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The last few weeks have been warm enough to allow me to do some detecting here in Michigan. The spill came last week when I visited an old fairgrounds and came across a nickel signal that also jumped high on the VDI scale. About 8 inches down I found a couple V nickels and then I found another...

Some amazing coins above! Donnie's coin is ridiculous of course but those Spanish silvers are awesome. This is what I consider my best coin. My 1812 half dollar. The front has some interesting iron staining but other than that it is great shape for being found in a farm field.

Below are some pics of the last 3 plus months of finds. All were found at local parks with the exception of a couple sterling pcs of jewelry that I found at a beach. My favorite find was this Love Token I already posted... I found a 1 Troy Ounce of .999 fine silver too. It was just...

Last weekend I went down to my home town in Ohio to do some deer hunting and some detecting of course. There is a "Field of Dreams" that I have been detecting for 8 years now and have never found any gold despite digging anything and everything the last couple years. Well it happened! I dug a...

Well potentially she is. Check out what she has found the last 3 weeks up at our cottage! The first one she found was the "Trade Axe". I am not sure if it really is a trade axe but I guess it could be. It was rusted up and I told her to set up electrolysis on it. So she did and it...

Sunday evening I went to an old park that dates back to the 1850's or so. I have never found a seated there but I have had a fair amount of success over the years and I know that there has to be lots of old deep coins there. I also wanted to try out the new Equinox update that is supposed to...

Here are a few things I found over the last few weeks including a quick trip back up to my cottage where I found a few more buttons. Some round balls found near my cottage... And a few buttons... Ah what I never can get enough of...big silver! Found it at a beat up park about 6 inches...

At the site where I found all of the War of 1812 era buttons last week, I found a pair of rings. I know that they are rings but my question is are they 200 years old? They seem to me to be 50-70 years old? I am no expert on jewelry from the early 1800's so I am wondering if anyone has any...

With out going into all the details I am a very blessed man but for the last 3 months or so I have been working so much that it was taking a toll on my sanity. So a couple weeks ago I put in time to take this past Memorial week off and head up north to my cottage and do nothing but metal...

Here is a sneak peek at Tony's button. I am sure many of you will guess as to what it is but here is was in the dirt pile. I am confident that it will be a "1 wiper".

I am heading up to my cottage over Memorial Day to relax and plan to do alot of detecting. I have been very fortunate with this place and have found lots of examples of War of 1812 era buttons and so I thought I would make a contest so that someone else could have one of these buttons. The...

I have not posted anything yet this year. Just being lazy. I have found some nice things but nothing crazy. Apparently it is Buffalo season here in Michigan with no limit. There is an excellent 1868 Indian that I love. The rusted skeleton key was found lying on top of the ground. I...

Well some of my pics are not showing up. So here they are again. Maybe they are too big.

Well the cold is settling in here in SE Michigan so all I can do now is look at my 2019 finds. Another fun year for me! Had a bucket list coin with the 1821 Capped Bust dime and a bucket list experience in returning that gold/diamonds wedding band. Those were pretty special for me. Here is a...

I had a very good December metal detecting. Thanks for looking! Jared

Below are my finds that I have made here and there over the past couple months. These have been piling up on my dresser and now it is time to post and put them away. There are a few more marbles for my collection and then what I am 99% sure is a minie ball. It would be my first if it is one...

Last week I visited my family farm in Ohio to do some deer hunting and as usual I brought the detector. When I got to my dad's house he mentioned to me that he obtained a field permission for me so I was happy to get a chance to hunt an old site. I spent maybe 4 hours there and found a couple...

I was wondering about Epi-Hunter and Angel too. I think Epi-Hunter replied to a post about a year a half ago and I thought "wow she is still around". Cool to see that list of originals as well...some of them I have heard of before via YouTube or blog or other forums. Although I am a coin guy...

Thanks Drew. That marble count is not correct. I think I am approaching 50 though over the past 8 years. Anyways here is a close up of the GAR medallion you asked for...

Its been a very slow time for me with the silver coins. But I am still finding some cool things. In the first pic there are a few old indians and a few old nickels including an 1882 Shield Nik. Marble #345. The pendant states "32nd National Encampment G.A.R. 1898. Our Heroes Cin. O." Even...