Whats your favorite type of finds?

dburch6

Jr. Member
Jun 13, 2015
43
55
southern indiana
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT Pro
Whites Coinmaster Gt
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
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Don't get me wrong I love finding silver more than anything but I always love finding old knives or anything gun related. To some its junk but ill never throw them away haha
 

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relic nut

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Nov 29, 2014
4,000
7,275
VA
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1
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Minelab CTX 3030 TELEKINETICS 4000 GARRET AT PRO
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
CW relics are what I target, but I love it all. Anything old turns me on. Every hole is exciting, what is it, what was it used for and why is it there? Who touched it last? I love to reflect on all the why's. HH RN
 

Loco-Digger

Gold Member
Jun 16, 2014
11,827
17,744
Northern O-H-I-O
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F75 LTD, 1280X Aquanaut, & a Patriot (back-up/loaner)
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
I am a coin shooter, that being said I do get the most enjoyment finding old coins. Other items I enjoy digging are old tokens and tootsie toys.
 

TooManyHobbies

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Dec 24, 2007
1,935
2,015
CT
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Whites MXT,
DetectorPro HH Underwater
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Old coins first. Dog tags. Thimbles. Silver and gold of course.
 

Sandman

Gold Member
Aug 6, 2005
13,398
3,992
In Michigan now.
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Excal 1000, Excal II, Sovereign GT, CZ-20, Tiger Shark, Tejon, GTI 1500, Surfmaster Pulse, CZ6a, DFX, AT PRO, Fisher 1235, Surf PI Pro, 1280-X, many more because I enjoy learning them. New Garrett Ca
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Flies and Baits 181.jpg Some of my favorite stuff mostly chains and no rings in this pic.
 

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JackalopeZL1

Bronze Member
Nov 22, 2014
1,721
2,893
Tennessee And California
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CTX 3030, Deus 2, Soon to be manticore
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Gold, Old American coins. I have found a few old foreign coins but for me they just don't get me too excited. Even found a 20cent silver French indo china coin(avatar pic) worth a good $90.. Would have been much happier with a common date BArber:) Still love the find of course..
 

Carolina Tom

Gold Member
Apr 4, 2014
10,059
17,063
Charlotte
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XP Deus V3.2 9" & 11" Coils, AT Pro, ProPointer AT, Lesche 55, 75 & 80LT
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Other
I am a coin guy. Old coins, silver coins and old silver coins! Just something about coinage that gets me excited.
 

basque-man

Silver Member
Sep 26, 2014
2,521
3,119
W. Nevada / N. CA
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1
Detector(s) used
XP Deus; Minelab E-Trac; Son (Wyatt) uses XP Deus!
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
It's all about the coins for us. We do find the odd stuff now and then, including 3-ringers, marbles, rings and such. Even when we find an "old" foreign coin in a ghost town we are like awwwww!!!!
 

Dirtslinger

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Apr 6, 2013
92
94
Western Illinois
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Teknetics Delta 4000, Gamma 6000 w/NEL SS, Nokta Impact, Garrett Treasure Ace 300, Minelab Equinox 800, White's Coinmaster 4/DB
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
4. Coins.
3. Toys.
2. Odd stuff/tokens
1. Family owned stuff.

The whole reason I got into this endeavor was because my grandpa was the best storyteller I ever knew. He was an extremely unique person, he did some awesome stuff and apparently left behind a story instead of a will. After he died, he left things behind that family members were bound to find. I got the firearms that were left in my "hidden" play area that only I could fit into when I was a little dude. He would have had to totally remove and slide out a furnace and then replace it all to have him put them there. My mom remembered where she played when she was little and found lots of stuff left for her. Long story short, there was nothing insignificant about the man. All the stories we were told had some truth to them, most of which led to more stories. He was just awesome and I love hunting around that old place. I just love digging memories and deciphering it all. Long live grandpa's memory.
 

Randyg12

Sr. Member
Aug 6, 2014
459
466
Northridge, Ca
Detector(s) used
Equinox 800, CTX 3030, and E-Trac
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
I like finding anything old! Besides old coins some of my favorite oldies, are toy lead soldiers, watch fobs, buttons, old shell casings, old jewelry, and marbles. :thumbsup:
 

Skippy SH13

Bronze Member
Feb 18, 2015
1,131
2,376
Primary Interest:
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Rings for me, Mate! I live in an area that had very little action in the 1800's, and I've never even found a single silver coin. But rings?? oooooh, I love rings...

Since I started detecting in January, I've found 43 of them! Yesterday's ring was a cool stainless steel spinner with the chain (wally-world $30). Fits my finger perfectly! I have found 5 gold rings this year, two silver, a bunch of titanium and tungsten... Nothing special on my hunts, just local parks in the city where it's legal to MD. I've managed to have one return (I actually don't count that in the 43, come to think of it!), so it's really 44-1. :)

LOVE the rings... mmmmmm...

Skippy
 

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dburch6

Jr. Member
Jun 13, 2015
43
55
southern indiana
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT Pro
Whites Coinmaster Gt
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
I've only found one ring unless you count horse tackle rings [emoji12]. I don't have the best places to hunt around here but I still find some silver from time to time. my parents have some land so I spend a lot of time digging random signals. find a lot of neat old stuff tho.
 

cudamark

Gold Member
Top Banner Poster
Mar 16, 2011
13,198
14,506
San Diego
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
3
Detector(s) used
XP Deus 2, Equinox 800/900, Fisher Impulse AQ, E-Trac, 3 Excal 1000's, White's TM808, VibraProbe, 15" NEL Attack, Mi6, Steath 920ix and 720i scoops, TRX, etc....
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Metal types....
1. Platinum
2. Gold
3. Silver
4. Copper/brass/bronze

Treasure type.......
1. Old coins
2. Tokens
3. Badges, tags, stuff with writing on it
4. Jewelry
5. Relics
 

JoeB_OH

Sr. Member
Dec 19, 2012
290
491
Cleveland , Ohio
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Fisher F44, Bounty Hunter Pioneer 505, Bounty Hunter Tracker 4.
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
One Mans trash, Anothers treasure!! Finding the things you enjoy is what matters! - Local History , for me! 2 Bank Tokens from Cleveland- 580129_447546311923930_36998837_n.jpg 554740_447546371923924_164014623_n (1).jpg IMG_1848.JPG IMG_1849.JPG
 

MrMikeJackie

Bronze Member
Nov 3, 2013
1,751
2,258
Long Island
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CTX 3030,
Xp Deus,
That's it, I'm done.
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
I like gold, followed by gold, lastly some gold, I'll even take gold sometimes. Did I mention I like to find gold?
 

Fletch88

Silver Member
Mar 7, 2013
4,841
2,367
Valdosta, GA
Detector(s) used
Garrett ATPro- 8.5x11, 5x8, CORS Fotune 5.5x9.5
Tesoro Silver microMax- 8 donut, 8x11 RSD, 3x18 Cleansweep
Minelab Excalibur ll- 10" Tornado
Minelab CTX 3030
Minelab Xterra 305
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Civil war relics, jewelry and silver!
 

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