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1945-P LARGE CENT
January 2, 2012 – 6:33 PM | No Comment
1945-P LARGE CENT

 MY FIRST LARGE CENT COIN WHICH WAS DUG IN A LARGE PASTURE BETWEEN MURFREESBORO AND FRANKLIN, TN IS AN 1845-P ‘BRAIDED HAIR’ CENT IN EXCELLENT DUG CONDITION. FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE LARGE …

1804 SPANISH COLONIAL 8 REAL PERIOD COUNTERFEIT
January 2, 2012 – 6:25 PM | No Comment
1804 SPANISH COLONIAL 8 REAL PERIOD COUNTERFEIT

 THIS SPANISH COLONIAL 1804 8 REAL FOUND NEAR TRIUNE, TN IS MOST LIKELY A PERIOD COUNTERFEIT. THIS IS VERY EXCITING AS THE 8 REALE WAS HEAVILY COUNTERFEITED IN THE YEARS OF IT’S PRODUCTION (1530′s-1850′s) AND …

1829 CAPPED BUST HALF DIME
January 2, 2012 – 6:01 PM | No Comment
1829 CAPPED BUST HALF DIME

 This is my first half-dime. It’s a Capped Bust from 1829 in very excellent condition. I found this coin at my Civil War Union camp near Triune, TN. Found with the Minelab Explorer SE PRO …