Hey Diggers,
Friday I drove up for 2 days of full-tilt boogie detecting with Don and Al. What can I say? These guys always take me to their best spots and really make me feel welcome. Not up for long-winded writing today--I'll just post the pics. And yes it is true we got run out of Dwight, Illinois because we did not have a permit to door knock and ask to MD. I will never spend a penny in that town.
Oldest Coin: 100-60 BC Gallic bronze coin (Sequani Tribe)
Oldest Silver Coin: 1156 hammered Pfennig from (now) Bavaria
Oldest U.S. coin: 1805 Draped Bust Large Cent
Best Coins EVER: 1625 4 Sols from Kingdom of Chateau Renaud, France
1662 15 Kreuzers, Leopold I, Austria
Best Relics: Bronze Age Arrowheads & Spearhead, 2c Roman silver ring, complete medieval knight's spur (x6)
YouTube Channel: Full Metal Digger
Amazing finds Dave. I'm really glad you did well up here. Again! Nice job straightening that spoon.
I can't believe all the detail on that masonic temple plate. Very cool find.
And of coarse, my favorite the 1870 Two Center.
We're already looking forward to the next get together.
See ya then, Don
Oldest Coin: 1699 William III Halfpenny
2024
Silver 5
Indian 3, Buff 1, V Nik 1, Rosie 2, Barber Dime, SLQ 1, barber qtr 1,
YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoU...FVGumMQ/videos
Great bunch of hunts! That 2 center is awesome! Low mintage I think too! Congrats!
Detectors I use: Minelab Equinox 900 & Manticore
Favorite finds I have made:
1,000+ silver coins
92pcs of 1700's Trade Era Silver
Copper Culture Indian Artifacts
125+ War of 1812 Era buttons and relics
My wife (probably should have started with that one)
Awesome hunts and a great bunch of finds! That 2 cent looks pretty nice.
Equipment:
Minelab: CTX 3030, GPX 4800, X-Terra 705. Whites TDI SL.
2024: Silver 1, Gold 0
Best finds: 28 silver dime spill, 1800s Dutch customs seal.
Oldest/best coins: Late 1700's Chinese Cash Coin, 1837 Upper Canada large cent, 1877 Seated Dime
Oldest Relic find: 1800 Sailors Luck token
You Tube: Rediscovering America
Quote: Treasures are like potato chips, you can never have just one!
Amazing finds, love the skeleton key..
HH
Coins found so far: (DETECTING SINCE JULY 2015)
Silver - 1 SLQ, 6 Washingtons, 11 Mercs, 8 Rosies, 1 Barber Dime, 7 War Nickels
Others - 6 buffalo nickels, 1 large cent, 1 colonial copper, 5 IHP, and too many wheats.
DETECTORS USED
Garrett AT Pro, Ace 250, and Pro-Pointer AT
GREAT pics of some awesome finds. WD Some really nice Indians and mintmarked wheats
Total silver 3 - Goal 50 (2024 Finds) - 1 Washington - 0 Barber Dimes - 0 Mercury Dimes- - 3 Roosevelt Dimes - 0 V Nickels - 0 Buffalos - 1 War Nickels - 1 Indian - 14 Wheats - $ 5.71 in clad
Relics: MILESTONES since 2012: 1700 silver coins - 8000 Clad Quarters - 500 Roosevelts - 750 Mercury Dimes
Congrats on the wonderful finds, Dave! I love that two cent piece! Not a common date, and it's in nice shape. The Masonic medallion is an interesting relic too.
If I remember correctly, Dwight, IL also does not allow metal detecting in their parks and they have signs posted stating such. Sounds like a place to avoid for sure!
Lifetime totals:
10 Large Cents, 415 Indian Heads, 2 Two Cent Pieces, 1 Capped Bust Half Dime, 1 Seated Half Dime, 10 Shield Nickels, 68 V Nickels, 124 Buffalo Nickels, 31 War Nickels, 16 Seated Dimes, 131 Barber Dimes, 405 Mercury Dimes, 249 Rosies, 4 Seated Quarters, 18 Barber Quarters, 20 Standing Liberty Quarters, 89 Silver Washingtons, 1 Seated Half, 3 Barber Halves, 16 Walking Liberty Halves
YouTube Channel: Tony Two-Cent https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmz...RlHTBIU42bUORg
Congrats on all the great finds, especially the 2 center, they are a rare find, WTG.
Minelab Equinox 800, 15”Coiltek, 11” & 6”coils
XP Deus II , 11", 9” & 11x13 coils
Detectors since 1977: Simplex, DEUS, CTX 3030, F75 Ltd, Etrac, Excal II, V3i, DFX, GTI2000, Eagle II, 6000DI, 6DB, AlaskanTR4B, Beachcomber
Awesome finds!
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Minelab Equinox 600 & Whites Coinmaster, Garrett Propointer, Lesche Digger
Oldest silver: 1853 Half-dime & 1876S Seated Quarter / Oldest coin: 1849 US Large Cent / 1854 Upper Canada One Penny Bank Token
Sweet bit of finds. There must be something with the 1898 series of IH. Mine that I pulled up was immaculate as well. The 1897 was decent. Gahh, I'm still waiting for my first 2 center...
Wtf??? You need a permit to door knock in Dwight, Ill?? How crazy is that? It's not like a fishing license where the funds go to the DEEP and restocking ponds with fish. I mean, does someone seed these homeowner's lawns with silver coins? That is the most ridonculous thing I have ever heard. Another stupid way govt finds a way to tax the people.
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