Pile of goodies ... HAVE A LOOK!

[DavHut]

[size=medium]This is just some of the jewelry finds Ive made over the last few years.
When I find anything other than trash, I handle it one of two ways:

1. Coins.
These are sorted into containers: cents in one, clad in another and old coins into a safe box. When I have enough cents or clad I tumble them and toss them into my treasure chest to await rolling.

2. Other "Keepers."
This can be anything from pocket knives to battery terminals (both of which I found yesterday). This also includes most common jewelry. I just toss everything in a plastic bin box, to sort through some other time.
** The nice stuff goes on Lori's hand or into her jewelry box. The good stuff she doesnt want to wear goes into the safe box with the coins. **

Today I took a poke through my Keeper box, pleased to see all the odds and ends of jewelry in there. I sorted it out and was really boggled by it all. I have more, too, scattered and squirreled away here and there. It's amazing how this stuff piles up over time. I even found a 1945-S Philipino wartime contract coin, a 50 centavo piece, I had forgotten about!

You know whats really interesting? I can recall where I found most of this stuff, even what detector I was using at the time! For example, see the colorful little butterfiles, upper center? They were found with a 1266X I once owned, at a local school.

Now, where did I put the rest of that stuff?? ...[/size]

 

[markl59]

WoW! Now that's a pretty picture Nice Finds.

 

[Uncle Willy]

You're like me, I got stuff squirreled away all over the place and I never throw anything away except pure junk.

Bill

 

[DavHut]

Until one day I decided it was time for it to go. Now I toss it a bin in the back of my truck and dispose of it later, for the most part.

 

[awhitster]

[quote DavHut][size=medium]2. Other "Keepers."
You know whats really interesting? I can recall where I found most of this stuff, even what detector I was using at the time! [/size][/quote]
Nice pile. I track all my finds on an Excel spreadsheet. I make a note of the best finds. I put all the stuff like you have shown that will fit in coin holders in my album with the location written on it.

 

[DavHut]

Good idea, A-man. I have tried to organize this stuff in the past and this recent spate of effort is geared towards doing that again.

I have toyed with the idea of getting some of the display cases you see and perhaps a nice folder is a good idea, too. Im just not much for diplaying this stuff. I'm not in it for all that - it's a "diversion of interest" and a way to get out from the humdrum, for me. That really is the end in itself.
Finding stuff is just the by-product, if you will.

Nonetheless, I've decided to take a different tack hereafter and get more focused on the collection end of it. One of the great things about this hobby is the endless ways you can work it. Thanks for the prompter, my friend.