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    Bling...bling....wheres the silver and gold???

    Short hunt after work at Crescent Park. I wandered into the woods sniffing around giant cypress stumps, then out onto the picnic area grass and scored another junk bling shinies. The goods. 2 Quarters, 2 dimes, 2 nickels, 22 pennies. Iron ring, lump of aluminum?, dog tag, brass fitting and...
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    Need info on button

    Anyone got any info on this button? "William Gray Durham". Friend found it today on a farm that dates back to the late 1890's.
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    Went hunting small game, but got a Antelope!

    Short hunt after work at the park I got the 50cent piece. Wandered the football field finding nothing but modern grot. So I went walkies in the woods near the creek and stumbled on some big game. The loot! 9 pennies, 2 nickels, 1 dime. Assorted items. Fishing lure out on the football pitch...
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    Rain? Who cares, lets go detecting!!

    Afternoon hunt today at a old school annex and small park. Got silver, but not the silver I was looking for....but detectorists can't be choosy eh? :detecting: The loot! 36 pennies, 2 quarters, 1 dime and 2 nickels. And assorted items, rose plant tag, button off a coat, tiny aluminum disc...
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    2 1/2 hour hunt today at a new "old" park in Surrey, BC

    Finally got out at around 2pm today and got some swinging and muddy digging in. Had a surprise find. Amazing that other detectorists missed this, cause they sure don't dig pennies. The Goods! 46 pennies, 1 dime, 1 nickel, a 1982 50 cent piece, and other assorted bits. 1956, two 1963...
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    First hunt with my new 5x8 coil on the AT-Pro

    Spent 2 hours today at the ole "Silver Mine" Park testing my new 5x8 coil. Have to say I really like it for many reasons. 1. It's Lightweight. 2. Gets in tight spaces and under bushes and near fences easy. 3. No loss of depth 4. Found a 1951 penny in a trashy area I already hunted over 5 times...
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    Two hour hunt after work at Crescent Park, Jan 26th

    Well....this one was a heart stopper for sure when it popped out of the plug....too bad I might have keeled over for junk. :pulltab: The goods! Thirteen Pennies, a cut brass padlock, and a junk ring. The ring....darn it! I saw those sparklies and almost fainted. Thought I finally hit the...
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    Short hunt after work at "Silver Mine" Park, Jan 25th

    Another hunt after work today. I hunted the grass for awhile then the lure of a trail into the woods drew me in. Hit a pocket spill along the trail in a area where old poptops started surfacing. On with the show! Total Finds. 18 pennies, 3 nickels, 1 dime and 1 loonie. And a good conduct...
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    Short hunt after work at "Silver Mine" Park, Jan 23rd

    Just a one hour hunt today and I was digging what I call "IFFY" signals. Got some pennies that did not ring in clear. Some of these actually rang in around 63-68 with alot of rusty iron in the soil around them. The Iron Audio was growling constantly, but I still got a tiny high tone mixed in...
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    Indian Head penny after a weeks cleaning

    Sorry if this post isn't in the right channel. This forum doesn't have a coin cleaning topic. Anyway, here's the results on my IH penny after one week soaking in linseed oil and 3hr baths every day in warm water and dish washing liquid. Old pic versus new Pic And the backs. Alot of the...
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    Best of Sunday hunt and weather report for Vancouver, BC

    1959 young Elizabeth penny. Junk ring, rang up 78 on the AT-Pro VDI. Bleh....snow...snow...snow and arctic front moving in on Wen. -15C windchill forecast. :thumbdown: Oh well...maybe next weekend. :thumbup:
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    Last three hunts and crossing one find off my 2012 list!

    Hello all, I haven't posted this week. Work + rain, etc and I was lazy. So I'm posting the last 3 hunts tonight. Hunt #1 at "Silver Mine" Park. Found a pocket spill as it was getting dark in the trees. Thought at first I had a silver spill, but no such luck. Sorry Mike! All the rest of the...
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    Best finds of 2011, Season was Oct to Dec.

    Link to full size picture. http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd202/Lar_Gand/DSC00164.jpg
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    Afternoon hunt at a co-workers yard.

    Hunted the front yard of a co-workers house today. Original house is from 50's or 60's and the finds reflect this. The loot! 70's to crud modern. Older pennies. Strange finds, toys, pins, cars, pigs, Hong Kong ring. 1964 Elizabeth silver dime. When the AT-Pro is hot....lookout...
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    Short hunt after work at "Silver Mine" Park, Jan 4th

    Had an hour to kill after work, burnt rims to the park and hit the grass. The Finds. 10 grotty, corroding, nasty modern pennies and one nice 1970 penny. A 22cal shell, unfired. A small bronze wire loop, polar wear button and a wierd nut. The best of the lot. 1952 George VI "Low Relief"...
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    Monday hunt with MartyMoose at a Park.

    Met up with MartyMoose and we rambled around over alot of grass for 2hrs. Just clad and some junk jewelry, but it was enjoyable. The rain and sun setting ran us off home. The Finds. 1 toonie, 5 quarters(had 2 holes of double quarter coin spills and a single), 1 dime, 1 nickel, and 13...
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    First hunt of 2012 at the Silver Mine Park, Jan 1st

    No silver, but a couple of oldies did surface. The Finds. 1 loonie, 1 quarter, 1 nickel, and 14 pennies. Along with some other items. 1915 "S" Wheat Cent 1944 George VI Penny. Found 2 feet from where I got the "J" nickle. Aluminum Bubble Gum ring top. Protective watch? bubble cover...
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    Heading out for another afternoon hunt, trying something new

    Heading back to the "silver mine" park, gonna try auto GB, then lowering it 20 points manually. Saw a post that said that makes the detector find silver, etc at a deeper depth. Gonna test it. Wish me luck.
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    Dec 31st, last hunt of the year and I got another first today for me!

    Went back to the "Silver Mine" Park this afternoon and pulled a 5hr hunt. Got another first find for me. A find alot of you consider trivial, but still I've never found one. Enough yakking, on with the photos. Find Totals. 1 toonie, 1 loonie, 3 quarters, 1 dime, 2 nickels, 38 pennies total...
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    Another Friday hunt after work at the Silver Mine

    Got off work at 3pm and......yes....burnt rubber to the park to hunt. Sun was shining a bit and it was 5C. Why not!! :laugh: AT-Pro decided it liked buttons that day....wierd.... Find Totals, 13 pennies, a toonie and a quarter(not pictured, misplaced it), penknife(As Peacehaven's would say...
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