Relic Hunter Magazine Jan-Feb 2014

8/13/2019 Relic Hunter Magazine Jan-Feb 2014

1/58

BESTFIND OF

2013

REL C HUNTERThe Best Worldwide Magazine For The Detectorist & Relic Hunte

Volume 5, Issue 1

January - February 2014


2/58


3/58


4/58

Relic Hunter Magazineis registered with The United States Library o CongressISSN: 2163-8608

Please dont orget that all adsin

Relic Hunter are interactive.

Just click on their weblink

Some advertisements will have

multiple linksto special sections on

their web site.

User controls for Relic Hunter

Turns the sound ONor OFF

DOWNLOADthe magazine as a PDF file and

put it on your iPad, Android or any tablet.

PRINTselected pages or you can print the entire

magazine!

MAGNIFYenlarges the page.

FULL SCREENenlarges the magazine to fit your screen

WEBLINKsaves the link o the magazine.

THUMBNAILSshows you every page or quick navigation.

BOOKMARKthe page. Like an article, then bookmark it or save your place while

reading the magazine.

TABLE OF CONTENTSlists certain sections or articles that provides you a quick link.

Did you knowthat there are some really cool tools with Relic Hunter Magazine?So many people have sent emails asking i there was a print version o the magazin

hat they could buy or subscribe to. Relic Hunter is a digital magazineand read all over

he world. We use the latest in technology to bring to you a great magazine or FREE.

However, you can print out any version that youre reading by simply using the controls a

he bottom bar o the screen.

PAGE TURN control


5/58Relic Hunter January - February 2014

Visit Relic Hunter Magazine on Facebook !!Its the perfect place to upload your photos and

storiesto be shown in the next issueo Relic Hunter

Magazine. Share with the whole world your relic

hunting experiences.

(Just click on the logo to visit us on Facebook)

Have you seen Johns blog?I not, its worth a look. Great insights and interesting reading.

Go ahead... Click on Johns Face.

Whats Happening

Watch where you step!

Photo: James Donavon Davis
http://www.johnwinter.net/jw/http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_122257747806731&ap=1


6/58
http://www.tekneticst2.com/



AboutThe Cover

Terry Barnhart

Darren Blake

Kenneth W. BriggsGreg Campbell

Mark Dayton

Matthew Drake

Brett Duckworth

Chris Gardiner

John Glass

Tim H. C. Glick

Richard GonzalezRoy Griffith

Randy Hall

Bob Harding

Brian Harvey

Tony Hunt

Roman IngramTony Mantia

Tim Matthew

Neil McElroy

Nathan McGimpse

Paddy MorganKeith Mullins

Finn Nissen

Charlie Nobles

Ron Oiler

Dan PattersonChris Peters

Michael Peters

Treasure Seeker

Mary Shaer

Kevin StoneCraig Talley

Roger Terry

Drew Waholek

John Ward

D. J. Yost

Contributors: Thanks or your selection and posting the photo o your find.


8/58

The RANGERmakes clean-cut ground plugs.

It tears right through the thickest of roots with

its doubled-serrated edge. Its a powerful tool

for relic hunters or for anyone else who needs a

quality based digging tool.

The RANGERS blade is chrome-molly 4130

aircraft quality steel that has been heat treatedand tempered, (one at a time) to give our

customers nothing less than the best and

strongest digging tools ever made.

www.predatortools.com

Dimensions:

41 (1041.39mm) overall length with a 1

shaft. D-Handle measures 1 x 15 3/8. The

blade measures 5 wide X 11 long. Weight:

Approx 3 lbs 2 oz

65The RANGERis a new shovel developed anddesigned in 2013 by Predator Tools. This is a great

digging tool for metal detecting, relic hunting,

gardening, nursery, landscaping, and rescue work

Phone Orders Call- 856-455-3790

Price - $99.95, Shipping - $16.00

Online Line Orders can order through Paypal
http://www.predatortools.com/http://www.predatortools.com/http://www.predatortools.com/http://www.predatortools.com/http://www.predatortools.com/http://www.predatortools.com/



What is a Best Find to you? To me, it cant bethe monetary value that it might have, ratherts that I to discovered something it thats special

Perhaps, its the only one in my collection, or its

an object that completed my collection. Maybe, I

ust started hunting and it was my first find.I still have my first bullet and cannon ball ound

n my back yard along Utoy creek.

1963 was when I began with my trusty WWIIArmy Mine Detector and I havent stopped. These

elics, although not rare, are very special to me.

On the next several pages are antastic

discoveries, each with their own story and each o

hem has a special place in the memories o thefinder.

What a great collection o Best Finds for 2013!

2013

FindsBest

of


10/580 Relic Hunter January - February 2014

BESTFinds Of 2013

Dan Patterson, US

My Best Find was these 3 coins together in small area. Maybe rom same money holder?

851 New Orleans Dime, 1835 Hal Dime, and a New Orleans Quarter. BF2013

Bob Harding, US

BF2013, I think this is my best find

this year. Found at a ghost town

bean field site.



Brett Duckworth, US

I dug this disc which came off the tongue

portion o a Virginia 2 piece sword plate.Could hardly contain mysel! BF2013.

Brian Harvey, USMy best find this year is a V.M.I coat button

I ound in a large Union camp. The camp

may have been used by the southern boys

beore they got a hold o it. BF2013

Charlie Nobles, USMy best o 2013. 1721 COLONIES FRANCOIS

with H mint mark. Limited issue as currenc

to the French colonies along the Gul o

Mexico.BF2013



BESTFinds Of 2013

Chris Gardiner,UK

Duke o Wellington West Riding regiment

collar badge ound this Sunday.

Chris Oconnor, USMy first trime



Chris Peters, US

1812 era patriotic cuff

links, ound 4/1/13BF2013

Craig Talley, USUnion Eagle Breastplate



BESTFinds Of 2013

D.j. Yost, USFound this 1837 Mexican 8 Reale this

year with my Whites MXT. b2013

Dan Patterson,USMy Best Find was these 3 coins

together in small area. Maybe rom

same money holder? 1851 New

Orleans Dime, 1835 Hal Dime, and aNew Orleans Quarter. BF2013

Drew Waholek, US

Found just outside o

Philadelphia in 2013. 1773

Colonial Virginia Hal Penny.

BF2013



Darren Blake, Ganmain,New South Wales

Best Find O 2013This is my WW1 Returns Medallion

For Sgt W Stewart o the AIF

Australian Imperial Forces I just

hope I can finds its home!

Finn Nissen, DE

Eastprussian Silverspoon ound

n Russian officers oxhole on

he eastern ront ound with XPGmaxx and German belt buckle

ound with Fisher F75. BF2013



BESTFinds Of 2013

Greg Campbell, US

My BF2013 would be this 1874 Injun.

John Glass,US

Best find o 2013 - turned out

to be gold plated but neat find

Cant wait or 2014.

John Ward, US

This was the best coin I dug this year. 1830 hal dollar !!


17/58
http://www.detectorbits.co.uk/


18/58

Went out with a group to test the MX5 in an area that we have pounded.

These people are seasoned hunters with high end detectors. I like to tell folks that

with all of our experience we should be over 1000 years old, but thats another

story. I decided to hunt in All Metal & could hear faint targets many times that were

off to the side of me. When I locked on to the signal, I would switch back to Coin

& read the VDI. This approach let me cover a lot of ground. Good targets always

repeated. I hit a mid-1700s King George copper, an early large cent, musket balls

& a piece of jewelry. I ended up with the most Revolutionary War targets. One of

the boys beat me on earliest coin when he found a 1754 Spanish Reale.

The bottom line on the MX5 is that, in my opinion, its the best metal

detector on the market for the money. The things I love most about this

detector are the tones, depth & threshold.

Bob at Northeast Metal Detectors

... Items found included 68 pennies, 8 nickels, 12

dimes, 2 quarters, a broken pocket knife, a small rhinestone

studded earring in the shape of a cross, one key, a 20 inch

chain of very small links, 4 inch pink cross, a matching pair

of earrings found 15 feet apart from each other, a 4 inch

section of chain, childs ring with three stones, a ladybug

earring and a bracelet with dog item charms. I always tell

people that purchase a machine to dig everything until they

get used to what the machine is telling you compared with

what they dig. Same thing when testing a new model so I

dug everything and found the MX5 to be accurate on what it

was telling me.

For those who have wanted more than a Coinmaster

model but are not quite ready to pay for an MXT Pro,

the MX5 will be perfect choice.

Paul S., Oklahoma

Early feld reports ...

MX5users are digging deep targets, finding old coins and relics


19/58

MX5 has the ability to accept or reject targets based on their VDIresponse with 20 VDI zones (notches).

Fast racking eliminates ground minerals in a snap! Improvedperformance in all kinds of ground conditions.

Clear easy-to-read display with Sensitivity Graph, arget I.D., VDInumber, Depth Reading, Selected Program and full panel backlight.

Difficult for most metal detectors to handle, MX5s Beach modeexpands the ground tracking range to handle wet salt sand.

In addition to the visual ID, the MX5 can also produce a one ID.Tere are 3 different tone ID modes: 1 one, 2 ones and 8 ones.

A quick press of the power key and MX5 goes into suspend mode.Lay the detector down, dig a target without the detector soundingoff. Just press any key to resume detecting.

VDI numbers for precise target I.D., VCO Pinpointing, arget andTreshold Volume adjustments, 3.6 lbs., and 30 hour detection timefrom the slide-in AA battery pack.

$59995

MSRP

For a dealer near you 1-800-547-6911 whiteselectronics.com
http://www.whiteselectronics.com/http://www.whiteselectronics.com/http://www.whiteselectronics.com/http://www.whiteselectronics.com/http://www.whiteselectronics.com/http://www.whiteselectronics.com/



BESTFinds Of 2013

Keith Mullins,US14 gauge Union Metallic Cartridge

Company shotgun shell head. Design

style dates to around 1900 +/- a coupleyears. Two separate ammunition ID

websites have both told me they

show no record o this size ever being

produced and thus consider it to be an

extremely rare find. BF2013

Kenneth W Briggs, US

This is the one that came out o

Irvine Park at Kells Corner at the

Glen Loch Overlook


21/58

Kevin Stone, USThis is one o a bunch o tokens

rom one yard. BF2013

Mark Dayton, US

Had a great year with the relics.

I you want to see us in action

relic hunting up here in the

Caliornia Gold Country, check us

out on YouTube Caliornia RelicAdventures. Looking orward to

seeing all o your best o 2013 finds

too!

http://youtu.be/14UZbwMZ7gs
http://youtu.be/14UZbwMZ7gs



BESTFinds Of 2013

Mary Shafer, US

Tie between my 1774 Virginia

Halpenny (oldest coin to date) and

1857 Seated Liberty Quarter (largestsilver and only silver quarter to date).

Im posting the seated because its

prettier. #BF2013

Matthew Drake, US

Best find o the year 1891

Indian 2 inches down.

Michael Peters, US

Well these are my best relicsor 2013. I couldnt pick just

one. Its not my best year by

ar but thats the way it goes

sometimes.


http://www.garrett.com/



It is so uncomplicated, consisting o only

one main strap to support the weight o the

detector rather than the many straps that

other harnesses use unnecessarily. Using

it, once set to fit the wearer you instantly

orget you even have it in place. On

stopping to dig finds you have the option

o quickly clipping your detector off and

laying it down or leaving it in place which

because the weight is supported keepseverything out o the dirt and wet.

For purchases or delivery outside the

UK please email [email protected] or a

postage quote beore payment. A payment

request will then be emailed back to the

buyer asking or payment through the

PayPal system. Customers do not need a

PayPal account themselves to do this only adebit or c/card.

Trade enquiries or this product are

welcome rom anywhere other than the US

& Canada.

TheOriginalDetectingBuddy

20.95 - plus 4.10

Packing & Shipping by

Royal mail, recorded First

Class Delivery (UK only)

For all other overseas

inquiries, please contact

us or the shipping price.

The original Detecting Buddy

Bungee Harness is the simplest

and most comfortable way ofsupporting and using a metal

detector in the field.

Watch the video, Click on photo

www.detectorbits.co.uk01202 872069 or 01202 870079
http://www.detectorbits.co.uk/http://www.detectorbits.co.uk/http://www.detectorbits.co.uk/http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&list=UUhIJjPt6x3fJmMAq0jmVSqQ&v=MqaLT3dDY18



BESTFinds Of 2013

Nathan McGimpsey, UK

Chinese coin ound metal detecting I

believe its emperor KAO TSUNG AD 1736-

1795 REIGN CHIEN-LUNG HAS REVERSEMINT STAMPS TO

Neil McElroy, USThis is my BEST COIN FIND o 2013.

Key date 1916-s Walking Liberty Hal

dollar ound August 2013 near theUniversity o Oregon. BF2013

Paddy Morgan, UKSmall roman coin ound

0.5 miles away rom the antonine wall

dated 117-143 Ad BF2013



It was the first o January, and I went outor an evening hunt at my local field.

It was dark outside so I had to put on

my head lamp, and with a ully charged

CTX3030, I headed out.

Ater a ew hours in the field the

andowner came by, and asked me i I

had ound anything nice lately? So I told

her about a Viking age coin I had oundsome days beore, but as o this hunt I

had nothing to show or, just a bag o

rash. Then she told me about a little path

eading up a ridge to where the main arm

o the area used to be. This path had been

used or centuries. This got me thrilled and

started the walk towards it.

To get to the start point o the path

had to ace a barbed wire ence, not

he easiest thing to get over with heavy

clothing. But somehow I managed to get

over using my shovel as a ladder!

Sae on the other side I started looking

or the path but due to the darkness It was

eally hard to find, so I dug a ew pieces

o trash and decided to head straight to

he top. Ater a quick rest to catch mybreath I started to swing the detector.

Almost straight away I got this massive iron

signal, with the numbers and target trace

umping all over the screen.

I pushed the pinpoint button and the

sound was screaming in my ears, indicating

something really big or something big and

shallow. O course, I just thought I was an

byBrd Gauden, Norway

The Find Oold ax-head or a horse shoe.

So I pulled out a nice big plug and got

to work with the probe. I soon realized this

could not be an ax-head or a horse shoe,

maybe a door to an old oven or a cooking

pan?

I expanded the hole and started

working the probe again and now I aced

a long narrow object. And I thought tomysel; Is it...? Can it be...? No, It cant be...?

I careully picked it up and put it on the

ground. HOLY.... It IS!

I had ound a part o a true Viking

sword! Can you believe it!

So rom there on I knew what I had to

do. I had to become the school example o

what to do when finding an archeological

find.

Brd Gaud


27/58

A Lifetime

Brd Gauden

Brd Gaude


28/58

I took a bunch o pictures, careully

put the sword back to Its original position

n the hole. Took another picture and

covered it over. Then I looked up the

phone-number to my county-Archeologist

and called him up. He was thrilled to

hear about my find. He congratulated me

and asked me a ew questions about the

ocation and told me he would call me

back the next day.

The next day he did call me, as

promised, and told me he would come

he next day to dig up and document

my discovery. I went back to the site and

covered it over with plastic in case o heavy

ain and rigged up a ladder or the ence.The day was finally here, I had almost

no sleep all night, just two hours between

5 and 7 AM. I got up drank a lot o coffee

and filled out the required orms and

documents or the find.

Finally the archeologist was here (hes

wearing the orange rain coat) and the

emergency excavation had started.

Brd Gauden


29/58

For the next ew hours we uncovered:

1 Viking sword, was broken and

corroded in 5 pieces. To me it looks like

a Petterson type B.

1 Scythe, complete in one piece

1 Battle axe, complete in one piece

And there were more items in the grave

hat will be laying there until a biggerexcavation this summer.

We also think it might be more graves,

because we got many similar solid iron

signals with my detector close by.

The last days I have received tons o

positive eedback rom archeologists and

people in the metal detecting community

or the way I handled the find and

reporting it and doing all the right things.

The grave site lays on a ridge with great

view out over the Hardangerford, West-

Norway.

According to what the archeologist said

it dates to early Viking age, around 700 AD

In Norway, items and sites dating rom

beore 1537 AD are protected by law and

are considered as the property o the

government.

Happy New year, and Happy hunting.

Brd Gaude



Designed and developed with the help

o the well known UK detectorist GordonHeritage. Gordon spends a lot o his time

hunting in Rivers lakes and Fjords around

the world or Gold & silver Jewellery

primarily but is also partial to Roman &

Celtic coinage and arteacts that were

deposited or lost in European rivers & lake

Gordon selected the Evolution Pro

beach scoop over many other scoops

mainly or its ruggedness and strength o

build. He used it as the basis or his idea

o what a River scoop should look and be

like. A normal Evolution beach scoop has

14mm holes all over its body. The new Pro

River scoop has the same 14mm holes in

the top hal o its body but the bottom hal

has now been constructed with 3.5mm

holes completely. This has made the scoopslightly more expensive to produce but it

does what he intended.

Gordon was determined to design

this scoop primarily to catch all the tiny

Roman minim & small Saxon silver coins

that would otherwise flow through the

large 14mm holes o a beach scoop. The

small holes also stop all the lead shot thathunters & fishermen have deposited in ou

rivers & lakes over the years. Why would

anybody want to tip all this junk back out

o their scoops to find again with their nex

signal.

Evolution ProThe only one available anywhere specNEW

!


31/58

River Scoopy designed for River and Stream use.

In other parts o the world such as the

US & Canada and parts o Europe thiswould also solve the problem would it

not o small gold nuggets being washed

hrough the larger holes in ast flowing

iver water. This could be the perect

ool or searching out river beds and

swimming holes. Gordon has already used

t successully in the Norwegian Fjords

finding Gold & silver rings on a recent trip.

Detectorbits is the Evolution sole

supplier or this all new River scoop. The

price in the UK and throughout the EU is

169.99 plus shippingand includes Value

added tax @ 20%

I you live in a country outside o the

EU such as the US & Canada the price is

educed to 145.00plus shipping because

you attract a zero rate o Vat.

Shipping price in Mainland England &

Wales is 11.95, or all other areas o theUK including all Islands, the Highlands

and most o Scotland, please email us at

[email protected] a price.For all overseas areas please also

Email us for a price. All Shipping will be

by FEDEX signed for and Insured.

As a rough guide shipping to the US

& Canada will cost around 34 Englishpounds.

All payments once shipping is agreed

will be by Paypal in GB Pounds Stirling.

Debit card payments can be taken over the

telephone by arrangement.

www.detectorbits.co.uk01202 872069 or 01202 870079
http://www.detectorbits.co.uk/http://www.detectorbits.co.uk/http://www.detectorbits.co.uk/



BESTFinds Of 2013

Randy Hall, USThis is my best coin o the year, an 1830 capped bust hal dollar in nice condition.

Found in a field at about 8-9 inches or so. BF2013

Roger Terry, US

My best find o 2013 was this

clock part I guess. I thought

t was a piece o clock inerds

when it first appeared rom

he dirt. Turns out it is a Central

Pacific wood token, circa

870s-1880s ?. At least the

ittle spot I ound it in eastern

Nevada was history by the mid890s. A check o the Central

Pacific website shows that

engine #80 was named the

Phil Sheridan ater the amous

ittle C.W. general, and was put

nto service on the line in 1868.

History all around us.



Richard Gonzalez, US

The most meaningul find or me last year

was this .36 bullet ound on the field o

Zagonyis charge in Springfield, Mo. It

belonged to an Army/Navy pistol whichwas the primary weapon used during the

battle. Suddenly, the civil war became

much more real or me. It was a proound

moment...BF2013

Roman Ingram, USBest find 2013

Ron Oiler, US

My best find 2013. Cache o WW1military buttons all in the same hole.


34/58
http://www.fisherlab.com/


35/58



BESTFinds Of 2013

Tony Hunt, Dorset, UKThe total o two hoards, ound by mysel

and and my hunting mate, David Green,

were only 10 yds apart, in the same field.This horde was 75 silver coins all total.

These were Durotrigian Celtic Silver

Staters that have been buried or some

2000 years until we rescued them or

people to enjoy in a museum hopeully!



Roy Griffith, US

This is my BEST COIN FIND o 2013.

777 Spanish 2 Reale coin minted

n Potosi, Bolivia ound October

2013 in my yard in Pennsylvania,

USA that has no historic significance

whatsoever. I have no idea how it

got there. BF2013

Terry Barnhart, US

Here is my best coin find or 2013. Key

date 1885 V nickel. BF2013

Tim Half Cent Glick, US

My Best Finds o 2013 is a 1793 2 Reale

with a punched holed ,ound in corn field.

BF2013



BESTFinds Of 2013Treasure Seeker, US

I made some nice finds this year but

would have to say that my best find

this year was this 12G 10K yellow

gold class ring that had been missingapprox. 6yrs. I recovered this ring on

Fathers day or the mother to give

back to her son at Christmas, making

it a Christmas that he will remember

or quite awhile. I hear that Christmas

went great or the amily and have

received many thanks or this return.

Made their Christmas and probably

mine as well or being able to return

an item that a person had given up

hope o seeing again. Great story.

BF2013

Tony Mantia, USMy best find this

year is this very

nice 1853 Seated

Quarter. BF2013


39/58

Tim MassdirtFisher Matthew. USThe rozen plowed field gave birth to a

copper. From chilled mud, to holding

her in my hands. Here is my best find othe year. I like to leave them pretty dirty,

but she is a beauty o times gone.

1797 Draped Bust BF2013


40/58

Amighty warship that sailed nearly1,000 years ago during the reign

o Cnut the Great, will stand at the

centre o the British Museums Viking

exhibition in March 2014.The Viking expansion rom their

Scandinavian homelands during thisera created a cultural network with

contacts rom the Caspian Sea to the

North Atlantic and rom the Arctic Circleo the Mediterranean. The culture o the

Scandinavians can be viewed in a global

context which will highlight the multi-aceted influences arising rom extensive

cultural contacts. The exhibition

will capitalize on new research andhousands o recent discoveries by both

archaeologists and metal detectorists.

Silver-inlaid axehead in the Mammenstyle (AD 900s, Bjerringhj, Mammen,

utland, Denmark). Iron, silver, brass.

The National Museum o Denmark.These new finds have changed our

understanding o the nature o Viking

dentity, trade, magic and belie and therole o the warrior. Above all, it was the

maritime character o Viking society and

he extraordinary shipbuilding skillshat were key to their achievements.

n order to highlight this, the centre o

the exhibition will house the survivingtimbers o a 37-meter-long Viking

warship, the longest ever ound and

never beore seen in the UK.

Sword, late 8thearly 9th century.Kalundborg or Holbk, Zealand,

Denmark. Photo: John Lee. TheNational Museum o Denmark.

Sword, late 8thearly 9th century.

Kalundborg or Holbk, Zealand,Denmark. Photo: John Lee. The

National Museum o Denmark.

The ship, known as Roskilde 6, wasexcavated rom the banks o Roskilde

ford in Denmark during work undertake

to develop the Roskilde Viking ShipMuseum in 1997.

Since the excavation, the timbers

have been painstakingly conservedand analyzed by the National Museum

o Denmark. The surviving timbers

approximately 20% o the original ship have now been re-assembled or display

in a specially made stainless steel rame

that reconstructs the ull size and shapeo the original ship.

The construction o the ship has

been dated to around AD 1025, the highpoint o the Viking Age when England,

Denmark, Norway and possibly parts o


41/58

1) Odin or vlva figure (800-1050, Lejre, Zealand, Denmark).

2) Brooch shaped like a ship (800-1050, Tjrnehj II, Fyn, Denmark).

3) Penny o Anla Guthrithsson o Northumbria (93941, England).

4) The Vale o York hoard (AD 900s, North Yorkshire, England).


42/58

Sword, late 8thearly 9th century. Kalundborg or

Holbk, Zealand, Denmark.


43/58

Sweden were united under the rule o

Cnut the Great. The size o the ship andhe amount o resources required to build

t suggest that it was almost certainly a

royal warship, possibly connected withhe wars ought by Cnut to assert his

authority over this short-lived North Sea

Empire.Weapons and looted treasures

demonstrate the central role o warare

o the identity o the Vikings. Recentlyexcavated skeletons rom a mass grave

o executed men near Weymouth in

Dorset will provide a close-up encounterwith real Vikings and illustrate what

happened when things went wrong or

warriors on British soil.Viking hoards

The Vale o York hoard will be shown

n its entirety at the British Museum orhe first time since its discovery by metal

detectorists near Harrogate in 2007 and

ointly acquired by the British Museumand York Museums Trust. Consisting o

617 coins, 6 arm rings and a quantity o

bullion and hack-silver, the Vale o York

hoard is the largest and most important

Viking hoard since the Cuerdale hoardwas ound in Lancashire in 1840, part

o which will also be included in theexhibition.

With coins and silver rom places as

ar removed as Ireland and Uzbekistan,the hoards reveal the true extent o the

Viking global network. The silver cup in

which the Vale o York hoard was placedpre-dates the burial by a century and

was probably made or use in a Frankish

church and may well represent treasurestolen in a raid.

Ostentatious jewellery o gold and

silver will demonstrate how statuswas vividly displayed by Viking men

and women. These include a stunningsilver hoard rom Gnezdovo in Russiaand will highlight the combination o

Scandinavian, Slavic and Middle Eastern

influences which contributed to thedevelopment o the early Russian state

the Viking Age.

More Information

Vikings: Life and Legend

opens March 6, 2014.

Tickets can be booked online atbritishmuseum.org or 020 7323 8181.

Opening hours 10.0017.30 Saturday to

Thursday and 10.0020.30 Fridays. Ope

on Good Friday 18 April, 10.0017.30.



RecentFinds

Bob Harding, USMost o my coin finds

ound in 2013.

177 90% silver and three40% war nickels!

David Aragon, USFound this 14k gold ring

today at a school field wit

my GARRETT AT PRO



Brandon Pilger, USHeres an irony.

Brandon Pilger, US

Schenkl shell use. My

first civil war related relic

Chris Gardiner,UKThis is a 17th century Posey ring rom last year. The inscription reads I LYKE MY CHOYCE

Posey rings were used in the UK and France up to the early 1700s and were a kind

o betrothal ring. Earlier examples used Norman-French so they possibly came over to

he UK around 1066 with William the Conqueror and his boys. My example has been

dentified as late 1600s by the British museum.



RecentFinds

Drew Waholek, USLast hunt or 2013. I spent about an hour

over at a local school thats been producing

some nice oldies or me. 1936 Buffalo, 51

and 53 wheats, 2 older Philly transportationokens, and JESUS!

Jack Nash, UKMiniature Bronze Age axe

ound by me the other week.



James Donavon Davis, US

Seeing the light ater a 150 years

Jeffry Zolna, US

Found this today at lunch. This one lot/

yard has now produced 2 Mercurys, 1

Canadian dime, 4 Roosevelts & 28 whea

pennies. Wish they were all like that

John Ward,US

For those that asked. The top right is

the cut coin with the picture o the halI posted. I also added some other items

I dug at same spot. 1773 VA and the GW

button, plus another cut coin.


48/58



Nathan McGimpsey, UKWW1 canadian cap badge ound

in the UK

Seener Fiftythree, US

Todays hunt

Steve Olsen, USReally cool badge like

medallion I dug at my

granddads old home. He was

a part o The Oddellows and

its the emale part o that organization called The Ladies o Liberty I think. The

medal is rom the 1890s.



oin US on Face BookClick the logo)

Georgia Research and RecoveryWe are a relic hunting association. Formed in 1976, thegroup is one o the largest in the state with membershipthroughout the Atlanta metropolitan area.

We meet on the 2nd Thursdayo each month atTHE DELKWOOD GRILL at 7:00 PMThe grill is located

at 2769 on Delk Road in Marietta, Georgia, USA.We are dedicated to the responsible hobby o preservin

the past or uture generations. The purpose o this club isto provide social, technical and recreational inormationalexchange activities that provide or the enjoyment ohunting and collecting items rom the past and present.

Visit our website: http://www.garrc.com/

MLO is a website that is member supported. It

provides a wealth o inormation, finds and instructional

video. MLO TV has great videos, tips and tricks that the

Pros use and thousands o people who will share ideas

and inormation with you.

MLO is more than a forum, its a Worldwide Club!

WHY PAY FOR ANOTHER CLUB LISTING

DetectingClubs & Hunts
http://www.garrc.com/http://www.minelabowners.com/forum/portal.phphttp://www.mlotv.com/http://www.garrc.com/http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=128149807195186



YOU ARE THE BACKBONE FOR THIS HOBBY!

CLUB LISTINGS ARE ALWAYS FREE!

We are based out o the PiedmontTriad region o North Carolina.We assist in the recovery o lost items

and work with the state in ongoingarchaeological projects.

Monthly meetings are held the last

Saturday o the month at 9:00 am.

Location is subject to change month-to-month. Regularly scheduled meetings o the

Old North State Detectorists Club are held on the last Saturday o the month at 9:00

am in the Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library Community Meeting Room

ocated at 1420 Price Park Road in Greensboro, NC. Guests are welcome to attend.

Up-to-date details can be ound at our

club website: http://www.onsdclub.comor

contact our club president William Purkey

at [email protected]

Newsletter/Website Editor

Old North State Detectorists

http://www.onsdclub.com

Welcome to the Three Seasons Treasure Hunting

Clublocated in the heart o the Indian headCountry.

We are located in Chippewa County in West

Central Wisconsin.

We are a amily oriented Metal Detecting club.

We hold our monthly meetings at 7 PM the

first Thursday of each month at the Ojibwa Golfand Bowl 8140 136th St.

Join our Forums and post your finds and ask anyquestions you may have.

http://www.threeseasonstreasurehunters.com/

Join US on Face Book(Click the logo)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Three-Seasons-Treasure-Hunters-LLC/157899550928280




PLYMOUTH MUDLARKS MEMBERSHIP OPEN.We are looking or members to join this new Metal Detect-ng and Larking club in Plymouth. I you are looking or a new amily riendly club, then come and join us.

We are limiting members to 20 at the beginning. Please send me a message i you are interested ASAP.

Mudlark M.D.S. is led by Chie Mudlark Mark Langdon. We are a group o people who enjoy whats known

s Mudlarking, scavaging & hunting in river mud or items o historical value. We also metal detect across

he beautiul South West o England. The group has been made amous more recently by the History Chan-

nels TV show Mud Men, with Steve Brooker & Johnny Vaughan.

And here is the link or the History Channels Mud Men:

http://www.history.co.uk/shows/mud-men.html

eel ree to browse around, & i you have any queries or questions youd like to ask, please eel ree, & one

o our Mudlarks will be more than happy to help you with your needs. :-)

Plymouth Mudlarks M.D.S.

The meetings are held on the Second WEDNESDAY o each

month at 7:30 PM.

In addition to August, October and December - these are the

months when we dont have any meetings.

Meeting location is in the St. Maurice Parish Church

The room called Doran Hall

The address is 358 Glenbrook Rd. Stamord, CT 06906-2198

GPS Coordinates: -73.522475,41.065862,0 This is the basement area o the Church.

Our contact ino is [email protected]

Our web site is http://www.noreasters.net

NorEasters Metal Detecting Club
http://www.history.co.uk/shows/mud-men.htmlhttp://www.history.co.uk/shows/mud-men.html



At North Georgia Relic Hunters Association (NGRHA) we

urther the enjoyment o responsibly collecting Civil War

relics, old bottles and coins as well as other items rom year

gone by. The NGRHA is dedicated to preserving Georgia

history through responsible excavation.

The North Georgia Relic Hunters Association was ormed

in 1972 in partnership with the City o Marietta Departmento Parks and Recreation. The association has approximately

90 members rom all walks o lie. Meetings are open to the

public.

North Georgia Relic Hunters Association

When:First and third Wednesday o each month at 7:30 p.m.Where:Train Depot Building in ront o the museum in downtown Kennesaw

Please visit our web site: http://www.ngrha.com/

Were in Bethel, Ohio 45106

We meet on the first Wednesday o every month at the

Bethel American Legion.

3393 Legion Ln. Bethel, Ohio 45106

We have a bunch o great guys and gals that love the

hobby. Come join our amily!

Please call club president Joe Angel with any questions

or to arrange a hunt with some o the guys.

513-253-3285

Southwest Ohio Treasure Hunting
http://www.ngrha.com/http://www.ngrha.com/




Where: 338 Oceanshore BlvdOrmond Beach, FL

When: 4th Tuesday o the month7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Daytona Dig & FindMetal Detecting Club

Volusia countys only metal detecting club or over 20 years. Meetings the 4th Tuesday o each

month. Two Yearly seeded hunts, Finds o the month, Raffles, Prizes and Detectorists o all ages.

Contact us at: [email protected] Us On FacebookClick the logo)

http://www.digandfind.com
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=337157645458&v=infohttp://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=337157645458&v=infohttp://www.minelabforums.com/http://www.minelabforums.com/http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=337157645458&v=info



Home o the Yorkshire Raiders.WRDF

Mid Florida Historical Research & Recovery AssociationMetal detecting is un and Were Diggin It

We meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month at:

Gander Mountain.Intersection of I-75And SR 40 at 6:00 PM

OfficersBill Beardsley, President [email protected] Sniegowski ,Vice President [email protected] Seidman, Secretary [email protected] Ackley, Treasurer. [email protected]

MID FLORIDA HISTORICALRESEARCH & RECOVERY ASSOCIATION
http://www.wdrh.org.uk/http://www.wdrh.org.uk/http://www.wdrh.org.uk/




Find Us On Facebook(Click the logo)

Welcome to Bluegrass Artifacts,Im Bruce Hudson and Ive been hunting

and collecting artiacts most o my lie

around the Kentucky area since 1974.I have been very ortunate to have

seen and studied many fine examples. I

have many personal finds that have been

documented and I still get a adrenaline

rush every time Ive made a find.

I you would like to be added to our

mailing list or news and updates visit us

on Facebook.

The Prospectors Home Club is based in Parramatta, a western

suburb o Sydney, Australia and was ounded in 1981.

We meet on the first Tuesday o each month at 7.30pm in

the Parramatta Band Club Hall, Jubilee Lane (off Marion Street

Harris Park.

Members have many interests and expertise, particularly in

metal detecting or gold, coins and relics.

A eature o Club Lie is the monthly weekend outings to various gold and gem areas

as well as beach detecting. Longer trips are also organized to gold and gem areas inAustralia.

Club members are expert in many fields o endeavor including gold panning

and associated skills including the manuacture o various devices to enhance your

prospecting opportunities.

New members are very welcome.

For inormation about the Prospectors Home Club please contact the Secretary at

[email protected] write to P. O. Box 25 Rydalemere NSW 1701 Australia.

The Prospectors Home Club
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bluegrass-Artifacts-Like-us/151708294885424?sk=wall



Were a group o fine olks that like to have un enjoying our

Metal Detectors. We like to go Relic Hunting, Coin Hunting,

Beach Hunting or Digging in the dirt looking or Gems,

and Gold Prospecting. We welcome anyone that also enjoys

the great outdoors in this hobby we call treasure hunting.

I you would like to join our club, please visit with us at one o our

monthly meetings,we would sure love to have ya. As a Club we will

have our monthly outings as well, and our Yearly treasure hunt event..

We hope to meet you soon.

Texas Treasure Hunters Clubis a proud member o the United Metal Detecting

Clubs o America.

http://www.texastreasurehuntersclub.webs.com/

The Texas Treasure Hunters Club

Hi I am Wendell Mosley, Founder o Prospecting U S AWe are located in Heflin, Alabama. This clubs goal is to give people a place to find

some one near them to go treasure hunting with and to serve as a orum to display

what youve ound. Visit our club on Facebook and on the web:

http:/prospcetingusa.webs.comand yes prospecting is misspelled.

Thanks Wendell

Email: [email protected]: http://www.prospcetingusa.webs.com


58/58

FIND MORE AND FIND IT FASTER

The Ones That Didnt Get Away Pro-Pointer Success Storie

Increase your finds with the Garrett Pro-Pointer

PRO-POINTER KEY FEATURES

Proportional audio/vibration pulse

indicates targets Pinpoint tip detection 360 side scan detection area LED light for low light uses Scraping blade for searching soil Automatic tuning Woven belt holster included Water resistant Includes woven belt holster and

9 volt battery

Relic Hunter Magazine Jan-Feb 2014

Documents

Transcript of Relic Hunter Magazine Jan-Feb 2014