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    mystery coin? plz help!

    Glad I didn’t dig this one…I would have thought Roman coin lost by Viking explorers.
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    1860 eagle infantry button

    Random find, or metal detector?
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    My haul from what’s left of the lake-

    Man...and I used to complain about living in New Jersey!
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    Unknown coin found metal detecting

    Rear side looks like aluminum oxide. Cant imagine how something that light could work its way down to 9 inches. Could be a casino token. I use a Whites Eagle 2 SL-90 myself.
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    found a $20 dollar bill in a park

    Always fun finding bucks. Searching around with my metal detector I've found a lot more of everything (including bills)on the surface. Go figure!
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    Understanding/identifying what a pontil scar is.

    Bottle 2 Rocks, really nice camera work!
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    New beer bottle closure discovered: Morgenstern

    Great find, nice work!
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    FINALLY MY FIRST 2 HUTCHES!!!

    Charles G. Hutchinson invented and patented the Hutchinson Patent Stopper in 1879 as a replacement for cork bottle stoppers which were commonly being used as stoppers on soda water or pop bottles. His invention employed a wire spring attached to a rubber seal. Production of these stoppers was...
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    FINALLY MY FIRST 2 HUTCHES!!!

    Not yet!
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    My very first dug bottle ever

    Good start!
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    A killer and crier day of digging!

    Man, I must be searching all the wrong places. Good for you, looking forward to seeing your new finds.
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    1890's E.R.Durkee Challenge Celery Salt (unopened).

    Durkee should do a re-issue on this one.
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    KILLER DIG!!!!!! Pontil's and pre-1870s galore! Also killer militia stuff!

    You might want to bring along a decent metal detector.
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    Iron Pontilled Squats!!!!!!

    Sad to admit that I didn't know what PONTILLED meant, so for those in need of a definition, here it is. pontil(Noun) A punty; a metal rod used in the glassblowing process. After a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is...
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    Iron Pontilled Squats!!!!!!

    Good camera work too!

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