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2013 Find-of-the-Month Competition
January
February
1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Civil War |
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Tony Guin
Navy Revenue Cutter cuff button
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Mike Fuson
Colonial flat button
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Marty Gates
Eagle "I" button
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Coins |
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Aaron Lowe
1851 O half dime
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Tony Guin
Half real
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Tim Guthormsen
1868 shield nickel
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Treasure |
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Gary Jackson
21K gold heart pendant
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Bill Moore
Post-CW rosette
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Mike Brown
Egyptian head belt plate
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March
April
May
1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Civil War |
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Oakley McKinney
Georgia frame buckle
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Ted Cassidy
US belt plate hooks
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Aaron Lowe
Pulled .69 bullet
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Coins |
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Bill Siesser
1887 Indian Head cent
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Ted Cassidy
1896 British penny
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Gary Jackson
Philippines coin
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Treasure |
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Ted Cassidy
10K Gold Ring
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Mike Brown
Wall-hung phone ID tag
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Cheryl Clark
L & N Railroad button
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June
July
August
1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Civil War |
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Aaron Lowe
Bullet mold
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Mark Lowe
Bridle rosette
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Johnny Pryor
Bormann fuse
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Coins |
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Doug Hood
1867 shield nickel
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Van Irwin
1898 "V" nickel
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Bill Moore
186? shield nickel
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Treasure |
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Tony Guin
10K gold Masonic ring
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Bill Siesser
14K gold wedding band
No picture available
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Ted Cassidy
14K gold wedding band
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September
1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Civil War |
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Tony Guin
Ames sword scabbard drag
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Johnny Pryor
Soothbore musket butt plate
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Mike Fuson
1850s-era button
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Coins |
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Tony Guin
1853O half dime
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Mike Fuson
1890 Indian Head cent
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Carl Phillips
1920 Mercury dime
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Treasure |
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Ted Cassidy
14K gold band
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Mike Brown
14k white gold ring
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Tim Guthormsen
Silver ring - 25 diamonds
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October
1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Civil War |
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Cheryl Clark
Sword belt plate
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Doug Hood
"Puppy" belt plate
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Aaron Lowe
12 lb Bormann fragment
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Coins |
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Marty Gates
1853 half dime
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Mike Brown
1908O half dollar
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Doug Hood
1861 Italian copper
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Treasure |
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Tim Guthormsen
10 K gold ring with ruby
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Tony Guin
Silver cross & chain
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Mike Fuson
Silver ring & quartz
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November
1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Civil War |
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Johnny Pryor
Confederate "I" button
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Aaron Lowe
Bayonet
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Bill Siesser
Eagle breastplate
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Coins |
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Doug Hood
1914D Barber dime
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Bill Siesser
1907 Indian Head cent
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Michael Ansardi
1935D Mercury dime
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Treasure |
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Ted Cassidy
14K gold ring with diamonds
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Bill Siesser
WWI-era lead toy tank
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Gary Jackson
10K gold band
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December
1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Civil War |
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Johnny Pryor
U.S. box plate
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Lanier Lowe
Eagle breastplate
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Mark Lowe
U.S. belt plate
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Coins |
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Ben Minnix
1817 Large cent
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Tony Guin
1877 Seated Liberty quarter
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Mark Lowe
1865 Indian Head cent
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Treasure |
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Tony Guin
10K gold class ring
No photo available
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Ted Cassidy
18K gold band
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Ray Steele
14K gold ring
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Find-of- the-Month Guidelines
At each meeting club members may enter their finds from the
previous month in each of three categories:
1) Civil War/Pre-Civil War relics
2) Coins
3) Treasure
Club members then vote on first, second and third place in each
category. The winners receive "points" for each place (five
points for first place, three points for second place and one
point for third place). At the end of the year, prizes are
awarded in each category to the persons with the most points in
that category. In addition, the person with the most points
overall, calculated by combining the points earned in all three
categories during the year, is named "Master Hunter of the Year".
Awards for the previous year are presented during the January or February
meeting. First-, second- and third- place winners in each
category receive a plaque; the "Master Hunter" winner also receives a
plaque. Rules for entry of finds are as follows:
1. Finds must have been made in the month prior to the
meeting. A "month" is the period from one club meeting to
the next (not a calendar month). "Stockpiling" of the items
found during one month for an entry at a later meeting is
not allowed.
2. Only one item may be entered in each category.
3. A "verification committee" examines each entry just before
the meeting starts to ensure correct labeling. Any questions about
items entered should be raised then. The owner of the item
submitted must be present at the club meeting until voting
is finished.
4. Items entered must have been found while "actively
hunting". Some examples of "finds" which are not
appropriate for entry would therefore be: (a) a Civil War
Belt buckle you found in the lining of your great-
grandfather's trunk, (b) a valuable coin you received in
change or found while reupholstering a sofa, (c) a ring found
in the parking lot while on your way to your car. These
are simply examples--let the spirit of treasure hunting be
your guide.
5. Any find that is not a Civil War/Pre-Civil War relic or
coin should be entered in the "Treasure" category.
updated
WGS/1993;1994;2012
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