A First at the Local Detector Club Meeting

[sendin]

My metal detector friend, Bob, took me to the local detector club meeting tonight after we had some pizza down the street. A small turn-out, but I got to see everyone's finds for the month and also their 'best of' for the year. I lot of nice jewelry and some very nice coins too.

Took the token I found last week, see http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,56853.0.html and a club memeber token collector offered me $20 for it so I sold it. Yea! Not much into tokens so I'll add the $20 to clad stash for future gold or silver purchase.

At the end of the meeting they had a raffle for a bunch of silver coins and a second raffle for two 1945 Mexican Gold 2 Peso coins. I didn't buy any tickets; being new I figured it was more for the paying members. Just before they started, it was announced that they still needed $10 more dollars in tickets for the gold raffle. So I went up with my $20 to get $10, but some other guy also went up with $5 so I just got $5 so they could make their $10. I went back and sat down.

So they call my number and I go up and get one of the gold coins! They have me pick the next ticket for the next winner. So I pull the ticket and go back and sit down. They call my number AGAIN and I end up with both gold coins for the night!

Man you should of heard the yelling! They say its never happened before. I guesss I'd better join the club!

 

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[TreasureTales]

Hey, I know the club you're talking about. Some real interesting people attend those meetings!!!! hahahaha Yeah, I can hear them complaining about a newbie (non-member ta-boot) winning those gold Mexican coins. At the local club to which I belong (about 50 miles up the highway from yours), it is ALWAYS true that the newcomer wins the best/most coins. Never fails. Anyhow, good for you that you tried to help them reach their goal and good for you in winning the coins.

 

[RON (PA)]

The members are probably still complaining. Those are some beautiful coins. I would join the club if I were you.

 

[knapper]

WHAT ARE THEY WORTH

 

[buscadero]

You'd better join up or leave town! I can hear 'em from here! Not only that, but now you have a rep for being Lucky! It would almost be worth
buying a very valuable coin, then bringing it in to the next meeting & telling them you found it at the most hunted out place in town! hehehe!
Real nice going tho!! 8)

HH Joe

 

[Gypsy Heart]

That worked slick!
You better join if you were that lucky just at a meeting!

 

[stoney56]

I'd join. You still have $15 left over from the $20. FYI, I think they're worth about $25-$35 each.

 

[skierbob]

Way to go there, Sendin. There was a dealer at the FMDAC convention selling those Dos Pesos for $39.50 each. You really made out good.

 

[Farmercal]

Nice first meeting Sendin! Perhaps it is a sign of things to come.

 

[stefen]

The token was free as it was found...sold for $20 and now your $15 to the good plus whatever the gold coins are worth.

Take some of the $15 and sign up.

Oh! Don't forget to buy Bob a drink.

If it wasn't for Bob, you'd just have a token rattling around in your pocket.

 

[sendin]

I see some coin seller's websites are trying to get up to $49 each for these coins. They are only about .048 oz of 0.9 something gold - very tiny coins, but I like them.

I was thinking about giving Bob one of the coins. I should just do that. Good character test I guess - see if I can overcome selfish things, right? I am going to meet him tonight for the "Gold Diggers" club meeting at 7PM.

I will report back if I do it. I will report back if I don't.

 

[sendin]

Now Bob has one too!

 

[stoney56]

Now Bob has one too!

8)

 

[Jeffro]

Reminds me of the first meeting I went to- wound up winning a couple of prizes, but then again I also donated a pennyweight of fines, no one griped much!

Love the book Stoney- can I get an autographed copy?!?!?

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Send,

you made out like a bandit.

Have found that membership in a club is
a good place for local information, if you
keep your eyes and ears open .

have a good un................

 

[stoney56]

Reminds me of the first meeting I went to- wound up winning a couple of prizes, but then again I also donated a pennyweight of fines, no one griped much!

Love the book Stoney- can I get an autographed copy?!?!?

Wished I could Jeffro. But it's kind of crappy reading.