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I don't know why I said Norway. I knew it was from Denmark. D'oh! All those Scandinavian countries look alike to me. :lol:

Yesterday I obtained permission to detect around a house that the owner told me was built in 1845. The soil was rich and black and we have had a lot of rain recently so my hopes were high.
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Wow, where to begin? That magical site continues to give up wonderful finds!

First of all, that button is spectacular! It cleaned up really well. What is it made of?

You always find...

Very impressive, Jared! Lots of silver! I especially love the 1870 Shield Nickel, rarely do we see a dug example that has such a clear date. Nice!

It's good to know there are still finds to be...

This past Saturday, May 18 I got out for a day of door knocking in a small town in central Illinois with Digger Don and Noah. Almost everyone said yes but we could tell several of the yards had been...

What an incredible site that must be! Such a wonderful variety of really old coins. That 1843 Large Cent must have been brand new when it was dropped! It has really sharp detail.

And that 1740...

A find from the mid 1700s is always a welcome sight! Congrats on the KGII! :clapping:

The dragonfly brought you luck! Congrats on the Matron, it appears to have nice detail. :yes:

It brings a tear to the eye, thinking of those historical items being junked, even if it was for a good cause. :crying01:

What a great story and incredible find! Kudos to your organization for helping this man with his PTSD. Metal detecting can be very therapeutic. I hope the family of the medallion's original owner...

Two buttons of the utmost historical significance and a silver coin that is soon to be 300 years old! I would be over the moon too! :yes:

I like the markings on the One Real, they give it...

We are well aware of the New Madrid fault and the massive quakes of 1811-1812 here in southern Illinois. If such a quake were to occur today it could have a devastating affect on the surrounding...

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People in California don’t even look up from their phones when they get a 4.8 earthquake. ;)

UConn has been blowing everyone away. Huskies are 7.5 point favorites but Illinois has exceeded expectations. I just hope it’s a good game.

It is a beautiful spring-like day here today so I took my E-Trac to a nearby beanfield that I have detected several times before. This time I tried a different area of the field where I noticed...

Hi Hammer! Welcome to our little corner of the internet. We are glad you found us. :yes:

There is definitely some cool old stuff to be found in Ohio. I hope you are able to put together some...

The Friendly forum seems to be down again and has been since at least yesterday. I'm not sure how long it has been down. It says "Host Error".

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So many wonderful finds, but that 1796 Liberty Cap is the crown jewel! :wow:

All things considered it's in great shape with a clear date! It may be the nicest of all the US coppers you found!
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Garrett "The Hunter" and I still have it!

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I went to visit my dad yesterday and he said, "Be sure to bring your metal detector" so I did. He didn't have a specific site in mind so we ended up trying our luck at a grassy strip between the...

I forgot to post photos of it. I think it's a mangled aluminum play coin.

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As someone who has only found 9 Large Cents in their lifetime, 5 coppers in one day is mind blowing! :yes: You had a heck of a first hunt for 2024!

Personal items like that silver spoon really...

Thanks for the info! When I Googled it I got a lot of results in French, now I know why!

I got back out again yesterday, this time to a site that is next door to the one I hunted last week. It is a lot with a vacant house on it and the yard is nicely mowed. Small front yard but a large...

I am very sorry about the loss of your son. I can't even imagine. I know you will never get over it, but it's good that you are slowly getting back to activities that you enjoy. It's what your son...