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WINNER #1
My favorite U.S. favorite find for January 2019 is the 1880 5 Dollar Gold Piece, found by James W. from Oklahoma with his AT Max.
James's story: After hours in the field uncovering old headstamps, .45/70 cartridges and different odds and ends, we were getting ready to call it a day as the sun was getting ready to set. I continued to search with what little time I had left. I came across a solid 65 thinking it was another headstamp. I rushed in to retrieve the target. To my disbelief it wasn't a headstamp but something gold! An 1880 5 dollar gold piece! Huge thanks to the Garrett family for their outstanding customer service and outstanding machines!
James W. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
James's story: After hours in the field uncovering old headstamps, .45/70 cartridges and different odds and ends, we were getting ready to call it a day as the sun was getting ready to set. I continued to search with what little time I had left. I came across a solid 65 thinking it was another headstamp. I rushed in to retrieve the target. To my disbelief it wasn't a headstamp but something gold! An 1880 5 dollar gold piece! Huge thanks to the Garrett family for their outstanding customer service and outstanding machines!
James W. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
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WINNER #2
My second U.S. favorite find for January 2019 is the Confederate Georgia State Seal Officers Buckle, found by Scott H. from Georgia with his AT Pro.
Scott's story: While out hunting today with a brand new Diggin buddy we were hunting a civil war location. Unbelievable, but this was my first target. I was using the AT Pro with the 5x8 coil. It rang up a very clean 86 and was only 3-4 inches down.
Scott H. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
Scott's story: While out hunting today with a brand new Diggin buddy we were hunting a civil war location. Unbelievable, but this was my first target. I was using the AT Pro with the 5x8 coil. It rang up a very clean 86 and was only 3-4 inches down.
Scott H. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
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WINNER #3
My third U.S. favorite find for January 2019 is the 1994 American Legion Diamond Jubilee One Ounce Silver Round, found by John B. from Indiana with his AT Pro.
John's story: The first day of 2019 found me searching a community park that was built in 1963. I had searched this park last year, but didn't realize there were soccer fields on the other side of it. Once I spied the soccer fields I parked near them and began my search to find gold or silver jewelry. I'm always attracted to higher ground and this was no exception. I changed direction to my right and started swinging for the high ground eventually making my way to the top of it. Once I started finding chain link fence pieces at the top of the berm I moved away from the fence and onto the slope and began finding clad coinage. I finally got to the point where I made a left turn towards the volleyball court and then it happened.
I was using an AT Pro and detected a target close to the surface with a high tone that registered a 98-99 on the visual ID. I was thinking that I had found a large piece of chain link fencing that surrounded the swimming pool area as I knelt to probe the ground for the target. I located the target easily with the probe not more than a half-inch deep and pried the object upward into a vertical position revealing what I thought was a thick rimmed coin.
Upon retrieving the object I examined it and it looked exactly like a silver one ounce round, however there was nothing indicating on the object that it was silver. I kept asking myself who would bring a silver one ounce round to a community park and what was it doing on the side of a grassy berm that surrounded a swimming pool?
I researched the object further and it is a 1994 American Legion Diamond Jubilee one ounce silver round. I posted pictures of it on several metal detecting Facebook pages and a couple of folks opined that they thought it was used for heads or tails coin tosses at sporting events, or it was carried as a good luck charm. As I researched the American Legion, I did find several websites with American Legion sports tournament schedules nationwide. I feel lucky to have found silver on the first day of the New Year.
John B. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
John's story: The first day of 2019 found me searching a community park that was built in 1963. I had searched this park last year, but didn't realize there were soccer fields on the other side of it. Once I spied the soccer fields I parked near them and began my search to find gold or silver jewelry. I'm always attracted to higher ground and this was no exception. I changed direction to my right and started swinging for the high ground eventually making my way to the top of it. Once I started finding chain link fence pieces at the top of the berm I moved away from the fence and onto the slope and began finding clad coinage. I finally got to the point where I made a left turn towards the volleyball court and then it happened.
I was using an AT Pro and detected a target close to the surface with a high tone that registered a 98-99 on the visual ID. I was thinking that I had found a large piece of chain link fencing that surrounded the swimming pool area as I knelt to probe the ground for the target. I located the target easily with the probe not more than a half-inch deep and pried the object upward into a vertical position revealing what I thought was a thick rimmed coin.
Upon retrieving the object I examined it and it looked exactly like a silver one ounce round, however there was nothing indicating on the object that it was silver. I kept asking myself who would bring a silver one ounce round to a community park and what was it doing on the side of a grassy berm that surrounded a swimming pool?
I researched the object further and it is a 1994 American Legion Diamond Jubilee one ounce silver round. I posted pictures of it on several metal detecting Facebook pages and a couple of folks opined that they thought it was used for heads or tails coin tosses at sporting events, or it was carried as a good luck charm. As I researched the American Legion, I did find several websites with American Legion sports tournament schedules nationwide. I feel lucky to have found silver on the first day of the New Year.
John B. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
