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2014  Find-of-the-Month  Competition

 

December

A
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Randy Jackson
U.S. belt plate

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Whit Hill
Compression cap pistol

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Van Irwin
1840 cavalry sabre pommel

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Coins
Randy Jackson
1783 Spanish Real
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Johnny Pryor
1832 Capped-bust Dime
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Nancy Norman
Braided-hair Large Cent
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Treasure
Nancy Norman
10K gold class ring

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John Ford
Train pocket watch

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Jonathan James Gold ringClick to Enlarge

 

November

 

A
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Johnny Pryor
U.S. Box Plate

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Nancy Norman
Colonial strap tiedown

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Clark Rickman
Hotchkiss fuse

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Coins
Clark Rickman
1890 Seated-Liberty dime
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Carl Phillips
1941D Half dollar
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John Ford
1942 Half dollar
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Treasure
Clark Rickman
Gold class ring

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Mike Fuson
Silver and diamond bracelet

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Mark Lowe
1919 Elgin pocketwatch
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October

 

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Aaron Lowe
Company "E" hatpin

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Johnny Pryor
CSA sword mount

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Lanier Lowe
.69 with powder remnants

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Coins

Jonathan James

1876 seated liberty dime/Love Token

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Carl Phillips
1915 British florin
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Johnny Pryor
Standing Liberty quarter
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Treasure

Aaron Lowe
Gallatin Buggy Co. tag

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Bill Siesser
10 K gold ring

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Jonathan James
Brass snake
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September

 

A
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Nancy Norman
CSA belt plate (Atlanta Arsenal)

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Aaron Lowe
6-lb Bormann cannonball

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Lanier Lowe
Eagle breastplate

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Coins
Tony Guin
1844 O half dime
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Jonathan James

1945 Walking Liberty 1/2 dollar

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Carl Phillips
1946 B.T. Washington 1/2 dollar
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Treasure

Bill Siesser


Gold ring with gemstones

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Johnny Pryor
1930s Richard Dix movie token

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Aaron Lowe
Railroad spike hammer
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August

A
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Marty Gates
Tenn. State Seal button

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Nancy Norman
U.S. belt plate

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Michael Sanderson
U.S. belt plate

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Coins
John Ford
Standing Liberty quarter
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Jonathan James
1895 Indian Head cent
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Bill Siesser
Silver Kennedy half dollar
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Treasure

Bill Siesser
14K gold ring


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Johnny Pryor
1935 Johnny Weismuller token

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Michelle Sanderson
Cross pendant
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July

 

A
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Steve Norman
U.S. Breastplate

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Aaron Lowe
Cannonball

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Johnny Pryor
CSA cast "I" button

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Coins
Tony Guin
1826 Large Cent
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Carl Phillips
1853 Half dime
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Jonathan James
1860 Half dime
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Treasure
Mike Fuson
10K gold class ring

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Bill Siesser
Sterling silver bracelet

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Clark Rickman
1920s Good Luck token
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June

 

A
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Billy Melson
Breast plate

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Johnny Pryor
Tall Enfield bullet

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Clark Rickman
Musket hammer

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Coins
Tony Guin
1854 Seated Liberty dime
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Johnny Pryor
1935 Walking Liberty half
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Whit Hill
18?? Shield nickel
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Treasure
Bill Siesser
United Confederate Veterans 35th Annual Reunion Badge

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Clark Rickman
14K Man's Cats Eye ring

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Ben Minnix
Lead bag seal
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May

No Pictures Available

Civil War/Pre-Civil War Relics

1) Tony Guin -------------- 1914-1821 Artillery button

2) Aaron Lowe ------------------------------ Bleeder

3) Clark Rickman -----------75 cal. ("TN Hog") bullet

Coins

1) Bill Moore ----------1835 Capped-Bust dime

2) Tony Guin -----------------1859O Half dime

3) Clark Rickman --------- 1915 Barber quarter

Treasure

1) Aaron Lowe -------------1912 United Confederate veterans medal

2) Clark Rickman ----------1880s Gorham sterling silver coffee spoon

3) Johnny Pryor ------------------ WWI-era lead toy anti-aircraft gun

 

April

 

A
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Steve Norman
Solid shot

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Clark Rickman
Eagle "R" button

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Michael Ansardi
Rifle butt plate

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Coins
Tony Guin
1901 British 3-pence
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Michael Ansardi
1956 half crown
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Johnny Pryor
1936 Mercury dime
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Treasure
Bill Siesser
Silver Combat Infantryman's Badge

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John Demers
Silver plate

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Aaron Lowe
WWI bridle rosette
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March

 

A
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Johnny Pryor
Eagle "I" officer's button

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Whit Hill
Enfield fired from grooved barrel

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Michael Ansardi
Eagle button

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Coins
Michael Ansardi
1915 Barber quarter
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Mark Lowe
Standing Liberty quarter
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Mike Brown
1935 Mercury dime
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Treasure
Tony Guin
10K gold ring

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Mike Fuson
Silver ring with garnet

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Bill Siesser
"Golden Jubilee" watch fob
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February

 

A
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Mark Lowe
Eagle Breast Plate

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Johnny Pryor
1830s Hard Times token

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Lanier Lowe
Ball button

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Coins
Mark Lowe
1863 Indian Head cent
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Aaron Lowe
1872 Shield Nickel
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Whit Hill
1907 "V" Nickel
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Treasure
Gary Jackson
14K gold ring with diamonds

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Mark Lowe
WWI Id tag

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Henry Lutz

Buckle
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January

 

A
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Aaron Lowe
Spur

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Johnny Pryor
Bormann Fuse

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Ted Cassidy
Hotchkiss Fuse

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Coins
Randy Jackson
1826 Six pence
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Johnny Pryor
1891 Indian Head cent
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Aaron Lowe
1941 Wheat cent
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Treasure
Johnny Pryor
Sterling silver chain

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Mike Fuson
Pocket-watch case

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Aaron Lowe
1893 Columbian Expo. elongate cent
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Monthly FOM Winners From Past Years

 

Annual FOM & Master Hunter Awards

 

 

 

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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