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Barbie, Rosie, and a low mintage wheatback

Couple silvers on the day. And this low mintage wheatback (1913-S). Only 6 million minted. Shame it wasn’t a little cleaner. Today’s finds… 1900 Barber Dime 1913-S Wheatback cent 1928 (?) or 1926 Buffalo Nickel 1930 Wheatback cent 1956-D Wheatback…

I am still around.

I haven’t detected much this year. My daughter is now in the AirForce tech school. And my 8 year old ears and breathes hunting and fishing. And I have worked more over time this year than I have in many…

Randy passed away…..

He was a former member here. Pray for his family and friends. Wedigout Metal Detector for Kids & Adults, Lightweight Childrens Metal Detector, Waterproof Adjustable 30″ to 42″ Gold Detector for Beach Backyard Search for Treasure (Black) 3.9 out of…

Cool find for me

I was camped on the Colorado side of Navajo Reservoir this week, and I went to check out this one site I had found before. In the last few years, scavengers have come in and picked clean almost every potsherd…

My biggest Silver!

I was taking a metal detecting break working around my new old home, 1850 built. Then this happened! Always when you least expect it. SUNPOW Metal Detector for Adults, Professional Waterproof High Accuracy Metal Detector, 10” Detection Depth, Pinpoint &…

Help identifying this piece

Found this in a field where maps show that a house was hear in the mid- to late 1800s. The front has a design and the ring moves easily. Something to do with furniture? Or horses? This was certainly the…

Back story on the MAS 1 REG button

This is why I love this hobby. The connections that are made between us and those who came before us. According to Wikipedia the Massachusetts 1st was authorized in 1775 and saw action at Bunker Hill. And they were volunteers!…

Roman Metal Working Site – Day 2…

It was Cru’dad & I’s turn to detect the deeply ploughed Metal Working Site. I wanted to try a high risk strategy & do an Iron Age area that only had a few scattered finds. I hoped to get a…

Saturday’s Treasures xx

Well what a cracking day, sun shine and chilly, my fave detecting weather! Shooting season has started so we need to pick our fields carefully 😂 so back we went to his Roman Fields… I left him contemplating which direction…