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WINNER #1
My United States favorite find for June 2018 is the 80th Regiment of Foot (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers) buckle, found by Thomas R. from New York with his AT Pro.
Thomas's story: I was detecting an old rock wall along the back of private property in Orange County N.Y. I was having no luck digging a lot of junk. Then I got a high pitch 83 to 85 on my AT Pro. Started to dig, saw a rectangular piece of metal, thought it was more junk till I turned it over and saw the REV in script on the front. I was so excited I couldn't speak! I wasn't sure what it was exactly but with a couple of calls turned out to be the 80th Regiment of Foot (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers) buckle! I couldn't believe what I have found and the rarity of it (2 or 3 known) and why I was digging it up in New York when they where captured in Yorktown, Virginia.
Thomas R. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
Thomas's story: I was detecting an old rock wall along the back of private property in Orange County N.Y. I was having no luck digging a lot of junk. Then I got a high pitch 83 to 85 on my AT Pro. Started to dig, saw a rectangular piece of metal, thought it was more junk till I turned it over and saw the REV in script on the front. I was so excited I couldn't speak! I wasn't sure what it was exactly but with a couple of calls turned out to be the 80th Regiment of Foot (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers) buckle! I couldn't believe what I have found and the rarity of it (2 or 3 known) and why I was digging it up in New York when they where captured in Yorktown, Virginia.
Thomas R. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
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WINNER #2
My second United States favorite find for June 2018 is the Returned 1951 Gold Ring, found by by Scott C. from Texas with his AT Pro.
Scott's story: I can say this was one of my most memorable finds! I was scouting out some areas in town where a house had been torn down and had a sweet older woman ask me if I was finding anything good. I showed her a few wheats and a Merc I found and she was excited for me. She told me I could hunt her yard. She just wanted to see what I might find because her parents were the original owners of the house in 1924. I hunted for about an hour and found a couple old coins and some tokens. I was about to pack it up and I got a solid "52" hoping for a V Nick or a Buff, I dug down and out popped this beauty!
As I was leaving, I showed Nancy my finds and the moment that ring came out, she begin tearing up. I handed it to her, and her hands were trembling. She was telling me how she remembered losing that ring in 1951, the year she graduated, 67 years ago! She told me she was with some friends at her house in the evening and during dancing it flung off. She said that her dad had looked for it in the yard for years with no luck. She brought out her old ID where it shared the same initials.
I know this is a little chunk of gold to some of us, but seeing the reaction on her face is something I will never forget and will always motivate me to keep digging!
Scott C. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
Scott's story: I can say this was one of my most memorable finds! I was scouting out some areas in town where a house had been torn down and had a sweet older woman ask me if I was finding anything good. I showed her a few wheats and a Merc I found and she was excited for me. She told me I could hunt her yard. She just wanted to see what I might find because her parents were the original owners of the house in 1924. I hunted for about an hour and found a couple old coins and some tokens. I was about to pack it up and I got a solid "52" hoping for a V Nick or a Buff, I dug down and out popped this beauty!
As I was leaving, I showed Nancy my finds and the moment that ring came out, she begin tearing up. I handed it to her, and her hands were trembling. She was telling me how she remembered losing that ring in 1951, the year she graduated, 67 years ago! She told me she was with some friends at her house in the evening and during dancing it flung off. She said that her dad had looked for it in the yard for years with no luck. She brought out her old ID where it shared the same initials.
I know this is a little chunk of gold to some of us, but seeing the reaction on her face is something I will never forget and will always motivate me to keep digging!
Scott C. WINS a Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk™ and Garrett® MS-3 Wireless Kit!
