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Bears, Buttons, and Large Cents...Wait what?!

GKMan

GKMan

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Today I was running solo, and I decided to head back into the deep dark woods where I had done very well about twenty years ago. The woods have changed a lot since I was there last time but, that doesn't mean there isn't some interesting discoveries to be made.

I headed for where I had found an 1810 reale all those years ago and came upon a fairly decent signal probably about twenty to thirty feet from the reale find. It ended up being a nice large cent 1828 at about 10 inches, which is pretty deep for me as far as coins go. I worked my way along the stream in the area, since streams have always been lucky for me and found a nice button, unfortunately it wasn't a GW but I guy can dream can't he? As I was wandering along above the stream headphones on, and for some reason I looked up and there... WAS A BEAR! He looked at me, I looked at him, he looked at me some more and I started planning escape routes, or the nearest tree I could scramble up. He then took off like a shot and then stopped not far from where we had the started our staring contest, he then started to run again and disappeared over the ridge.

In all my years in the woods, I have not had a close encounter with a bear so, even if I hadn't found anything today I would still consider it a good day out....

Not the actual bear since this all happened quickly but almost exactly like I saw it..
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Finds of the day
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That's exciting! Congrats on your finds, I've only had 1 close encounter with a bear, it was scary enough!
 
Nice coin GK how do you clean them . As for the bear just being in the right spot at the right time . sube
 
Remember Gary, if we are ever hunting together and have a Bear problem you don't have to out run the Bear just me.
Nice finds
 
Ha, got it Todd!
 
ive hunted the woods of northern vt many years had lots of up close bear encounters always wave my arms a bit say go away bear so far the all left quit fast
 
LOL I had a close encounter with a mountain lion one time in the mountain woods here in Colorado now I carry my gun in the woods around here LOL
 
Nice finds.......You consistently produce some spectacular early Americana. Well done brother!

HH

Gitterdug
 
Thanks everyone...

There are bears in our area, but they are seldom seen. Here is an example you will sometimes hear in the news or the newspaper that a bear was spotted in so and so area, so please be sure to yada yada yada....in order to be safe.

Here are some better pictures of the finds

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Looks like an exciting hunt ;)
 
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