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Here's my Louisiana CW display so far. I go to the area to visit the family each year and sometimes get in some detecting. Most of these finds came from the Red River campaign. The middle bullet is a 71 cal, the biggest one used there. A 69 cal is next to it. Here's a complete collection...

Some years back I bought this pouch at Home Depot for not much money. They still have them. It slips on your belt easily, holds a lot of junk and wears strongly ( all leather). I wear it on my belt on one side. On the same side I wear this adjusted tool hanger for my Lesche digger. The...

Wealth token, an Austrian / German coin - maybe not - any info there ? Also got another heart locket, stamped 925 inside left side and 61 coins. Steve in so az Any info on these would be greatly appreciated. I'm sure the foreign language says wealth but what language ? Go Wildcats !! steve...

Got early, hit a few parks, wandered the grounds and got a bunch of coins, a silver ring, gold necklace and pendant with a message inside. The toe ring is huge for it's use, stamped 925, the pendant is stamped 14 K gold filled, but the long necklace is stamped 417 - the European stamp for 10...

Here's my collection of fake gold from over the years. Be sure of what you find out there - they look great when polished up. Get an acid test kit or take the piece to the jeweler to test. The jewelers here tell me this all comes out of mexico. These arwe all stamped 14 K. steve in so az

Dug this big ol bullet ( 9 mm )during my hunt in the kids play areas. Also got the Sacky & 55 coins, some junk jewelry. Steve in so az

Over the years I cannot just dig things and throw them in a box never to be seen again. So here's another display that I add to as the finds come along ( 30 years worth ). All crosses - none precious metals tho. But wait - there's more :) Here's the back side of the display. Do you all...

I spent about 5 hours digging park's areas today - got my first sunburn of the season. Only 85 today so it wasn't bad. Dug a bunch of coins and these goodies. The necklace and butterfly pendant are both stamped 925 so I presume they are gold plated as they look gold. The coin is a Canadian...

Dug this miniscule buff nickel - what are they used for ? Too small for a game piece I would think. It's a 1929 date. Steve in so az

Some years back I saw a display of all coins ( except gold) minted during the 20th century for sale. It wasn't a big price but I thought I had a bunch in the safe deposit already. So I looked and came up with all but about 3-4 of them. So why not use my dug coins - so much more personal. So here...

Hit some parks hard this morning - turned into a 6 hour span, got about 150 coins, 1 gold, 3 silver pieces of jewelry, misc pieces of junk jewelry and a $1.00 peso coin. The left side ring is stamped 10K, tested the stone but no diamond. The lower ear ring as well as the upper one are silver...

I just posted this on the General section but thought I'd put it here also. When you dig an item that you think might be silver - put a small drop of Silver Black on it and if it won't wash off it's silver. Bottle doesn't cost much - probably find one at a large jewelery store. steve in so az

Have you all found any native copper pieces ? I have dug these in so Az over the last 30 years,plus the ring & bracelet. Steve in so az

Sometimes when in an old house site the lawn is built upon with newer soil. What I have found is that if you look for the lower parts of the lawn the older coins can be found. Examples : The lawn goes along flat across the yard. But when it comes to a typical hedge or any bushes it drops off...

Glad I found this site - I see a lot of names from the past. I dug a quarter yesterday - so big it needed a truck to haul it. Steve in so az