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A few recent recoveries:detecting:

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Bill Ladd

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I have been doing alot of detecting lately.........here are some of my favorite finds from the last few weeks. First up- 2 Colonial British coppers dated 1772 & 1738 respectively. They are both in great shape.....usually after 200 years the dates are unreadable. The dark one, 1738, is especially good patina. No wacky home cleaning remedies needed as it came from sandy soil deep in a rain washout on a cart road near a cellar hole. Located with the Coin$trike designed by Dimitar G....the greatest engineer Fisher ever had.
The second picture is the back of the 1738 copper....a half cent featuring King George II..
The 1772 penny was the one I dug on camera in the recent "lost rock quarry" video that's doing very well on You tube.

Another cool relic find in the same washout......thanks to the heavy rains we had is what looks like a mold to perhaps counterfeit seated quarters. It reads an 85 on the T2 & is a lump of brass, not just a poor lead impression. This leads me to believe it may have had a purpose rather than just an impression. Plus the other side shows it was used/hammered quite a bit......so I don't think it's just an impression someone did just fooling around. But, comments are welcome on that piece.........
thanks for looking,
Bill
 
Very cool seated impression by the way. You think the other half of the die is out there somewhere?


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Those coppers are beauties! And the mold impression in the brass is awesome! Never seen anything quite like that before. I too will be curious to find out what this may be. Neat finds!
 
that possible counterfeit die is very unique and awesome! With all those new Fishers on the market, I see you are still Striken. I should probably get another Fisher other than my 1280 Aquanaut, they are depth hounds. HH, Mike
 
woodwizard, im in west texas so I feel your pain! But I'm always on the lookout for some of Coronados gold! :lmfao:
 
common colonial hit" nonthe less!..a nice find!...pic #2 is another common colonial "hit"!...nice find!

(h.h.!)
j.t.
 
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