Neat Finds...Page 3
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September 26, 2016. My first ever Franklin Half Dollar. Being my first and a bonus of it being my birth year, I made it into a ring for a special keepsake.
November 7, 2017. My 2nd Franklin Half Dollar ever, a 1954. Just 6 weeks earlier I popped very first Franklin a 1953-D. Just 6 weeks after I found my very first one. How wild is that?
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My first ever Franklin Half Dollar made into a ring.
Franklin Half Dollar. 1954. REVERSE
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Assorted silver coins including a war nickel
November 7, 2015. Neat old lighter. Found it in the same hunt as the Franklin Half Dollar.
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February 27, 2016. Camp Lanoche hunt. 50 year anniversary Boy Scout slide.
December 10, 2016. Neat find at an old homesite. Dated 1946 Vaccination dog tag.
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I find a lot of costume jewelry but this is some of the neater stuff. 2015/2016.
See the live dig YouTube video on this 1937 Silver Washington Quarter. Fun hunt in Chickamauga, Georgia.
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February 27, 2016. Boy Scout Order of The Arrow pin.
October 10, 2015. Check these out. I was almost waist deep at Cocoa Beach and got a huge hit. Found one of these which led to 3 more. Must have been some type of ceremony in the water.
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July 4, 2016. I was detecting in the water at St. Pete Beach Florida when I recovered this beauty about waste deep and 8" under the sand. It was still running perfectly which is surprising as it turned out to be a counterfeit. Still a great find. Click on the image to see the YouTube video.
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January 19, 2017. Franklin Half Dollar. Cleaned up a bit.
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January 19, 2017. My third ever and unlucky Franklin Half dollar. I went out detecting with FloridaJim in an old town city lot. Started at 8:00 in the morning and at about 8:20 dug my very first target, this 1951 Franklin Half. I called Jim over as I was very excited. I had left my camera in the truck and wanted to get it on live video so while he stayed at the dig area I jogged back to get my camera. On my way I stepped in an old post hole and down I went. Looked at my ankle and my foot was sideways. I popped it back in place, grabbed my video camera and limped back to get the video. That was to be the one and only target I dug. It is now 10 days later and I am still on crutches. OUCH! Just had to cancel a 4 day hunt in Maryland with a very good friend. Hope to get back to detecting soon.
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February 25, 2017. Boy Scout Campsite hunt. Five silver coin day. Mercury Head Dime. 2 silver Rosies and 2 silver war nickels.
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October 9, 2017. Nice heavy Sterling Silver Chain Necklace. Lake find. Very tarnished when found, cleaned up nicely.
Hallmark close-up
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March 22, 2017. Daytona Beach find. Nice Sterling Silver necklace.
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April 18, 2017. Lake find. Complete necklace and moon charm.Both sterling silver.
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August 9, 2017. Solid sterling silver earring. Beach find.
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April 22, 2017. Great find on some old church property. 1914 Script coinage.
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1914 Script coinage. Reverse
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March 4, 2017. Cool old lock with the key hole cover still attached. Bigger than picture portrays. Found this at Florida Hunt 4 in Gainesville.
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March 27, 2017. Largest shell casing I ever found. Not sure of the calibur, maybe 100? Found in Central Orlando.
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June 15, 2018. My first ever Walking Liberty Half Dollar. Shockingly to me I popped this one on the beach at Daytona. My friend Scott was visiting from Maryland and JImmyCrossBones was with us. We found a very large cut in the hard pack sand and we were gridding it. I never ever expected to find a silver coin much less a Half Dollar. It was solid black and you can even see the sand stuck to it before cleaning. It's dated 1945 and the condition suggests it was probably dropped soon after it was put into circulation.
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November 11, 2017. Neat eyeball find. Hand painted Ladybug rock. I was detecting a vacant lot and this was staring straight up at me, Wierd feeling.
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October 15, 2018. Jiminy Cricket earring. Lake find, Very cool.
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May 26, 2017. Found this monster size token in an Orlando Lake.
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April 6, 2018. Front. Half Dollar size Token. Lake find.
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April 6, 2018. Back. Half Dollar size Token. Lake find.
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April 6, 2018. Lake find. Local Orlando Token. Front.
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April 6, 2018. Lake find. Local Orlando Token. Back side.
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June 26, 2018. Silver Minnie Mouse earring. Another NSB find.
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Backside showing the Sterling Silver hallmark.
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June 22, 2018. NSB find. Old sterling silver earring.
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Sterling Silver hallmark.
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June 22, 2018. Big cuts at NSBeach yielded a couple weeks of great hunting. Fossil watch.
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June 26, 2018. NSB find. Two old brass compacs
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June 22, 2018. Gold Filled (gorgeous) 50th anniversary medallion. NSB.
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June 24, 2018. Gold Filled Tweety Birk charm. Yet another NSB find.
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June 26, 2018. Old St. Chistopher medal. Part of the great hunt at NSB.
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August 12, 2018. Extra pretty earring. Not real gold but beautiful. Beach find.
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August 12, 2018. Classic Clasp Hands earring. .925 silver. Beach find.
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October 2, 2018. Stunner. Nice sterling silver. I was detecting at the party lake and when I brought up my scoop this thing staring at me. Creepy. CLICK on this to see the video.
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Hallmark on that Eyeball Pendant/charm
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October 2, 2018. Very cool finding these tokens at the party lake. They are aluminum and about the size of a silver dollar, maybe a little bigger. I found 8 of these on this hunt and one on a previous hunt. They used to have an annual local Wipeout event there but no longer. They even had vendors set up out in the water and that is how all these tokens ended up there. We have found a total of about 30 of these over the last couple years. Fun to find.
October 18, 2018. Cool 1950's lead soldier with flame thrower. A 1930's house was torn down and I had received permission to hunt it.
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November 3, 2018. Very neat aluminum token from 1934.
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Lake find downtown Orlando when they partially drained the lake.
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November 10, 2019. Junior Police Badge 1950"s. Lake find.
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Junior Police Badge backside.
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November 10, 2018. Lake finds. Found these tokens and the Junior police badge in the drained lake. We found more than 10 of these over several visits and I think they were stolen by kids as each one was bent so the pennies could be removed. Remember these are from the 1950"s when a penny was valuable to kids.
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December 22, 2018. 1902 Barber Dime. Private yard find.
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December 22, 2018. Tootsie Toy, private yard.
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December 22, 2018. Ford Tootsie Toy
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April 14, 2019. Springs find. 14K gold. 1/2 of a BFF charm.
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January 19, 2019. Neat find. 45 RPM record adapter. Introduced in 1950. I remember them as just a cheap piece of plastic but this first one even had a patent.
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45 RPM record adapter
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February 7-8-9. 2020. National Detecting League hunt. Just a few odds and ends.
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March 1, 2020. Beautiful silver necklace. Found this one in a local lake.
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September 28, 2019. Neat miniature ball peen toy hammer. Brass, 1950's
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March 6-7-8, 2020. North South Hunt put on by Larry Cissna. Very sparse finds but I did manage a silver knife blade and a Half Dime (very rough).
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March 3, 2020. Dad and daughter pendant with chain. Lake find.
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June 15, 2020. Tiffany sterling silver pendant. Bigger than a quarter. Another lake find.
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August 16. 2020. Nice heavy "Juicy Couture" bracelet. Also a unique Mermaid charm. Lake find.
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December 12-13-14, 2020. Another organized hunt in Virginia with History Hunts. 2 nice Minie Balls, 1893 Indian Head Penny, 1919 Wheatie and a 1600's spoon end.
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February 19, 2021. FH-7 organized hunt. Gladwell Token.
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March 5-7, 2021. Front side Drooped Wing Confererate Officers Staff Button. 5th annual NDL hunt.
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March 5-7, 2021. Back side Drooped Wing Confererate Officers Staff Button. 5th annual NDL hunt.
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March 5-7, 2021. FloridaRob & JimmieCrossBones display their incredible button finds.
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March 5-7, 2021. FloridaRob & JimmieCrossBones display their incredible button finds.
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March 5-7, 2021. Annual NDL Hunt in South Carolina. My best to date Confederate button. WooHoo.
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April 5, 2021. Beautiful Sterling Silver Earring with blue opal. NSB find.
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April 10, 2021. Hunting in Charleston South Carolina and popped few relics. A silver thimble and a fabulous 1755 One Reale Mexico Mint.
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April 10, 2021. 1755 One Reale.
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April 10, 2021. 1755 One Reale.
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May 24, 2021. WOW! Found this 18K GOLD cuff Bracelet in a local lake. It's a Cartier look alike but confirmed 18K by a local jeweler.
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May 24, 2021. WOW! Found this 18K GOLD cuff Bracelet in a local lake. It's a Cartier look alike but confirmed 18K by a local jeweler.
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May 24, 2021. WOW! Found this 18K GOLD cuff Bracelet in a local lake. It's a Cartier look alike but confirmed 18K by a local jeweler.
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August 4, 2021. Found the Mossy Fishing knife at Cocoa Beach.
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August 14, 2021 Found the .925 gold plated Horseshoe earring at NSB.
August 29, 2021 Navy Dog Tag. I invite anyone to try and find the owner and I will return it. I tried but no luck.
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November 17, 2021. 18K GOLD Bracelet. with pendant attached. Lake find.
November 17, 2021. .750 Hallmark on the bracelet.
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March 21, 2022. Very neat 14K Gold chain with a Gold Nugget attached. Beach find. NSB.
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August 28, 2022. .925 Bracelet that has a silver gold look to it. Very nice. Ocean find.
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April 16, 2022. JimmyCrossBones and I went down the Peace River metal detecting and fossil hunting. We found these old bones and sharks' teeth. However the most memorable part was being turned over in our canoe by a large alligator! No kidding.
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May 31, 2022. Fantastic Find! 18K 1/4 oz Gold Bar made by Cartier. It's real. Lake find.
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May 31, 2022. Fantastic Find! 18K 1/4 oz Gold Bar made by Cartier. It's real. Lake find.
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May 31, 2022. Fantastic Find! 18K 1/4 oz Gold Bar made by Cartier. It's real. Lake find.
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May 6, 2021. Sterling Silver Pandora Disney Bracelet. Cocoa Beach find.
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JUNE 14, 2022. Popped this nice Dewalt knife at Cocoa Beach.
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June 24, 2022. Nice Pandora style sterling silver bracelet. Lake find.
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July 7, 2022. Very good fake Cartier Nail Bracelet. Look ahead to June 6, 2023 and you will see where I find the real McCoy worth the big $$$. Lake find.
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August 1, 2022. My first hunt with the Deus II. Heavy stainless steel cross. Lake find.
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August 5, 2022. 18K Gold Bracelet. Ocean find.
August 5, 2022. 18K Gold Bracelet. Ocean find.
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August 18-25, 2022. I spent a week over at NSB in a condo. Found 6 pair sunglasses, 7 pieces of costume jewelry, 5 rings and this nice 14K Gold soccer pendant.
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August 18-25, 2022. I spent a week over at NSB in a condo. Found 6 pair sunglasses, 7 pieces of costume jewelry, 5 rings and this nice 14K Gold soccer pendant.
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September 2, 2022. Keychain hammer bottle opener. Lake find.
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Post Hurricane finds last quarter of 2022.
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Post Hurricane finds last quarter of 2022. The hurricane did a lot of major damage but metal detecting was a bonanza. Silver coins included 45 Mercury Head dimes, 23 Roosevelt dimes, 14 Washington quarters, 1 Walking Liberty Half Dollar, 6 Barber Head dimes and 2 Barber Head Quarters. Also found 2 V-Nickels and 3 Buffalo Nickels. I also found some incredible rings that you can see on my ring page.
Also found these very small items of gold. A locket, looks to be a finger nail and a small ID bracelet.
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Post Hurricane finds last quarter of 2022.
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Let's Begin 2023
January 2, 2023. Found these giant shackles and carabiners all hooked together. Very weird. You can see how big they are by comparing the St. Christopher medallion that is shown in the middle. Ocean find where boats live.
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January 2, 2023. Ocean find.
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January 9, 2023....My Birthday. Found some nice assorted jewelry that included 2 silver hoop earrings, a silver pandora charm and a silver frog earring. Ocean find.
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February 18, 2023. Recovered this 18K Gold charm in an old abandoned park.
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February 18, 2023. Recovered this 18K Gold charm in an old abandoned park.
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February 25, 2023. Found this bike lock in the dry sand at Cocoa Beach. I went online and learned how to pick the lock. I now use it on a regular basis.
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April 14, 2023. 14K Gold Bracelet .925 cross ER & .925 Disney stud ER.
April 14, 2023. Gold & Silver Disney earring.
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May 11, 2023. A Utah tax token and a religious medallion. Odd pair but found both in a lake.
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May 26, 2023. Spectacular Pendant. Actually 14K Gold with a Rodium coating. Chock full of diamonds. Lake find.
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May 26, 2023. Spectacular Pendant. Actually 14K Gold with a Rodium coating. Chock full of diamonds. Lake find.
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May 29, 2023. 10K Gold Ankh cut Cross Pendant. Found this one on Miami. Beach.
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June 6, 2023. Spectacular Nail Bangle Bracelet. 14K Gold. 54.1 grams. 3.50 CTW. Lake find.
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June 6, 2023. Spectacular Nail Bangle Bracelet. 14K Gold. 54.1 grams. 3.50 CTW. Lake find.
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June 19, 2023. 8 gram 10K Gold earring and a 10K Gold cross. Found both on NSB. Love when I find Gold!
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June 24, 2023. Sterling Silver Bracelet. NSB.
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July 25, 2023. Pretty 10K Gold Earring. Daytona Beach
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July 29, 2023. Cigar Cutter. What a crazy find. It won 1st place in our club competition. River find.
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August 1, 2023. Pandora Bracelet Mom of the Year. Cocoa Beach find.
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August 14, 2023. Beautiful heavy Sterling Silver Cross. Found in a neighbors yard while tearing down an old house.
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August 14, 2023. Beautiful heavy Sterling Silver Cross. Found in a neighbors yard while tearing down an old house.
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August 16, 2023. 14K Gold bracelet. Lake find.
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August 19, 2023. Homemade Sterling Silver Spoon Bracelet. As dug. River find.
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August 19, 2023. Homemade Sterling Silver Spoon Bracelet. As cleaned. River find.
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August 28, 2023. Invicta Dive Watch, Gigantic! Found this one in a like where a lot of boaters hang out.
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August 28, 2023. Invicta Dive Watch, Gigantic! Found this one in a like where a lot of boaters hang out.
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August 28, 2023. Invicta Dive Watch, Gigantic! Found this one in a like where a lot of boaters hang out.
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August 31, 2023. Week long hunt at NSB. 14K Gold 10th anniversary pendant. 10K Gold shield and clasp. 2 Silver earrings.
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September 17, 2023. Model T valve stem cover.
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September 23, 2023. Monster 14K Gold heavy men's Bracelet. Ocean find.
September 23, 2023
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September 23, 2023. 3 Silver Earrings. Ocean find.
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October 2, 2023. Harry S. Truman Token. 33rd President. As dug.
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October 2, 2023. Harry S. Truman Token. 33rd President. As dug.
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October 18, 2023. Gorgeous Sterling Silver Pendant with chain. Daytona Beach.
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October 23. 2023. Three beautiful pieces of Sterling Silver jewelry. Tiffany Love Heart ER. Earring with Stones and a David Yurman Silver Cross. Ocean find.
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November 8, 2023. Vintage Sterling Silver charm. Relic Hunting.
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November 8, 2023. Vintage Sterling Silver charm. Relic Hunting.
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November 20, 2023. BOOM! My first ever U.S. Gold coin. A beautiful 1855 Indian Princess Heat One Dollar Gold Coin. Our small group of 6 hunters were hunting a historic site with permission from the owner. Two of my friends had found Shield Nickels and I asked my buddy where they were found. He pointed out the area and I headed that way. I was using the Deus II and a vdi nickel signal is usually around 59 to 61. Just after a few minutes I got a nice 57 signal on the screen. I remember thinking to myself, YES!, a shield nickel. I dug it about 5 inches and BOOM......my first ever U.S. Gold coin.
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November 20, 2023. BOOM! My first ever U.S. Gold coin.
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November 20, 2023. BOOM! My first ever U.S. Gold coin.
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November 20, 2023. BOOM! My first ever U.S. Gold coin.
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November 20, 2023. 1837 Large cent. As Dug.
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November 20, 2023. 1837 Large cent. As Dug.
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November 20, 2023. 1837 Large cent. Cleaned up a bit.
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November 20, 2023. 1837 Large cent. Cleaned up a bit.
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December 23, 2023. WWI Eagle Buttons. Relic Hunting.
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December 23, 2023. WWI Eagle Buttons. Relic Hunting.
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December 29, 2023. Very neat Stainless Steel Cross. Beach find.
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