Augusta, Georgia "Big Dig" PICTURES

[OsiaBoyce]

Steven, thanks for the pics. I saw some other last night at our club meeting. Mr Bill Babb put on this months program dealing w/ this dig.

Coin collector huh? Thought you were Mikes friend. Now I'm guessing your brother is in the sewing machine busniess[].

As far as the pricing comment goes, well that's really what we like to hear. We ALL like to know values, no matter how pure we belive we are. I belive it gives an idea as to the quality of the finds. I'm really glad because at our meeting last night we saw pictures of the 'face bank' Bob kicked over, and were told it sold for "an undisclosed amount" and I was wondering.

Whell as far as digging there it pretty much a private thing. They might let you dig, but ya can't take part in the pick, which they do every couple to 6 months I belive it was. I think it's a 5 man dig.....Bob, Mike, Pat [not me] the backhoe operator and the owner.............is that right?

Maybe Mike will fill us in more.

 

[JOETHECROW]

We ALL like to know values, no matter how pure we belive we are.

Values are fun to know,...and there's nothing wrong with making a few bucks, nor turning a profit. I'm as poor as the next guy, (probably poorer).... I just don't like to hear of things referred to only in those terms...It tends to project a lifelong passion of mine into somewhat cold dollars and cents terms. To each their own.

 

[pjritter]

Values drive us along with the unknown discovery. But if bottles had little value I would still have a killer collection worth $5

 

[RICKJJ59W]

ORIGINAL: JOETHECROW

I believe my brother said they got $6,000 for it. Another thing they found that brought a significant amount of money was a "Monkey Jug", .................. I wasn't there for the last pick, and my brother sold most of his picks back to the diggers, .......

Steven,...welcome to the forum,...and I'm glad you could share your dig here....Looks like some potential for some really good stuff, having said that, I mean no offense to you, but it leaves me kinda cold, hearing the dig repeatedly referred to in such accounting terms,...and with the emphasis on money.[]

Hes a coin collector,that's all he cares about is $$$$$ [8D]

 

[lexdigger]

They might wanna consider a night watchman at this point. I wonder if these guys wanted the location of the dig disclosed before completion?

 

[IloiloKano]

Posting the last of the pictures...

 

[IloiloKano]

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.

 

[Wheelah23]

I feel like digging with such big machines and on such a large scale, you're BOUND to miss a lot of bottles, and therefore a lot of good bottles. I'd prefer to dig that area with hand tools, as I'm sure most sensible diggers would. If you're into this for money though, I suppose the overall profit is more important than thoroughly digging the place.

 

[IloiloKano]

A couple bottles right out of the hole before cleaning off any dirt...

 

[IloiloKano]

Another (lighter) view...