June 2008 Finds of The Month


signifies winner
"CH" signifies item found on club hunt

Oldest Identifiable Coin
ItemFound By
1755 one realeDarrell Mason (Fisher CoinStrike)
No date large centKeith Armentrout
No date large centJohn Rebman
Cut piece of a 3-cent pieceJim Tamosaitis
1895 Indian head pennyBill Draper
No date Indian headWarren Timmons
1940 wheat pennyRichard Davey

Club Favorite
ItemFound By
1859 Seated Liberty half dimeJim Tamosaitis (Minelab Explorer)
1849 Seated Liberty dimeBill Draper
1860's large cent CHJohn Rebman
1894 Indian head penny CHDarrell Mason
1902 Barber dime CHBarbara Eppolite
1907 Barber dime CHDarlene Stevens
1911 Barber dime CHWarren Timmons
1926 S wheat pennyMillard Johnson

Relic
ItemFound By
1890's "Boy's Brigade" button w/ stars and anchorsRichard Davey (Bounty Hunter)
Piece of green insulatorEd Donovan
Old ceramic fuse holder/insulatorBarbara Eppolite
1947 wheat penny CHWarren Timmons
Sterling thimble w/ floral design CHKeith Armentrout
Silver-plated decorative buttonBill Draper
Front of mid-1800's boot pistol CHDarrell Mason
Confederate Civil War eagle buttonJim Tamosaitis
Watch key for pocket watch CHJohn Rebman
Homemade button made from token or coinMillard Johnson

Jewelry
ItemFound By
14KP ring w/ 1 ct. diamondJim Carmine (Minelab Excalibur)
.925 silver horseshoe ringJohn Rebman
Adjustable plated ring w/ inlaid stone designBarbara Eppolite
Sterling signet ring w/ onyxMillard Johnson
Piece of earringJim Tamosaitis
Drawer pull/escutcheonRichard Davey
Decorative buttonBill Draper
Costume jewelry ring w/ black stone CHWarren Timmons
Costume jewelry ringEd Donovan

Miscellaneous
ItemFound By
1774 half reale CHJim Tamosaitis (Minelab Explorer)
Lead shield w/ design CHDarrell Mason
Gold-plated buttonRichard Davey
Tomato peeler tokenKeith Armentrout
"Private Detective" badgeMillard Johnson
"Society of Stoopnocracy" tokenBarbara Eppolite
"Made in Taiwan" whistleWarren Timmons
1910 Excelsior Boy Scout Shoe Co. tokenJohn Christian
Dinosaur family tree tokenBill Draper
Small keysJohn Rebman
Lacy filigree heart pendantEd Donovan

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