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I got out with Digger Don and Noah yesterday for some door knocking. We went to a town that has a lot of history. Very friendly people in this town, we got a lot of yeses. I had a decent day and so did Don, but Tim (Noah) had a ridiculous day! I can't wait to see his post. Anyway, here...

Here are the results from the first trip to the old drive-in. These coins were found in about an hour and a half. I found the Merc right off the bat within the first five minutes. My buddy Moose also found a Merc, his was 1935. The newest coin I found is dated 1975 which confirms what I was...

I just got an open-ended permission to detect the grounds of this old drive-in movie theater. I am told that it opened in the 1940s and closed in the late 1970s. I know there wouldn't be any super old coins there but there might be some silver. I have no idea if it has been detected before...

Good job, Tim! I love the 1917 SLQ and the first year of issue Barber Dime. :yes: But where's that Two Cent Piece, mister?

I had a good time detecting this past weekend! On Saturday I met up with Digger Don and Noah for some detecting in central Illinois. It was hot and humid but at least the rain stayed away. All three of us ended up with some good finds. Here is a list of the coins I found on Saturday: 3...

This past Saturday I met up with Don and Noah for some door knocking. We tried two different towns and got several yeses but it seemed that every yard we hit had been detected before. Nevertheless we ended up with some decent finds. Silver was scarce for me but I ended up with 5 Indian Heads...

I think this type of cigarette holder was used for smoking a cigarette, rather than as a container.

Way to go, Drew! That's a nice way to start the detecting year! I have also found one of those tokens but yours is in a lot better shape. :congrats:

I was bored yesterday afternoon so I went for a quick one hour hunt in the farm field next to my house. There used to be an old house there. Nothing worth posting, really, except for the Bull Durham Tobacco charm/pendant. I thought it was kinda cool. On the back it says "WARRANTED 14 K GOLD...

I met up with Digger Don yesterday for some door knocking. This town ended up being somewhat of a disappointment but we did get a few permissions that weren't too bad. It was a very windy day! Here are my finds: Coin spill that included a War Nickel: It was great getting out...

Tim, I drew you a diagram of how electrolysis works:

I suppose a weather vane is a possibility, Al. Could it be part of a cast iron toy horse? They were very popular back in the day.

Merry Christmas to you as well, Ron! And to the entire AD gang!

Since he isn't on Facebook he probably didn't even see this, but our Ill Digger was featured in a post by Minelab on Facebook: Congrats on the amazing finds and the recognition from Minelab, Tim! :clapping:

I got out with Don and Tim this past Saturday for some door knocking. It was a chilly 20 degrees and there was a light dusting of snow on the ground, but it wasn't really that bad. The ground was mostly thawed still, fortunately. I ended up with five Indian Head Cents dated 1881, 1888, 1900...

That would be my guess as well. Possibly part of an old carriage lantern?

I got out with my wife's nephew Moose yesterday at a couple of permissions he got for us. The day started off great with a spill of 3 Indian Heads. I also found 2 Mercury Dimes at this site. At the second site I didn't find many old coins, only one wheat cent, but there were some moderately...

From the December 2018 issue of American Digger magazine:

Rest In Peace, Betty Weber (Formerly Betty Sharpe) This happened back in August but I just found out about it last night and it hit me like a punch in the gut. I was friends with Betty on Facebook, and I started wondering why I hadn't seen a post from her in a while. I noticed that I was no...

I saw this on Facebook. I'm not very good at Photoshop, but I altered it slightly to be appropriate to this group. :grin: