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    gg's confederate button collection - part 2 of 10 - a nice "I" button

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    gg's confederate button collection - part one of 10 - a nice virginia

    hello all, i thought i would crack the vault door open for my fellow hobbyists to see - after all, that's what our hobby is really about... finding cool stuff and sharing it with the rest of the world. some of these buttons were bought, and some were found by myself. so, enjoy the show... it...
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    gg's confederate button collection - part one of 10 - a nice virginia

    hello all, i thought i would crack the vault door open for my fellow hobbyists to see - after all, that's what our hobby is really about... finding cool stuff and sharing it with the rest of the world. some of these buttons were bought, and some were found by myself. so, enjoy the show... it...
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    is it an old railroad key? it's an odd one.

    hi all, here's an old brass key i found a few weeks ago in the old farm field i'd been hunting. handstamped, it says, "D.&H.C.CO." and on the other side has a brooklyn, ny. maker's mark [ can't make out the rest ] with another "S" handstamped. it's certainly an odd one. it's almost 2 and a half...
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    is it an old railroad key? it's an odd one.

    hi all, here's an old brass key i found a few weeks ago in the old farm field i'd been hunting. handstamped, it says, "D.&H.C.CO." and on the other side has a brooklyn, ny. maker's mark [ can't make out the rest ] with another "S" handstamped. it's certainly an odd one. it's almost 2 and a half...
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    luck versus skill - what REALLY happens?

    hey everybody, just a simple question for you... are great discoveries made through luck or skill? ...or is it a combination of both? or is it the added equations of experience and research and persistence that tips the balance in your favor? is it hot batteries in damp ground? is it high...
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    got a reeeeeeeal nice yankee cuff button!

    hello again, all! searching in an old farm field a couple of weeks ago, i came across this absolutely gorgeous yankee cuff button that's all green and gold! it has a good stand up shank and the correct waterbury backmark. it's the nicest i've EVER found. the green and gold interplay is just...
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    got a reeeeeeeal nice yankee cuff button!

    hello again, all! searching in an old farm field a couple of weeks ago, i came across this absolutely gorgeous yankee cuff button that's all green and gold! it has a good stand up shank and the correct waterbury backmark. it's the nicest i've EVER found. the green and gold interplay is just...
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    cool find...

    hello, everybody. i found this pair of buttons that are joined by a thick brass wire - looks kinda like a paperclip - on the back last weekend in an old farm field. the backs are plain, and i've been told they're buttons, extra buttons sold with a suit, cufflinks, and cloak [or cape] buttons...
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    cool find...

    hello, everybody. i found this pair of buttons that are joined by a thick brass wire - looks kinda like a paperclip - on the back last weekend in an old farm field. the backs are plain, and i've been told they're buttons, extra buttons sold with a suit, cufflinks, and cloak [or cape] buttons...
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    i got a decent 1931 d cent! [semi - key]

    hello all, been a while since i posted. i got a new pc after xmas, but haven't had much time to sit down and learn it, so it's a work in progress. here's a nice semi - key 1931 d cent i found in a farm field last weekend. the 1931 s is more desirable, but a "31 d" is still a good day! thanks for...
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    info needed on old ads unit!

    hello all, my stepdad got bit by the detecting bug and got an old garrett ads detector off of ebay. unfortunately, no instructions came with it. it's the 6 9 volt slide in battery pack type. it works well, but we'd like more info on all those buttons and switches. any help is appreciated! can i...
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    today's the day! some questions about mel fisher.

    hello all, i have some questions regarding the late and great mel fisher. we all know he found the spanish ship atocha off the florida keys back in the eighties, and became a zillionaire. i heard long ago that he also searched for the legendary beale treasure, supposedly buried near bedford, va...
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    today's the day! some questions about mel fisher.

    hello all, i have some questions regarding the late and great mel fisher. we all know he found the spanish ship atocha off the florida keys back in the eighties, and became a zillionaire. i heard long ago that he also searched for the legendary beale treasure, supposedly buried near bedford, va...
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    the thing about whisper signals...

    hi everyone. i've received some questions lately through pm's and on here about the existence of "whisper" signals. i truly did not believe in them until about 10 years ago. as i get older, i've noticed i've slowed my hunts down,bought better equipment, - - headphones, diggers and machines- and...
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    the thing about whisper signals...

    hi everyone. i've received some questions lately through pm's and on here about the existence of "whisper" signals. i truly did not believe in them until about 10 years ago. as i get older, i've noticed i've slowed my hunts down,bought better equipment, - - headphones, diggers and machines- and...
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    da ghost got skunked!

    hello all. it's a hard thing for me to say... i got skunked yesterday! since some of the members of this forum know that i regularly get out on the weekends, usually sundays, they might have been expecting a post that goes along with a good hunt. frank and i revisited a [now] former hotspot in...
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    a three and a half bullet kind of day...

    hello all. frank and i hit a new spot yesterday, knowing full well it had been hit in the past [ you know how that goes] an old homesite once stood there as well, so we were hoping to find some old coins and maybe some nice civil war relics too. we didn't find any coins, kinda disapointing...
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    a three and a half bullet kinda day...

    hello all. frank and i hit a new spot yesterday, knowing full well it had been hit in the past [ you know how that goes] an old homesite once stood there as well, so we were hoping to find some old coins and maybe some nice civil war relics too. we didn't find any coins, kinda disapointing...
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    name your top three ultimate finds! woohoo!

    hello all, i'd like to see everybody's top three ultimate finds! this is gonna be fun! you can list more if you like. please don't say the obvious like the u.s. mint building, fort knox, etc. mine are....... 1. a really nice confederate belt plate! 2. an...
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