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Unable to hunt a site where I just know I’m going to dig some big artillery shells, I instead cruised one of the older streets in Vicksburg, looking for a vacant lot that might offer up a coin or two. I was lucky. The City of Vicksburg has been condemning and razing old houses in an attempt to improve appearances, and I soon happened upon one of these recently-razed sites, now merely rain-flattened soil. Perfect! I thought. I jumped out and proceeded to hunt it. Soon I had a pocketful of coins and assorted junque. Once content that I’d dug all the promising signals, I headed for the house and the wash basin used to clean my finds. Result? 36 pennies, two silver dimes, 7 nickels, 2 quarters (not silver), and the best… an 1873 three-cent piece. In my nearly 40 years of coin and relic hunting, this was my first 3-cent piece. Obviously, the coin was not widely circulated. Once I get it thoroughly cleaned, I’ll post a photo.

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