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  1. Sal66

    American Picker's comes to Springfield, MA - Queation about the Episode

    Hey everyone, hope 2014 is a great year for finds ! Recently, the show " American Picker's " came to my and other members that live near the Springfield, Massachusetts area !! They located a house that had an old Indian Motorcycle buried in the back yard :yes:. Did anyone see the episode ...
  2. Sal66

    New Coin Variety Found

    :) Hey everyone, on July 28th, I posted a top called Don't Overlook Those Common Coins. Well, recently a NEW coin variety has been discovered on a 1983-P Washington Quarter called The Spitting Eagle . It's a Die Clash Error. Here's the link to the Article ...
  3. Sal66

    Don't overlook those common Coins

    Don't overlook those common Coins Hey everyone ! There's one thing I want to talk about that I haven't heard anyone mention before and that's looking over every coin you find, whether it's a Colonial or a coin from the 1800's and 1900's with a good Loop. In the past few months, since I haven't...
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    Gold & Silver Prices VS. Coin Values

    Hey everyone. As you know, Gold and Silver Prices are way down compared to not that long ago. My question to everyone is how does much does Gold and Silver prices effect Common coins . When I say Common , I mean coins that aren't Rare, Error, or probably Key Dates ...
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    Reststop Finds

    Reststop Finds I got a chance to get out this morning before it got too hot . I stopped at a rest stop where an old house use to be and spent a half hour in an area that I hadn't hit before and got a few newer coins and these two oldies. This is my first 1909VDB Wheatie ! I looked for an S but...
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    Chinese Coins

    :) Hey everyone, I've seen a few members who have found Chinese Coins in the past and I just wanted to say that PCGS now has a price guide for some of those coins but most look like their not the real old ones. I don't know anything about foreign coins so you'll have to check it out. I did...
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    NEW CONTEST COMING IN THE NEAR FUTURE !!!!

    Hey everyone I've been thinking of doing another one of my Contests . This is a Contest that I don't think anyone has done before, we will see. Details to follow . MY question is would you rather see ONE LARGE PRIZE or Multiple Prizes. . I would like to leave this option up to you, the members...
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    We are Haunted Again by the Savage Family

    >:/ >:# >{ >:{ :shocked04:verreaction: :beatdown: :boxing: I pissed off to say the least !!! I was hoping that Randy Savage Metal Detecting show was going to be cancelled. They give the hobby 100% a bad name and go against everything us good detectorists have worked hard at getting the hobby...
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    Unique Crotal Bell

    I haven't found any in a while but I found this unique one several years ago and haven't seen one shaped like it since . I've only seen round and egg-shaped or oval but none that were Acorn shaped . This is the best website I could find about bells. classicbells.com
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    Need Help Identifying a date On a Coin

    Last week I said I found a IH that I had trouble getting a good Pic of, well I finally cleaned up the most I want to before it gets worse. It's ONE of the worst Indian Heads I've found to date but It's definitely an 187? Can anyone see what the last number is ? It looks like either a 1873...
  11. Sal66

    Buttons Question

    Ok this may seems stupid coming from a seasoned Metal Detectorist but why is it that there are so many buttons found ?? I realize that everything they wore in the 19th/ 18th Century had buttons on them and plenty of them. What I don't understand is why were so many lost. Were their sewing...
  12. Sal66

    First finds of the year ! Coins and Relics

    <: Yesterday was such a beautiful day, I had to get out for a couple hours while my teenage son was sleeping and it was well worth it. Things started off slow with a lot of junk signals in the cornfield I was in . I think my machine needs some adjusting unless there's a lot of fertilizer and...
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    Metal Detecting Video

    In my spare time I like to watch others MD'ing videos and no one makes them better then Bill Ladd . Just got to Utube and Type in his name and he has a tone of great videos to watch. This is my favorite. http://youtu.be/p3CmzAyYERY
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    A couple nice spots

    I just want to just posted a couple nice pics I hope to detect soon before the leaves and grass grows.
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    Stumped about this button

    |:cheering: Hey guys! I found this several years ago and I haven't been able to figure it out. Most of us have heard of Pratt & Whitney but this as you can see says Pratt Porter & Co. Hartford. For those that don't live in CT. , Hartford is our Capital and where Pratt & Whitney Co. is. I found...
  16. Sal66

    The Imfamous 2 Cent Coin

    As an owner of a &quot:grin:ug small motto variety, I have had many people ask me the difference between the Large and small variety . I have found out that there are actually 11 documented difference if not more. Here is a website that shows the most common . They left out one of the major...
  17. Sal66

    Coal and Metal Detecting

    Hey everyone ! I've been wanting to ask this question for awhile . Why does Coal give off a signal when it has no Metallic properties at all . I tried looking it up and came up with nothing on the subject. Has anyone else had this problem ?? :confused:
  18. Sal66

    Finally! First finds of the year

    |:cheering: Hey everyone ! As you know I don't get out too much lately but with the Snow that came tonight I decided to get out for a bit. I visited a spot that I have permission to detect since last year that used to be a Potato Farm, so I was told by the owner of the field. I went down to the...
  19. Sal66

    2013 Hunting Season and Reminders to a safe year

    :) Hello everyone ! As the Winter winds down this year , I like yourselves are starting to get excited once again to get out of the house and do what we like to do the best as far as Hobbies go . I just want to just remind everyone that as exciting as Metal Detecting is, that to be aware of...
  20. Sal66

    Winter Hunting

    Hi everyone ! I want to talk about an experience Dan (del) and I had several years ago that might help you all that detect in the woods. There was no snow at home but about 1-2 inches at our site. It was warm and below the leaves the ground was soft. As we detected we could see all the areas we...

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