Just my observations..Not controversial

[Steven P]

What does everyone do with all the clad they save up? I am a pack rat by nature so I like to save things, right now I am putting them in a big pickle jar. Many years ago when I was young I used to collect coins, so I dusted off the old collection and now anything old that I find will be added to it.

One idea that I read about that I think might be fun is to save up the clad and then use it to buy an old silver coin. I really like the idea of turning the spare change I find into coins I could add to my collection.

 

[Furious T]

Hi Elton! I'm one of the tedious ones who keeps fairly comprehensive records...Date, place, denominations of coins, jewellery found, whether gold, siliver or other. Other items of interest are noted. I dont keep all my coins...once I've checked them out, undamaged and cleaned ones go to the bank...damaged ones go to the Reserve Bank, who then credits my account with the value...I like to keep track of things as a matter of interest (I certainly wouldn't ask or expect anyone else to do what I do). Clerical work was a big part of my job years ago, so I guess record-keeping comes easier to me than some other people. I just see it as another part of my hobby, and sometimes the records I keep can act as an incentive to get out there and find more goodies (if I ever need an incentive to do that). These posts of yours are wonderful, and it's interesting to read about other people's approaches to the different parts of this hobby. Thanks, Sapper.

 

[teleman2525]

swing and walk swing and walk beeb beeb dig dig walk swing beeb beeb dig yea its silver happy dance go home thats my style but its simple and fun and as time goes by i learn what the beebs are realey saying

 

[silversmith]

My style...........What's wrong with being controversial ?????

 

[Elton]

You know I'm just teasing you Right..Controversy isn't what this is about.. I was curious how others enjoy their finds and how they do it..
So far it's been very interesting. Hope more share with us..Thanks to everyone who has posted ..

 

[Elton]

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[wayne_etc]

Thanks Elton. Blogging is just journaling and you can do it for free. Wordpress.com and blogger.com are a couple of options.

Good thread by the way!

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[khouse]

This is about 7 or 8 hunts. I put it all in a bucket until I feel like separating it. I do keep the silver and nice jewelry out. In this pile there was 2 silver dimes both 1963's and no real jewelry to speak of.

I tried to keep track of where I dug my finds but after 25 years the bucket works for me.

 

[Elton]

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[jcooking]

all my clad gets dumped into tubs for tumbling and rolling. it is an easy way to buy accessories at the end of the year. All of the keepers that I find end up in a book with the year that I found them and the location. I have a coin count and value always running and update it after every hunt so I will know when I hit those milestones like the coin that paid the machine off, or 10,000 th coin, stuff like that. At the end of the year it is neat to see what the average coin value is, so far last year and the year before I got a 6 cent average.

 

[Elton]

Thanks ..............

 

[Low-Boy/LCPM]

My style is fun and being a kid at heart!

 

[Elton]

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[Pops]

I guess I'm toward the math geek side. I use an excel spreadsheet of the date, location, quantity of each denomination and running totals to track yearly progress. Special coins and jewelry are listed in a comment column. My memory isn't as good as it used to be so I can refer back to where and when I found that special item. I clean the modern coins and cash them in except for my son's and grandson's birth years which I keep. For some now forgotten reason I collect all coins from the 60's and 70's. I jokingly call it my retirement money. Metal detecting has a side effect of being a coin collector. How many of you started looking at your change you get from the grocery store? It's a terrible hobby and I love every minute of it.

 

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