what town in new jersey do you live in ?

[nj dave]

i live in erial south jersey

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

i live in erial south jersey

Nice to have you on board, Dave!

Erial was the home of Francis L. Henning, the famous counterfeiter. Around 1955 he was arrested for counterfeiting 300,000 US nickels. Around 100,000 actually made it into circulation and still pop up occasionally.

When he was on the run from the Secret Service he dumped the remaining 200,000 of them. The Secret Service recovered 14,000.

I have spoken to eyewitnesses who found some of these coins when they were children. They have actually pointed out the exact spot where the coins were dumped. To this date, I have not recovered a single "Henning Nickel" although it is one of my goals!

 

[tigerbeetle]

J-Mann here in Ship Bottom. Th'ing since late 1960s. Land and underwater. Looking to get local TH'ing group together. http://digtreasure.ning.com .

 

[nj dave]

Thanks Neil i lived in erial all my life . found alot of silver coins around here. i remember all the goood spots from when i was a kid

 

[Scouter]

I live in Brick MD'ing all the local Beach's & parks

 

[Scouter]

tr snyper
Thank's for the info - I will see you in the Spring w/my XLT

 

[FireCkrEd]

My wife lived in Little Egg Harbor until 5 yrs ago when she married me and moved to Calif.


Ed

 

[fourtrax23]

Vernon, although now I'm all over w/the military. I have family in Towaco, Clifton and Lincoln Park.

 

[digdirt]

What town in new jersey do you live in ?

The detecting 'bug' bit me real good while I was in California getting ready to be discharged in 1970. I was born and lived in Fair Lawn, NJ until joining the USAF in 1964. While awaiting the last days of my contract with Uncle Sam I happened to be in a park in San Bernardino, CA and had observed an elderly kind of fellow swinging a stick-like contraption, then bending down and then removing something from the ground before him. So, I spent about an hour walking with the fellow, watching his every move, especially when he placed a coin into the pouch he was wearing. Soon enough he told me he had to get on home but before he left he pointed me in the direction of where I might be able to purchase a detector of my very own. We both had smiles on our faces as we each headed in different directions.

That was the start...and I'm still all wound up about this great hobby. Since my discharge from the USAF I have had several different makes and models of detectors. I like the Minelab Explorer models, the Fisher CZ models and the earlier Whites Eagle Spectrum detectors. Each has their own personality but when the digging gets dirty...the results are usually satisfying

Now I am situated in Waldwick, NJ, just a stone's throw from Fair Lawn, and am still active swinging the loop.

 

[carlhenry]

I live in Union (Union County), Have beach house in Bayville NJ

 

[SouthJerseyJim]

I live in Westville now, used to live in Haddon Heights. I belong to the SJMDC so does my mom. Always lookin for opportunities to get out and do some huntin if anyone needs a buddy or 2.

 

[Con]

Mount Laurel

 

[Shawano~]

Hey all! I grew up in Old Bridge. Now living near Kalamazoo, Michigan. Looking to visit sometime in the future. HH!!

 

[N.J.THer]

Hey all! I grew up in Old Bridge. Now living near Kalamazoo, Michigan. Looking to visit sometime in the future. HH!!

Did you detect while living in Old Bridge? Some great sites there.

NJ

 

[JOFO17]

I'm a newbie from Gloucester county

 

[goldeagle]

I live in swedesboro

 

[Don in SJ]

Have lived in Mays Landing since 1970.

 

[johnnyi]

Hi. I've lived in Waretown for the past ten years

 

[brand spankin newbie]

south bound brook
orig from Staten Island

 

[TJB252]

I am in Parsippany, Morris County.