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Posted Nov 11, 2008, 06:34:17 pm |
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I had a great day today folks. I will post my other finds soon. Today on my way home from work, I stopped by a local park where I found two gold rings last year. I hadn't hit a school or park in a long time so this was a treat. I found two rings that I will post in another post. As I was detecting by the lake a mother and her daughter walked past me. The mother asked, "Is that a metal detector?" I said, "Yes, it is." Then she tells me there is a guy over by the play areas looking for his wedding ring that he just lost in the sand. I couldn't believe it! So I stroll over there and see the guy looking frantically for his ring. I introduced myself and offered to look for it. He said he was scooping sand away from one of the rocking toys and his ring went flying, but he wasn't sure where. Well, I fired up the Mighty Tesoro and went at it. After a few coins I got another good signal and "BAM", there it was in all it's glory. The shiny gold staring back at us! He was soooooo happy to see his ring again. He yelled to his daughter, "Look, the man found my ring!" He must have thanked me ten times, but his smile was enough for me. Now for the really good news.... We BS'd a bit and I told him I really like recovering CW relic hunting. He said he has a friend that has an 80 year old house that also has a plantation house on the property with many acres. He said he and his wife go over there and find relics & bottles just by eyeball. He said the owner and her kids LOVE anything to do with the Civil War. I gave him my card and he is going to speak to the owner now on getting me permission to hunt that property. I hope the good karma pays off.  Here are a few vids of the ring being returned to the owner.
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<![CDATA[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/p0mnsft7VAk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/p0mnsft7VAk</a>]]>It was a great feeling to be able to help this young man today. -MM- |
Oldest coin - 1700's Spanish silver piece of 8 reale
Oldest U.S. silver - 1833 Capped Bust Half Dime
Oldest U.S. copper - 1847 Large cent
Civil War best finds:
*NC officers belt buckle
*CSN Confederate Navy Officer button
*Eagle Sword Belt Plate
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Reply To This Topic #1 Posted Nov 11, 2008, 07:03:03 pm |
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Great job MM! I hope you get to hunt that property as well, that would be quite a hunt site from the sounds of it!
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Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Nov 11, 2008, 07:10:52 pm |
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 Gotta love that big smile, don't ya? You did good, MM!  Hope ya get to hunt that old site!  Congrats! Nana
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Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Nov 11, 2008, 07:15:03 pm |
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Great job MM! I hope you get to hunt that property as well, that would be quite a hunt site from the sounds of it!
Gotta love that big smile, don't ya? You did good, MM! Hope ya get to hunt that old site! Congrats! Nana Thank you ladies. That new spot would be great right about now. -MM- |
Oldest coin - 1700's Spanish silver piece of 8 reale
Oldest U.S. silver - 1833 Capped Bust Half Dime
Oldest U.S. copper - 1847 Large cent
Civil War best finds:
*NC officers belt buckle
*CSN Confederate Navy Officer button
*Eagle Sword Belt Plate
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Moronica, northwest of Chicago.
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Reply To This Topic #4 Posted Nov 11, 2008, 08:34:05 pm |
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God bless our veterans! Thank you for your sacrifices!  |
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Reply To This Topic #5 Posted Nov 11, 2008, 10:30:47 pm |
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mmmmmmmmm good
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2012 FINDS
1879 Morgan Dollar
2011 FINDS-?
2010 FINDS-?
2009 FINDS
IH - 1889,1892,1902,04,06,07,08,07,04
Buffalo - 1935
Wheats -?
Silver-1 charm
CW Relics- a three ringer, old 1850 buckle
http://www.cafepress.com/GeoMercantileCo
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Reply To This Topic #6 Posted Nov 12, 2008, 03:07:32 am |
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Thanks everyone. I'm just glad I was there to help him out. Who knows what kind of tongue lashing he would have got when he went home.   -MM- |
Oldest coin - 1700's Spanish silver piece of 8 reale
Oldest U.S. silver - 1833 Capped Bust Half Dime
Oldest U.S. copper - 1847 Large cent
Civil War best finds:
*NC officers belt buckle
*CSN Confederate Navy Officer button
*Eagle Sword Belt Plate
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MINELAB XS-2 Pro ....... XTERRA 305 ....... EXPLORER SE PRO
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Joliett Schuylkill County
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Reply To This Topic #7 Posted Nov 12, 2008, 03:12:21 am |
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Great Post & Job MM !!!
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"I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center."
Kurt Vonnegut
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Close enough to the beach
Detector used Detector(s) Used - **Tesoro Tiger Shark** Tesoro Silver Umax** Minelab Sov Gt w/WOT coil** Whites 6000Di Pro SL**
___________  Ring Found & Returned - Another Ring Found & Returned___________
Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #8 Posted Nov 12, 2008, 04:49:58 am |
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Very cool. Nice work !
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Time is nothing, timing is everything.
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Primary Interest: All Types Of Treasure Hunting
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Reply To This Topic #9 Posted Nov 12, 2008, 08:38:52 am |
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Nice finds!
Got a Problem? Keyboard stuck on "Nice Finds!"? MM, you did a good thing for our hobby today. Well done! -Buckles |
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my finds posts were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
Scrap IRON recovered and recycled since March 2008: 2660 lbs.
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Reply To This Topic #10 Posted Nov 12, 2008, 02:22:11 pm |
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Great Post & Job MM !!!
Thanks Jeff. Much appreciated. -MM- Very cool. Nice work !
Thanks Willie. Rock On with your Bad Boy Wedding Ring Finding Self ...  BRAVO LISH ~ Nick Thanks Mr. Nick. I would have asked him to marry me but I wasn't wearing my dress at the time.  -Lish- Nice finds!
MM, you did a good thing for our hobby today. Well done! -Buckles Thanks Will. It must have been fate for me to be there at that time. I drove by the 1920's house today that he is going to try to get me permission to hunt. It is by my work too. I hope it pans out. -Doug- |
Oldest coin - 1700's Spanish silver piece of 8 reale
Oldest U.S. silver - 1833 Capped Bust Half Dime
Oldest U.S. copper - 1847 Large cent
Civil War best finds:
*NC officers belt buckle
*CSN Confederate Navy Officer button
*Eagle Sword Belt Plate
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NC
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Reply To This Topic #11 Posted Nov 13, 2008, 05:22:53 pm |
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YOU dog, Nice find and lead. |
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Reply To This Topic #12 Posted Nov 13, 2008, 05:24:20 pm |
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YOU dog, Nice find and lead. Thanks Bill. I had a really good day for once. -Doug- |
Oldest coin - 1700's Spanish silver piece of 8 reale
Oldest U.S. silver - 1833 Capped Bust Half Dime
Oldest U.S. copper - 1847 Large cent
Civil War best finds:
*NC officers belt buckle
*CSN Confederate Navy Officer button
*Eagle Sword Belt Plate
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DFCA
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Kansas
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Reply To This Topic #13 Posted Nov 29, 2008, 01:57:05 pm |
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I think that deserves a big ATTA BOY
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da book worm--researcher
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Reply To This Topic #14 Posted Dec 04, 2008, 12:27:58 pm |
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being a goodfella can pay off at times
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Reply To This Topic #15 Posted Dec 04, 2008, 01:50:00 pm |
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being a goodfella can pay off at times
Thanks Ivan. Can you believe I never heard back from this guy on that site he was going to hook me up with.  Oh well.  -Doug- |
Oldest coin - 1700's Spanish silver piece of 8 reale
Oldest U.S. silver - 1833 Capped Bust Half Dime
Oldest U.S. copper - 1847 Large cent
Civil War best finds:
*NC officers belt buckle
*CSN Confederate Navy Officer button
*Eagle Sword Belt Plate
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da book worm--researcher
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callahan,fl
Detector used Detector(s) Used - delta 4000 / ace 250 - used BH and many others too
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Reply To This Topic #16 Posted Dec 04, 2008, 10:04:58 pm |
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maybe he only let his "good" freinds hunt it --some folks are like that.
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Reply To This Topic #17 Posted Dec 12, 2008, 01:31:35 pm |
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nice job on returning the ring to its owner! |
Anyone can make life interesting you just have to go out there and do things instead of sitting on your butt doing nothing. Second quote: Life is about trying new things not just standing around.
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Reply To This Topic #18 Posted Dec 12, 2008, 03:23:37 pm |
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Good deeds, honesty and a great set of morals makes the world a better place  |
Enjoying the "Good Life" in SoCal
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Reply To This Topic #19 Posted Jan 02, 2009, 03:58:27 pm |
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It sure gives ya a big dose of the warm fuzzies  Very cool. Good find, good day. Hope you find some goodies at that house, too. HH Nan |
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Reply To This Topic #20 Posted Feb 07, 2009, 10:52:46 am |
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Maybe you didn't hear back from him because he went and bought his own metal detector!
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"Always Do Good...It'll Please Some and Confuse the Rest"
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Reply To This Topic #21 Posted Feb 15, 2009, 06:41:49 pm |
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Their are good people in the world and they will finish first rather then last..
HH
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Happy Digging from Twin Digger's
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Reply To This Topic #22 Posted Feb 15, 2009, 06:45:47 pm |
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Thanks everyone. That was a great day for me. -MM- |
Oldest coin - 1700's Spanish silver piece of 8 reale
Oldest U.S. silver - 1833 Capped Bust Half Dime
Oldest U.S. copper - 1847 Large cent
Civil War best finds:
*NC officers belt buckle
*CSN Confederate Navy Officer button
*Eagle Sword Belt Plate
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