Posts: 3306
Texas
Detector used: Minlabe SE, ace 250, fisher 1280x
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Posted May 11, 2008, 11:15:07 AM |
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I went back and crawled around under the floor today as it probaly wont be removed for a mounth or so. The second group is what I got today in about 1 1/2 hrs the 1st group is the total from all the hunts minus 100 wheats or so that i threw in with my other wheats.
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Posts: 354
Alabama
Detector used: Ace 250 w/SunRay Invader YF-1 Probe, GTI 2500 w/SunRay GI-1 Probe, Vibra Probe
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Reply To This Topic #1 Posted May 11, 2008, 11:16:53 AM |
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Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow a mystery.
Today is a gift.
That's why it's
called the present!
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beep beep. Posts: 1781
Detector used: White's DFX/Fisher CZ3D
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Reply To This Topic #2 Posted May 11, 2008, 12:03:41 PM |
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Holy Cow! Get spot.
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DISCLAIMER: This poster will more than likely say anything whether you like it or not. Most of the time this poster is okay, but he has his days.
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Posts: 254
San Antonio, TX
Detector used: DFX + Sunray DX-1 / Fisher CZ7
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Reply To This Topic #3 Posted May 11, 2008, 12:55:52 PM |
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Nice digs. That spot is proving to be a honey hole. Keep it up! |
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Posts: 3067
Northern Illinois
Detector used: Tesoro Vaquero Discovery 3300 Brand X
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Reply To This Topic #4 Posted May 11, 2008, 02:40:51 PM |
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Posts: 2411
A sparkling downward spiral constructed of beautiful music and bedraped in soft fabrics of every color
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Reply To This Topic #5 Posted May 11, 2008, 02:42:55 PM |
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That is quite a few coins, and there are some real beauties among them. I like the Walking Liberty half, and of course the Barber quarters. Even the worn Seated Liberty quarter is beautiful.
The mouldering floorboards of Calvert have been very good to you.
Perhaps you could consider leaving a few of your millions to the town for a badly need school, hospital, or jail.
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"In this fragment, entitled "Wheaty Pennies of the Underground," this person introduces himself, his views, and tries to explain the causes owing to which he has made his appearance and was bound to make his appearance in our midst, talking about dirty wheaty pennies."-F.D.
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Posts: 3306
Texas
Detector used: Minlabe SE, ace 250, fisher 1280x
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Reply To This Topic #6 Posted May 11, 2008, 03:37:23 PM |
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Thanks all I havent found any thing of real value yet, But may have another store down the road thats ready to sift, I heard its got new owners and talked to them today. That store is closer to the 1860s than this one. Ive been in it b-4 and sifted out loads of modern change but that was b-4 I knew what lies about 1 ft deep under these buildings. Ive got to figure some way to make a automatic sifting table.
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Posts: 1360
Tn
Detector used: Garrett GTA500
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Reply To This Topic #7 Posted May 11, 2008, 03:48:08 PM |
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Outstanding finds!
Joe
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Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble ...Job CH. 14
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Reply To This Topic #8 Posted May 11, 2008, 04:13:16 PM |
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Man talk about a great day! Smokin'great!
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Semper Fi! Posts: 1769
Richmond, Indiana
Detector used: Minelab Explorer XS-2, Garrett Ace 250
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Reply To This Topic #9 Posted May 11, 2008, 04:17:34 PM |
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Great finds and I might have to find a few places to do some sifting as well!! Very nice!!
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Reply To This Topic #10 Posted May 11, 2008, 05:33:39 PM |
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Those are just amazing finds!!What an interesting and unusual hunting situation you have there.Continued success there.
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Posts: 528
Falmouth, Ky.
Detector used: Whites XLT
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Reply To This Topic #11 Posted May 11, 2008, 05:41:15 PM |
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All I can say is WOW
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Posts: 1982
Hazelwood, MO
Detector used: White's Prizm II
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Reply To This Topic #12 Posted May 11, 2008, 05:46:12 PM |
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Looks like you cornered the market on obsolete silver..that's a dream day to me! WTG Nat |
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Posts: 3644
Cleveland, OH
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Reply To This Topic #13 Posted May 11, 2008, 05:50:04 PM |
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Wow, awesome haul. Even if nothing is really "worth that much".   You are doing the sifting thing to find these? Bob |
Minelab Exp II, Whites DFX, Whites Classic III(former Tejon, CoinStrike & Quattro user)
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Posts: 3306
Texas
Detector used: Minlabe SE, ace 250, fisher 1280x
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Reply To This Topic #14 Posted May 11, 2008, 07:31:50 PM |
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Actually I havent started sifting this place yet, just detecting, alot of clay in the floor of this one, the front of the store where the floor still is will likely be where I'll start sifting.
I just know i'm gonna end up with a GC from one of these stores some time
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Have ya ever heard of the great Thomas Baldingboy Posts: 1384
Southeast Missouri
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Reply To This Topic #15 Posted May 11, 2008, 08:56:01 PM |
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Nice Haul TC.....I resized your photos too for a parting shot of your finds. Good job!! Baldingboy |
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Posts: 1062
Hudson Falls, NY
Detector used: White's Spectrum XLT---Tinytec Ultraluxe probe
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Reply To This Topic #16 Posted May 11, 2008, 09:02:13 PM |
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Real nice haul there I'd say.........lots of great old coins Cheers! Dugholes  |
If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it------Willy Wonka
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Posts: 203
Baltimore/Cambridge, MD
Detector used: ACE 250
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Reply To This Topic #17 Posted May 11, 2008, 09:11:48 PM |
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Nice finds! Do you suppose these fell between the floorboards, or did the store have just a plain dirt floor at one time in the past?
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Your Only One Swing Away From Discovery Posts: 3715
Florida
Detector used: Library
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Reply To This Topic #18 Posted May 11, 2008, 09:13:22 PM |
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anyone that is crawling under floors looking I take my hat off to you One true treasure hunter getting down with the spiders and snakes great finds!!!!! thanks I enjoyed looking at them
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Your Discovery Has History Count On It
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Reply To This Topic #19 Posted May 11, 2008, 09:18:57 PM |
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Do you actually crawl UNDERNEATH the floor to get to this area and find the coins on TOP still, or do you bring your detector down there WITH NO LIGHT and dig every signal? I'm just trying to get a good visual of how you do this, because I might try it!
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Posts: 9660
Alabama
Detector used: MXT
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Reply To This Topic #20 Posted May 11, 2008, 10:04:38 PM |
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Good gosh, TC!  That's years worth of finds right there in that one spot! Awesome! Nana  |
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Ideator Posts: 4582
Michigan
Detector used: Whites DFX, Beach Hunter ID, Garrett 750
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Reply To This Topic #21 Posted May 12, 2008, 02:57:41 AM |
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D-A-N-G, thats what this is all about HH -GC |
The sheeple have spoken.
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Posts: 3306
Texas
Detector used: Minlabe SE, ace 250, fisher 1280x
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Reply To This Topic #22 Posted May 12, 2008, 04:04:30 AM |
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In the old days they dident use toung and groove boards (probaly wasent even invented yet), or AC, so there were gaps between the boards and vents low in the building walls so the air would come up through the floor in the summer., and out the high windows at the top. The vents are all covered up now but at one time were street level. when you get to there you can figure your close to original dirt level.
I put on some gloves, long sleeve shirt, head lamp, knee pads, and carried my detector (snipper coil) and hand digging tool, down with me, a few coins were 3-4 inches but most were just under the surface.
Some places were kinda tight but most had about 18"-24" crawl space. (I'm only 5'5"), if it had much less than that I didnet check it yet. I'll try to bring my camera next time.
There was alot of trash and broken glass so you need gloves to dig for sure. I found some old medicine,and wine bottles laying about , also a barrel tap. Left most those there for now.
I was only digging coin signals for now, nickle and silvers, If it dident have a nice smooth round sound I passed it by and will get it when I sift.
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Posts: 272
Arizona Native
Detector used: White's DFX, Ace 250, Cen-Tech Pinpointer
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Reply To This Topic #23 Posted May 12, 2008, 09:09:44 AM |
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What floor?
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Nothin' beats a day of Soilfishin'!!
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Posts: 3306
Texas
Detector used: Minlabe SE, ace 250, fisher 1280x
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Reply To This Topic #24 Posted May 12, 2008, 09:21:04 PM |
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Thanks BB, I'm still trying to figure out the resizeing thing
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