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Chrispy  
Posted : Tuesday, 25 September 2012 9:11:46 PM(UTC)
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first hole for the evening dig and me eyes nearly popped out of me sockets. at first i thort there were just the pennys
and half pennys but as i pulled the last penny there sat something shiny. first there was a sixpence, then another then
2 threepence, then another sixpence then 2 shillings all sitting on each other. there were 2 kids watching me dig the hole
and by the time id finshed they must have thort i was mental or on drugs, or both lol with all the yahoooin goin on.
stayed real late and got some good finds incl a weird little badge thing that turns out to be an old cufflink..... but thats another story.
the rest of the nyts finds ill post on my normal page.
11 coins outta 1 hole and all sttackd on top of each other. wahoooo.
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under the bedrock  
Posted : Tuesday, 25 September 2012 9:20:44 PM(UTC)
under the bedrock

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coin spill
oroplata  
Posted : Tuesday, 25 September 2012 9:36:15 PM(UTC)
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