exoutsider
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I'm going to hit it but first on my list is Hazel, MN.
oldhippiecoinhntr said:Hello all! I am 'oldhippiecoinhntr' , live near Wilton Minn in Northern Mn. I just started metal detecting June of this year. A very close friend of mine, named Clarence Bertram got me started. I actually had a interest in detecting for more that 10 years. I read about it a lot, and had magazines, and books, but never bought a machine. Went with Clarence early June, and got real seriuos and bought a Garretts GTX 1000 and have been going seriously ever since. Just wish I ad got started years ago. How many times have you all said or heard this. When my wife and I got married 35 years ago, we both visited hundreds of old homesteads, just looking for old bottles and antiques. But didnt think of the detecting then. But havent forgotten those old sites, and while many are gone (progress) many are still there, some long forgotten except by me, so they are prime areas for me.
Two subjects I want to cover more. First, I regrett to inform you all of sad news. My friend Clarence Bertram, who has posted here, and some of you knew, was trajicly killed in a motorcycle accident on Sept 1 2007.We had been out together hunting a new site the eve before. I shall miss him greatly, as will all his friends.
Second, getting back to history. When I was in 5th and 6th grade, I lived in a little town of Iona. I worked for a lady there in her garden. One day digging in the garden, I found a 1890's half dollar, and though the exact details are somewhat lost to time, I do remember that if had stars around the edge, and a lady I may describe as a draped bust. I found a couple of more coins there, but dont remember what they were. I am convinced there were more there. But as a young kid, diggind for more did not interest me. Lady I worked for took and kept the old coins. I would love to pass the location to someone in the area, as they could look. I am not going to get there again. Cottenjim..........you reading this? If you are near there, contact me. I will give you info.
dfxdude said:Hello, I'm back north after wintering in AZ for 4 months. Didn't get as much MDing done as I expected as I was doing handyman work at the retirement village I live in down there. But I did get about 150 coins, 1 pendant, 1 silver ring, two dog tags, a costumer designer watch and some other odds and ends, that I wouldn't have gotten if I was digging in the frozen tundra up here. No silver coins, just one wheat penny from 1950. Just got back from MD trip to Ohio at the Tuscazoar Camp near Dover. There were about 70 of us there on about 400+ acres. It was only for people that swing DFX's from Whites. I got 60+ coins, but again just a single wheatie (1947). There were about 100 silver coins harvested among the 70 people, including a Morgan Silver Dollar(1879), several walking liberty halves, franklin halves, seated and barber quarters, mercury dimes, etc etc. Also 7 large cents with 3 of the dates 1817, 1830 and 1831. At least 2 half dimes and more. Goose from Sartell, MN and SteveMN from Cambridge represented Minn there and SteveMN got 4 silver coins. If you click on this link and scroll down thru the file, you will see some of the silver and relics that were found there.
http://www.dfxonly.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5318
Mindy, I have picked up a few coins in Litchfield and Cosmos (Meeker County).
While in Tucson, I was MD'ing at a local park when a man spotted my Minnesota plates and saw I was swinging a detector. He did not own a detector, but said he was from Fargo originally and gave me a tip someone may be able to follow up on. He mentioned a park in Fargo that had a swimming hole on it during the 50's. He told me the name of the park, but I had forgotten by the time I got home, but I knew I would remember it, if I saw the name. I checked all the present parks in Fargo and none of them rang a bell. He said it was near the river and the old swimming hole had been covered over or abandoned and I got the impression it might be in a remote area of a present day park. So if anyone wants to research that, go ahead.
Butch aka DFXDude / Renville, MN