Thread Showcasing Member's Two Best Finds of 2014
Each member is encouraged to post their two best finds of 2014 on this thread. Simply post a photo of each find, a brief comment, and if possible, a link to the original post made in 2014.
Don't be shy! This is not a competition, just a thread for everyone to showcase their two best finds from 2014. We all have made finds we are proud of, so why not share them!
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My Favorite Finds of 2014
Im new to this forum, so I didn't post these finds at the time I found them, but will add them now. My top find was my first and only gun found in over 30 years of detecting. It is an Iver Johnson Owls Head .32 cal revolver found on the site of an old drug store here in my home town. When I dug it I first came across large flakes of rusted tin or steel and then starting pulling up a rotted rag. The handgun was wrapped in the remains of the rag and had obviously been inside a metal box of some kind when buried, which had completely rusted away to flakes. I think this is the reason the gun was in as good of shape as it still is. the trigger and hammer mechanism is rusted solid, and the fully loaded cylinder had the rounds stuck and corroded to the cylinder and had to be driven out carefully. It was located in the area of the back office of the drug store, about 8 inches or so deep. I surmise it was in the floor or wall in a hiding place in the office area of the old building, which was only torn down in 1995, and ended up under ground during the demolition of the building.
The second favorite find of mine was a copper good luck piece which I found on the site of an old country school, under a very large oak tree which due to its age, was probably there during the time the school was in operation. From the reading on my V3i, thought I possibly had a large cent, or a spent rifle casing. It was between 4 and 5 inches deep. With the condition, it must
have been lost when it was brand new, since there is very little wear.
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