“I put my hand in, pulled out a bit of clay and there was a little radial, a little bronze Roman coin very, very small, about the size of my fingernail,” Crisp said.
Mysteries of an Oregon beach
On the Oregon coast, science, legend, and wild theories are intertwined at Nehalem, where archaeologists, historians, treasure hunters, and crackpots attempt to dig out the past.
Metal Detectors at Palo Alto Battlefield
Over two dozen people were seen scouring parts of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park with metal detectors in recent weeks
Orvin Farmer Jr. finds treasure in historic relics from England
Orvin Farmer Jr. finds history in England, some amazingly beautiful finds including a Romano/British bronze razor back pig with red emerald eyes
Forest Service proposing limits on geocaches, metal detectors in national forests
The National Forests in NC wants to prohibit leaving geocaches in Wildernesses, Experimental Forests or Wild and Scenic River corridors, and limiting the possession or use of metal detectors on National Forest lands.
Discovery of buried artillery device shuts down section of Boise Greenbelt
Police reported that a treasure hunter enthusiast with a metal detector located an unexploded “artillery ordnance device” that was found a few yards from the pavement near 47th Street in Garden City
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Gold
The Top Ten Rarest $10 Liberty Head Gold Coins
Ten coins are from Philadelphia and at least one or two are probably not all that familiar to even the most advanced collector of Liberty Head gold. Most of these dates have very low original mintage figures (one, the 1875, has a mintage of just 100 business strikes!) and nearly all have remarkably low survival rates. To qualify for this list, an issue requires a total population of under 50-60 coins.
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US vet’s dog tags found on old Italian battlefield
A retired police inspector’s newly acquired metal detecting hobby helped him find dog tags and other items belonging to a Texas World War II veteran who was wounded on an Italian battlefield.
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May Club Hunt
Hi Guys, I want to comment everyone who put the coin hunt on, you all did a ‘great’ job & everyone had a fine time.. Chuck & Mary Thomas P.S. For some reason I failed to get a cancellation notice of the June meeting, please send my e-mails to freedomtree@q.com
Gold
Gold Treasure lost and found timeline
Aug 9, 1935 – Hussar, which sank in th East river in 1870 has been located by Simon Lake, the noted submarine inventor, he has just an nounced. One legend has it that the Hussar had 4.800,000 in her hold. Lake means to find out. With his crew of 30 men, headed by the famous deep sea diver Read more excerpts like this ..
Gold
The Lost Deer Antler Gold Of Daniel’s Canyon
In 1905 a cowboy by the name of Harper was working in the Milk Weed Flat section of Western Arizona
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What are YOU finding???
I wanted to get a few comments from people to find out what they have been finding. I, myself, have had only a few days that I was able to get out this last month, so my finds are not near what I would like them to be. That mentioned, I did happen to find [...]
Idaho History
Strength of Stone: The Pioneer Journal of Electa Bryan Plumer: 1862-1864
This incredibly detailed and fast-moving historical novel presents a portion of Electa’s life
