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Double Mint Pillar of the Community United States 810 Posts	Posted 07/14/2008 5:01 pm Im curious what everyones favorite finds are? I have a few favs but favorite is the military button. Image: pic.jpg 89.34 KB Report this Post to the Staff

Southern Yankee Pillar of the Community United States 891 Posts	Posted 07/14/2008 5:46 pm I like that medallion. Very nice. I would have to say these are my favorites. Report this Post to the Staff
Double Mint Pillar of the Community United States 810 Posts	Posted 07/16/2008 8:15 pm Ill take it you find alot of gold and silver lol. Nice finds though. Report this Post to the Staff
dave in iowa New Member United States 48 Posts	Posted 07/16/2008 10:49 pm these are about my 5 favorite finds . hope you enjoy them , good hunting all, forgot to descibe the toy. its a hubley harley davidson crash car , circa 1930; , cast iron http://s93.photobucket.com/albums/l...ew=slideshow Edited by dave in iowa 07/16/2008 10:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Southern Yankee Pillar of the Community United States 891 Posts	Posted 07/18/2008 6:53 pm I like that chaplain name tag Doug. Very unique. Thanks for showing. 1913-V I find my share but of course it's never enough. I think I would give it up if I could find some of the stuff Doug finds. Report this Post to the Staff
danapointmike New Member United States 11 Posts	Posted 12/16/2008 12:00 am found this 1923-s SLQ in los angeles about a week ago with my explorer! definitely may most valuable find ever! HH, Mike Image: DSCF2704lMedium.jpg 95.35 KB Edited by danapointmike 12/16/2008 12:01 am Report this Post to the Staff
jfransch Pillar of the Community United States 1801 Posts	Posted 01/02/2009 8:45 pm This were my favorites, first coins I ever found diving in Florida. Using an Aquapulse Deepscan detector. 2 1715 Spanish 8 Reales and 2 musket balls. http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...eFlorida.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
detecting kane New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 01/18/2009 10:49 pm I bought my first detector last summer (Ace 250) and drug the kids out a couple times. They were bored after 1 hour, even though we found a couple really nice pieces. I can't get them to go with me anymore. I would have loved this as a kid. Other than a few dollars in change, we found a 1920 Liberty Quarter & a set of WWII naval aviator wings on the first 2 days. I went a few times after that, but nothing as nice. Image: 1stday.jpg 80.84 KB Image: 2ndday.jpg 80.34 KB Image: 1920quarterfront.jpg 68.07 KB Report this Post to the Staff
mikep Valued Member United States 322 Posts	Posted 01/20/2009 2:56 pm jfransch, Awesome finds!! I would love to live near the ocean. Couldn't imagine finding something like that. I would imagine you gave that area another try? Mike Report this Post to the Staff
jfransch Pillar of the Community United States 1801 Posts	Posted 01/21/2009 12:24 am Mikep.. The site is a known galleon wreck and has been salvaged since the mid 1960's...however I truly believe in the theory that "they'll never find it all" and I go back whenever I am able. A group of us subcontract from the company that owns the salvage lease and we manage to find some good stuff every year. Those 2 coins were found in the sand pile blown out of a deep hole by one of the professional salvage boats looking for "big hits", not individual coins. The ship sank in a category 5 hurricane and scattered her cargo everywhere. It's just laying around waiting to be found. Report this Post to the Staff
mikep Valued Member United States 322 Posts	Posted 01/21/2009 1:35 pm That's a great story, sounds like good times! I go with a group of friends every year to dive, and fish for Tarpon in the Keys. Maybe next time I need to rent a detector and do a little research. Report this Post to the Staff
jfransch Pillar of the Community United States 1801 Posts	Posted 01/22/2009 10:22 pm Hey Mikep. My son found an eight reales cob on the beach with a detector when he was 12 (7 years ago) down on Lower Matacumbe Key straight onshore from where the "El Lerri" sunk. Try your luck there. Another friend of mine found a 1732 pillar dollar on the same beach earlier that year. The dive master on the boat we go out on found some gold jewelry (broken but old spanish) without even using a metal detector. Florida is full of wrecks, just stay on the beach unless you have a salvage license. Report this Post to the Staff
nuggethill Pillar of the Community Australia 1015 Posts	Posted 01/25/2009 4:47 pm My best find was a 3/4 oz nugget I found this in the Golden Triangle in Victoria Australia using a Minelab G.P.X regards Harry Report this Post to the Staff
jfransch Pillar of the Community United States 1801 Posts	Posted 01/27/2009 12:19 am Nuggethill, now that is a nice find. Wow! How deep and did you know from the signal you had a live one? Report this Post to the Staff
nuggethill Pillar of the Community Australia 1015 Posts	Posted 01/27/2009 2:05 pm G'Day JF the sound was a mellow one as it was about 24 inches deep and didn't sound sharp till I moved a fair bit of soil and as for knowing I had one well I dig about 300 bullets to a nugget I also dig every sound and I don't use the discriminator as you can discriminate out deep gold so I tend to get a fair bit of steel as well (mate found a flint lock pistol if he used the discriminator he wouldn't have found it)so there you have it and sorry for hijacking your thread 1913 regards Harry Report this Post to the Staff
jfransch Pillar of the Community United States 1801 Posts	Posted 01/27/2009 9:48 pm I never discriminate either. I figure when the detector sings, it means something is there. Bet I have more fishing weights that you have bullets LOL. Thanks for the info. I agree, discriminating can mean missing a great find. Thanks for sharing, I'm sure 1913 won't mind. Report this Post to the Staff
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