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Well weant to grandpas today to get some coins he said he had for Leigh Anne and I. Well guess what, he couldnt find the milk cans?? So he said go ahead and search around the basement and take whatever you find.. Boy did we have a heck of a find... We havnt searched yet but heres Grandpas Cache... He forgot all about them> Said he doesnt even remember putting this stuff down there. I will update with more photos after the search is done.
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Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 02:56:05 pm |
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did ja find any marbles?  |
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Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 02:57:41 pm |
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OPEN THEM DAMN THING'S UP WOULD YA ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reply To This Topic #4 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 02:58:50 pm |
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Reply To This Topic #5 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 03:01:35 pm |
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 OMG!!!!!! Is there a chance I could be your Long Lost Brother? ;) Please keep us up to date!! Joe |
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Reply To This Topic #6 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 03:03:32 pm |
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I will keep you updated firs gold coins found
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Reply To This Topic #7 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 03:07:56 pm |
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Dang man! keep us posted |
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Reply To This Topic #8 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 03:08:36 pm |
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wow thats sweet, keep us updated
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Reply To This Topic #9 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 03:12:51 pm |
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Unreal!!!! Can your grandpa be my grandpa, too???  DM |
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Reply To This Topic #10 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 03:15:07 pm |
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Well how cool is this! Your grandpa rocks! This is going to be great...now make sure you post plenty of pics and keep us updated on the story! This is fantastic for you!
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Reply To This Topic #11 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 03:30:04 pm |
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I'll trade ya my GF for that $3 Gold Piece!!! Joe |
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Reply To This Topic #12 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 03:31:00 pm |
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i told ya you would find some gold  simce i encuraged you do i get a precent.....say a gold coin ;)  nice finds i hope you find some more gold |
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Reply To This Topic #13 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 03:31:19 pm |
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A wise old owl lived in an oak
The more he saw the less he spoke
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?
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Reply To This Topic #14 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 03:32:51 pm |
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Heaven sent! Open everything up already. Lol. Give us a fix!!!
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Reply To This Topic #15 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 03:33:36 pm |
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Reply To This Topic #16 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 03:34:36 pm |
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Reply To This Topic #17 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 03:36:16 pm |
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this is gunna end up in The Best Of i'm sure !!! |
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Reply To This Topic #18 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 03:55:15 pm |
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Okay Guys this will be updated throughout the night. Its actually Leigh Annes Grandfather not mine. I am going through each thing of coins and then taking a pic. Thanks for all the great comments... I am stuttering, sweating and shaking, Heres the next pic. 34 total frankilins... At least one each from each year 1955-1963 A few years have three. There are tons more franklins but this was the first pill container I opened.
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Reply To This Topic #19 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 04:32:55 pm |
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Dont know why those halves posted three photos? sorry.
Some large cents
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Reply To This Topic #21 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 04:40:14 pm |
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CAT....I AM...(MUFFLED HEAVY BREATHING)....YOUR UNCLE!!!
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Reply To This Topic #22 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 04:41:13 pm |
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Awsome so far battlecat !
Congrats !
Jeff
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Reply To This Topic #23 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 04:58:26 pm |
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Blue
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Reply To This Topic #24 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 04:59:45 pm |
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and red bills
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Reply To This Topic #25 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:01:05 pm |
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Total Face value in bills 174.00
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Reply To This Topic #26 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:10:46 pm |
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Thank you very much BC......That was killing me..........Totally awesome!!!!We need some more please......
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Reply To This Topic #27 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:14:42 pm |
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Awesome great cache. I see some of the finds in the pics. But certainly seems to be a whole bunch more coinage in the first pic.
Certainly once in a lifetime stuff.
Congratulations,
Postalrevnant
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Reply To This Topic #28 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:16:42 pm |
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I have so many rolls I will do each one at a time. This is a full roll of 1951S Franklin Halves
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Reply To This Topic #29 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:17:35 pm |
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That does it!!!! I'm going back and checking my family tree. Branches or no branches!!!!
You don't for a minute expect to sleep tonight. Do you?!!
Very excited for you!! Can't wait to see the rest. Congrats!!! HH
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Reply To This Topic #30 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:19:41 pm |
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A dream come true! Outstanding! Congrats!
Matt
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Reply To This Topic #31 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:21:03 pm |
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Leigh Anne and Battlecat, my day starts early, I won't be here much longer. I just want to thank you for sharing your wonderful adventure with us. I feel like I am at the conclusion of a true treasure hunt.
You Guys Rock!!!!
DM
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Reply To This Topic #32 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:21:57 pm |
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Amazing!! Can't wait to see it all.
Congrats and thanks Grampa!!
Smiles!
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Reply To This Topic #33 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:29:22 pm |
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You guys are great thank you for all the great comments... Leigh Anne is excited also, she has started coin roll hunting with me and maybe eventually she will get into metal detecting also.
Full roll of standing liberty mix dates
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Reply To This Topic #34 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:31:10 pm |
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Full roll 1964 Halves some with some nice toning.
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Reply To This Topic #35 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:32:03 pm |
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wow this is fun reading! What an awesome time you must be having!! keep them coming!
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2006 Best MD finds:
1896-O, and 1880 Morgan $1
1922 Peace $1
1854 Seated Half
1892 Barber Qtr
1876 Seated dime
1869 Shield nickel
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2006 Best Coin Roll Hunting Finds
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Reply To This Topic #36 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:32:27 pm |
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A wise old owl lived in an oak
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Reply To This Topic #37 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:39:36 pm |
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manomanoMAN!!!!!!
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Reply To This Topic #38 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:42:20 pm |
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I CANT STOP SHAKING!!!! 2 cent pieces
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Reply To This Topic #39 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:45:08 pm |
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A wise old owl lived in an oak
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Reply To This Topic #40 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:47:53 pm |
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Bank wrapped roll of 1964 halves... sorry about the metal detecting finger nails, but come on we all got em
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Reply To This Topic #41 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:49:01 pm |
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W W!!! BC, this is just too flabbergasting. We will be checking with you every hour....calm down, Reddie (checking every 10 minutes..LOL) don't have a heart attack. I'm drooling too  ;) RR |
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Reply To This Topic #42 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:53:06 pm |
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W W!!! BC, this is just too flabbergasting. We will checking with you ever hour....calm down, Reddie (checking every 10 minutes..LOL) don't have a heart attack. ;) RR Sorry River Rat my brain got short circuited with all the fine metal & paper being shown ! He he .I would be 50 times that if it were me that had found it.You wouldn't be able to get me off the wall for a month or two. Hey battlecat we know about the finger nails........we like to carry a little bit of the ground with us all time . ;) |
A wise old owl lived in an oak
The more he saw the less he spoke
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?
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Reply To This Topic #43 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:58:20 pm |
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12 Dollars |
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Reply To This Topic #44 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 05:58:36 pm |
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CAT! WoW!And you didn't even have to go to the attic!~ Congrats you two! What an awesome Grandpa! Keeeeeep 'em coming! Nana ;)
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Reply To This Topic #45 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 06:01:18 pm |
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Another roll of 1964 halves
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Reply To This Topic #46 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 06:10:24 pm |
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24 Peace dollars mixed mints and dates
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Reply To This Topic #47 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 06:11:06 pm |
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Reply To This Topic #48 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 06:14:54 pm |
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Being Australian I don't really understand the yank coinage-but i'm still AMAZED!!! holy cow thats AWESOME!!!!!!! Guess checking them all out will be a job and a half- but someone has to do it ay.
Have fun,
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Reply To This Topic #49 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 06:20:51 pm |
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35 more standing liberty halves
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Reply To This Topic #50 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 06:22:49 pm |
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Quarter Is that a seated? not sure the name |
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Reply To This Topic #51 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 06:27:18 pm |
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Son of a monkey's uncle....this is an awesome post. Glad you could find all this stuff. I am drooling like crazy!!
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Reply To This Topic #52 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 06:45:13 pm |
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27 more morgans
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Reply To This Topic #53 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 06:55:13 pm |
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Minelab Exp II, Whites DFX, Whites Classic III(former Tejon, CoinStrike & Quattro user)
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Reply To This Topic #54 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 07:05:07 pm |
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25 rolls of mercs
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Reply To This Topic #55 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 07:05:17 pm |
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I think I gonna be ill. So light headed. Everything is getting blurry.
THUD!
Dude that is a knock out of a cache......Cache of the year winner.
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Reply To This Topic #56 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 07:07:22 pm |
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I believe a 1921 high relief peace... maybe someone can help me out on this one
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Reply To This Topic #57 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 07:10:48 pm |
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Heres the deal... Grandpa said keep what we want and turn in whatever else for face value. He has been ripped off by family members in the past and we cant do that to him... We will be selling some of these coins and giving him the money and adding some to our collection. He just wants face value but we will give him more.
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Reply To This Topic #58 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 07:22:29 pm |
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Son, you're gonna wear out the pages of your Red Book going through that stack !
Congrats on the find of a ifetime !
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Reply To This Topic #59 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 07:24:41 pm |
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WOW! WOW! WOW!
I don't know what else to say but........WOW!!!!
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Reply To This Topic #60 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 07:33:36 pm |
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Garrett Ace 250, Magellan SporTrak Color, Fiskars SA
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Reply To This Topic #61 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 07:35:49 pm |
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Love to detect history
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Reply To This Topic #62 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 07:38:48 pm |
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Thanks for all the great replies... the batteries need charged on the camera, and Leigh anne cant stay awake anymore...looks like the rest will have to wait untill tomorrow evening....
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Reply To This Topic #63 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 07:39:25 pm |
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oh noooo don't stop, i was almost there!!!!! oooooohhhhh absolutly awesome find! congrats |
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HI HO HI Ho its off detecting I go
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Reply To This Topic #64 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 08:12:48 pm |
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absolutely fantastic finds. Looks like grandpa was a collector in his day. Thanks for not ripping him off. Have seen too much of that with this me me generation out there today. Hope you show the rest. HH Ted
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Reply To This Topic #65 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 08:18:35 pm |
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SLURP SLURP i am drowning in my drool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this should be under BEST of the BEST of the BEST FINDS !!!! i have never seen so many Mercs!!! |
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Reply To This Topic #66 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 08:24:25 pm |
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I will buy at face value.............................haha congrats would have been fun finding it with the detecter though....
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Reply To This Topic #67 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 08:26:00 pm |
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Wow A INSTANT COIN COLLECTION! Thats really cool. Tsgman
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Reply To This Topic #68 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 08:31:13 pm |
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Battlecat: So far I make it @ strictly Bullion Buy Prices (exc. the 21P) to be roughly $3700. When you start looking @ Dates & Condition, The Bucks should go way up!!!!!!$$$$$ Joe
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Reply To This Topic #69 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 08:35:39 pm |
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thanks I still have tons more silver to go through and will give you guys a final count once this is all done
I did make one mistake, I opend this shotgun roll of unc. 1964 dimes... im sure it would have been worth more left alone
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Reply To This Topic #70 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 08:37:43 pm |
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ooops and thats a bunch of indians too, and another roll of standing
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Reply To This Topic #71 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 08:44:15 pm |
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Hoooo BOY! Nice find! With 1,250 mercury dimes to pick from, maybe there's a 1916D there? I can only imagine your excitement!
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Reply To This Topic #72 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 09:04:21 pm |
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Hoooo BOY! Nice find! With 1,250 mercury dimes to pick from, maybe there's a 1916D there? I can only imagine your excitement!
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Reply To This Topic #73 Posted Sep 12, 2006, 09:44:29 pm |
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With all those mercurys, the thought just occured to me that you could be in great danger of Mercury poisoning. It just so happens that I have containers that I could put them in to contain all that awful stuff. And take them to a safe disposal site.
I believe the disposal sites name is The Riviera. uh.... oh yeah!! The French Riviera ! Yeah! That's the ticket !!
I think just that 1921 peace dollar is worth $35 just in VG condition.
Can I come over and listen to them with my detector? Pleeeeeeeeease? Truely fantastic stuff you got there!! Your grandfather had tremendous fore sight to save those. WTG!! Enjoy!! I am! HH
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Reply To This Topic #74 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 12:13:36 am |
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WOW cool stuff! PUT INSURANCE ON ALL THAT CASH!! I had a big coin collection... no insurance on it.. 85% of it was stolen 2 years ago  I had to learn the hard way. By the way,that gold seal $10 note looks like a north african note... they had the gold seals on them. Hawaii notes had a brown seal, and a big HAWAII printed in black on the reverse side of the bills, and small hawaiis printed on the front I believe( if you have any hawaii notes in your stash). Hang on to the gold seal ones!! GREAT CACHE! |
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Reply To This Topic #75 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 02:52:35 am |
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start slabbing them and wear rubber gloves(keep the oil from your hand soff them)!!!!!!!! and buy a safe that bolts to the floor not a cheap walmart safe either!!!
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Reply To This Topic #76 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 03:03:42 am |
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I checked again this morning, sure glad I did.
Amazing stuff, I love all the silver.
Your grandpa rocks. I'm glad he let you open this and share it.
Thanks again.
DM
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Reply To This Topic #77 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 03:38:04 am |
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UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!
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Reply To This Topic #78 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 03:44:30 am |
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Congrats Battlecat and Leigh Ann !! What a great Grampa. I think you mentioned in your initial post something about "milk cans" did you ever find those?? Great stuff--the treasure dreams are made of for sure.
Dave
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Reply To This Topic #79 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 03:59:57 am |
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Now this is a great post. I have no idea how I missed this one.
Not only is the treasure spectacular but it also demonstrates how treasures are forgotten and left behind.
Your grandpa totally forgot about this stash and this sort of thing has happened 1000's of times over and probably all the treasure buried will never be found.
In fact, I once owned a house and at the time I stashed money up above the basement ceiling (dropped ceiling). A few years later we sold the house and moved away. It wasn't until 2 or 3 years later that I even thought about that stash again. It was something like $1,000. My guess is it was found long ago.
People get stressed, older, etc., and they simply forget things. There's plenty of loot out there hidden in houses and/or buried in the back yard.
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Reply To This Topic #80 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 04:32:46 am |
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Battlecat, She has one nice Grandpa!! Don't forget to thank him and if you have, thank him again. You're having way too much fun . You would have more fun if you invited a few of your T'net friends over to help you get through all those rolls, I mean what are friends for? (just kidding) Too cool!!!!  Cheryl |
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Castle Shannon, PA
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Reply To This Topic #81 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 04:34:35 am |
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This has to be the find of the year, by far. I am absolutely stunned!!!! Congratulations on the spectacular cache.
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Reply To This Topic #82 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 04:59:27 am |
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You must be tired after going through all that Battlecat. I think you need a rest . Why don't you take all those coins to the beach and count them. In fact you could walk along the beach as you count. Clear your head.
Great find.Has your grandfather told you any good stories about the coins? Just remember to always return to the hobby. A few merc's
left in a park. Maybe a park where mercs are rare. Like a park in Canada.
I don't know, let's say in Hamilton,Ontario Canada. Gage park, near the
first seat ,front row to the right of the bandshell.Next weekend,Saturday,noonish.......
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Reply To This Topic #83 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 05:43:57 am |
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Can not wait for the rest, my eye balls are bulging out, they hurt. Chin is bruised from hitting my desk. YEEEEEEEEE HAW!
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A kind word echos for eternity
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Celtic Treasure Hunter
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Southeastern Ireland
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Reply To This Topic #84 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 05:45:25 am |
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What a cache! Must be a lot of fun to be cataloguing it.
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The only ones for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the sky.
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Maryland
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Reply To This Topic #85 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 05:53:05 am |
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What a dream cache... Blows away the collection I have. Never seen so much silver in one place. And the gold coins are awesome... can't believe you might also have milk cans full of coins too!
Wow
Thank you so much for sharing.
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Anchorage AK
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Reply To This Topic #86 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 06:01:14 am |
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OMG that is the best of the caches. What an astounding amount of forgotten stuff, hope you find the milk cans also
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Reply To This Topic #87 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 06:57:14 am |
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Thanks for all the great responses!! I have to go to work now but will be back at searching around 5:30pm and posting photos... Hopefully We will get it all done tonight and be able to make a complete least of what we have here. About the old milk cans, Grandpa seemed real upset about them not being where they should have been. He believes they were stolen by the same family members that have takin most of his money. He had quite a bit of lave savings for himself but it was stolen by the people he loved. Its sad because now he has hardly anything left in his savings.. Lucky for Leigh Anne and I she has always been the one to visit Granpa and her Father has been the one to not take a dime even as a gift from him"cause he has his own money" as he says. He asked us last week to come over and cash his change in for him and anything collectable to save for ourselves. Thats where I got the first 121 wheat rolls and 5 pieces of silver (quarter, 2 dimes and 2 halves) and was able to give him $501.00 from cashed in clad. I told him he cant just cash this change in its to collectable.. He said Just give me face value for it and I said no I will get you more than face value. He said okay but keep anything you like and if you can only get face value for the gold pieces then He wants to save them. I said you will get more than face value and he said then sell them. Also on top of the bills I said we found an envolope with $490.00 in cash from some Christmas card. He was thrilled. In one day we gave him the money from the clad and found the Chrismas card for a total of 991.00 back into granpas savings He tried to pay us for the first batch of coins we did and we told him that the wheat pennies where enough of a payment.. He wanted to argue but we had this stuff already in the car so we made a quick get away. Off to work, but will be nice and leave ya with a treat, two mor pics to tied ya over. two rolls 1968d halves and one roll of 1943 S nickels |
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Reply To This Topic #88 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 07:19:27 am |
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I might as well just leave work as my productivity has been totally compromised. I might do that as soon as I pick my jaw up off the floor. What a find....
Curious -- What is the most recent date found so far? Is it the 68?
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NC
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_____________ German Silver Coin Holder_____________
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Reply To This Topic #89 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 07:31:15 am |
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A wise old owl lived in an oak
The more he saw the less he spoke
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?
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Cameron, NC
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Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #90 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 08:23:56 am |
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...................i.............uh........well.. ..............
.......................................what.... happened..................there were.....all these ...........coins...........then............
GREAT STUFF, You just never know whats coming your way. congrats
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Reply To This Topic #91 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 09:04:59 am |
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LOL you guys crack me up... Well needless to say I weant to work and could not think straight!! I *cough cough*... felt like I was coming down with something. So here I am, back at home... searching coins and again posting them for you guys:)
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Reply To This Topic #92 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 09:22:33 am |
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Nice cache!!! My wife's g-ma had a stash like this from her husband. He passed 20 years ago, and she didn't touch it. It was quite exciting to go through, but not nearly as exciting as what you have here!! Those silver certificates look nice!!
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Sincerely,
Randy Wright
Mix Engineer
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Reply To This Topic #93 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 09:42:35 am |
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Don't know if anybody answered your question on the quarter.
Yes, it's a seated quarter. I see on the net that an 1874 plain with arrows, like yours. Is aprox $12 in good condition and an 1874s with arrows is aprox. $16 in good condition. HH
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Reply To This Topic #94 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 09:52:44 am |
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Boy this is getting all so confusing I have made a list of everything I posted and set all those Items aside, and I still have tons of full halve rolls marked standing and 64. Also there is a ton of silver quarters but Leigh anne seperated those in envelopes by year and mint marks and she would kill me if I took them all out.
I am going to lunch around three but we will be back. I will hopefully have them all sorted and give a final tally of all coins be the end of tonight.
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Reply To This Topic #95 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 10:01:00 am |
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A roll of 1943 S standing
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Reply To This Topic #96 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 10:02:23 am |
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3 more rolls of Franklins
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Reply To This Topic #97 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 10:03:49 am |
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AN uncirculated roll of 1964 halves
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northeast Wisconsin
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Reply To This Topic #98 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 12:21:02 pm |
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BC - somehow I had a hunch we'd see you back at it before quittin time. Hard to keep your head in your work with this kind of thing waiting at home............ (I think I would have had some sort of crisis at home that I would have had to leave work to deal with ) Enjoy Diggem |
Yup. The end of a way of life. Too bad. It's a good way. Wagons forward! Yo!
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Reply To This Topic #99 Posted Sep 13, 2006, 12:51:11 pm |
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wooooohoooooo Grandpa, what a haul!!! Thank goodness the price of silver is rising again. You could give grandpa a tidy sum and have a little left over for yourselves. Well, I haven't seen that much silver coinage since 1964. And those silver certificates...too bad they weren't turned in for silver when the opportunity was available. But maybe they are worth more now? I'm not aware of collector currency prices, so I will defer to the experts online here. Anyhow, a big "way to go, grandpa" and congratulations to your gf and you. |
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