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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    Not beating a dead horse, but you really are an ass.
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    I finally got my computer fixed by cloning and replacing the system drive, so I just caught up with the forum posts to see that Mike Newman has posted pictures of several finds that I hadn't seen. I was glad to see those pictures, but I feel like I must defend myself regarding posting of the...
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    The moral superiority schtick is going a bit over the top, don't you think? If I were you, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for an invitation to submit a bid, which you could then rebuff in a most sanctimonious fashion, since they obviously aren't trying to strike deals with REAL collectors...
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    I received a reply from Bill Baab regarding the magazine in which the dig will be documented. He also provided more information on the pot that was originally estimated to be worth in the range of $6,000 to $8,000. I believe people here will find this of interest, so I am quoting from his...
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    I also have one like this DIXIE, and though people suggested it was from Dixie Glass Works in Tallapoosa, GA, I'm wondering how people know it isn't from Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Augusta, GA.
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    The only price reference I have was from asking the diggers what they should fetch. I was told $25 to $30 each; however, I saw after cleaning them up a bit that a few had chips missing, two had what appear to be slight blistering from a dump fire, and degree of mineralization varies from light...
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    I sent off an email to Bill Baab asking him to refresh my memory about the magazine in which will be published his documentation of the "Big Dig" up through the end of 2011. When he responds, I'll pass the information along for everyone here. I'll also look through my photographs for any that I...
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    I am not an official party to the dig. My brother has a refurbishment company on the property, and a couple years ago after a severe storm blew over trees on the property and the roots were loaded with bottles, the diggers offered to pay him for an opportunity to dig. My brother originally...
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    Yea, you are morally superior. Sigh.
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    There is a security fence along with rather frequent traffic nearby, and the holes are always filled in before they leave. Most people don't wish to travel to an industrial area near a major city late at night in order to jump a fence and dig holes in the dark.
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    Or if you run a business, that makes a living for you, your family, and several dozen other families, that would be severely disrupted by people digging random holes, (practically forever), then maybe you feel you are being generous enough by simply allowing the first dig of ANY of the...
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    This was the last picture I took before going home, but the diggers continued working until near sunset. The hole had to be filled before they left.
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    I really liked this ceramic pipe!
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    Though this was broken, I found it to be interesting, small, perhaps 2 inches wide, and ceramic with blue lettering.
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    Some of the broken bottles, pottery and jugs will be repaired if they are valuable enough to warrant the effort. Oops, there I go offending the purists again. Sorry.
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    The "Bromo-Seltzer Bucket"
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    Another (lighter) view...
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    A couple bottles right out of the hole before cleaning off any dirt...
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    This picture gives an idea of just how much work it would be to collect all the bottle regardless of value. Just look at what is lying around his feet. Note: He did collect that blue ink well into the bucket.
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    Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

    Posting the last of the pictures...

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