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2016  Find-of-the-Month  Competition

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December

 

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Marty Gates
Parrot Shell fragment

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Jonathon James
1850's Chisebrough Stearns and Co. Token
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Mike Brown
Eagle Coat Button
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Coins
Micha Gingrich
1881 Morgan Silver Dollar
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Ben Minnix
1857 half dime
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Jonathon James
1820 Large Cent
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Treasure
Eric Bokor
10k Gold Teeth
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Bob Strausberg
Sterling Silver Thimble
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Mark Wrye
Ladies Silver Ring
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November

 

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Lanier Lowe
Confederate Mullane Shell

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Mark Lowe
Spur
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No Entry

Coins
Richard Blake
1857 Half Dime
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Mark Lowe
1928 Mercury Dime
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No Entry

Treasure
Arnold Smith
Silver Ring
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No Entry

No Entry

 

October

 

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Jonathon James
US Puppy Paw Belt Plate

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Richard Blake
Stirrup
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Lanier Lowe
Lock Plate
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Coins
Tony Guin
1928-S Peace Dollar
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Jonathon James
1947 Walking Liberty Half Dollar
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David Johnson
Standing Liberty Quarter
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Treasure
Arnold Smith
Silver Wedding Ring
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Bill Siesser
14k gold bracelet (No Picture)
Aaron Lowe
1892 TN Centennial Token
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September

 

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Jonathan James
CSA Button

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Marty Gates
U.S. Box Plate
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Clark Rickman
Staff Officers Button
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Coins
Jonathan James
1857 Flying Eagle Cent
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Doug Hood
1901 V Nickle
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Clark Rickman
1940 British Large Cent
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Treasure
Bill Siesser
14k White Gold ring with diamonds (No Picture)
Mark Wrye
14k gold wedding band
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Jonathon James
1946 Tom Mix Buckle
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August

 

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Jonathan James
New York Cuff Button

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Lanier Lowe
C. S. egg Belt Plate
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Clark Rickman
Calvary Saber Guard
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Coins
Jonathan James
1855 "O" Seated Half Dollar
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Richard Blake
1851 Seated Dime
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Brian McIlvane
1897 V Nickel
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Treasure
Bill Siesser
Gold washed silver ring with diamond (No Picture)
Brian McIlvane
1910 Nashville Good Luck token
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Mark Wrye
Silver Religious Pendant
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Tony Guin
1922 Silver spoon
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July

 

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Jonathan James
1853 Enfield trigger

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Aaron Lowe
Artillery Sabot Fragment
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Clark Rickman
0.69 French Triangle Bullet
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Coins
Tony Guin
1852 Half Dime
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Jonathan James
1892 Silver Spanish 50 Centinos
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David Johnson
1902 "O" Barber Quarter
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Treasure
Mike Fuson
10K gold class ring
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Bill Siesser
1926 Nashville Chauffer License
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Mike Brown
Gold Nugget Pendant
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June

 

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Aaron Lowe
U.S. Belt Plate

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Richard Blake
Worm
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Clark Rickman
Bayonet Scabbard Tip
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Coins
Mike Fuson
Ch'ing Dyasty Coin
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Van Irwin
1937 Mercury Dime
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Doug Hood
1940 Wheat Penny
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Treasure
Mark Wrye
1858 Baltimore Merchant Token
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Bill Siesser
22K Gold Ring
Not Pictured
Ray Steele
Silver U.S. Naval Air Force ladies Ring
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May

 

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Clark Rickman
Confederate Droop Wing Button

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Richard Blake
Ohio Civil War Token
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Aaron Lowe
Eagle button
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Coins
Tony Guin
1829 Capped Bust half dime
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Mark Martin
1841 Seated Liberty Dime
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David Johnson
1907 D Barber Quarter
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Treasure
Tony Guin
14K white gold ring
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David Johnson
10K Gold Ladies Ring
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Aaron Lowe
WWII Pistol Badge
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April

 

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Mark Lowe
Hotchkiss Shell

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John Ford
Georgia cuff button

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Clark Rickman
N.Y. Militial button

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Coins
David Johnson
1842 Seated Liberty dime
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Bill Siesser
1938 Walking Liberty half-dollar
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Clark Rickman
1909 O Barber Quarter
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Treasure
Clark Rickman
10K gold AL highschool ring

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Arnold Smith
18K gold Israel ring

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Marty Gates
10K gold baby's ring
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March

 

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Whit Hill
U.S. belt plate

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Clark Rickman
Raking spur

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Marty Gates
6-lb cannonball fragments

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Coins
Jonathan James
1898 Barber Quarter
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Tony Guin
1861 French coin
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Bill Siesser
1911 Barber quarter
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Treasure
Arnold Smith
Ark. State Univ. 10k gold class ring

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Clark Rickman
1920s or 30s matchbox case

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Bill Siesser
Ca. 1930s Special Officer badge
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February

 

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Tony Guin
War of 1812 Navy Button

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Jonathan James
1852 Gen. Winfield Scott Presidential Token

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Mark Lowe
Confederate Script "I" button

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Coins
Tony Guin
1861 Seated Quarter
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Clark Rickman
1784 Reale
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Bill Siesser
1853 Half Dime
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Treasure
Mike Fuson
United Confederate Veterans Badge

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Arnold Smith
10K Gold Ring

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Lanier Lowe
WW2 Dog Tag
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Brian McIlvaine
10k gold ring w/ aquamarine
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January

 

1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Civil War
Clark Rickman
1789 George Washington Inaugural Button

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Lanier Lowe
12 Pound Bormann

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Aaron Lowe
Louisiana Button

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Coins
Joel Donovan
1854 "O" Seated Liberty Half Dime
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Bill Moore
1838 Seated Half Dime
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Whit Hill
1917 Walking Liberty Half
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Treasure
Aaron Lowe
1914 Gold Graduation Pin

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Mike Fuson
14K Jesus Ring

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Clark Rickman
Race Horse Name Plate
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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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