My finds from the encampment hunt...............

[Hawkeye Jim]

had a fun time, even though the ground was extremely "HARD" - it was my first time at such a hunt and I was very happy to find a few bullets and a first for the Hawkman, an 1856-O Seated Half Dime, even though it's in poor condition, just knowing it was probably lost by a Union soldier makes it one of my BEST finds!!!

Thanks to JD, his family, & anyone else for putting on a great event, the food was good and met some nice people to boot!!! HH - Hawkeye Jim.

 

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[lucky1777]

Congratulations Hawkeye, It was a pleasure to meet you. I thought the half dime looked pretty good. It would of looked a lot better if it was in my pocket.

 

[Burdie]

So you are the one that found one of those beauties. A big congrats on that half dime. They would have to use the gator and haul me back to camp if I found something like that. WTG!!!

Burdie

 

[hollowpointred]

wow!! just awesome!

 

[99Brown]

Great finds Jim.

 

[ridge_runner]

Great finds Jim....Glad to have met you and I look forward to seeing you pull more silver out of the ground in the future. GL

 

[ramjet2187]

Great digs, Jim!!

I think I spoke to you and your wife on the field, and didn't notice until I walked away, that I dropped an 'O' half dime. Have you seen it

 

[Nana40]

Ain't that a purdy half dime! I had never seen one before Saturday, and I was shocked as to how small it was! Awesome finds and great to have met you!!!!

Nana

 

[Hardy]

Nice finds bud

 

[bazinga]

Great find! I'm very jealous of you right now!

 

[Postalrevnant]

Congratulations on your finds.

Rev

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Congrats on the Half Dime, what a great hunt to have been on! HH, Mike

 

[Monty]

Maybe next time you will find the other half of that dime? That's how much I know about coins! Just an awsome find since the property owner said there weren't many coins recovered on the field. Someone found a ladies ring and we were told that it probably belonged to a prostitute who visited the camp at one time. If that story is true and with 40,000 troops she must have been sitting on a gold mine! OOPS, forgot this is a family forum! Never mind! Nice find just the same. Monty

 

[stevesno]

Jim, I was the other detectorist using a Fisher. You and your wife were a pleasure to meet. Hopefully we can all get together next year and do this again. Congratulations on your finds....Steve

 

[roswellborn]

I'd wondered who found the coins! Very cool!

Good finds all around and a good day, too

I'm ready for the next time already. Shoot, tired as I was, I didn't really want it to end so quick anyway.

Nifty finds!

HH
Nan

 

[River Rat]

Jim,

I'm like Nana...never seen one of those dimes either. Awesome finds for you, Congrats!!!

Glad I got to meet you, it was a pleasure.

RR

 

[Hawkeye Jim]

Jim, I was the other detectorist using a Fisher. You and your wife were a pleasure to meet. Hopefully we can all get together next year and do this again. Congratulations on your finds....Steve

Thanks Steve - it was nice meeting you also, and hopefully we can meet up again at the next hunt! Jim

 

[relikhunter]

Really nice finds jim!Met you and your wife late in the day.Looking forward to the next hunt,should be even more fun than the first hh rh