2022 Finds Page

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2022 Finds page

Hunts
England: 50 days
Beach: 31
Dives:
River: 2
Parks:
Alaska: 6 days

Returns:

Coins		Jewelry
Clad total:	73.00	Gold	4
US Silver: .75	6	Gold weight	13.9g
Foreign silver coins	26	Platinum	1
Gold Nuggets	15	Plat weight	5.4
gold weight	15.6g	Silver	12

11-4-2022

Tried a beach for an hour 2 silver earrings

11-3-2022

Another trip to the river

not much but fishing gear

10-31-22

Little trip to the river

Nice pair of Binoculars cracker jack toy

10-29-2022

Trip to the beach

Small hand made silver bracelet

England trip Fall 2022

Sept 17th to October 25th

3-10 day hunts with 4 days in between each hunt.

Some of my finds

Saxon Strap end or Clothing fastener

Hans Krauwinckel Jetton 1586 to 1635

Celtic Toggle Clothing fastener 1st century BC to 1st century AD

Silver Georgian fob seal

Gretchen and me at Frinton on sea on one of the 4 day breaks

Celtic Bronze Coin

10 to 40 AD Cunobelinus stepping Griffin type

Bronze age Axe

Elizabeth Hammered silver penny

8-30-22

nothing of import

B29

8-28-22

quick hit not many targets

B28

8-24-22

Got my first drone. lol

B27

Nice silver chain

8-21-22

slim picking

B26

8-19-22

back in the water not much better

B25

8-18-22

Not much

B245

8-17-22

45 minutes before the firehouse

B23

8-16-22

Dry sand

B22

8-15-22

hour or so in the dry

B21

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7-29-22

6 days in Nome Alaska

Had loads of fun and got lots of tiny nuggets

First day 3 sub 1 gram nuggets all found with the Equinox hunting in prospect mode

All 3 on a penny for Comparison

2nd day got a nice 6.4 g nugget

3rd day more little ones

Nice shot of first 3 days finds

Paul with a little detected nugget and a Musk Ox crossing the road

The crew!

August more little ones and I did some Highbanking color in the pan

Day 5 and another nice 5.8g nugget

last day one more in the pile

Great trip total of 15 nuggets and some pickers and flake from highbanking.

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7-21-22

Short hunt but what a find!

B20

Platinum Diamond ring. GIA Certified 1.02 ct VVS1 Diamond center stone with 2- 15pt side stones and 40 small stones

Replacement cost 11,000

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7-18-22

New gear arrived today

Motley digging tools

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7-16-22

B19

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7-14-22

Lots of junk jewelry 2 silver earrings

B18

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7-13-22

All stainless and bling

B17

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7-12-22

more coins

B16

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7-7-22

Another Barber dime and a tundsten rind with diamonds

B15

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7-6-22

Dry sand

B14

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7-4-22

Crazy day at the lake 4 Barber dimes and a silver ring

B13

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7-3-22

Stainless and junk

B12

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7-2-22

B11

14k Cross 4.6g

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6-30-22

lots of targets no keepers

B10

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6-29-22

Eisenhower dollar is unusual in the water
14k gold earring .5g

ring is yellow stainless

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6-28-22

coins and a silver ring

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6-24-22

More coins

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5-31-22

lots of targets on this beach 3 rings all stainless

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5-25-22

Dry sand just over 2 bucks

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5-24-22

In the water

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5-23-22

more coins back on the dry sand big waves

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5-20-22

Thought I had a treasure chest, only 2 coins...

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5-19-22

First trip to beach after england, dry sand 7 bucks

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3-12 to 4-4 2022

England trip Begins!

We made it to the UK, all covid restrictions have been lifted.

Great hunt

3/14 first Hammie for me

Venitian Saldino from the 15th century

3/15

850 BC bronze age Hand Sicle and a voided long cross cut half penny

3-18

Gold coin #23

Trinovantes British G “Clacton” quarter, Hobbs 192 Celtic gold 1/4 stater 50BC - reported to museum

Chris Rudd 23.41 Clacton de Jersey - Classed as scarce

1.053g,13.75mm

3-20

Hammered silver cut quarter and a silver pin

January 25th 2022

It has been a rough couple years with the pandemic raging around the world.
The UK has decided to lift quarentine and covid testing requirements for fully vaccinated travelers as of February 11th.
Spring England hunt is a go!

Should be a great year for treasure hunting.

2022 schedule

March 12th to April 5th: 28 days running groups hunting in Colchester, England

July 28th to Aug 5th: 7 day large group alaska nugget hunting trip

Sept 3: Retire from Fire Dept after over 25 years

Sept 17th to Oct 25: 38 days running groups hunting in Colchester, England

Plus beach hunting every chance I get in Chicago, then looking at florida or Aruba over next winter.

Wish me Luck!