Target133: See my opening post on page 65. Answer tomorrow.
Target134: walkerminus1
Target135: Dockwalliper
Target136: laserart
Target 137: SpecialK
Target 138: DesertRat
Target 139: loditom
Target 140: 2006 modern crap finds. Guess the face value in the can. One guess per person. Answer tomorrow. Hint: within 50 cents of the answer for target 133.
Site A: freshly-cleared rural site in Bladen township, Glynn County, Georgia, USA. (Target #1) Site B: various sidewalks, median strips, and park squares in Old Town district, Brunswick, Georgia, USA. (Targets #2-12)
Detector: Garrett GTI-2500 with standard coil
1. Late-1800s dinner fork (Riccar) 2. 1987 Memorial cent (marym) 3. Late-1800s oil lamp mechanism, labeled "MANHATTAN BRASS Co., NY" on knob (30AnvZ28-disqualified) 4. Gold-plated costume jewelry earring (Dockwalliper) 5. 1997-P clad Roosevelt dime (Wazari777) 6. Modern car key found on surface and piece of heavy gauge copper wire, buried below it (Bamacoinshooter) 7. Sterling silver World War II-era US Army Parachutist's badge with bronze service star (SilverDreams) 8. 1947 silver Roosevelt dime (tjkampis) 9. 1992 Memorial cent (purelyPSA) 10. 1974 Jefferson nickel (kevinstang) 11. 1970-D Memorial cent (Omega) 12. 1918 Wheat cent (laserart)
Alternate Digger: BentFork (standing in for goldrush00013, whose detector quit working)
Date dug: Friday, January 26, 2007
Site: Lancaster City Park, Lancaster, California, USA
Detector: White's MXT with Eclipse 4X6 DD coil
30. 1984-P clad Roosevelt dime (DesertRat) 31. Sterling silver dragon and pentagram pendant by Peter Stone (Dan8402) 32. 2000-P New Hampshire state quarter (Bamacoinshooter) 33. 1994-D Jefferson nickel (Spiffy469) 34. Gold and pearl elephant earring (marym) 35. Girl's silver pinkie ring with turquoise heart (SilverDreams) 36. 2003-D clad Roosevelt dime (Omega)
Date(s) dug: Saturday, January 6, and Sunday, January 7, 2007
Site A: Newmarket woods, New Hampshire, USA (Targets #61-63) Site B: Late 1800s/early 1900s mill in Amesbury, NH, USA (Targets #64-72)
Detector: White's IDX with 9.5" coil
61. Old brass nameplate with names on both sides (marym) 62. Half of a colonial-era frame buckle (DesertRat) 63. Large, early square-headed nail (wazari777) 64. Porcelain-enameled steel "Magic Yeast" barrel plate (Sapyx) 65. Old pocketknife (GaCoinGuy) 66. Old buckle (30AnvZ28-disqualified) 67. Gold-plated antique ring with nude female figure (BobGreene) 68. 1874 Indian cent with strong AU+ details (walkerminus1) 69. Pair of Canadian large cents dated 1906 and 1909, found stuck together (laserart) 70. 3/4" one-piece flat button from early 1800s (Dockwalliper) 71. Small ball-type button covered in leather (dan8402) 72. 1913 Wheat cent (Omega)
Digger: BentFork (Alternate Digger, standing in for goldrush00013, who was snowed in)
Date(s) dug: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 (Targets 97-99), Friday, February 2, 2007 (Targets 100-108)
Site A: Desert Sands Park, Palmdale, California, USA (Targets 97-99) Site B: Lancaster City Park, Lancaster, California, USA (Targets 100-105) Site C: Totem Pole Ranch, Palmdale, California, USA (Targets 106-108)
Detector: White's MXT
97. Pocket spill of eight coins (20 cents)- one dime, one nickel, and six cents, including a 1956-D Wheatie (Bochiman) 98. 1996-D clad Washington quarter (dan8402) 99. Copper Thai Buddhist medallion (DesertRat) 100. Gold (8K to 10K) child's ring (Kevinstang) 101. 1994-D Jefferson nickel (Riccar) 102. 2002-D South Carolina Statehood quarter (Man) 103. Sterling silver cross (Wazari777) 104. Sterling silver ladies' ring (marym) 105. 2005-D cent and 2005-D dime in same hole (smokinjoe925) 106. Old car key (laserart) 107. Old .32 Winchester rimfire cartridge (Purely PSA) 108. Fancy coat button (GaCoinGuy)
It's been a good game, but the question I have right now is... will The Mighty Phut pull the winning target of the game in the final stretch, as he did in VTH2?
Say, Zot... what sort of inscription is on that button? Ahh, to dig in Ireland... you lucky sod!
So the laserat got me wondering what my totals were. Not to shabby I must say, $.57 including an 1874 IHC with "strong AU+ details, plus a couple dark side coins and then a gold snake ring!!! Well, good luck on target 136, and though your key or my ring might not win, but it sure has been fun trying.
Thanks to all of you putting this on. I'm not sure if any one person deserves more thanks than any other, so thanks to the diggers and donors and I guess thanks to the participants. I mean if it weren’t for us participants, would these guys even bother taking their detectors out and using them? Hmmm, dumb question I guess
Rob
4/92 4/123 ----------- Invested $216.76 Return on Investment $0.68 Found but keeping $.15
Comments
>>Is that a design of some sort on the ring, or is that corrosion?
Corrosion
>>>I saw him perform at a small club in Dallas, TX after Against the Grain came out
YOU SUCK!!!
I haven't seen him live, and will never accomplish that feat - for obvious reasons.
HH,Tom
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
Joe
jeff
or should I say I ACCUMULATE!
I also dabble with the darkside
Ive recently gotten more into currency, especially modern star notes
Joe
Target134: walkerminus1
Target135: Dockwalliper
Target136: laserart
Target 137: Open to the first person to claim it.
Target 138: Open to the first person to claim it.
Target 139: Open to the first person to claim it.
Target134: walkerminus1
Target135: Dockwalliper
Target136: laserart
Target 137: SpecialK
Target 138: DesertRat
Target 139: loditom
Target 140: 2006 modern crap finds. Guess the face value in the can.
One guess per person. Answer tomorrow.
Hint: within 50 cents of the answer for target 133.
Dollar value? Or total # of coins?
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
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Target134: walkerminus1
Target135: Dockwalliper
Target136: laserart
Target 137: SpecialK
Target 138: DesertRat
Target 139: loditom
Target 140: See first post on this page.
Target 141: Open to the first person to claim it.
Target 142: Open to the first person to claim it.
Target 143: Open to the first person to claim it.
Target 144: Open to the first person to claim it.
Targets 133 and 140 will remain open for guesses until tomorrow afternoon. Feel free to edit your answers.
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
or should I say I ACCUMULATE!
I also dabble with the darkside
Ive recently gotten more into currency, especially modern star notes
TKC!
Proud member of the CUFYNA
Need a Banner Made? PM ME!
Also any open slots would be most appreciated. Thanks
Joe
Sorry for the absence. I have updated the scorecard.
VTH3 PLAYBOOK & SCORECARD
ROUND 1- NOW COMPLETE!
Digger: lordmarcovan
Date dug: Monday, January 15, 2007
Site A: freshly-cleared rural site in Bladen township, Glynn County, Georgia, USA. (Target #1)
Site B: various sidewalks, median strips, and park squares in Old Town district, Brunswick, Georgia, USA. (Targets #2-12)
Detector: Garrett GTI-2500 with standard coil
1. Late-1800s dinner fork (Riccar)
2. 1987 Memorial cent (marym)
3. Late-1800s oil lamp mechanism, labeled "MANHATTAN BRASS Co., NY" on knob (30AnvZ28-disqualified)
4. Gold-plated costume jewelry earring (Dockwalliper)
5. 1997-P clad Roosevelt dime (Wazari777)
6. Modern car key found on surface and piece of heavy gauge copper wire, buried below it (Bamacoinshooter)
7. Sterling silver World War II-era US Army Parachutist's badge with bronze service star (SilverDreams)
8. 1947 silver Roosevelt dime (tjkampis)
9. 1992 Memorial cent (purelyPSA)
10. 1974 Jefferson nickel (kevinstang)
11. 1970-D Memorial cent (Omega)
12. 1918 Wheat cent (laserart)
ROUND 2- NOW COMPLETE!
Digger: CROCKofCOINS
Date dug: Saturday, January 13, 2007
Site: schoolyard and playground, Oxnard, California, USA
Detector: White's DFX with Bigfoot coil
13. Kiddie jewelry "Friends" pendant (wazari777)
14. 2002-D Mississippi Statehood quarter (SilverDreams)
15. 2003-D Arkansas Statehood quarter (tjkampis)
16. 1980-P clad Roosevelt dime (TheKidCollector1991)
17. 1967 clad Washington quarter (30AnvZ28-disqualified)
18. "No Cash Value" arcade token with cartoon dragon (Riccar)
19. 1979 clad Washington quarter (StrikeOutXXX)
20. Sterling silver Mickey Mouse Ring (Omega)
21. 1994 Mexican 50-centavos coin (walkerminus1)
22. 2006-D clad Roosevelt dime (millennium)
23. 1978-D Memorial cent (marym)
24. 1983-D Memorial cent (laserart)
ROUND 3 (part one)- NOW COMPLETE!
Digger: goldrush00013
Date dug: Monday, January 15, 2007
Site: abandoned and spooky "haunted" farmhouse, Magnetic Springs, Ohio, USA
Detector: Minelab Sovereign (malfunctioned after the first five targets were dug)
25. 1950 ('58-D?) Wheat cent (walkerminus1)
26. 1944 Wheat cent (Wazari777)
27. 1946 Wheat cent (Bochiman)
28. 1942 Wheat cent (Ricke)
29. 1950 Wheat cent (loditom)
ROUND 3 (part two)- NOW COMPLETE!
Alternate Digger: BentFork (standing in for goldrush00013, whose detector quit working)
Date dug: Friday, January 26, 2007
Site: Lancaster City Park, Lancaster, California, USA
Detector: White's MXT with Eclipse 4X6 DD coil
30. 1984-P clad Roosevelt dime (DesertRat)
31. Sterling silver dragon and pentagram pendant by Peter Stone (Dan8402)
32. 2000-P New Hampshire state quarter (Bamacoinshooter)
33. 1994-D Jefferson nickel (Spiffy469)
34. Gold and pearl elephant earring (marym)
35. Girl's silver pinkie ring with turquoise heart (SilverDreams)
36. 2003-D clad Roosevelt dime (Omega)
ROUND 4- NOW COMPLETE!
Digger: eyoung429
Date dug: Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Site: burned ruins of a large 101-year-old house, near Elizabeth, Colorado, USA
Detector: Fisher Coinstrike
37. 1921 and 1929-D Wheat cents (DesertRat)
38. 1934 silver Washington quarter (Riccar)
39. 1900 Indian cent (dan8402)
40. 1905 Indian cent and 1937-S Mercury dime (laserart)
41. 1968-D 40% silver Kennedy half (walkerminus1)
42. 1974-S Memorial cent (TheKidCollector1991)
43. 1948-D silver Roosevelt dime (Ricke)
44. 1964 Jefferson nickel (Kevinstang)
45. 1890-O Morgan dollar (marym)
46. 1974-D Jefferson nickel and 1964-D Memorial cent (PurelyPSA)
47. 1911 Barber dime (Bochiman)
48. 1924 Wheat cent (Smokinjoe925)
ROUND 5- NOW COMPLETE!
Digger: Zot
Date dug: Sunday, January 7, 2007
Site: forested area with footpaths, near Helsinki, Finland
Detector: White's MXT with 9.5" coil
49. 1915 Finnish 5-penniä coin (wazari777)
50. Dateless (ca. 1918-1940) Finnish 5-penniä coin (DesertRat)
51. Dateless (ca. 1918-1940) Finnish 5-penniä coin (dan8402):
52. 1963 Finnish 50-penniä coin (marym)
53. Dateless (ca. 1918-1940) Finnish 5-penniä coin (SilverDreams)
54. Dateless (ca. 1928-1946) Finnish 5-markkaa coin (Riccar)
55. 1919 Finnish 5-penniä coin (Spiffy469)
56. gold-plated costume jewelry ring with red plastic heart (Omega)
57. Silver ring (0.813 fine) with a leather logo (Dockwalliper)
58. 14K gold ring with adder (snake) design, date stamp 1963 (walkerminus1)
59. Old-style Finnish key, Abloy brand (TheKidCollector1991)
60. Old costume jewelry brooch with flower motif (30AnvZ28-disqualified)
ROUND 6- NOW COMPLETE!
Digger: phut
Date(s) dug: Saturday, January 6, and Sunday, January 7, 2007
Site A: Newmarket woods, New Hampshire, USA (Targets #61-63)
Site B: Late 1800s/early 1900s mill in Amesbury, NH, USA (Targets #64-72)
Detector: White's IDX with 9.5" coil
61. Old brass nameplate with names on both sides (marym)
62. Half of a colonial-era frame buckle (DesertRat)
63. Large, early square-headed nail (wazari777)
64. Porcelain-enameled steel "Magic Yeast" barrel plate (Sapyx)
65. Old pocketknife (GaCoinGuy)
66. Old buckle (30AnvZ28-disqualified)
67. Gold-plated antique ring with nude female figure (BobGreene)
68. 1874 Indian cent with strong AU+ details (walkerminus1)
69. Pair of Canadian large cents dated 1906 and 1909, found stuck together (laserart)
70. 3/4" one-piece flat button from early 1800s (Dockwalliper)
71. Small ball-type button covered in leather (dan8402)
72. 1913 Wheat cent (Omega)
HALFTIME INTERMISSION SHOW (and giveaway), put on by BentFork, our Alternate Digger.
ROUND 7- NOW COMPLETE!
Digger: lordmarcovan
Date(s) dug: Thursday, January 25, 2007 (Targets #73-74), Monday, February 5, 2007 (Target #75), Wednesday, February 7, 2007 (#76-84)
Site(s): various traffic islands, sidewalk strips, and park squares, Old Town District, Brunswick, Georgia, USA
Detector: Garrett GTI-2500 with standard coil
73. Victorian-era brass keyhole escutcheon (marym)
74. 1992-P clad Roosevelt dime (Dockwalliper)
75. 1913 Type 2 Buffalo nickel with near-VF details (Bochiman)
76. 1962 Memorial cent (DesertRat)
77. 1980-P clad Washington quarter (30AnvZ28-disqualified)
78. 1974 Memorial cent (Riccar)
79. Pair of Wheat cents dated 1923 and 1951 (SilverDreams)
80. 1992-P clad Washington quarter (tjkampis)
81. 1981 Memorial cent (bamacoinshooter)
82. Pair of clad Roosevelt dimes dated 1984-P and 1965 (Spiffy469)
83. 1964 Memorial cent (loditom)
84. 1976 Memorial cent (Wazari777)
ROUND 8- NOW COMPLETE!
Digger: CROCKofCOINS
Date(s) dug: Saturday, February 3 and Saturday, February 10, 2007
Site: Plaza Park, Oxnard, California, USA.
Detector(s): White's Prizm 2 and White's DFX
85. 1995 clad Washington quarter (Bochiman)
86. 1982 Dime (marym)
87. 1979-D cent, 1988-P and 1993-D dimes, 2006-D North Dakota quarter (wazari777)
88. 1944-D Wheat cent (Desert Rat)
89. 1991-D clad Roosevelt dime (kevinstang)
90. Aluminum "Footprints" pendant/charm (Omega)
91. 1998 bimetallic Mexican 10-pesos coin (Riccar)
92. Mood Ring (SilverDreams)
93. 1965 clad Washington quarter (tjkampis)
94. Tag or tool check with number "2" (30AnvZ28-disqualified)
95. 1975-D cent and 1982-D clad dime (Dockwaalliper)
96. 1979-D cent (Laserart)
ROUND 9- NOW COMPLETE!
Digger: BentFork (Alternate Digger, standing in for goldrush00013, who was snowed in)
Date(s) dug: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 (Targets 97-99), Friday, February 2, 2007 (Targets 100-108)
Site A: Desert Sands Park, Palmdale, California, USA (Targets 97-99)
Site B: Lancaster City Park, Lancaster, California, USA (Targets 100-105)
Site C: Totem Pole Ranch, Palmdale, California, USA (Targets 106-108)
Detector: White's MXT
97. Pocket spill of eight coins (20 cents)- one dime, one nickel, and six cents, including a 1956-D Wheatie (Bochiman)
98. 1996-D clad Washington quarter (dan8402)
99. Copper Thai Buddhist medallion (DesertRat)
100. Gold (8K to 10K) child's ring (Kevinstang)
101. 1994-D Jefferson nickel (Riccar)
102. 2002-D South Carolina Statehood quarter (Man)
103. Sterling silver cross (Wazari777)
104. Sterling silver ladies' ring (marym)
105. 2005-D cent and 2005-D dime in same hole (smokinjoe925)
106. Old car key (laserart)
107. Old .32 Winchester rimfire cartridge (Purely PSA)
108. Fancy coat button (GaCoinGuy)
ROUND 10- NOW COMPLETE!
Digger: BentFork (Alternate Digger, standing in for eyoung429)
Date(s) dug: Friday March 2, 2007 (Targets 109-113), Saturday, March 3, 2007 (Targets 114-120)
Site A: Lancaster City Park, Lancaster, California, USA
Site B: Old Littlerock Reservoir road and surrounding area, Lancaster, California, USA
Detector: White's MXT
109. 2002 clad Louisiana Statehood quarter, lawnmower damaged, (Bochiman)
110. 10-karat men's gold ring with eagle design (marym)
111. Crusty 1965 Jefferson nickel (walkerminus1)
112. 1973-S Memorial cent (Omega)
113. Swiss army-style pocketknife with multifunction blades and scissors (DesertRat)
114. Vintage Ford hubcap insert (dan8402)
115. Old metal button (Spiffy469)
116. Corroded, undatable Memorial cent (SilverDreams)
117. L.A. County Fire Department placard/tag (laserart)
118. Vintage lipstick tube with surviving lipstick inside (SpecialK)
119. Gold-plated earring (alifaxwa2)
120. Vintage "Southern California Automobile Club" badge, circa 1950s or earlier (wazari777)
ROUND 11- NOW COMPLETE!
Digger: Zot
Date dug: January 27, 2007
Site: Dirt piles from road works, near Dublin, Ireland
Detector: White’s MXT
121. 1921 British predecimal large penny (walkerminus1)
122. 1976 Irish decimal twopence (wazari777)
123. 1974 Irish decimal penny (Bochiman)
124. 1971 Irish decimal halfpenny (laserart)
125. 1964 Irish predecimal halfpenny (DesertRat)
126. Brass key (dan8402)
127. 1968 Irish predecimal shilling, copper-nickel (marym)
128. Man's wedding ring, nongold (Dockwalliper)
129. Cufflink with bullfighter design (SilverDreams)
130. 1938 British predecimal threepence, .500 silver (tjkampis)
131. Gold-colored "Walkin' Charlie's" arcade token (alifaxwa2)
132. Old button (Riccar)
ROUND 12
Digger: phut
Date(s) dug: to be announced
Site(s): to be announced
Detector(s): to be announced
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It's been a good game, but the question I have right now is... will The Mighty Phut pull the winning target of the game in the final stretch, as he did in VTH2?
Say, Zot... what sort of inscription is on that button? Ahh, to dig in Ireland... you lucky sod!
Thanks to all of you putting this on. I'm not sure if any one person deserves more thanks than any other, so thanks to the diggers and donors and I guess thanks to the participants. I mean if it weren’t for us participants, would these guys even bother taking their detectors out and using them? Hmmm, dumb question I guess
Rob
4/123
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Invested $216.76
Return on Investment $0.68
Found but keeping $.15
There were 5775 cents in the 1 gallon milk jug.
Spiffy469 was closest with a guess of 6007. loditom was 2nd with a guess of 5356.
There is $57.26 1/2 in the can.
Spiffy469 was closest with a guess of $56.03. Riccar was 2nd with a guess of $51.33.
Spiffy469, PM your address and I will send you a bonus prize for being the closest on both.
Target133: Spiffy469
Target134: walkerminus1
Target135: Dockwalliper
Target136: laserart
Target 137: SpecialK
Target 138: DesertRat
Target 139: loditom
Target 140: Riccar
Target 141: dan8402
Target 142: marym
Target 143: Omega
Target 144: Bochiman
Hang tight for the results.
Lucky for me I got lucky on the other slot as I didn't get anywhere near the right numbers
Spiffy, I can't believe you came within $1.23 on that! Good job!
.....waiting to see Phut's magic now........
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment