Selling Your Finds?

[oifbusch]

Hey Guys, just curious about whether or not yall sell anything yall find? Im going through the threads and loving what is being found. I want to get a metal detector but those are expensive...do any of you sell your treasure or coins to pay for such high end equipment?

 

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[ecoast]

...what'll you give me for a bucket 'o can slaw?

(with co-mingled bottle caps)

 

[oifbusch]

Not sure what you mean? lol

 

[DiggerinVA]

lol

 

[NVNutcase]

I haven't sold anything, yet. I've got my wife convinced that we are going to get rich, and she's getting anxious. Lol I'm sure you can move anything of Value.

 

[oifbusch]

Yea my fiance thinks im crazy but the rest of family is kinda anxious for me to go out and look lol. My uncle has about 40 acres of hunting property and has a creek that should hold gold...i have permission to pan there when the pans come in the mail. Also, we live in an old School house building that is considered "historic" in our county and I really want to get a detector and check out the fields and yards lol.

 

[DigIron2]

Completely your call.I would only if necessary,but you might find yourself having some future regret.

 

[mlayers]

Depends on what I have found. I may wait and sell when I get enough. I sold most of my gold and silver jewelry when it was high. I cam out pretty good. Now I am just collecting and letting it all add back up.

 

[Iron Patch]

To answer your question, yes, I have been lucky enough to both find enough good stuff that paid for all my detectors, as well as still having a pretty large collection. When you do that, especially from about the time you start, chance are you will learn to regret a choice or two, but I actually did ok and can only think of a couple of things I'd like to have back, and they weren't the valuable ones. That having been said, don't assume it's going to be easy. I live in an area with some decent hunting, and a lot of sites... many don't have it near as good.

 

[redcobra8u]

I sold a stainless Tiffany & co. Ring in eBay for $100 and only because it had no worth for scrap. After that, my wife is happy to hang onto everything. I guess I will let it pile up and cash it all in one day but for now, it's nice to look at.

 

[whammy]

I sold all my non valuable or collectable silver coins and my buddie and I went out to New Mexico to visit his son. PS, I did keep all the good silver coins though.

 

[barbara.smith.5264]

I have a 1899 victor patents safe anyone know about them

 

[oifbusch]

I went out today for the first time searching for gold (gold pans came in the mail today)....and found a laptop someone threw off the bridge ...a lil gold right there lol...and shoveled some gravel and sand from the river and will practice panning more tomorrow

 

[enamel7]

I have a 1899 victor patents safe anyone know about them

Wrong forum.

 

[mouseman60]

Don't buy a metal detector thinking you're going to get rich or have enough to pay for one. Metal detecting is about having
A hobbie and enjoying looking for stuff ,and if you find something of value, it's up to you if you want to sell it or not. Myself, after 3 years of looking I havnt sold a thing. But, hey you never know until you find something.

 

[worldtalker]

I've traded several dog tags and a token for Silver coins...........REAL MONEY!!


GOD Bless

Chris

 

[Dave Rishar]

Hey Guys, just curious about whether or not yall sell anything yall find? Im going through the threads and loving what is being found. I want to get a metal detector but those are expensive...do any of you sell your treasure or coins to pay for such high end equipment?

I initially went into this hobby telling myself that I would, and I still tell myself that I will, but I haven't to date. It's hard to let go.

 

[Higgy]

Hey Guys, just curious about whether or not yall sell anything yall find? Im going through the threads and loving what is being found. I want to get a metal detector but those are expensive...do any of you sell your treasure or coins to pay for such high end equipment?

Its all about the hunt for me, but I love many different aspects of treasure hunting and detecting. This is what its all about.

To answer your question however, I do sell some of my finds. I sell all of the clad, first of all. I clean them up with my tumbler, and separate them into individual bags. After I cash them in, I put the cash into an envelope in my safe and save it up for detecting stuff, scuba gear, prospecting gear, etc. Anything notable gets saved to my private collection. I'm not a relic guy, so any valuable relics (which I am still waiting to find, hehehe) will get sold or given to friends.

 

[mr helton]

I initially went into this hobby telling myself that I would, and I still tell myself that I will, but I haven't to date. It's hard to let go.

haha same

Then I reasoned with myself and said ok I'll just sell the gold, but here I am sitting on 3 gold rings and a gold pendant that I can't bring myself to sell.

 

[Higgy]

haha same

Then I reasoned with myself and said ok I'll just sell the gold, but here I am sitting on 3 gold rings and a gold pendant that I can't bring myself to sell.

I know the feeling. It's not like its hoarding. Its more like you had to work hard for that stuff.