So where are the detector reports??

[MIdigger]

Most interesting Iron, Indeed I do find a lot of "junk"...I even have my tag along trained to watch the ground. I did find a first ed of Gone with the wind, but the bindings busted and I see theres different first ed. May need your help to see if its worth anything.
Hope to hit some detecting spots this weekend too.
Theres more festivals coming up so hope to do some clean ups there, and hope to do some digging soon also. Good luck all, Rich

 

[ironmountain]

i can help with the book..
if it's repairable by a professional binder, it won't kill the value too much (will run 300 or so to repair it).

A "true first edition" of that book would be an uber find. I would drive down there and carry your detector for you...
there were only 10,000 printed.
MacMillan published it
May 1936

there's also the "normal" first edition ppl find.
it was printed in June of '36.

Here's a good page to read what a first edition of the book will look like with a pic.

http://www.jenericbooks.com/blog/2005/11/gone-with-wind.html

a june '36 edition usually runs 50-600 bucks..depending on condition and if dust jacket is there.
a true first edition from May can run up to 45k depending upon if it's signed and/or in great condition.

still an awesome find...



You say festivals and I automatically think of Festival downtown Grand Rapids....2billion ppl and all of those drunk ones there...
or the Ionia Free Fair.

It's nice to see that ppl can find time to get out and enjoy the weather and some digging/detecting.

Daughter has soccer practice today. They made tournaments this year. Which is amazing. it's rec soccer and everyone looks like a lemming.
the boys don't trust the girls so they all swarm the ball while my daughter yells from the goal for them to spread out...quite comical.

The field is the one I posted pics of before that's right next to that old barn/tunnel/foundation. I'm either going to wander there or walk down the road 1/4mile and hit the early 1900s park with beach and small lake that Ford built.
Now that I think of it, That's where the portage spot is that wife uses when they go rafting. Shallow, slow moving, been a portage site since only Native Americans lived here... might be worth it to take a walk and kick up some bank...

have fun today and good hunting!

 

[Plumbata]

Had a quick spot of detecting today. 2 zincolns, 6 copper memorials, and 4 wheats; a 1920-S (great shape), '24, '28, and '38. Found all the wheats in the last 15 minutes, so I'll be going back to see if more old coins are floating around that area. The last silver I got was a 1944 P war nickel in change last week, I prefer to detect them though. Good luck hunting people.

 

[riverdiver]

Dirt fished a nice 1929 Merc today, my local high school did some logging and ended up scraping off about 12" of loam and leaving a nice depression for me to detect.

 

[riverdiver]

1929 merc close up.

 

[riverdiver]

lets try that again...

 

[MIdigger]

Alright, some silver, great RD. I cleaned up after a local (annual) event. Came away with $1 Anthony coin, 9 qtrs, 12 dimes, 2 nickles, 91 pennies (one `44 wheat) 5 tokens, a cats name tag, some aluminum, 1 earring, 2 returnables, a small dog screw-in style steel retaining pole, (still has the price tag on it) for about 2hrs walking.
Hope to do a bit more this weekend. Good luck all. Taking a 13 day break before starting back to college...

 

[riverdiver]

I had a much better day yesterday in the silver area with an 1861 SLQ, an 1840 SLD an 1862 IH fatty and an 1866 Shield nickel. Also got one pipe bowl, some stems, 2 scrapers some marbles and some clad coins.

 

[deenodean]

I met a guy who really enjoys metal detecting. He has found many coins and other items. Here is his best find so far:
A 1821 British Sovereign Gold coin, condition = dead mint !! ... He has it in a plastic case .

 

[cobaltbot]

Very Nice! You're in a HOT spot!!