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March - April 2011


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DIV is coming up in a ew weeks (Diggin in Virginia) where

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ew belt buckles, button, bottles and bullets. The May-June issue

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WhatsInside

Just imagine exploring through a cellar o building built in the 1800s

and discovering stacks o antique bottles, some still in their original

crates, some with original lables, stacked up like cord wood. Well,

thats exactly what Chris Whitehurst did!

Cover Photograph

Recent Discoveries All throughout this issue

Gold Fever in Caliornia

4000 Bottles Found in a cellar! 1

The Old Oak Tree 2

Discoveries in the news 3

Metal Detecting Club Listings (NEW and FREE) 4

Back Cover Photograph

Ben Whitehurst holding 2 cleaned bottles rom the horde that came

rom the cellar.



RecentFinds

Debby Magnin

Bradenton, Florida, USADraped Bust Large Cent

(1796-1807) it was ound

in a park outside o Phila-delphia while detecting

with her buddy Lisa. The

coin was about 5 down,under a tree root.

Sample Image of the coin.

Hi Jim;An antebellum Kentucky

yard produced this nd. The

coin purse and its contents

were approximately 5 deepright in the middle o the

ront yard. My E-Trac almostblew out o my hand rom

the mass o coins, with a

meter reading o 12-50. Thecondition o the Barber hal

is well preserved due to the

protection o the leather.

Mike Gresham,Paris, Kentucky



Karl Jackson

Worcestershire, UKOut or a couple o hours until rain stopped my play.

I ound a couple o Roman grots that I wont bother showing because o their

condition.Then this little surprise, not much enamelling let, but welcome non the less,



RecentFinds

Miners poured into the mountains through San Bernardino in

search o their ortunes. For a time, Belleville, a mining town in

Holcomb Valley, was the largest city in Southern Caliornia with

10,000 residents.

To this day the main gold vein has yet to be discovered. The Valley

remains much the same today and gold is still ound by weekend min-

ers who make the trek with their pans and equipment.

Hello Jim,

Attached are pictures o the gold

that my 2 sons and I have been fnding

in the San Bernardino Mountains while

metal detecting.

These nuggets were ound by my 18

year old son John using the Goldmaster

II with a total weight o 1.8 grams in

gold and what we believe to be some

raw silver.

Below, these 7 nuggets I ound using

my Goldmaster II. Everything shown

was ound in 3 one day trips.

by John Morley Sr., Caliornia



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RecentFinds

All dug during the last days o

2010!!!!

This dig is nally over! I pulled

about another 1000 bottles outagain today or a total o around

4000.

Now, the question everyonehas been wondering about.

Where were all these bottles

dug??They all came out o a crawl

space o a building here inWilmington, NC.

Chris Whitehurst

Wilmington, NC

Over 4,000 Antique BottlesFound in a crawl space.

Inside the crawl

space they oundsome o the bottles

stacked like cord

wood. Most wereunbroken and in

perect condition.

Many were intheir original cases

and some still had

labels on the bottles!It was like going

into a time capsule.



RecentFinds

I cant believe it is over. Myather, brother and I are completely

exhausted.This dig started out with my

ather seeing a guy selling bottles,

out o a milk crate, on a street corner.He spoke with the guy to see what

he was selling and to see i he had

any bottles rom Wilmington, NC.Ater talking with the guy or a

while my ather asked where he got

them. The guy stated that he dugthem out o a crawl space in the

building right behind where they

were standing.

They removed the

top layer o bottles,brought them out

and looked or

more.The more they

dug down, more

antique bottleswere ound!



RecentFinds

Now we knew thelocation o where

these bottles were

coming rom, so mydad went into the

building to speak to

the workers. Onceinside, my ather

asked the oreman

that he wantedpermission so he

could get down into

the crawl-space anddig some o those

bottles out.

The oremanhanded him a shovel

and said, Go at it.It was on ater that.

So in a nutshell, that is

how it happened. We

were so lucky here tohave this opportunity

to dig this site!!

The oreman and

the owner o theproperty didnt care

at all about thesebottles.

Enjoy these photos

o the dig!!!



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RecentFinds

Dave Hummel

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

I dont nd many civil warrelics up here in Iowa, but i did

nd these in the same yard,

rom the house that the manthat lost these built in 1856,

he won the medal o honor in

the civil war, Lt. James Hill rom

Iowa.

Editors Note:

Ater receiving this rom Dave, I asked mysel

Who was James Hill and why did he receive the

Congressional Medal o Honor. So, with a little bit

o googling and a ew genealogy sites I was ableto not only nd his story, but his photo and an im-

age o his medal.This is a antastic nd or any American Civil

War collector. Its an ID badge that a solider car-

ried on his person and you cant get any more per-sonal. ID badges werent issued to troops during

the American Civil War. Rather, the individual had

to either make one, scratching their names on apiece o tin or go to a jewelry maker and have one

made with better engraving.

It was a matter o personal conscience, i youwere killed in battle there was a good chance that

persons nding your body would not know who

you were and youd be buried in an unmarkedgrave. Bodies would be searched or items and i

an identiying item, such as this ID badge would

be located. Great nd Dave!



Who was Reverend James Hill?James Hill, a Baptist minister, was an

early, prominent Cascade resident. BornDec. 6, 1822, Cheddar, England, he ap-

prenticed in the general store business

and worked in mercantile business untilimmigrating to the United States in 1849.

In 1854 he moved to Cascade, estab-

lishing residence north o town at thenow (1984) Edward Breitbach Sr. place.

Hill was Pastor o the Baptist Church oCascade, but also served congregations inEpworth and Worthington.

In answer to President Abraham Lin-

colns call or 300,000 men to strengthenthe Northern Army in 1862, Hill organized

a group o 97 volunteers rom Cascade.

The group was mustered in as CompanyI o the Twenty-First Iowa Volunteer In-

antry with Hill serving as rst lieutenant.

Shortly ater the Battle o Vicksburg hewas unanimously elected, by the men o

his company, to the position o Chaplain.

Hill was reported to be a great avorite othe men.

He was awarded the Medal o Honor

or single-handedly capturing three Rebel

soldiers near Champions Hill during theCivil War. He subsequently became known

as the Fighting Chaplain.Ater the war, Hill returned to Cascade

and later was prominent in the orga-

nization o the railroad. He was one othe original incorporators o the Narrow

Gauge and also served as vice president

o the rail line.

Medal o Honor winner, Rev. James Hill

in his Civil War uniorm.



RecentFinds

Davidhod

Durobrivae, UK

It was so cold I nearly didnt

bother.

I wanted to try a newhidden eld on a arm thats been

detected a lot. But there was one o those

gas-powered bird scarers right by the gateand Im a nervous coward.

So I went back into a eld thats been

detected a lot over the last 15 years notexpecting much and ound this lying

there just under the surace.

Henry 3 cut hal, I dont think theresenough detail let or a proper ID
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Geo

Essex, UK

Had a couple o hours out on my pasture,

things are getting hard to nd now, but

the wie ound gold, I ound silver, so wewere both content.

The gold item was a hinged cage type

o pendant or necklace, no markings, noidea o age.



David Hugg Jr.

Natchez, Mississippi

A riend o mine gave me permission

to detect his house that was built in thelate 1700s. I call this spot Button Hill.

Reason being I have dug a lot o colonial

at buttons in this area. This was the 2nddetecting trip using my new Garrett AT

Pro. Ater arriving at Button Hill I red the

Garrett up and rst target was a nice littleat button. I elt like it was going to be

my lucky day and man was it ever. 2ndtarget about 3 inches down I dug what Ithought to be a 2 piece button. The site

was real muddy so i could not make out

any details.I cleaned the button up when I made

it home. To my amazement when cleaned

I could see a crown with script letters

GR under the crown. I knew it wasnt anAmerican military button so I contacted

Don Troiani, well known RevolutionaryWar artist and collector. He said it was

a generic British Red Coat General Service

I felt like it was goingto be my lucky day.

button rom the War o 1812. Moreimportantly probably ater the Battle O

New Orleans. We came to that conclusion,

because o the location it was dug. Thisitem is not only a piece o Mississippi

history, but a piece o American history.

Im glad to have it in my collection.



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As, Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918,) once said, I

think that I shall never see, a poem as lovely

as a tree.

Exactly what is it that draws us to

these majestic wonders o nature?

Trees are unique, standing alonein their environment, no two exactly

the same. Their leay green branches

outstretched towards the Heavens,providing shade and reprieve to the area

below and anything that might seek

reuge rom the Suns intense glare. Theirmighty roots anchor them to the Earth,

strongly enough to stand against the

mightiest o storms... Deant to all and

oblivious as well... or are they? Imagine

The Old Oak Treeby William Gillraker-Guerre

the stories a tree could tell i they could

talk? Perhaps in some ways, they can.Trees have attracted people, i.e,children, hunters, lovers, photographers,

artists, writers and adventure seekers or

many years. Surely some o Americasearliest settlers had to have chosen the

area in which they decided to build their

house, arm, etc. based on the beauty othe surrounding trees alone? Even in the

most modern, busiest and bustling cities

o the world, youll nd standing there,untouched by time, trees... The cities

are simply built around them. Just allow

your mind to wander or a moment andcontemplate... what must that tree have

seen over the course o its lie?

Perhaps an old 1800s armhouse

sprang up somewhere close to it.. itsoccupants raised children who grew into

adulthood climbing in its branches. Overthe course i its lie, its watched an entire

city grow and surround itsel rom that

one, tiny, arm. Nothing let but a smallopening in the concrete or it to continue

growing.

Is there anyone amongst us who cantruly say theres never been a particular

tree in their lie where they used to sit,

write, read, hunt, or even climb amongstits Heaven stretched branches? Perhaps

just a tree you pass each day on the way

to the oce that stands out in your mind?I personally have many ond childhood

memories o my riends and I, spending



our summer days building tyrannical tree

houses and ropes swings in majestic old

oak trees that were easily 200 years old,then. Imagine i the trees could talk, the

things a 200 year old oak could tell you

about what its seen over the course o itslie?

Perhaps its because Im an obsessive,

proessional treasure hunter and coin

shooter, that Im so attracted to these

monarchs o nature? Is it any small

wonder? As long as people have been

playing in and around these toweringand masterul works o Natures art,

theyve been dropping

and losing items, clues to

our historys past, coinsminted in the days o our

still living ounding athers,jewelry rom ages o old.

Its extremely hard or me

to drive past an old tree,without wondering what

secrets rom days past lie

trapped, secure and hiddenamongst their abulous

network o roots. Who could

have paused to sit and enjoythe shade o that tree so

many years ago? Could they

have dropped something?What secrets DOES that

old tree hold, nestled deep

within its roots?

Friday, the 20th, was

no exception. I was on my

way to a job, driving downthe highway, enjoying the

dawns rst rays and a rich,

ull bodied cup o coee Idbrewed mysel. I drove past

a spot that had always held

my interest because o itsbeauty. Just a common area along the

abled, Choctawhatchee bay. Something

striking has always caught my eye as Ipassed this particular spot, and being in

no hurry this morning, I decided to stop

and have a quick look around ( besides,

this coee was just too good to waste,



driving to a job.) Years o erosion and

several major hurricanes had completely

restructured this old beach. The bank endsabruptly in a 30 t, sandy/clay cli. Many

roots and allen trees adorn the shores

and banks. Its virtually

untouched by urbanization.This beach also happens to

have a history o colonialactivity. In the early 1800s,

many settlers decided to take

up residence along the bankso Choctawhatchee bay. Log

cabins and stone chimneys

may have been sparse inthis area, but they did exist.

Theres just no evidence let

today.. or is there?What really appealed to

most about this spot was the

one large, very old oak treethat stood on top the ridge.

Something about it just

drew my attention. I beganto wonder once again. What secrets can

an old tree like that hold? Little by little,

clues began to show. There were rocksand bricks washing out o the clis sides.

Hmm, I thought to mysel, Ill have to

return here with the Sovereign GT andhave a look around.

Saturday, 21st. I did indeed return tothe old tree with detector ( the SovereignGT) and ull truck load o gear. I was

loaded or boar and my optimism was

high. I tuned her up, ground balancedher and began my work. For the next two

weeks, Id be hammering this spot or

all it was worth... I just had one o those

eelings.

One o the rst signals I uncovered

under the old tree, (aside rom literally

hundreds o pull tabs, pop-tops andbottle caps rom centuries untold ) turned

out to be a very old compact makeup

case. Exactly how old it is, has yet

to be determined. Not the

best o nds, or exactlywhat I was hoping

to nd, but still a

good clue that Iwas on the right

track and hadchosen the rightarea.

The next signal

was loud, clearand very concise...

There could be no

mistake, this one

had to be silver. Sure



enough, moments later Id uncovered this 1963 Silver

quarter. A very good sign or me, as this indicated

people had been dropping things here or manyyears and no one has been over the area with a

metal detector, ever.

A ew short moments later, ater

discovering yet another buried campre,complete with blobs o melted aluminum cans

and pull tabs, the Sovereign GT respondedwith a aint, iy silver tone. A ew inches down,

past the remains o the ash and dormant

coals, I pulled this silver, Roosevelt dime romthe ground. A shame

it was partially

melted rom the campre. The dateis completely

obliterated. Still, its a

silver nd and thatsalways a good thing.

Ater several

dollars in modernclad coinage and

many many pull tabs

were retrieved, and I domean, MANY PULL TABS later

( trust me, you do not even WANT

to know how many), even though I had barely taken astep, I received yet another silver tone. This time it was a

Roosevelt dime in antastic condition. It was only

a ew inches deep.Dozens o pull tabs and normal clad

coins later, I began to pick up onainter, deeper signals. Some aint,some air to strong. Amongst

these signals I retrieved an old

sterling hair clip and a very tiny starshaped object that Ive yet to identiy.

Most o these signals were coming rom

the 6-8 inch depth. (along with many older

pull tabs! )



My next signal sounded all too amiliar. One o the scratchy, trashy signals.

Something between a pull tab and silver. My suspicions were conrmed upon

retrieval... It was a Bualo Nickel, perhaps the best condition Ive ever oundone in. The majority o bualo nickels Ive ound over the years are so worn,

the date is completely obliterated. No mistake in this one, 1937 it is... and a

great nd at that!

As I sat there pondering how long that Bualo nickel had been layingunder that old oak, who might o dropped it,

what they could have been doing there... Ibegan to wonder, could this day really get

any better? My question was answered

moments later as I stood to stretch mylegs and look out over the bay. A loud

silver tone rang clearly and strong

through the earphones. I beganto mark and retrieve the target.

Moments later I stared in awe at this little

beauty. My, how long had she been laying outhere, waiting or someone to nd her?

Ater a brie lunch, ( sandwiches and bee

jerky ) coee rom the thermos and a good smoke,I decided to give the area one more look over, just to

be sure I hadnt missed another @#$%@! pull tab.

This time I recovered the area very slowly, no discrimination, very high sensitivity,listening very intently or even the aintest o signals. Suddenly, but ever so aintly, I

received a vague, iy trash signal. It was deep, no doubt about that. Close to the tree

Quite a shock to uncover this old beauty. No telling how long it could have been buried out there.Its a nice, solid chunk of silver, thats for sure.



as well, which meant Id be digging around roots. I debated

or a moment in my mind i it was even worth it, especially

ater all the nity items and classic coins Id ound already.Still... Im one o those people who would actually lose sleep

till I returned to see exactly what it was I let go... I had to

dig it. I must coness as well, it wasnt the easiest target Ive

ever retrieved. I had to dig through 15 inches o gnarly,twisted, 5 inch thick roots and work my way around them.

In the end however, when I had the target nally in myhands, my eorts had clearly been

worth it. This beautiul 1883 V nickel

is the rst year minted in thislovely old barber coin.

Many people have never

even seen one o these beore..and there I was, with a piece

o our colonial history, in my hand. I could have jumped

or joy i my legs and back werent so tired rom all those#$@!ing pull tabs I had been digging up! What a antastic nd

this was or me...

Now it was time to leavemy spot and call it a day. Id

plundered and looted the old

tree or all it was worth. A quickraking up and lling in all the

holes Id let behind, restoring

the natural beauty to this placeand I would be on my way, one

last quick scan just to be sure..

Sure enough, there was yetanother aint signal... as luck

would have it... I uncoveredanother very old pull tab. Whowould have ever guessed?

But wait, there was another

signal, just a little deeper? Sureenough, up rom a depth o 20 inches came the aint signal ... and it was gold, very

tiny gold, but gold none the less.. at last my day was complete.

Heres one last shot o the Old Oak, the area I hunted.

I hope youve enjoyed this hunt with me, till next time my riends... keep the sun atyour back and the wind in your ace..



RecentFinds

Guruainur

Michoacan, Mexico

Some ndings rom anold park in Guadalajara,

Jalisco,

The ring with theblue stone is my avorite,

could be rom the early

1900.Theres also a silver

coin, another coin o1906, some bullets,another ring, a button...

I hope you like it.



Darron Callender Potter

Thirsk, North Yorkshire, UK

My early-mid Bronze Age at axehead. The axe was ound while out Metal Detecting.The axe is cast in copper alloy; the original surace survives in a good condition and is

only slightly pitted. The axe has a thin and rounded butt, measuring 20.8mm wide and

the terminal measures only 2.3mm thick.The butt measures approximately 48.1mm in length, it is very at in comparison to

other examples. There is a slightly raised area in the centre o the axe, which appears to

be an early orm on the central block, seen on the later palstaves. The thickness o thiscentral area measures 12.7mm. The sides o the axe are chamered rom butt to blade

on both sides. They are at, with the chamering occurring gradually. The chameringhowever gives way to anged chests which can be seen on both edges o the axe, onboth suraces. Ater the raised central area the axe extends into the blade end. The

blade is attened and shaped. It looks worn, but there is no evidence o sharpening.

The blade measures57.2mm rom tip to

tip. The tips are out

at the tips, orming

almost a peltashape. It is probably

an Aylesord typedeveloped at axe,

dating rom 2150-

1500 BC



RecentFindsMick Smith

Yorkshire UKWent out with my mate today. He has an Etrac, but I won and ound my 1st ever ull

Siliqua using my Whites Spectra V3i.In act my 1st silver this year, well

chued with this I can tell you!

Below is another photo o a ew

o the coins that Ive been able towink out.


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RecentFinds

Kendall Snow

I ound this 1936 Walking Hal, 1941 mercury and 1951 Roosevelt this past Friday in

the grassy strip between the road and sidewalk. They were basically in the same hole.

Someone must have sat down on the curb 54 years ago and lost the contents o theirpocket. The coins were only a ew inches deep.



Jackie A. Whisenhunt

Valparaiso, FloridaThe beach was mostly sanded in today ater last nights storm, but I did manage to nd

one nice cut about 200 t long. All my nds or the day came rom this cut. Its all clad

but its obvious that its been buried or quite some time. The little bracelet bead is goldplated.



RecentFinds

Damian Farrell

Sydney, Australia

Cleaning up the beaches in Australia! Also ound a Tiany & Company, New York!


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Discoveriesin the news

The widow o soldier Jared

MacKinney has fnally

received some good news an amateur treasure hunter has recovered hermost precious possession she thought was gone

orever.

Beckie MacKinney, whose husband was killed

in Aghanistan last August, lost his wedding ring ater it slipped o her nger whileswimming at Caloundra, north o Brisbane, Austrailia

Click on the video below to see the whole story!
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8209390/soldiers-widow-recovers-lost-wedding-ring



Estonia ERR News

A man who ound a large hoard o

Viking-era silver in Harju County, Estonia,

last summer has received 100,000 euros

rom the state as a nders reward.

The treasure was dated to around 1060

and consisted o 1,329 coins and nine

pieces o silver appraised at about 200,000

euros, Eesti Ekspress reported.

The nder had been conducting

investigations in the eld with the

consent o the land owner. Other items

included an axe, also rom beore the 13th

century, and several daggers and several

hundred other silver coins.

Most o the coins were orged in areas

controlled by Germany, but there were

also coins rom Britain, Denmark, Sweden,Arabia and Hungary; and one Italian and

two Bohemian coins.

Detectorist Receives 100,000Euros or Viking Treasure Trove

Estonia

Harju County



Discoveriesin the news

He ound the our neck ornaments - or

torcs - dated rom between the 1st and

3rd Century BC in a eld near Stirling inSeptember 2009.

Mr Booth is, like the others, intently

listening to the electronic beeps romhis metal detector against the constant

background roar o trac on the nearby

M80.Ian Brown, rom Galashiels, is a

moderator on Detecting Scotland, the

web orum which brings these metaldetector enthusiasts to these rain sodden

elds.

Metal detectors huntor buried treasure

Thirty or so people move slowly

across a muddy eld in the pouring

rain - and they think its un.Theyve each got a metal detector, a

small spade and - the most optimistic

among them - a bag or treasure.They dont like to be labelled treasure

hunters though. They preer to call their

hobby - quietly searching these bleak,rain-soaked slopes - metal detecting.

There has been a recent rise in interest

in the pastime - since David Boothunearthed a hoard o Iron Age gold the

rst time he used his new metal detector.

By Duncan Kirkhope BBC Scotland News

Metal detectorist Nigel Sheridan - hoping to nd buried treasure.



His avatar on the orum is Reiver

and his signature reads: One day itll be

GOLD!!!There should have been more o us

today, he says. The last meet had 60members but this was a bit short notice.

Davies nds have been a great help

all round. A lot more armers are keen tolet people detect now and the orum has

really brought people together.

For this dig, a armer has givenpermission to search ve elds adjoining

the A872 north o Denny.

There is big excitement at thediscovery o three coins: two Elizabethan

sixpences rom the 1560s and a shilling

rom the reign o Charles I.Any nd over 300 years old has to

be reported to Treasure Trove. Normally

This Elizabethan sixpence was unearthed in a eld near Denny, Scotland

i they arent extremely rare they are

returned ater a ew weeks, Mr Brown

says.Who knows how long it is since these

coins ell out o someones pocket, or anunortunate horseman lost his purse.

Now, they are brought back to view by

some lucky combination o 21st Centurytechnology and the turn o the tractors

plough.

Another member o the group, BrianKenny rom nearby Cambusbarron, says:

Every metal detector enthusiast dreams

o nding a hoard o coins and I supposeyou could say we are a bit o a bunch o

anoraks.

But I do it, like I think most o theothers do, because rst and oremost I am

ascinated by history.



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Georgia Research and RecoveryWe are a relic hunting association. Formed in 1976,the group is 2nd largest in the state with membershipthroughout the Atlanta metropolitan area.

We meet on the 2nd Thursday o each month atTHE DELKWOOD GRILL at 7:00 PMThe grill is

located at 2769 on Delk Road in Marietta, Georgia,USA.

We are dedicated to the responsible hobby o

preserving the past or uture generations. Thepurpose o this club is to provide social, technical andrecreational inormational exchange activities thatprovide or the enjoyment o hunting and collectingitems rom the past and present.

Visit our website: http://www.garrc.com/

We are based out o the PiedmontTriad region o North Carolina.

We assist in the recovery o lost items

and work with the state in ongoingarchaeological projects.

Individual memberships are $20.00,Family memberships at $30.00

Monthly meetings are held the last Saturday o the month at 9:00 am. Location is

subject to change month-to-month.Up-to-date details can be ound at our club website: www.onsd.club.ocelive.com or

contact our club president William Purkey at [email protected]

Contact: Randy Woolbright

[email protected]

Newsletter/Website Editor

Old North State Detectorists

www.onsd.club.ocelive.com

ONSD-TV YouTube Channel

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Tuesday, March 22

Tuesday, April 26Where: 1 N. Beach St Ormond Beach, FLWhen: 4th Tuesday o the month 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Daytona Dig & FindMetal Detecting Club

Volusia countys only metal detecting club or over 20 years. Meetings the 4th Tuesday o each

month. Two Yearly seeded hunts, Finds o the month, Rafes, Prizes and Detectorists o all ages.

Contact us [email protected] Us On FacebookClick the logo)

Mid Florida Historical Research & Recovery AssociationMetal detecting is un and Were Diggin It

We meet on the 3rd Thursday o each month at:

Gander Mountain.Intersection o I-75

And SR 40 at 6:00 PM

OcersBill Beardsley, President [email protected] Sniegowski ,Vice President [email protected] Seidman, Secretary [email protected] Ackley, Tresurer. [email protected]

MID FLORIDA HISTORICALRESEARCH & RECOVERY ASSOCIATION

WHY PAY FOR ANOTHER CLUB LISTING ?

YOU ARE THE BACKBONE FOR THIS HOBBY!

CLUB LISTINGS ARE ALWAYS FREE!
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We love history and enjoy sharing the hobby o metal detecting,relic recovery and preservation.

We meet once a month at the Shoneys Rest. at I-95 & Hwy 204 in

Historical Savannah Georgia at 7:30 PM every 4th Thursday.

Our meetings are open to all and we encourage visitors.

The meetings include the chance to win a door prize just orattending, club business old and new, a displaying o the members

recent nds. Following the meeting we hold a rafe or items thathave been brought in as donations or the rafe.

Find Us On FacebookClick the logo)

Coastal Empire HistoryHunters AssociationWe are a 2 chapter metal detecting group that meets in Savannah

Georgia and Beauort ,South Carolina

The Stone Mountain Treasure Hunters metal detecting club is dedicated tothe preservation, promotion, and protection o the hobby o recreationalmetal detecting. The club is made up o people around the metro Atlanta,Georgia area.Visit our website or more ino: http://www.stonemountaindiggers.com/
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At North Georgia Relic Hunters Association (NGRHA) weurther the enjoyment o responsibly collecting Civil Warrelics, old bottles and coins as well as other items rom yeargone by. The NGRHA is dedicated to preserving Georgiahistory through responsible excavation.

The North Georgia Relic Hunters Association was ormed

in 1972 in partnership with the City o Marietta Departmento Parks and Recreation. The association has approximately100 members rom all walks o lie. Meetings are open tothe public.Visit us on Facebook by

licking the logo.

When: First and third Wednesday o each month at 7:30 p.m.

Where: Cobb County FOP Lodge, 2350 Austell Road, Marietta, GA 30008

Please visit our NEW web site: http://www.ngrha.com/

North Georgia Relic Hunters Association

Were a group o ne olks that like to have un enjoying our

Metal Detectors. We like to go Relic Hunting, Coin Hunting,

Beach Hunting or Digging in the dirt looking or Gems,and Gold Prospecting. We welcome anyone that also enjoys

the great outdoors in this hobby we call treasure hunting.

I you would like to join our club, please visit with us at one o ourmonthly meetings,we would sure love to have ya. As a Club we will

have our monthly outings as well, and our Yearly treasure hunt event..We hope to meet you soon.

Texas Treasure Hunters Club is a proud member o the United Metal Detecting

Clubs o America.

http://www.texastreasurehuntersclub.webs.com/

The Texas Treasure Hunters Club
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We are a metal detecting clubbased in Industry, Pennsylvania.Please eel ree to browse our

acebook page and learn moreabout our club and our hobby.

Contact: Perry Smyda:

[email protected]

Hi I am Wendell Mosley, Founder oProspecting U S AWe are located in Hein, Alabama. This clubs goal is to give people a place to ndsome one near them to go treasure hunting with and to serve as a orum to display

what youve ound. Viisit our club on Facebook and on the web:

http:/prospcetingusa.webs.com and yes prospecting is misspelled.

Thanks Wendell

email: [email protected]

website: http://www.prospcetingusa.webs.com

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June 11 & 12, 2011Where: Industry, PAContact: Perry Smyda: [email protected] Day Hunt Fee:$50.00 or Adults (17 over)$25.00 or Juniors (16 under)Pay by Cash, Check, PO Money Order

Or Paypal: [email protected] payment to: Perry Smyda, 6255 Tuscarawas Rd,Industry, PA 15052

Find Us On Facebook!

ooters Treasure Hunt
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North GeorgiaRelic Hunters Association

and the

Marietta Parks andRecreation Department

Invites you to Attend

THE 33rdANNUAL SOUTHEASTERN

August 13th and 14th, 2011Saturday: 9-5, Sunday: 9-3

Over 220 8 Foot Tables of:Dug RelicsGuns & SwordsBooksFrameable PrintsPaper ItemsArtillery Items

Currency

Inquires:NGRHAAttention: Show ChairmanP.O. Box 503Marietta, Georgia 30061

www.NGRHA.com

At The Cobb County Civic Center548 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA


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Minelab Owners was created over 9 years ago when youcouldnt nd any decent inormation on the net or Minelab

detectors. MLO has now turned into the worlds largest

Minelab metal detecting website. MLO is a website that is

member supported. It provides a wealth o inormation,nds and instructional video. MLO has great videos, tips and tricks that the Pros use

and thousands o people who will share ideas and inormation with you. MLO is more

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I you have any questions please email us at [email protected]

Staten Island History HuntersMetal Detecting Club

Website:

http://www.statenislandhistoryhunter.com/index.htm

The Staten Island History Hunters Club

announces next VA HUNT 2. This will

take place March 19th and 20th. We had ascout do some detecting on this property

a week ago and the results were great or

a three hour test hunt.

Virgina Civil War Hunt II
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Palmetto RelicHunters Club

The Cayce Museum is located at: 1800 12th Street, Cayce, South Carolina

Rudy RevesPresident Palmetto Relic Hunters Club

Thanks or letting me know about the FREECLUB POSTINGS.

The Palmetto Relic Hunters Club meets the2nd Tuesday o each month at 7:00 PM at theCayce Historical Museum.

There is no meeting in MARCH.

The meetings are held on the Second WEDNESDAY o each

month at 7:30 PM.In addition to August, October and December - there is no

meeting in MARCH.

Meeting location is in the St. Maurice Parish Church The room called Doran Hall

The address is 358 Glenbrook Rd. Stamord, CT 06906-2198.

GPS Coordinates: -73.522475,41.065862,0

This is the basement area o the Church.

Our contact ino is [email protected]

Our web site is http://www.noreasters.net

NorEasters Metal Detecting Club


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