Fantastic! Finally got pictures to share. As it happens, my metal detecting buddy is retired from the pre-desktop publishing days of advertising in Manhattan. So whenever I find something that I really like or we both find interesting, he makes me a plaque to adorn the walls of my "man cave".
Here is my favorite finds from the Coin/Token and the Other categories:
The White Elephant Saloon Token, while not hugely valuable, was the first trade token I found. My group of hunting buddies had been teasing me for years about not finding a trade token. After a trip where I had found my first shield nickel, I decided to knock on doors rather than drive home in 5 o'clock traffic. First house I knocked at had a party going on their porch. As I searched their property, a little girl was following me wherever I went. I gave her several Wheaties and some modern clad that I found. When I dug the token, all I could tell was that it wasn't a coin. I explained to the little girl that I would have to keep that one. Didn't realize until I looked at it in the car that it was my FIRST TRADE TOKEN!!! I found it with the M6.
The badge was found about 150 miles northeast of the Hospital it came from. While the hospital remains, the US Public Health Service ended in 1927. I also found this with the M6.
If you look closely, you'll see that my friend "photoshopped" me into both plaques. Really makes the plaques priceless for me.
I don't think I'll ever get a picture of my jewelry item - but it has a great story!
It's just a simple gold wedding band, but it has a great story to go with it.
On the day I got my M6, I opened the box, scanned over the directions and took it out to a park connected to a school here. I was digging pretty much everything that gave a solid repeatable signal. Found lots of clad, then dug my first gold ring. (I had eyeballed a gold ring while detecting once, but this was the first one I had ever actually dug. I have since dug six more - all with the M6!) Anyway, the interesting part was still to come. While at a church meeting, one of the church leaders asked if I had found anything interesting lately. I delightedly told him about the gold ring. He said, "Well, you know, that's the park where your cousin Walter lost his wedding ring 8 years ago!" I showed the ring to Walter and sure enough it was his!!! I should've taken a picture of it, either by itself or on his hand, but the little rascal has yet to provide me with an oft-requested picture. Ingrate!
Ok, I've shown you mine, now show me yours!
