.
Of course, we only got about 8” yesterday, so not what I would actually call ‘a big dump’… of snow.

 

[Blak bart]

Well there you have it....10 minutes, and we have a 1733-2 OM?F mint mark !! Wooo hooo a date !!

 

[Blak bart]

A freakin beauty !!

 

[ARC]

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Im in my special green sauce....almost done.

***ARC is waiting***

 

[pepperj]

Ok....im gonna clean the 4 reale....well see how quick on of these mint condition land cobbs cleans up.....im thinking very little effort. No electrolysis needed. Short blast of acid to take the sand off, and a rub with baking soda and my thumb. Worst case scenario is the tinfoil and hot water and baking soda trick. These are mint condition coins protected under US1 !! No sulfide crust or very minimum !! The last silver dimes i got would be harder to clean im sure....here i go !! Cross your fingers.

Many have cleaned up hammered silvers using the spit/tinfoil method. It's crazy how hot a little thin hammered will become-not to mention the huge egg fart smell that can fill up a room.

 

[bill from lachine]

If I didn't have you.

 

[Blak bart]

WOOOO HOOOO !! full castles and partial lions !!
Just a stellar 1733 dated 4 reale cobb coin from the 1733 fleet disaster !! Woooo hoooo !!got a good one. Gonna have to have the tinfoil baths now to really give it Lustre

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

A freakin beauty !!

Wow, talk about looking at a piece of historic silver!
Congrats again of your find Bart.
Dave

 

[SD51]

Bart, that is a beautiful thing, Congrats!

It's -8F up here now so I guess I'll work on fishing rods...

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

WOOOO HOOOO !! full castles and partial lions !! Just a stellar 1733 dated 4 reale cobb coin from the 1733 fleet disaster !! Woooo hoooo !!got a good one.
Gonna have to have the tinfoil baths now to really give it Lustre

I can't wait to see it after the tinfoil baths Bart.
I'm just curious, what would type of value would a find like this be worth on the open market?

 

[WHADIFIND]

We just lost power. Yippee skippy.

Fear not, milady! I shall be the beacon in your darkest hour!

 

[Blak bart]

baking soda and tinfoil bath is blowing black sulfides everwhere....its still going.

 

[Blak bart]

BOOOM !! BABY !! quickest clean up ever.