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    A big shut out to !

    If you haven't owned a pair of Gray Ghost headphones you don't know what your missing , great tone and very comfortable to wear . I just got mine back today !!:cheering: I would like to throw out a huge thanks to Gary Storm owner of DetectorPro and Gray Ghost headphones. I didn't even think...
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    cellar hunt before the snow

    HEAVYMETALNUT (Dave) called me last night and said he was going out today for a hunt before we get the 8-14 inches of white dumping tonight and tomorrow :shocked03:. He asked if I wanted to join him :lol: , yeah that's a no brainer :yes:. We found three confirmed cellar sites one was one of the...
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    Patriots Win !

    Congratulations to the New England Patriots on winning Super bowl 51 Dan
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    10 metal detecting discoveries

    10 metal detecting discoveries that will amaze you ! http://listverse.com/2017/01/31/10-metal-detector-discoveries-that-will-truly-amaze-you/
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    Sunday almost didn't happen

    Earlier in the week the jeep had to be sent it for repairs so with out a vehicle I was debating on getting out on Sunday but Donnie B. swayed my decision to go . So my saint of a wife Suzette got up early on a her Sunday to drop me off to meet Donnie :grin:, I think she has a lot more insight to...
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    An interesting type of jewelry

    This is an interesting page that shows "mourning" or remembrance jewelry . mourning rings or hair lockets were quite popular up to about a hundred years ago. https://www.scribd.com/document/250901510/Departing-This-Earth-Mourning Dan
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    first copper of 2017

    Hit a few sites today with Donnie B. and Trooper Bri , all were picked over pretty well but I managed a few to bring home .:happydance01: the first was where Donnie and I each scoffed a copper , mine was an 1802 draped bust large cent :bananadance:(first copper of the new year) . A few sites...
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    First Hunt of 2017

    It started as a grueling huge uphill hike with Donnie B. and Tropper Bri to two cellar sites , some on trails some "bush-wacking" and it took us over an hour to reach the first one. Only to find that site completely void of anything , the next site was another half mile down hill. This site...
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    Decisions !!

    Decisions !
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    Year's best of 2016

    I want to wish everyone here the very best and a Merry Christmas .... My detecting year is now over as I am officially on vacation with family from the 27th to January 9th in Arizona :cheering:. So I would like to share a few of my best finds of 2016. 2016 wasn't my best year but I had many...
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    Odd things

    When I started out metal detecting years ago I expected the clad coins , the occasional silver and pieces of jewelry . Then when I started detecting cellar foundations and colonial home sites I again expected buttons , spoon/fork and occasional older coin or buckle . There are many things I...
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    Sweet ol' gal

    Got out today with Donnie B. again back to where he got the fugio last Sunday , we hit it last week for only a couple of hours . He definitely wanted to go back and I had eyed a particular field that I wanted to hit as I suspected it had goodies hiding around . There are two cellars at this...
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    A date that will live in infamy

    We remember the USS Arizona and all the fallen heroes at Pearl Harbor 75 years ago today :usaflag:
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    Sunday's colonial binge

    Got out Sunday with Friend Donnie B. , Trooper Bri unfortunately text me last minute to cancel out . So Donnie and I trudged through the woods and only managed to hit four sites before it got dark , luckily the last one coughed up a few goodies to save me from a disappointing ride home. :lol: My...
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    Post "Giving" hunt

    I ventured out Friday with Donnie B. and Trooper Bri in the cold drizzly rain :badday:( seems like Donnie brings the rain whenever he comes up :lol:;)) . We had a good time despite the weather as we had about 4 colonial cellar sites to investigate . As soon as we get to the first site my large...
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    Happy thanksgiving

    We here at American Detectorist would like to extend a most Happy Thanksgiving wish to all of our members today ! Staff
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    Veterans Day weekend

    How about showing some of your military related finds to honor the veterans out there this weekend ! I want to see them !!!:usaflag:
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    To our Veterans

    May God Bless all of our present and past veterans and thank you so much for your service to our great country ! Dan:usaflag:
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    AD Banner Criteria .

    The American Detectorist finds banner up top is for all registered members . The rules to have your finds to be even considered for display are as listed. 1) Only member finds can be displayed on the banner. Oftentimes posts are made where a member will include a photo of a find made by a...
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    Copper cleaning

    I figured I would start a thread to show off some of the before and after pictures and try to give some tips or directions on each example given. This large cent had a green hard stubborn "cement-like" layer , unfortunately it also had a small amount of pitting hiding under this layer but...

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