:jump: My finds over the holidays :jump:

[James in Alabama]

<center> Hello again Folks!

Got off work early last Friday to get in a few hours detecting the fort to start off the three day holiday weekend and managed to dig this '61D rosie and a few wheats across the street from the simulation POW camp before getting dark.

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Had some things to do around the house all day Saturday, but left early Sunday to go back to a new area located near the National Guard abandoned swimming pool on the fort. It wasn't ten minutes later I got a dime signal and dug this cool looking silver ring It has the words "Manila" at the top and "1945" a the bottom with some kind of bird flying through the letter "V". I figured some soldier bought the ring overseas and lost it before going swimming? Can anyone help me ID it?

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Side View

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Don't know why, but the ring was crimped at both ends for some reason. Maybe the person wore it around his neck with a chain I think I'm going to take it to a jeweler to see if it can be straightened out to be worn again

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A little while later, my VDI read between 93-94 and dug this neat looking military eagle medallion about the size of a silver dollar It was a few inches in the ground. Don't know if it's brass or some other metal, but it's pretty heavy. Can someone help me ID this too? I don't think it's a buckle, since the reverse has no belt clasps or hook shanks.

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Here's the reverse

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Well, here's my silver take for Sunday's finds (less the ring, medallion and wheat pennies) Also pictured is the silver nickel and '35 buffalo found in the same hole

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Went out again yesterday to the same swimming hole area, and managed to dig three more merc's



Here's my total haul for the three day weekend

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Thanks for looking folks and HH.....James

 

[Brandy[Ma.]]

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[General Ray]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[Ed SW Fla]

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[Jim C (Mich)]

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[Brian(upstateNY)]

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[Butch in Colorado]

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[therick]

He was probably in the Philippines as the war was ending so he had a local artist make it with the symbol of an Eagle, to symbolize the U.S., flying through a "V", symbolizing victory, and of course the date of 1945.

neat piece of history. Dig all targets around the pool. never know what you'll find there.

therick

 

[HARRY~]

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[MK_(MO)]

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[springtime]

Darn nice finds, nice photos and very nice presentation. Great stuff.

 

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[Fred (S. Indiana)]

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[charlie (ky)]

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[James in Alabama]

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[Bobbie]

Put the ends of a scarf through the loops and then tie a knot below it.

 

[James in Alabama]

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[James in Alabama]

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