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  1. Compac with SILVER coins inside !

    Today I met up with a couple friends. Been wanting to hit another site that was on my bucket list... Today it paid off bigtime... Walked straight down to the beach and bang... First item of the day was a Captain Midnight Badge.... Dates from 1941, and it's the first issue of the badge... I love...
  2. Teller: "Those arent your coins in the reject tray...You come in with half dollars."

    Teller: "Those aren't your coins in the reject tray...You come in with half dollars." Eminem, I'll throw you a couple 90%ers to take care of this rude teller for me.... In the past, a friendly teller at my dump bank; today she gave me a rough time when I asked to take the reject coins out of...
  3. Cotton Field gives up a 1941 D Dime

    :hello2:This is the first silver I've found in quiet a long time, but I knew if there ever was a place that would give up some silver coins it would be out in that cotton field and not very far from that old gravel road either. I've found several wheat pennies there on recent hunts so I figured...
  4. My CRH International Coin Goal: Free trip to Europe/ Canada

    This idea just came to me the other day, and I am sure I am not the first person to think of this. A new CRH goal of mine is to pay for a trip to Canada and Europe (UK) with all the Canadian and Euros/Pounds I am finding in coin rolls, as well as in the reject trays of coin counters. This is...
  5. Hello. New detector from Hanceville, AL. Showing my first finds.

    These are my finds for my first detecting adventure outside my yard with my Garrett AT Pro. I went to a local High School football stadium on Saturday morning after a game on Friday night. I detected for about three hours but did not cover the entire area by far. The stadium was built in the...
  6. Metal Detecting in Maryland

    Hello all, My wife and i are new to Metal Detecting and were trying to find some good places to go. We just purchased our first metal detector and are mainly doing it as a hobby and a reason to get out of the house and be together, but... of course we want to find some good stuff! Just...
  7. Three silver weekend

    Found my first standing liberty quarter but the date is gone, I also found my second Washington silver a '42 and it's in great shape. Today I found a '42 Australian sixpence and three intact .50cal rounds. Had a great time and wish all my trips went this well. HH OMWP
  8. Anyone know what this foreign coin is?

    I picked up this foreign coin at a garage sail today, I have no clue where it is from or the composition although it looks like silver. If anyone knows anything about it could you please tell me? Thanks.
  9. Very old (maybe spanish?) coin I found near Columbus, GA

    Hey everyone !! I found this on a ruck march, I collect coins but this goes above my knowledge. It has a code arms or something on it, plus a small number 7 at the bottom. Any help would be appreciated !
  10. How is looking for in Central Europe

    Hello to all forum I am a member of the Bohemian Club LP Archaea 2010th We work with archaeologists for several years and so we can boast a number of findings. When I find time to put them one. These photos are from a survey Rescue castle end of the 13th century. Mainly looking for coins and...
  11. Coins and an old hammer

    Hello Treasure Hunters, It’s been a long time since I’ve seen ya. Been busy, hot, tired and a wee bit lazy too. Oh yeah, I got excuses too,:laughing7: but I’m sure you don’t want to hear them. Anyway, I managed to get to a local park yesterday with my metal detector. They had a carnival there...
  12. WANTED: A mentor to show me the ropes of MDing in Utah!

    I'm looking for someone experienced in the art of metal detecting that can take me under their wing and show me the basics. I do not have a detector yet, because I don't know where to look for quality machines and I'm a poor married student. I would be willing to help with hunts in Utah Valley...
  13. Couple questions about relic hunting?

    Hey everyone im moving to ringgold ga and i want to know of some stuff... 1) what are good number id signals for relics for the at pro? 2) When are good and bad times to metal detect in farmers fields? 3) how would you ground balence properly in the field with the at pro? 4) the garrett at pro...
  14. ooh can we say coin collection.

    at the bottom of a $5.00 takes all box of old books bought at a yard sale found these folders of old nickles and pennys the newest of which was dated 1944 most were circa 1920 and i did tell them there were some old coins in the box and got the reply yeah they were dads...
  15. My first 100+ year old coin, plus a silver, and a few other keepers

    So I haven't found anything picture worthy in a while, but that changed today. I went to the bank to take care of some stuff unrelated to CRH. I decided to pick up $40 in nickels, and I wasn't expecting too much out of it since this bank has never produced many keepers. They gave me $40 MRW and...
  16. Whites Coinmaster metal detector found relic + Antique silver ring

  17. A cache in old wallet

    Hey Guys(girls included) I was a the park and honed in on a signal, that said "hey I've been down here for over 50 years so dig me up!! I try to carefully listen to what my machine was telling me. I got that distinct and consistent beep over and over again. At first I dug a little and found and...
  18. My best coinstar find so far.

    I went to the store today to buy some stuff to make dinner. I figured I might as well check the coinstar machine. I didn't find any silver but I found a lot of clad. $4.12 total plus one 1942 no mint wheat penny and 1 taiwan 1 yuan coin. I am still waiting for the day that I find a silver coin...
  19. 2 weeks of seaching. Results!

    After searching through hundreds of dollars of penny rolls, dime rolls, nickel rolls, quarter rolls, and half dollar rolls, I found...........wait for it..........4 keepers. 1 silver dime (53d) 1 war nickel (43s) 2 wheaties (1942 and 1950) I did find another coin but I am not sure what it...
  20. Question, very odd coin.

    So I was searching quarters and I saw a rim that looked silver. I pulled it out and it was a 1999 pa statehood quarter with a P mint mark....I know silver proofs are made in SF. This doesn't seem like it was a proof coin. There is no copper showing on the rim at all. I have been looking online...
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