2007 Recap - All My Keeper Finds - Lots Of Photos!

Tis the season...
for everyone to post their 2007 finds.
My turn!

Below, I will share photos of all my keepers. Lots of photos. I hope you all enjoy! Someone said I was bragging too much once. I hope this isn't taken as that this time. I enjoy seeing everyones finds and also enjoy sharing mine. I don't consider myself any better then anyone on TNet.

I just love getting out there and working it very hard
and I have blessed with a lot of good luck too.
29 years hunting experience helps also.

I will post my trinkets and other finds in a different thread.
I have boxes full of them.

Thanks to everyone who supported me this year.
All of you are true insprirations.
I draw from seeing your finds and getting the support from you
to help keep me motivated to get out there and swing. THANKS!

I definitely had my best year ever (personal records in everything)
and got out hunting more then ever before.

I got out 61 times this year and hunted a total of 240 hours (hunt time not including drive time between sites etc). As many of you know, I pretty much specialize in pillaging the schoolyards, the woodchip play areas and grassy areas too. Many days I just do the woodchip areas and move school to school to maximize my finds. Easy pickins!

My clad count was awesome for me.
Total of 9,725 coins for a face value of $693,83. 
I found over 200 coins in one day 15 times this year,
over 300 coins in one day 4 times,
and over 400 coins in one day 2 times.

My best day was 479 coins for a $33.03 face value.
That was close to 9 hours hunting that day.

My average hunt time was 4 to 5 hours.
I am getting up there in age and can't handle
those marathon hunting days much any more,
especially at the pace I swing and dig em up.

Lots of keepers this year, so much fun!!!
I found 56 pieces of solid gold jewelry
and 128 pieces of sterling silver jewelry.
184 total keeper jewelry pieces this season.

Ok, here we go with some photos.

Here's all my keepers spread out on a checkerboard game table we have.


Breaking everything down into catagories, I will start with my rings. Here are my keeper rings. I found 55 keeper rings this year. 25 Gold and 30 Silver. I gave a couple away and they aren't shown. I got a total of 175 rings this season (120 trinket ones plus the 55 keepers)


Here are the goldies!

A close up

another close up


My favorite ring was this Men's nugget ring. Nice and heavy with 3 nice diamonds. It fits my ring finger perfectly. Got to love that wearable treasure!! I found it at a park between a basketball and volleyball court in a ten foot wide strip of grass. It was a productive area. I pulled 4 rings from there that day.


Another great find was this Gold Coin ring. It's 9kt and has British hallmarks. The coin is a 1865 Maximillian Mexican coin/token. This is my 3rd gold coin is 29 years of metal detecting. All were jewelry items. This is a sweet little ring. The photos do not do it justice.

 
Here are my sterling silver rings.
Top view.

Front view.


And then, there's my Christmas "Bling Tree"
This was fun!



I have a lot of photos to share so I will have to post in multiple replies below. Thanks for having the patiance to look at them all.

Smiles!
BDoo

Ok, here's some more.

All my gold finds, all hallmarked or tested.
3 thin chains, two bracelets (one is a heavy 14k one), some pendants, a money clip, and a lot of earrings.
Top view.

Front view.


My best goldie finds that weren't rings are pictured here in my hand.
On the left between my fingers are two 14k earrings.
One has an .12ct fancy red (pink) diamond in it.

In the center betwen my fingers in a nice 10k earring with a ruby
and below it a 14K stud earing with a 1/4ct diamond!

Below those is a sterling earring but I had the stones tested and they are diamonds,
almost 1 full carat worth. It's a shiney sucker!

On the right by my pinkie is a hallmarked .9999 earring, solid 24k gold!

The chain bracelet is also pure gold, hallmarked 958, 23k gold.

The heart thing is one of most valuable finds this year. It's 14k, hallmarked 585 and has 42 bagette diamonds around it. More then a carat worth of shiney white stones! Well over $1000 retail.

Finally, the little shiney disc is a 1853 California Fractional gold token. It's a cool find but I couldn't verify the gold content so I think it's not genuine, it's a copy and was not counted by me as a gold coin find.



I scored a lot of silver chains and bracelets this year. Some had pendants still on them.


These two tennis bracelets both took my breath away finding them. They are both Gold over silver (vermeil) hallmarked 925, and are filled with beautiful shiney CZ stones. When I dug them, the gold color and lines of diamond looking stones stopped my heart. It's one of my dreams to find a real gold and diamond tennis bracelet and I thought I had accomplished it both times with these but alas, they are silver and the stones not diamonds. I still love them both. They are in great shape, very wearable, and beautiful.


Lots' and lots of religious pendants this year. I love finding these. More then half of these are 925 or sterling, the rest are not silver but pretty cool none the less. The large mariner one in the center is sterling and very heavy. I found it with a chain that was chopped up into 4 pieces. I think it was a ceremonial destruction and disposal (by a scorned boyfriend maybe).


Here are the rest of the sterling pendants I found this season. See the $10 Gold Coin one? It's plated unfortunately but I about died digging that one up. My heart was racing 100 MPH. A fun find... wish it was real. 


I found so many sterling earrings this year including on four seperate occasions, finding both halfs of the pair. They are shown in the top left of the photo. In the center, several stud CZ's are always heart stopping finds hoping they are huge diamonds... not.  Also shown in this photo in right side are the jeweled bracelet charm links and sterling beads.


Smiles!
BDoo

Ok, a couple more photos... the home stretch.

I did manage several silver coins this season even though I didn't do much traditional hunting in search of old coinage. Most were found in the schoolyards.
16 total this year.
4 Wash quarters
1 SLQ quarter
2 Mercury dimes
8 Roosevelt dimes
1 foriegn coin

The SLQ is always a cool find. I got this one at an old golf course that was being plowed under for a housing development.


The schoolyards and parks were filled with dollar coins for me this year. Twenty  $1 coins ... 12 Sac $1, (1 missing from the picture, gave it away) 3 Canada Loonies, 3 Washington $1, 1 Adams $1, and 1 SBA $1. Also found was  Four $2 canadian coins - (Toonies).


Finally, this cross I found is really cool. It's a Celtic Cross, hallmarked with Ionia and Scotland. A little reseach provided a clue about what it is. I think it's a sovenier from the St. Martin's Cross in Iona, Scotland. It's bronze I think (maybe brass). It's about 2.5 inches tall and very heavy. 
I found this at our high school on the sidelines next to the fence surrounding the football field. They tore out the sod and replaced it this summer so I had access to it for a week.

Here's a link to some info about St. Martin's Cross in Iona.
http://stevegilchrist.org/2gaelicmists.htm

Alright! That's it     

Thanks very much again for all your support this year and for hanging in there reading all this stuff in the thread. Sorry it so long but I hope you enjoyed it.

Have a great holiday season and best wishes for 2008.

Smiles!
BDoo

BDoo,  you are the "ring man" for sure . . . Next year I'm definitely going to have to hit the chips under the swings.

Take care & HH!
watercolor

you had a great season wtg bobby. cant wait for you to crank it up again next year
hh
dave+bobbie

wow you are really good at finding the jewelry. you must hunt with little or no discrimination.
That fractional gold coin is cool, are you sure its fake? I still like the way it looks.
HH,
Donny

Unbelieveable finds there Bdoo.  Amazing.  How are you going to top that next year?  Congrats on a great season.  Good luck in 2008.

Bdoo,
You truely deserve banner for all that jewelry. Those finds are incredible!!! A beautiful assortment for sure.
Screw relic hunting, I'm going to hit playgrounds next season.  ;)
Thanks for the post and pictures.
-MM-

BDoo,  you are the "ring man" for sure . . . Next year I'm definitely going to have to hit the chips under the swings.

Take care & HH!
watercolor

Thanks Watercolor!! Best of luck to you and happy holidays!

BDoo 

you had a great season wtg bobby. cant wait for you to crank it up again next year
hh
dave+bobbie

Hi Dave and Bobbie!!

You two are my idols for sure and I would not have found all this if it weren't for your inspiration last summer getting me into the schoolyards.

Thanks for awesome support, ever constant and I am so looking forward to your guys end of the season thread. Happy holidays to you both!

Peace and love
Bobby

wow you are really good at finding the jewelry. you must hunt with little or no discrimination.
That fractional gold coin is cool, are you sure its fake? I still like the way it looks.
HH,
Donny

Hi Donny, yep, definitely a cool coin and exciting find but reserching the internet and eBay, I think it is a copy, not original.

Thanks for stopping in and take care, happy holidays!

Smiles!
BDoo

Unbelieveable finds there Bdoo.  Amazing.  How are you going to top that next year?  Congrats on a great season.  Good luck in 2008.

Well, Evo, that's pretty easy, there's no way I can top this year. It will be difficult. I have cherry picked 90% of the schoolyards within 25 miles of my house the past two summers, so I will have work a lot harder or drive further for my finds next year. I will still go for anyways and have fun doing it no matter what the finds. Thanks and have a great holiday season buddy! Best of luck to you!

BDoo 

Man... the quantity and quality of your finds is stunning. Leave something in Michigan for me to find, will you? 

Absolutely remarkable, I'm totally speechless.  W&E is gonna have to do a follow-up on your this year's finds. When are you opening the jewelry store? 

 ;) RR

Great year Bobby! Fantastic finds! Love those woodchip playgrounds myself. Easy pick'ns like you said

Bdoo,
You truely deserve banner for all that jewelry. Those finds are incredible!!! A beautiful assortment for sure.
Screw relic hunting, I'm going to hit playgrounds next season.  ;)
Thanks for the post and pictures.
-MM-

You deserve the Banner for the way you "dress"  ;)
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,124060.0.html#lastPost

Seriously... thanks buddy, coming from you, a true treasure in my book, banner or not.

I will have to get down there next year and we can go pillage the local schoolyards. I'll teach you everything I know (that'll take about 10 minutes   ) .  Hopefully, I'll get down your way. I'll let you know. You and your family (god bless em for puttin up with you) have a safe and happy holiday my friend!

Thanks!!
Bobby  

Great finds.  I am jealous.  That is a lot of digging.  I guess I need to hit the schools in my area if that is what you score.  Thanks for the post.  Makes me want to go shovel snow and dig.  Not. I just got over a cold from being out before the icestorm hit.

Excellent finds!!!  What detector(s) did you use, if I may ask.

Excellent finds!!!  What detector(s) did you use, if I may ask.

hmmm BDoo from MICHIGAN to osubuckeye.... 

















    

Thanks and welcome to TNet OBE!

I have an ACE250 for more traditional hunting but all these find were with my ole trusty Garret TR machine. It's a early 1980's detector that I bought new in 1981 and really performs well in the playground woodchips, very fast and sniffs out the targets. I dig everything!

Here's a photos of one just like it (I bought a back up machine this year)


Thanks for the read and comment. Have a great holiday. PM me if you want to.

  BDoo

Hey buddy!

I know, it's been a while since I posted on here, I have been lurking though. Just busy this fall, I'm sure you know how it goes. Congratulations on a wonderfull year, you did very well.

I also love to hunt the schools and wood chips in my area. I think next year I'm going to move from school to school as you did to gather all the goodies I possibly can. When I hunt the schools and wood chips I usually try to clean it out the best I can but it takes forever because of their size.

The schools around here have so much area I can't even completely finish 2 in a season.

I'll try to post my finds for the year soon.

 You and yours have a wonderfull Holiday season!!!

HH

sparkymaster

just plain awesome...

Hi Donny, yep, definitely a cool coin and exciting find but reserching the internet and eBay, I think it is a copy, not original.

Thanks for stopping in and take care, happy holidays!

Smiles!
BDoo

Bummer, I guess its hard to tell from the pic, well if you ever want to get rid of it, I would take it just because it looks like a gold coin.
Looks like I will be hunting more parks and tot lots next year.
HH,
    Donny

Congrats on an awesome year Bdoo!!!  HH, Mike

someone said you brag too much  ...... that person just doesnt get it, thats what this site is all about, showing your finds to others and talking detecting. ;) those are some beautiful finds!

Man... the quantity and quality of your finds is stunning. Leave something in Michigan for me to find, will you? 

Welcome to TNet Shoe. lol, you made me smile with that, thanks for commenting and happy holidays to you! There's probably still a few keepers around.
Nice weather today huh... 12 plus inches of snow out there and blowing blizzard conditions. Keep warm and thanks again!

Smiles!
BDoo

A great year of finds for you BDoo. Can't wait to see next years totals. Keep on Truckin'
Happy Holidays, Mike

An amazing year BDoo! Any 1 of those rings would make my year nevermind a whole treasure chest full! Brag away dear man, brag away!  ;) You've earned it!

How could that be bragging Bdoo....That's pure skill all the way.  ;) Awesome year for ya buddy,can't wait to ride along with ya in 08'.Happy Holiday's to you and your's Bdoo!!

Very excellent finds! We need to see the total of all those 29 years of hunting. I know your worn out after those hunts, but if you can carry that trunk up from the basement i would appreciate it 

HH
-GC

Way to go, buddy. You are an inspiration to us all as well.

Just think, since you are a full-time father and employee, you weren't able to get out as often as some did this year, and look what you still found. Out of all the jewelry hunters on here, in my humble opinion, you are up on top!

Wow, 400 coins in one day is uncalled for!

I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Bone Dry Detecting...Kirk

What....... Were you a pirate in a previous life? Congrats on all the nice finds.

[You are an inspiration to us all as well. Just think, since you are a full-time father and employee, you weren't able to get out as often as some did this year, and look what you still found. Out of all the jewelry hunters on here, in my humble opinion, you are up on top!]

Way to go, buddy. You are an inspiration to us all as well.

Just think, since you are a full-time father and employee, you weren't able to get out as often as some did this year, and look what you still found. Out of all the jewelry hunters on here, in my humble opinion, you are up on top! Wow, 400 coins in one day is uncalled for!

I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Bone Dry Detecting...Kirk

Very well said Kirk.
-MM-

Mona faints........

Man Bdoo, those Michaganders really loose some great stuff.  I looked at the stuff and then went back looking at your location thinking you lived on some sunny beach down here in Florida, but Michigan!  I would have never thought it.

You did really well and I hope your 2008 is even better!

Good luck and happy hunting in the future.

Jim

Absolutely remarkable, I'm totally speechless.  W&E is gonna have to do a follow-up on your this year's finds. When are you opening the jewelry store? 

 ;) RR

Thanks RR Elf. It would be cool to draft up another article, we'll see.
Appreciate the support my friend! Happy holidays!

Bobby 

Wow!  As always I am totally in awe of your finds....You are the ring king for sure...wait, all those coins too....I guess you are the tot lot king too!  Definitely a king in the area of friends.  Those are some beautiful finds and I even saw gorgeous purple in there too!  If I didn't love ya so much I would probably be horribly jealous!  lol  Seriously though...Congrats on some great finds and all my respect for how hard you work it as well as everything else you do in life!  ~hugs~

I wish I could shake your hand to congratulate you but I guess I'll just have to say

DANG, WHAT A HAUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, you sure hit it hard this year. Thanks for sharing the story and all the great finds with us. I hope you have a very merry Christmas and an even better next year...

                                           DANGLANGLEY

Great year Bobby! Fantastic finds! Love those woodchip playgrounds myself. Easy pick'ns like you said

Too easy sometimes huh... makes me lazy. I only used the ACE250 once this summer, too busy pillaging I guess.  Thanks a lot Detecta! Appreciate it buddy! Happy holidays!

BDoo 

great season  gold ring w sapphire is my favorite  cant wait for Santa and to get started  that's what its all about  thanks for the inspiration

Jeepers Keepers!  What a haul!

Amazing, Bdoo.

Congrats!

Man BDoo...you set the bar high!  I would be stoked to find 1/10th of that stuff!  I still  have your email that details your hunting style.  I read it every once in awhile and realize you just have some SKILLS!  I could implement that style of hunting and never find that much stuff.  WTG!

Merry Christmas.

Baldingboy

Absolutely awesome Bdoo,very  hard act to follow,all the best for 08.HH.

Your my hero !

You could make a living doing that!!

Wow, Wow, Wow!!  BDoo, you are the King of the Jewels!!
What an amazing year you've had!!  Fantastic post/pics!! 

For those who think posting truly great, amazing finds for everyone to drool at is considered bragging too much, "GET A LIFE, and STOP BEING SO JEALOUS" at the MD'ers who have put the hard work into something they are truly passionate about.  BDoo, I know you work it hard out there, and I congratulate you on that. 

Passion+hard work+skills= A BDOO YEAR!!  You are highly respected on Tnet, and I respect you a great deal.

Congrats, buddy!!
Happy Holidays,

Dan
CAPTN SE

[SCOOBY!!!!!!]

Mona faints........

  My thoughts exactly!!!  Where's my fainting smiley!!!! 

                                         

               SCOOBY!!!!!! WoW!!! AMAZING!!!

What an awesome year!!!!  If anyone ever needs any motivation...just look at Scooby's posts! 

                                Congrats!!!! Nana  ;)

Big Congratulations on a huge Jewlery year!!!!You have really looted all the booty out of your local parks and schools.

Great finds.  I am jealous.  That is a lot of digging.  I guess I need to hit the schools in my area if that is what you score.  Thanks for the post.  Makes me want to go shovel snow and dig.  Not. I just got over a cold from being out before the icestorm hit.

I hope you do and score big time. Thanks for read and comment dakotama95!

BDoo 

Hey buddy!

I know, it's been a while since I posted on here, I have been lurking though. Just busy this fall, I'm sure you know how it goes. Congratulations on a wonderfull year, you did very well.

I also love to hunt the schools and wood chips in my area. I think next year I'm going to cherry pick as you did to gather all the goodies I possibly can. When I hunt the schools and wood chips I usually try to clean it out the best I can.

The schools around here have so much area I can't even completely finish 2 in a season the way I do it.

I'll try to post my finds for the year soon.

 You and yours have a wonderfull Holiday season!!!

HH

sparkymaster

Have a good time pillaging Sparky.
Your avie always commands attention.
Glad you popped in again and left the nice comment, thank you!

Smiles!
BDoo

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All I can muster !

Happy Holidays

D.

  Top notch finds B-Doo. You had a great year and I hope next year will bring more gold and silver in your poke.

 Thanks for all you have contributed to such a great forum.

Bdoo........ You are the best...you are such an inspiration to us all !!!  best wishes and good health for years to come.    Now let's all get out there and start the new year early !!!   

Happy Holidays to all


HH to all

Truly amazing finds Bdoo, you had a  awesome year. Thanks for sharing.

just plain awesome...

Thanks Allen! Have a great holiday!

BDoo 

Hi Donny, yep, definitely a cool coin and exciting find but reserching the internet and eBay, I think it is a copy, not original.

Thanks for stopping in and take care, happy holidays!

Smiles!
BDoo

Bummer, I guess its hard to tell from the pic, well if you ever want to get rid of it, I would take it just because it looks like a gold coin.
Looks like I will be hunting more parks and tot lots next year.
HH,
    Donny

Hi Donny

PM me your address and it's yours, Merry Christmas!

It was a very fun find none the less, one of those moments I actually stopped hunting, sat down, catch my breath, and let my heart get back to a normal rhythm. "Got to love this hobby" as SilverBob says.

Smiles!
BDoo

Bdoo, you had a great year of digging.  I always love to read about your finds, and look forward to your 2008 recoveries.

Bone Dry Detecting...KylePa

Hi Donny

PM me your address and it's yours, Merry Christmas!

It was a very fun find none the less, one of those moments I actually stopped hunting, sat down, catch my breath, and let my heart get back to a normal rhythm. "Got to love this hobby" as SilverBob says.

Smiles!
BDoo

Thanks again BDoo for sharing one of your finds from the year with me.
I see what you mean by it looks like a copy


It may not be real, but it will be useful to see how deep my XLT will pick it up, its tiny!
As always,
HH,
     Donny

Hi Donny

PM me your address and it's yours, Merry Christmas!

It was a very fun find none the less, one of those moments I actually stopped hunting, sat down, catch my breath, and let my heart get back to a normal rhythm. "Got to love this hobby" as SilverBob says.

Smiles!
BDoo

Thanks again BDoo for sharing one of your finds from the year with me.
I see what you mean by it looks like a copy
[ ERROR: SPECIFIED ATTACHMENT MISSING ]
[ ERROR: SPECIFIED ATTACHMENT MISSING ]
It may not be real, but it will be useful to see how deep my XLT will pick it up, its tiny!
As always,
HH,
     Donny

Hey Donny!!
Thanks for letting me know your present arrived safe.
I was amazed when I found this also because it is so small.
Dumb luck or skill... or a little of both...lol 

Enjoy it buddy!! Hope it becomes a good luck, good mojo piece for you!

Happy new year!

Smiles!
BDoo

Congrats on an awesome year Bdoo!!!  HH, Mike

Thanks for always visiting and leaving supportive comments Mike!
Best of luck to you in 2008!

BDoo

Bob,
   Your finds with the quality and quantity are amazing.  I don't think you brag at all.  Trouble is if you consistently find good stuff and a lot of it - your finds brag for themselves.   

I hope to get my end of year pics/post up soon.  It was a good year for me too. 

Bob

Everytime I look at your posts , it makes me think about a few nice parks in this area and wonder how much stuff like yours is still sitting there.  Just might have to make a day of it and see what we can pull out.  Will have to work around the Relic hunting schedule!  Its going to be a tough choice!!!   ;)   lolol   Great job........as always!

                                                                                                            John

Everytime I look at your posts , it makes me think about a few nice parks in this area and wonder how much stuff like yours is still sitting there.  Just might have to make a day of it and see what we can pull out.  Will have to work around the Relic hunting schedule!  Its going to be a tough choice!!!   ;)   lolol   Great job........as always!

                                                                                                            John

Great to see you here John!!!
Made my day for sure.
I hope all is well your way, the family, your health, and TH'ing.

Thanks for the cool comment!
I guess I was one of the first to post my 2007 totals
as we had a pretty early freeze this year.
A lot have followed with amazing results too
as the banner above testifies!

I hope you get out and get some glimmers too, good luck.
I am dying not being able to get out
but I have been combining all my treasures from the past two seasons
and checking all those out has been fun, keeps the juices flowing!

Take care
  BDoo

someone said you brag too much  ...... that person just doesnt get it, thats what this site is all about, showing your finds to others and talking detecting. ;) those are some beautiful finds!

Thanks a lot for the ever constant and awesome support. Definitely inspiring and appreciated!!
All the best in 2008 my friend!

Smiles!
BDoo

WOW That's incredible !!! You deserve a medal but I think you already have a few.
Congrats.

You've got some very nice finds there! Good luck for 2008.

Ok, a couple more photos... the home stretch.

I did manage several silver coins this season even though I didn't do much traditional hunting in search of old coinage. Most were found in the schoolyards.
16 total this year.
4 Wash quarters
1 SLQ quarter
2 Mercury dimes
8 Roosevelt dimes
1 foriegn coin

The SLQ is always a cool find. I got this one at an old golf course that was being plowed under for a housing development.
[ ERROR: SPECIFIED ATTACHMENT MISSING ]

The schoolyards and parks were filled with dollar coins for me this year. Twenty  $1 coins ... 12 Sac $1, (1 missing from the picture, gave it away) 3 Canada Loonies, 3 Washington $1, 1 Adams $1, and 1 SBA $1. Also found was  Four $2 canadian coins - (Toonies).
[ ERROR: SPECIFIED ATTACHMENT MISSING ]

Finally, this cross I found is really cool. It's a Celtic Cross, hallmarked with Ionia and Scotland. A little reseach provided a clue about what it is. I think it's a sovenier from the St. Martin's Cross in Iona, Scotland. It's bronze I think (maybe brass). It's about 2.5 inches tall and very heavy. 
I found this at our high school on the sidelines next to the fence surrounding the football field. They tore out the sod and replaced it this summer so I had access to it for a week.
[ ERROR: SPECIFIED ATTACHMENT MISSING ]
Here's a link to some info about St. Martin's Cross in Iona.
http://stevegilchrist.org/2gaelicmists.htm

Alright! That's it     

Thanks very much again for all your support this year and for hanging in there reading all this stuff in the thread. Sorry it so long but I hope you enjoyed it.

Have a great holiday season and best wishes for 2008.

Smiles!
BDoo

love the Xmas tree lol!

Man I just got to get a new machine! You guys/gals are killing me! That is quite a haul!

Mike