20 years lost, now found!

Vonclemen29

Hero Member
Apr 15, 2013
518
532
Central mississippi
Detector(s) used
Bounty hunter commando, minelab xterra 505 9", 6" coil, minelab pro pointer.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
When I was about 9 my grandad gave me a army corp of engineers compass that his dad gave him in 46'. It had a wristband like a watch leather.I had it about two hours before I lost it picking up limbs in his orchard. Fell out of my field jacket pocket. For years i felt bad about loosing it.Well today, 20 years later, I was detecting in his orchard looking for v nickels, or anything else when, bam loud hit, popped a hole an I saw it! I wasn't even thinking about, heck I thought I lost it in the burn pile dumping the limbs, and it actually still works. Well here's the pics, an my grandad got to see it again today! He was happy about it! Thought I'd share it, I'm happy about it!

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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
Great story!
 

christo000

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Mar 17, 2013
3,765
812
mass North Attleboro
Detector(s) used
Xp Deus,m-6 pinpointer, technetics t2ltd (had, whites v3i,minelab xterra 705,atpro,prism 4,sunray probe minlabe profind,garret propointer, f75ltd and many more)
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Very cool reunited at last great job
 

geologyjohn

Full Member
Mar 18, 2009
210
98
West edge of the U.S.
Detector(s) used
WW2 mine detector, D-Tex Standard, D-Tex Deluxe, A.H. Pro Discriminator, various Whites, Fisher 1265-X, Fisher 1270, Fisher F75, Fisher Gold Bug,Tesoro Sand Shark. And maybe others that I forgot?
Nice story. I am still looking for the Cub Scout ring that I lost in 1964 in my folks yard (woods), or my Dad's WW2 dog tag that he put on our dogs collar about the same time.
 

GrassButler

Greenie
Jun 7, 2013
12
4
North East Florida
Detector(s) used
Tesoro Vaquero
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Write the story of it along with dates and age and put in a ziploc bag keep the compass with the story in a box. It will be neat for people/family to see the compass and read your story.
 

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Vonclemen29

Vonclemen29

Hero Member
Apr 15, 2013
518
532
Central mississippi
Detector(s) used
Bounty hunter commando, minelab xterra 505 9", 6" coil, minelab pro pointer.
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Thanks. I've actually found a Boy Scouts ring in my mother in laws house.

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And yea that's a good idea!
 

DigitNY

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Jan 1, 2013
286
44
Cortlandt NY
Detector(s) used
Minelab 305, Fisher CZ70 Pro, Garrett pro point
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
That's awesome !! Glad grandad got to see it again, that makes it all the better.
 

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