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    Sweet Silver Bracelet

    Rang up as a solid 74 directly under a surface tree root. Just figured it might be a wheat. Only 3" down was surprised by a nice silver bracelet with name. 2nd silver chain this month. The other one had a similar elongated clasp mechanism. Thanks for looking and good luck! [attachment...
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    Latest finds

    These are the best of my last few hunts. The religious medallion is a St. Anthony of Padua - kind of lucky since I was just lazily heading back to my car when I got a solid 83 from 3 inches. Found the silver chain about a week ago. It's only 4" long so kind of small for a bracelet but I guess...
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    Silver Jump Wings & War Nickel

    Last two hunts' keepers - better than fireworks! The jump wings rang up a solid 80-81 VDI. 3 inches down. The war nickel was 20-22 VDI and I was thinking pull tab. Even out of the ground it still was a 22. It was only at 2". Think both the rank insignia and the wings are 1950's era based...
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    VDI +20 spotted in the cash register

    Hunting without a detector! Heading to a cub scout campout on Saturday and had to pick up a few things at the grocery store and decided to pay with cash. As the clerk opened the register the beautiful buffalo was in full view and hit me like a laser between the eyes. I immediately asked if I...
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    First silver of 2011

    Hey all, Got out for a bit after work to take advantage of the warmer weather. The last couple of times out have been clad-city and only a couple of wheaties. Today I had been out for about 30 minutes and got a solid 40-45 hit at 5 inches and decided to give it a shot. Glad I did! Though I...
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    Silver and 138 year old Victorian English Penny

    Here are the highlights of the last couple of hunts for me. Hunted last Saturday morning for a couple of hours and managed a merc and buffalo nickel (both 1936). I wanted to get out again and take advantage of the warmer weather this late in the season. So today I got out for just over an...
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    Silver pocket spill

    I found out again today why I need to dig ALL signals - even the obvious memorial penny. This was a quick one hour hunt as the sun was setting. Went back to the same grassy patch that yielded the Stone Mountain half last week. About 15 feet from there, got a good 70 signal at 6 inches and...
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    BIG Stone Mountain Silver!!

    Check this out. First, I have yet to find a Barber, Walker or a Franklin. But today the half dollar box was checked - just not in traditional form. Went out for about 30 minutes after work and after about 15 minutes of wandering aimlessly, decided to check some grass between the road and the...
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    Interesting sterling find

    Hi all, 3 short hunts = 3 silvers. I had no idea what the utensil was. Thought it was a pie server that got cut but realized it wasn't. Did some searching and found out that it is called a 'baby food pusher'. Never heard of that before. The stamp is a cross with the letter 'M' through a...
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    Lead bullet needs ID please

    Found this today at about 4 inches. Smaller than a minie but looks larger than a pistol bullet. Has rifling grooves. Any ideas are appreciated. [attachment 171720 ImportedPhotos00015.jpg] [attachment 171721 ImportedPhotos00013.jpg] [attachment 171723 ImportedPhotos00014.jpg] [attachment...
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    Navy WWII hat insignia = Anchor's A"Way-cool" silver!

    Had about an hour and a half to hunt this afternoon. Hit an area I've been thru a couple of times near some demolished military housing. Searching the wide areas (about 10x15 yards) between the road and the sidewalks has been productive. Didn't find much for about an hour, then dug a 28 VDI...
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    Recent silver finds and an old Lesney

    Went out Thursday for about an hour and managed a couple of dimes near a sidewalk area. The old toy cement mixer was a pretty nice surprise. It's a Lesney product from 1957, I believe. Lesney was the company in England that went on to make the Matchbox cars and apparently they are...
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    Three silver day

    Larry, A great day! Glad you're able to "stand the heat"! Gotta confess, I've never seen a spitball shooter like that. Bob
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    SLQ, War Nickel, and GOLD!!!!! :hot:

    Had a lot of luck this week. Spent about an hour picking up pennies, not even wheaties. Then I wandered over to an old locust tree and poked around. Grass was a foot tall in places. Finally got a good silver signal and started diggin'. I was hoping for maybe a silver Washington and 6 inches...
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    Silver locket!

    Found this neat locket yesterday. It was 7 inches down with a pretty bouncy VDI but hinted at silver. It does not have a stamp and the strange scratches inside are a mystery to me. Both halves have "V I I I I" etched in. The design on front is Christian with the Heart, Cross, and Anchor...
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    Couple more war nickels

    Found these two Sunday in the heat. This is the second time in 3 weeks that I've found two war nickels on the same hunt. And these two were in the same curbside area. I only lasted about an hour but it was worth it. The first was the 1945-P that rang up with a VDI in the 40's. The second...
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    Silver nickels!!!

    Went out a couple of weeks ago and got a '43 Merc and a '43-P war nickel on back to back days. Then I went out on Friday and within 10 minutes dug an iffy 72-81 signal from 5 inches. Out popped the 41 Merc. Not more than 3 feet away I got a hit in the 40 range. I usually suspect trash but...
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    Steel penny VDI?

    Working an area where there are PLENTY of wheaties from the '40s. Still haven't dug a steel cent. What is a rough VDI for steel wheaties? Thanks!
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    Better than a box of Thin Mints!

    Well, to me anyway. Found this cool silver Girl Scout slide this afternoon. I've been playing with the stock 9.5" the last 2 times out. Rang up as a solid 74 at 5 inches and thought it might be a wheatie. Glad I decided to dig! I did a quick search online and think it may be a ring that was...
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    SWEET Merc!...and a Rosie, too

    Got out after work at a site with some houses being leveled and within 10 minutes had a good hit at 77 along the sidewalk. Out came the Merc which after seeing the bands on the back thru the mud, I carefully put in my pocket away from anything else. So about 20 minutes later, the foreman who I...
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