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by Mike
(Chalfont PA)
Back in the early 70's they were constructing interstate I-95 through Philadelphia along the river front in center city. one portion was a tunnel near where colonial ships docked.In colonial times there was a canal before you got to the ships that the colonial fathers filled in due to it becoming stagnant and foul possibly becoming a health hazard.This construction also dug up and knocked down many colonial houses. Metal detecting was useless due to the amount of junk in the ground such as nails. Eyeballing the surface did pay off big time though. Most common were large cents and small denomination Spanish silver. The silver I found I made into a necklace for my wife (see picture) most of the pieces were already holed but I do admit holing a few for the necklace.
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