15 Years of Relics

Iron Patch

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Just realized I've now been detecting 15 years and it's insane how fast the time has gone since my 10 year post.... so here's my update which I'll always do every 5 years. I guess this will be part 1, the relics. No close up shots, will save that for when I hit 20 years and really go crazy. :)



Pic 1 is what I use to get the job done, my Explorer SE, and Ace 250 for back up. Sadly put away for the year. The shelf above is where I keep my finds through the year before they go into my cases. This is definitely the most organized I've ever been, and wish I could say the same for my coins, but that will be done this Winter... along with cleaning my iron!



Not sure what order the pics will appear in, but should be pretty straight forward. On the floor is my junk trunk, or misc. relics trunk, the ones that don't quite make the grade, but have to admit I stole from it to add some stuff to the sparsely filled mics. case shown somewhere below. Then there's my iron and bullet corner, with the trade axes on the bottom. My French marked ball is no question the best find among them. The large rectangle wood case is my better misc. relics. Then another large riker case with misc. military that also acts as my overflow when I bump a button from my other cases. Another Riker with my best designed buttons, and lastly, another with my earliest finds from early to mid. 18th century sites. Then is my 3 button cases, 2 metal black ones, and the wood is my "good case"... and has been for pretty much all of my 15 years. It's funny to think back to when I was just trying to fill it with any military. Time sure flies. One final picture is my crusty copper display, and my button jar in the middle. I would easily have a couple of those filled by now but used to sell my plain buttons. In fact, I've sold doubles of military, common relics like jews harps, and lots of "junk"... and if I still had it all I'd have a few more cases and probably a few more piles, but less is more when it's the good stuff. :)
 

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ARC

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I see 2 empty spots that need to be filled. :P

Get back out there :)
 

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Nah... I see the same... just wanted to be nice :P
 

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Come on patch... Lets go...
Gots spots to hunt and spots to fill...
Grab a headband light. :)
 

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ARC

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Besides the "2 spots" I was referring to were your Floors and walls. :P
 

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I would post my collection... but...

I don't like to make others cry...
Or sell their detectors...
Or babble and stare.
Or Begin drinking heavily... which drives up the price of Alcohol.

Its a domino effect...
You know... like the butterfly effect... but with dominos... with wings. :P
 

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Whoa, that's a lot of treasure. You certainly know how to display them. Most of my "relics" and I use the term loosely, are from the early 1900s, I do have some items from the 1800s. I started detecting back in May 2014. I have found some sweet coins, I am wondering what does 15 years of keepers look like:dontknow:

Thanks for taking the time an posting your amazing digs.:notworthy:
 

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Ahhh, now I understand. I guess I'd be a bit of a rascal too if I had that kind of museum of accomplishment.

Happy 15th, hope the next are even more productive; I've enjoyed your style and knowledge in the 6 months I've been around.
 

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Whoa, that's a lot of treasure. You certainly know how to display them. Most of my "relics" and I use the term loosely, are from the early 1900s, I do have some items from the 1800s. I started detecting back in May 2014. I have found some sweet coins, I am wondering what does 15 years of keepers look like:dontknow:

Thanks for taking the time an posting your amazing digs.:notworthy:



I have quite slowly worked my way to how things are now.... and am content because everything now has a place, and everything I will dig will have a place. You want to talk about a mess, check in with Ironhorse and all his years of stuff. :)
 

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AARC,

Most people have to agree that IP is one of the better relic hunters out there....I just wouldn't want to inflate his ego by saying the best....lol...

Regards + HH

Bill



The best is just the guy who happens to have the best site on any given day and makes the great find. I know Ironhorse and I do about as well as possible for around here, but we definitely put the effort in.
 

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Iron Patch

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Ahhh, now I understand. I guess I'd be a bit of a rascal too if I had that kind of museum of accomplishment.

Happy 15th, hope the next are even more productive; I've enjoyed your style and knowledge in the 6 months I've been around.


I'm not sure if the future years will be more productive, but I do know they will be a lot of fun!
 

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Hard to believe that many years already served!....Congrats on your many years of research and leg work...You definitely earned everyone of those finds!

Still looking for one of those marked French cannonballs ...not to mention some of those nice officer buttons!
 

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