Whats your absolute favorite find?

[mr helton]

What's your absolute favorite find?

Mine is my oldest coin, an 1845 Large Cent that I found at my grandparent's house.



I tumbled it and honestly probably shouldn't have, but I was excited and went for it lol.

It's alright though, I found a 1951 large cent in the same hole 2 days later and didn't!

So what are your favorite finds of all time?

 

[aa battery]

the Warden (my wife)

 

[aa battery]

no i have many

 

[Lady Pirate]

Myself !!!

 

[BryanM362]

Myself !!!

Did you have to go on a long sabatical to "find" yourself?

 

[BryanM362]

Mine is my oldest coin, an 1845 Large Cent that I found at my grandparent's house.

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I tumbled it and honestly probably shouldn't have, but I was excited and went for it lol.

It's alright though, I found a 1951 large cent in the same hole 2 days later and didn't!

So what are your favorite finds of all time?

Not sure what you meant here?

"I found a 1951 large cent in the same hole 2 days later and didn't!"

 

[Jason in Enid]

I have lots of favorite finds; first silver, first silver coin, first gold ring, first rare token, first seated coin, first silver dollar (every silver dollar!), oldest coin, first bottle dump.

 

[OZARKS]

Not one, but two. I found both of these this past Veterans day, in the same field about 30 feet apart. I couldn't believe my eyes! From my research a house once sat in that field, but there is no rhyme or reason why these dog tags were there. After contacting the daughter of Mr. Denton, she told me that she had no idea how how his dog tag could have gotten there because as far as she knew, he was never this far north. She also stated that the family never had possession of the tags to her knowledge. She did tell me that after his service, he came back to the states only to be paralyzed after an auto accident with a dump truck.

Imagine that, surviving the war only to be paralyzed by a dump truck. She told me that she was unaware of who Samuel Carter was. I wondered if Mr Carter lost his life in WWII and if Mr Denton had somehow kept his dog tag? T41 and T43 means that they had their tetanus shots in 1941 and 1943. I returned George Denton's dog tag to his daughter, although she never thanked me. Oh well, at least they are with family because I knew as soon as I dug the tag up that it didn't belong to me.

As for Mr. Carters tag, I have been unsuccessful at locating the next of kin. The next of kin are the names at the bottom of the tags. I couldn't believe that on veterans day, in an empty field in Arkansas I found not one but two WWII veterans dog tags 30 feet apart! They both rang up as a nickel on my F2. Thanks for looking!

 

[cudamark]

I have lots of favorite finds; first silver, first silver coin, first gold ring, first rare token, first seated coin, first silver dollar (every silver dollar!), oldest coin, first bottle dump.

Same here.....it's too hard to choose just one. Finding and returning lost jewelry/wedding rings/family heirlooms would probably be at the top of the list though. Nobody cries in my arms when I find a coin.

 

[mr helton]

Not sure what you meant here?

"I found a 1951 large cent in the same hole 2 days later and didn't!"

Oh sorry, that wasn't very clear. I meant that I didn't tumble the second one because I wasn't thrilled with how the first one came out. Normally tumbled coins look great.

 

[Jason in Enid]

Oh sorry, that wasn't very clear. I meant that I didn't tumble the second one because I wasn't thrilled with how the first one came out. Normally tumbled coins look great.

I think he meant "What the heck is a 1951 large cent?"

 

[Ronzie]

Treasure wise I found a small jar cache buried on an old torn down farmstead I had permission to hunt consisting of 25 Canadian silver dollars & 8 silver quarters all dating from 1940's to 1960. The old couple had died 15-20 years before I found it and the land was owned by a developer.

 

[worldtalker]

I'll let you know when I find it! GodBless Chris

 

[Lady Pirate]

Did you have to go on a long sabatical to "find" yourself?

I am always on a sabbatical......

 

[Chevyfan2k9]

This was my favorite coin I found but top it on my trip to upstate New Jersey, I found this one over seas in Italy on one of the beaches, but as soon as I get home I post my finds from my trip in New Jersey

Ptolemy ii 280-265 bc bronze

 

[BryanM362]

I am always on a sabbatical......

Must be nice!

 

[Deleted member 70749]

This may not be very valuable, but it sure is to me. Found in Petaluma, CA right on top! It's a US military button that is located on the collar of their uniform. Dated for early 1900's, I enjoy it because I am convinced I am holding the button of a soldier who fought in the First World War (:
That right there makes the trip worth it.

 

[SusanMN]

I water hunt, so I have found a lot of jewelry, but this dug find is still my all time favorite. I found it barely under the surface in a heavily hunted park that once had a long waterway between a couple of lakes where hundreds of people came to canoe and picnic.

 

[mr helton]

I think he meant "What the heck is a 1951 large cent?"

oh lol

I had to read that 3 times before I saw the problem you were pointing out.

1851 :P

 

[Old Dude]

Treasure wise I found a small jar cache buried on an old torn down farmstead I had permission to hunt consisting of 25 Canadian silver dollars & 8 silver quarters all dating from 1940's to 1960. The old couple had died 15-20 years before I found it and the land was owned by a developer.

And I am sure you gave the cache to the developer, right?

I am pretty fond of the 3 ringer in my avatar as well as the first class ring found, but only because I made the young lady's week( her words ) when I returned it to her.