Blak bart
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It was years before I realized how special that was !! I was bitter for awhile later in life that my parents took all my silver. I later learned to just enjoy the memory of lugging that treasure home !!
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I'm not much of a guy hugger Uncle, but you get one.
Deaths of others ,especially those we're close to; seems to change the lens we look through. Maybe each time.
bill from lachine
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Bart&RC,
Thanks it's appreciated. Luckily I got to see him in the retirement home this past July when he was still in decent shape. They gave him 1 month to live and he last 9 months with the last 2 on heavy duty morphine so it's a relief.
He made it to 92 which is about 12 years above the average so more than a full life.
Thanks it's appreciated. Luckily I got to see him in the retirement home this past July when he was still in decent shape. They gave him 1 month to live and he last 9 months with the last 2 on heavy duty morphine so it's a relief.
He made it to 92 which is about 12 years above the average so more than a full life.
Idahodutch
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Bill,
92 is a good long run. The misses and I, have you in our thoughts and prayers.
92 is a good long run. The misses and I, have you in our thoughts and prayers.
MetalArchSC
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MetalArch,
Give me an A....Give me a B....Give me a C....sorry it was just to tempting....
Lmao... thumbs got behind my brain.
MetalArchSC
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MetalArchSC
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@bill My prayers are with you and your family.
MetalArchSC
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I took a nap in the dingy... looks like everyone left the ship... I’ll check back later.
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If you had 30 to 40 pounds you have us beat to date. I'm going with Marty to an ole fishing camp next weekend weather permitting. I doubt a cache would be there but we'll be looking for silver primary. And congratulations on the cache you found.
bill from lachine
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Bart,
Cool story on the silver hoard not many of us ever managed that much well done!
Cool story on the silver hoard not many of us ever managed that much well done!
bill from lachine
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I probably lost the pictures on my old computer, however, a fellow I knew on another website in Atlanta I believe found a large silver hoard in an old park.
He sent me the pictures privately and told me not to share since he had sold the rights to the story to a treasure magazine.
In any event not many of us will ever find a decent sized hoard in our lifetime.
I know a couple of folks on the Canadian forum made out like bandits by tracking down long forgotten sites, 1 was a former beach now unused and the other was a former turn of the century picnic site since overgrown and gone back to woods.
He sent me the pictures privately and told me not to share since he had sold the rights to the story to a treasure magazine.
In any event not many of us will ever find a decent sized hoard in our lifetime.
I know a couple of folks on the Canadian forum made out like bandits by tracking down long forgotten sites, 1 was a former beach now unused and the other was a former turn of the century picnic site since overgrown and gone back to woods.
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Man, I'm really sorry about your brother. Bill. I don't know what I'd do if I'd lost mine.
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Back some 15 years ago I was in a book store. I ask the attendant if they had metal detecting magazines. He answered no and proceed to ask me about the sport. I gave him some general blah blah blah and he then told me a story that I still today don't know if I believe or not. He told me an older black man came by and told him to come with him and he would be payed handsomely. They went to an old home site on the Tennessee river in Muscle Shoals Al. They both lived in Florence across the river. The older man had a machine and proceeded to detect the old site. He said suddenly the older man got a strong signal. They dug and came out with he said 4 lbs. of melted gold and some silver coins. He said the man told him he would sell the finds and pay him later. The young guy was thinking yeah right. He then told me that some time later the older guy stopped by his house and payed him 50 bucks. If this is true there maybe some left. I'm thinking this was a large old land owner with a large estate home and when the union army came through either the owner burned the home to keep the Yanks from getting stuff or the union army burned it. I googled the place. It's there. The only problem is that it's on government property. It's very tempting to try to go look. I didn't have my Deus at the time but now since it folds nicely it could or could not pay off. This is the first time ive told this story publicly. Only my bride.
Back some 15 years ago I was in a book store. I ask the attendant if they had metal detecting magazines. He answered no and proceed to ask me about the sport. I gave him some general blah blah blah and he then told me a story that I still today don't know if I believe or not. He told me an older black man came by and told him to come with him and he would be payed handsomely. They went to an old home site on the Tennessee river in Muscle Shoals Al. They both lived in Florence across the river. The older man had a machine and proceeded to detect the old site. He said suddenly the older man got a strong signal. They dug and came out with he said 4 lbs. of melted gold and some silver coins. He said the man told him he would sell the finds and pay him later. The young guy was thinking yeah right. He then told me that some time later the older guy stopped by his house and payed him 50 bucks. If this is true there maybe some left. I'm thinking this was a large old land owner with a large estate home and when the union army came through either the owner burned the home to keep the Yanks from getting stuff or the union army burned it. I googled the place. It's there. The only problem is that it's on government property. It's very tempting to try to go look. I didn't have my Deus at the time but now since it folds nicely it could or could not pay off. This is the first time ive told this story publicly. Only my bride.
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No ring, (turns out it was on the floor board of his truck, under the seat. What a dingleberry.) but that didn't stop me from digging up over 193 .22 bullet casings (we counted) three cents in change, several pieces of Budweiser can, and this really neat brass lock that may date back to pre 1930.
bill from lachine
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Rusty,
Well he was a great guy and a friend also. One of his favourite expressions was we all have an expiry date we just don't know when.
Well he was a great guy and a friend also. One of his favourite expressions was we all have an expiry date we just don't know when.
bill from lachine
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Rusty,
The lock is a beauty and a great consolation prize for your efforts. Stay safe grasshopper.
The lock is a beauty and a great consolation prize for your efforts. Stay safe grasshopper.
bill from lachine
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rook,
Not suggesting you break the law or anything, however, if the site is not gated and either closed during the virus outbreak or at least weekends. Well I won't tell if you don't heh isn't government property which ultimately is public property because we foot the bills which is why we detect school yards, parks, sportsfields, etc....
Same logic just a different type of government site....and with those comments judge I rest my case....
Not suggesting you break the law or anything, however, if the site is not gated and either closed during the virus outbreak or at least weekends. Well I won't tell if you don't heh isn't government property which ultimately is public property because we foot the bills which is why we detect school yards, parks, sportsfields, etc....
Same logic just a different type of government site....and with those comments judge I rest my case....
