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BESTFIND OF
2013
REL C HUNTERThe Best Worldwide Magazine For The Detectorist & Relic Hunte
Volume 5, Issue 1
January - February 2014
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AboutThe Cover
Terry Barnhart
Darren Blake
Kenneth W. BriggsGreg Campbell
Mark Dayton
Matthew Drake
Brett Duckworth
Chris Gardiner
John Glass
Tim H. C. Glick
Richard GonzalezRoy Griffith
Randy Hall
Bob Harding
Brian Harvey
Tony Hunt
Roman IngramTony Mantia
Tim Matthew
Neil McElroy
Nathan McGimpse
Paddy MorganKeith Mullins
Finn Nissen
Charlie Nobles
Ron Oiler
Dan PattersonChris Peters
Michael Peters
Treasure Seeker
Mary Shaer
Kevin StoneCraig Talley
Roger Terry
Drew Waholek
John Ward
D. J. Yost
Contributors: Thanks or your selection and posting the photo o your find.
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What is a Best Find to you? To me, it cant bethe monetary value that it might have, ratherts that I to discovered something it thats special
Perhaps, its the only one in my collection, or its
an object that completed my collection. Maybe, I
ust started hunting and it was my first find.I still have my first bullet and cannon ball ound
n my back yard along Utoy creek.
1963 was when I began with my trusty WWIIArmy Mine Detector and I havent stopped. These
elics, although not rare, are very special to me.
On the next several pages are antastic
discoveries, each with their own story and each o
hem has a special place in the memories o thefinder.
What a great collection o Best Finds for 2013!
2013
FindsBest
of
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BESTFinds Of 2013
Dan Patterson, US
My Best Find was these 3 coins together in small area. Maybe rom same money holder?
851 New Orleans Dime, 1835 Hal Dime, and a New Orleans Quarter. BF2013
Bob Harding, US
BF2013, I think this is my best find
this year. Found at a ghost town
bean field site.
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Brett Duckworth, US
I dug this disc which came off the tongue
portion o a Virginia 2 piece sword plate.Could hardly contain mysel! BF2013.
Brian Harvey, USMy best find this year is a V.M.I coat button
I ound in a large Union camp. The camp
may have been used by the southern boys
beore they got a hold o it. BF2013
Charlie Nobles, USMy best o 2013. 1721 COLONIES FRANCOIS
with H mint mark. Limited issue as currenc
to the French colonies along the Gul o
Mexico.BF2013
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BESTFinds Of 2013
Chris Gardiner,UK
Duke o Wellington West Riding regiment
collar badge ound this Sunday.
Chris Oconnor, USMy first trime
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Chris Peters, US
1812 era patriotic cuff
links, ound 4/1/13BF2013
Craig Talley, USUnion Eagle Breastplate
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BESTFinds Of 2013
D.j. Yost, USFound this 1837 Mexican 8 Reale this
year with my Whites MXT. b2013
Dan Patterson,USMy Best Find was these 3 coins
together in small area. Maybe rom
same money holder? 1851 New
Orleans Dime, 1835 Hal Dime, and aNew Orleans Quarter. BF2013
Drew Waholek, US
Found just outside o
Philadelphia in 2013. 1773
Colonial Virginia Hal Penny.
BF2013
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Darren Blake, Ganmain,New South Wales
Best Find O 2013This is my WW1 Returns Medallion
For Sgt W Stewart o the AIF
Australian Imperial Forces I just
hope I can finds its home!
Finn Nissen, DE
Eastprussian Silverspoon ound
n Russian officers oxhole on
he eastern ront ound with XPGmaxx and German belt buckle
ound with Fisher F75. BF2013
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BESTFinds Of 2013
Greg Campbell, US
My BF2013 would be this 1874 Injun.
John Glass,US
Best find o 2013 - turned out
to be gold plated but neat find
Cant wait or 2014.
John Ward, US
This was the best coin I dug this year. 1830 hal dollar !!
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Went out with a group to test the MX5 in an area that we have pounded.
These people are seasoned hunters with high end detectors. I like to tell folks that
with all of our experience we should be over 1000 years old, but thats another
story. I decided to hunt in All Metal & could hear faint targets many times that were
off to the side of me. When I locked on to the signal, I would switch back to Coin
& read the VDI. This approach let me cover a lot of ground. Good targets always
repeated. I hit a mid-1700s King George copper, an early large cent, musket balls
& a piece of jewelry. I ended up with the most Revolutionary War targets. One of
the boys beat me on earliest coin when he found a 1754 Spanish Reale.
The bottom line on the MX5 is that, in my opinion, its the best metal
detector on the market for the money. The things I love most about this
detector are the tones, depth & threshold.
Bob at Northeast Metal Detectors
... Items found included 68 pennies, 8 nickels, 12
dimes, 2 quarters, a broken pocket knife, a small rhinestone
studded earring in the shape of a cross, one key, a 20 inch
chain of very small links, 4 inch pink cross, a matching pair
of earrings found 15 feet apart from each other, a 4 inch
section of chain, childs ring with three stones, a ladybug
earring and a bracelet with dog item charms. I always tell
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get used to what the machine is telling you compared with
what they dig. Same thing when testing a new model so I
dug everything and found the MX5 to be accurate on what it
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Paul S., Oklahoma
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BESTFinds Of 2013
Keith Mullins,US14 gauge Union Metallic Cartridge
Company shotgun shell head. Design
style dates to around 1900 +/- a coupleyears. Two separate ammunition ID
websites have both told me they
show no record o this size ever being
produced and thus consider it to be an
extremely rare find. BF2013
Kenneth W Briggs, US
This is the one that came out o
Irvine Park at Kells Corner at the
Glen Loch Overlook
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Kevin Stone, USThis is one o a bunch o tokens
rom one yard. BF2013
Mark Dayton, US
Had a great year with the relics.
I you want to see us in action
relic hunting up here in the
Caliornia Gold Country, check us
out on YouTube Caliornia RelicAdventures. Looking orward to
seeing all o your best o 2013 finds
too!
http://youtu.be/14UZbwMZ7gs
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BESTFinds Of 2013
Mary Shafer, US
Tie between my 1774 Virginia
Halpenny (oldest coin to date) and
1857 Seated Liberty Quarter (largestsilver and only silver quarter to date).
Im posting the seated because its
prettier. #BF2013
Matthew Drake, US
Best find o the year 1891
Indian 2 inches down.
Michael Peters, US
Well these are my best relicsor 2013. I couldnt pick just
one. Its not my best year by
ar but thats the way it goes
sometimes.
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BESTFinds Of 2013
Nathan McGimpsey, UK
Chinese coin ound metal detecting I
believe its emperor KAO TSUNG AD 1736-
1795 REIGN CHIEN-LUNG HAS REVERSEMINT STAMPS TO
Neil McElroy, USThis is my BEST COIN FIND o 2013.
Key date 1916-s Walking Liberty Hal
dollar ound August 2013 near theUniversity o Oregon. BF2013
Paddy Morgan, UKSmall roman coin ound
0.5 miles away rom the antonine wall
dated 117-143 Ad BF2013
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It was the first o January, and I went outor an evening hunt at my local field.
It was dark outside so I had to put on
my head lamp, and with a ully charged
CTX3030, I headed out.
Ater a ew hours in the field the
andowner came by, and asked me i I
had ound anything nice lately? So I told
her about a Viking age coin I had oundsome days beore, but as o this hunt I
had nothing to show or, just a bag o
rash. Then she told me about a little path
eading up a ridge to where the main arm
o the area used to be. This path had been
used or centuries. This got me thrilled and
started the walk towards it.
To get to the start point o the path
had to ace a barbed wire ence, not
he easiest thing to get over with heavy
clothing. But somehow I managed to get
over using my shovel as a ladder!
Sae on the other side I started looking
or the path but due to the darkness It was
eally hard to find, so I dug a ew pieces
o trash and decided to head straight to
he top. Ater a quick rest to catch mybreath I started to swing the detector.
Almost straight away I got this massive iron
signal, with the numbers and target trace
umping all over the screen.
I pushed the pinpoint button and the
sound was screaming in my ears, indicating
something really big or something big and
shallow. O course, I just thought I was an
byBrd Gauden, Norway
The Find Oold ax-head or a horse shoe.
So I pulled out a nice big plug and got
to work with the probe. I soon realized this
could not be an ax-head or a horse shoe,
maybe a door to an old oven or a cooking
pan?
I expanded the hole and started
working the probe again and now I aced
a long narrow object. And I thought tomysel; Is it...? Can it be...? No, It cant be...?
I careully picked it up and put it on the
ground. HOLY.... It IS!
I had ound a part o a true Viking
sword! Can you believe it!
So rom there on I knew what I had to
do. I had to become the school example o
what to do when finding an archeological
find.
Brd Gaud
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I took a bunch o pictures, careully
put the sword back to Its original position
n the hole. Took another picture and
covered it over. Then I looked up the
phone-number to my county-Archeologist
and called him up. He was thrilled to
hear about my find. He congratulated me
and asked me a ew questions about the
ocation and told me he would call me
back the next day.
The next day he did call me, as
promised, and told me he would come
he next day to dig up and document
my discovery. I went back to the site and
covered it over with plastic in case o heavy
ain and rigged up a ladder or the ence.The day was finally here, I had almost
no sleep all night, just two hours between
5 and 7 AM. I got up drank a lot o coffee
and filled out the required orms and
documents or the find.
Finally the archeologist was here (hes
wearing the orange rain coat) and the
emergency excavation had started.
Brd Gauden
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For the next ew hours we uncovered:
1 Viking sword, was broken and
corroded in 5 pieces. To me it looks like
a Petterson type B.
1 Scythe, complete in one piece
1 Battle axe, complete in one piece
And there were more items in the grave
hat will be laying there until a biggerexcavation this summer.
We also think it might be more graves,
because we got many similar solid iron
signals with my detector close by.
The last days I have received tons o
positive eedback rom archeologists and
people in the metal detecting community
or the way I handled the find and
reporting it and doing all the right things.
The grave site lays on a ridge with great
view out over the Hardangerford, West-
Norway.
According to what the archeologist said
it dates to early Viking age, around 700 AD
In Norway, items and sites dating rom
beore 1537 AD are protected by law and
are considered as the property o the
government.
Happy New year, and Happy hunting.
Brd Gaude
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BESTFinds Of 2013
Randy Hall, USThis is my best coin o the year, an 1830 capped bust hal dollar in nice condition.
Found in a field at about 8-9 inches or so. BF2013
Roger Terry, US
My best find o 2013 was this
clock part I guess. I thought
t was a piece o clock inerds
when it first appeared rom
he dirt. Turns out it is a Central
Pacific wood token, circa
870s-1880s ?. At least the
ittle spot I ound it in eastern
Nevada was history by the mid890s. A check o the Central
Pacific website shows that
engine #80 was named the
Phil Sheridan ater the amous
ittle C.W. general, and was put
nto service on the line in 1868.
History all around us.
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Richard Gonzalez, US
The most meaningul find or me last year
was this .36 bullet ound on the field o
Zagonyis charge in Springfield, Mo. It
belonged to an Army/Navy pistol whichwas the primary weapon used during the
battle. Suddenly, the civil war became
much more real or me. It was a proound
moment...BF2013
Roman Ingram, USBest find 2013
Ron Oiler, US
My best find 2013. Cache o WW1military buttons all in the same hole.
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BESTFinds Of 2013
Tony Hunt, Dorset, UKThe total o two hoards, ound by mysel
and and my hunting mate, David Green,
were only 10 yds apart, in the same field.This horde was 75 silver coins all total.
These were Durotrigian Celtic Silver
Staters that have been buried or some
2000 years until we rescued them or
people to enjoy in a museum hopeully!
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Roy Griffith, US
This is my BEST COIN FIND o 2013.
777 Spanish 2 Reale coin minted
n Potosi, Bolivia ound October
2013 in my yard in Pennsylvania,
USA that has no historic significance
whatsoever. I have no idea how it
got there. BF2013
Terry Barnhart, US
Here is my best coin find or 2013. Key
date 1885 V nickel. BF2013
Tim Half Cent Glick, US
My Best Finds o 2013 is a 1793 2 Reale
with a punched holed ,ound in corn field.
BF2013
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BESTFinds Of 2013Treasure Seeker, US
I made some nice finds this year but
would have to say that my best find
this year was this 12G 10K yellow
gold class ring that had been missingapprox. 6yrs. I recovered this ring on
Fathers day or the mother to give
back to her son at Christmas, making
it a Christmas that he will remember
or quite awhile. I hear that Christmas
went great or the amily and have
received many thanks or this return.
Made their Christmas and probably
mine as well or being able to return
an item that a person had given up
hope o seeing again. Great story.
BF2013
Tony Mantia, USMy best find this
year is this very
nice 1853 Seated
Quarter. BF2013
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Tim MassdirtFisher Matthew. USThe rozen plowed field gave birth to a
copper. From chilled mud, to holding
her in my hands. Here is my best find othe year. I like to leave them pretty dirty,
but she is a beauty o times gone.
1797 Draped Bust BF2013
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Amighty warship that sailed nearly1,000 years ago during the reign
o Cnut the Great, will stand at the
centre o the British Museums Viking
exhibition in March 2014.The Viking expansion rom their
Scandinavian homelands during thisera created a cultural network with
contacts rom the Caspian Sea to the
North Atlantic and rom the Arctic Circleo the Mediterranean. The culture o the
Scandinavians can be viewed in a global
context which will highlight the multi-aceted influences arising rom extensive
cultural contacts. The exhibition
will capitalize on new research andhousands o recent discoveries by both
archaeologists and metal detectorists.
Silver-inlaid axehead in the Mammenstyle (AD 900s, Bjerringhj, Mammen,
utland, Denmark). Iron, silver, brass.
The National Museum o Denmark.These new finds have changed our
understanding o the nature o Viking
dentity, trade, magic and belie and therole o the warrior. Above all, it was the
maritime character o Viking society and
he extraordinary shipbuilding skillshat were key to their achievements.
n order to highlight this, the centre o
the exhibition will house the survivingtimbers o a 37-meter-long Viking
warship, the longest ever ound and
never beore seen in the UK.
Sword, late 8thearly 9th century.Kalundborg or Holbk, Zealand,
Denmark. Photo: John Lee. TheNational Museum o Denmark.
Sword, late 8thearly 9th century.
Kalundborg or Holbk, Zealand,Denmark. Photo: John Lee. The
National Museum o Denmark.
The ship, known as Roskilde 6, wasexcavated rom the banks o Roskilde
ford in Denmark during work undertake
to develop the Roskilde Viking ShipMuseum in 1997.
Since the excavation, the timbers
have been painstakingly conservedand analyzed by the National Museum
o Denmark. The surviving timbers
approximately 20% o the original ship have now been re-assembled or display
in a specially made stainless steel rame
that reconstructs the ull size and shapeo the original ship.
The construction o the ship has
been dated to around AD 1025, the highpoint o the Viking Age when England,
Denmark, Norway and possibly parts o
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1) Odin or vlva figure (800-1050, Lejre, Zealand, Denmark).
2) Brooch shaped like a ship (800-1050, Tjrnehj II, Fyn, Denmark).
3) Penny o Anla Guthrithsson o Northumbria (93941, England).
4) The Vale o York hoard (AD 900s, North Yorkshire, England).
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Sword, late 8thearly 9th century. Kalundborg or
Holbk, Zealand, Denmark.
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Sweden were united under the rule o
Cnut the Great. The size o the ship andhe amount o resources required to build
t suggest that it was almost certainly a
royal warship, possibly connected withhe wars ought by Cnut to assert his
authority over this short-lived North Sea
Empire.Weapons and looted treasures
demonstrate the central role o warare
o the identity o the Vikings. Recentlyexcavated skeletons rom a mass grave
o executed men near Weymouth in
Dorset will provide a close-up encounterwith real Vikings and illustrate what
happened when things went wrong or
warriors on British soil.Viking hoards
The Vale o York hoard will be shown
n its entirety at the British Museum orhe first time since its discovery by metal
detectorists near Harrogate in 2007 and
ointly acquired by the British Museumand York Museums Trust. Consisting o
617 coins, 6 arm rings and a quantity o
bullion and hack-silver, the Vale o York
hoard is the largest and most important
Viking hoard since the Cuerdale hoardwas ound in Lancashire in 1840, part
o which will also be included in theexhibition.
With coins and silver rom places as
ar removed as Ireland and Uzbekistan,the hoards reveal the true extent o the
Viking global network. The silver cup in
which the Vale o York hoard was placedpre-dates the burial by a century and
was probably made or use in a Frankish
church and may well represent treasurestolen in a raid.
Ostentatious jewellery o gold and
silver will demonstrate how statuswas vividly displayed by Viking men
and women. These include a stunningsilver hoard rom Gnezdovo in Russiaand will highlight the combination o
Scandinavian, Slavic and Middle Eastern
influences which contributed to thedevelopment o the early Russian state
the Viking Age.
More Information
Vikings: Life and Legend
opens March 6, 2014.
Tickets can be booked online atbritishmuseum.org or 020 7323 8181.
Opening hours 10.0017.30 Saturday to
Thursday and 10.0020.30 Fridays. Ope
on Good Friday 18 April, 10.0017.30.
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RecentFinds
Bob Harding, USMost o my coin finds
ound in 2013.
177 90% silver and three40% war nickels!
David Aragon, USFound this 14k gold ring
today at a school field wit
my GARRETT AT PRO
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Brandon Pilger, USHeres an irony.
Brandon Pilger, US
Schenkl shell use. My
first civil war related relic
Chris Gardiner,UKThis is a 17th century Posey ring rom last year. The inscription reads I LYKE MY CHOYCE
Posey rings were used in the UK and France up to the early 1700s and were a kind
o betrothal ring. Earlier examples used Norman-French so they possibly came over to
he UK around 1066 with William the Conqueror and his boys. My example has been
dentified as late 1600s by the British museum.
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Drew Waholek, USLast hunt or 2013. I spent about an hour
over at a local school thats been producing
some nice oldies or me. 1936 Buffalo, 51
and 53 wheats, 2 older Philly transportationokens, and JESUS!
Jack Nash, UKMiniature Bronze Age axe
ound by me the other week.
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James Donavon Davis, US
Seeing the light ater a 150 years
Jeffry Zolna, US
Found this today at lunch. This one lot/
yard has now produced 2 Mercurys, 1
Canadian dime, 4 Roosevelts & 28 whea
pennies. Wish they were all like that
John Ward,US
For those that asked. The top right is
the cut coin with the picture o the halI posted. I also added some other items
I dug at same spot. 1773 VA and the GW
button, plus another cut coin.
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Nathan McGimpsey, UKWW1 canadian cap badge ound
in the UK
Seener Fiftythree, US
Todays hunt
Steve Olsen, USReally cool badge like
medallion I dug at my
granddads old home. He was
a part o The Oddellows and
its the emale part o that organization called The Ladies o Liberty I think. The
medal is rom the 1890s.
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oin US on Face BookClick the logo)
Georgia Research and RecoveryWe are a relic hunting association. Formed in 1976, thegroup is one o the largest in the state with membershipthroughout the Atlanta metropolitan area.
We meet on the 2nd Thursdayo 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 preservin
the past or uture generations. The purpose o this club isto provide social, technical and recreational inormationalexchange activities that provide or the enjoyment ohunting and collecting items rom the past and present.
Visit our website: http://www.garrc.com/
MLO is a website that is member supported. It
provides a wealth o inormation, finds and instructional
video. MLO TV 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 than a forum, its a Worldwide Club!
WHY PAY FOR ANOTHER CLUB LISTING
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YOU ARE THE BACKBONE FOR THIS HOBBY!
CLUB LISTINGS ARE ALWAYS FREE!
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.
Monthly meetings are held the last
Saturday o the month at 9:00 am.
Location is subject to change month-to-month. Regularly scheduled meetings o the
Old North State Detectorists Club are held on the last Saturday o the month at 9:00
am in the Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library Community Meeting Room
ocated at 1420 Price Park Road in Greensboro, NC. Guests are welcome to attend.
Up-to-date details can be ound at our
club website: http://www.onsdclub.comor
contact our club president William Purkey
Newsletter/Website Editor
Old North State Detectorists
http://www.onsdclub.com
Welcome to the Three Seasons Treasure Hunting
Clublocated in the heart o the Indian headCountry.
We are located in Chippewa County in West
Central Wisconsin.
We are a amily oriented Metal Detecting club.
We hold our monthly meetings at 7 PM the
first Thursday of each month at the Ojibwa Golfand Bowl 8140 136th St.
Join our Forums and post your finds and ask anyquestions you may have.
http://www.threeseasonstreasurehunters.com/
Join US on Face Book(Click the logo)
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PLYMOUTH MUDLARKS MEMBERSHIP OPEN.We are looking or members to join this new Metal Detect-ng and Larking club in Plymouth. I you are looking or a new amily riendly club, then come and join us.
We are limiting members to 20 at the beginning. Please send me a message i you are interested ASAP.
Mudlark M.D.S. is led by Chie Mudlark Mark Langdon. We are a group o people who enjoy whats known
s Mudlarking, scavaging & hunting in river mud or items o historical value. We also metal detect across
he beautiul South West o England. The group has been made amous more recently by the History Chan-
nels TV show Mud Men, with Steve Brooker & Johnny Vaughan.
And here is the link or the History Channels Mud Men:
http://www.history.co.uk/shows/mud-men.html
eel ree to browse around, & i you have any queries or questions youd like to ask, please eel ree, & one
o our Mudlarks will be more than happy to help you with your needs. :-)
Plymouth Mudlarks M.D.S.
The meetings are held on the Second WEDNESDAY o each
month at 7:30 PM.
In addition to August, October and December - these are the
months when we dont have any meetings.
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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At North Georgia Relic Hunters Association (NGRHA) we
urther the enjoyment o responsibly collecting Civil War
relics, old bottles and coins as well as other items rom year
gone by. The NGRHA is dedicated to preserving Georgia
history 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 approximately
90 members rom all walks o lie. Meetings are open to the
public.
North Georgia Relic Hunters Association
When:First and third Wednesday o each month at 7:30 p.m.Where:Train Depot Building in ront o the museum in downtown Kennesaw
Please visit our web site: http://www.ngrha.com/
Were in Bethel, Ohio 45106
We meet on the first Wednesday o every month at the
Bethel American Legion.
3393 Legion Ln. Bethel, Ohio 45106
We have a bunch o great guys and gals that love the
hobby. Come join our amily!
Please call club president Joe Angel with any questions
or to arrange a hunt with some o the guys.
513-253-3285
Southwest Ohio Treasure Hunting
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Where: 338 Oceanshore BlvdOrmond Beach, FL
When: 4th Tuesday o the month7:30 PM - 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, Raffles, Prizes and Detectorists o all ages.
Contact us at: [email protected] Us On FacebookClick the logo)
http://www.digandfind.com
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Home o the Yorkshire Raiders.WRDF
Mid Florida Historical Research & Recovery AssociationMetal detecting is un and Were Diggin It
We meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month at:
Gander Mountain.Intersection of I-75And SR 40 at 6:00 PM
OfficersBill Beardsley, President [email protected] Sniegowski ,Vice President [email protected] Seidman, Secretary [email protected] Ackley, Treasurer. [email protected]
MID FLORIDA HISTORICALRESEARCH & RECOVERY ASSOCIATION
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Find Us On Facebook(Click the logo)
Welcome to Bluegrass Artifacts,Im Bruce Hudson and Ive been hunting
and collecting artiacts most o my lie
around the Kentucky area since 1974.I have been very ortunate to have
seen and studied many fine examples. I
have many personal finds that have been
documented and I still get a adrenaline
rush every time Ive made a find.
I you would like to be added to our
mailing list or news and updates visit us
on Facebook.
The Prospectors Home Club is based in Parramatta, a western
suburb o Sydney, Australia and was ounded in 1981.
We meet on the first Tuesday o each month at 7.30pm in
the Parramatta Band Club Hall, Jubilee Lane (off Marion Street
Harris Park.
Members have many interests and expertise, particularly in
metal detecting or gold, coins and relics.
A eature o Club Lie is the monthly weekend outings to various gold and gem areas
as well as beach detecting. Longer trips are also organized to gold and gem areas inAustralia.
Club members are expert in many fields o endeavor including gold panning
and associated skills including the manuacture o various devices to enhance your
prospecting opportunities.
New members are very welcome.
For inormation about the Prospectors Home Club please contact the Secretary at
[email protected] write to P. O. Box 25 Rydalemere NSW 1701 Australia.
The Prospectors Home Club
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Were a group o fine 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 our
monthly 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 Clubis a proud member o the United Metal Detecting
Clubs o America.
http://www.texastreasurehuntersclub.webs.com/
The Texas Treasure Hunters Club
Hi I am Wendell Mosley, Founder o Prospecting U S AWe are located in Heflin, Alabama. This clubs goal is to give people a place to find
some one near them to go treasure hunting with and to serve as a orum to display
what youve ound. Visit our club on Facebook and on the web:
http:/prospcetingusa.webs.comand yes prospecting is misspelled.
Thanks Wendell
Email: [email protected]: http://www.prospcetingusa.webs.com
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