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Message:: [QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 1080938, member: 18157"]I don't metal detect myself (wish I had the time!), but when I was working in Hampton, VA. I ran into a group of guys at a bar that were into medal detecting HEAVY. They all worked for VDOT (Virginia Department of Transportation) and were somehow connected to the groups that widened roads in the area. They would get into the sites after hours and medal detect. They showed me some of the things they found...the most common finds were civil war ammunition; boxes of the stuff that was either buried or left behind. Everything else has since decayed, but the unfired lead bullets/balls remain. Their most prized finds were uniform buttons. They had a bunch of those. They showed me a rare Massachusetts Militia button they said was worth $400. I asked if they found any coins. That's when one of the guys pulls out an 1807 Capped Bust dime, which (imo) was EF45. WOW! He just had it in his wallet. When it became apparent he wouldn't trade it for a round of drinks, I strongly suggested he take better care of it and submit it for certification. He's probably still carrying it around in his wallet![/QUOTE]