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WINNER #1
My U.S. favorite find for July 2018 is the 47 Walking Liberty Coins Stash, found by Ian M. from Ohio with his AT Pro.
Ian's story: This is and probably will be these best find for me ever! I wanted to search my buddies property that has been in his family since 1874. I wanted to find old coins and relics that tied into his family. I let my buddy use the Ace 200 until he was feeling comfortable with it. We were digging wheats up left and right. So then I let him use my AT Pro and he started hitting silvers and more wheats deeper. So while he was digging a deep target, I took my AT Pro and started swinging it. I came across an extremely high multiple target sound. I almost didn't dig it because I was sure it was just a huge piece of iron. So I cut a plug and turned it over. I just sat there and stared at I don't know how many Walkers! My buddy asked me what I found. I just said "Come over here". We were very careful and picked out 47 Walking Liberties! It took us 2 hours just making sure we didn't damage them. We're only 10% done with his property. Coin count: 30 wheats, 3 barber dimes, 6 mercury dimes, 4 Roosevelt's, 4 Washington's, 2 Indian heads, 1 buffalo, and of course 47 walkers.
Ian M. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
Ian's story: This is and probably will be these best find for me ever! I wanted to search my buddies property that has been in his family since 1874. I wanted to find old coins and relics that tied into his family. I let my buddy use the Ace 200 until he was feeling comfortable with it. We were digging wheats up left and right. So then I let him use my AT Pro and he started hitting silvers and more wheats deeper. So while he was digging a deep target, I took my AT Pro and started swinging it. I came across an extremely high multiple target sound. I almost didn't dig it because I was sure it was just a huge piece of iron. So I cut a plug and turned it over. I just sat there and stared at I don't know how many Walkers! My buddy asked me what I found. I just said "Come over here". We were very careful and picked out 47 Walking Liberties! It took us 2 hours just making sure we didn't damage them. We're only 10% done with his property. Coin count: 30 wheats, 3 barber dimes, 6 mercury dimes, 4 Roosevelt's, 4 Washington's, 2 Indian heads, 1 buffalo, and of course 47 walkers.
Ian M. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
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WINNER #2
My second favorite U.S. favorite find for July 2018 is the WWII 101st Airborne Dog Tag, found by David A. with his AT Pro.
David's story (edited): I took my son to visit Europe for his college graduation to visit sites where we had family serve in the First and Second World Wars. It was a trip I promised him when he was little and those relatives were still around to tell him stories of their youth.
A local took us to visit some foxholes, deep in the woods where the 101st Airborne had dug in. We found a massive amount of shrapnel, some unexploded ordinance we had to phone in, and reset the machine to focus on higher readings. My boy brightened up with the beeps that revealed a few bullet casings from M1's, and a .50 caliber shell. With one especially high pitch over 80 reading, we found, about 6 inches below the surface in one fox hole, the dog tag of one Charles Keim. My son, who has teased me about my AT Pro said, "Dad, the metal detector just paid for itself!"
Keim was with the 101st Airborne, parachuted on D-day, was wounded and captured and escaped. He died two years ago. How he lost that tag we'll never know. But as far as the detector paying for itself? I did some research, found Keim's family, contacted them, and returned it. In that respect, yes, I think the detector paid for itself. And then some.
David A. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
David's story (edited): I took my son to visit Europe for his college graduation to visit sites where we had family serve in the First and Second World Wars. It was a trip I promised him when he was little and those relatives were still around to tell him stories of their youth.
A local took us to visit some foxholes, deep in the woods where the 101st Airborne had dug in. We found a massive amount of shrapnel, some unexploded ordinance we had to phone in, and reset the machine to focus on higher readings. My boy brightened up with the beeps that revealed a few bullet casings from M1's, and a .50 caliber shell. With one especially high pitch over 80 reading, we found, about 6 inches below the surface in one fox hole, the dog tag of one Charles Keim. My son, who has teased me about my AT Pro said, "Dad, the metal detector just paid for itself!"
Keim was with the 101st Airborne, parachuted on D-day, was wounded and captured and escaped. He died two years ago. How he lost that tag we'll never know. But as far as the detector paying for itself? I did some research, found Keim's family, contacted them, and returned it. In that respect, yes, I think the detector paid for itself. And then some.
David A. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
