Book Board Chat

Clem -- Too funny about selling your Garrett. I happen to swing one of those, AND my "first steps" were just as pathetic. I remember coming home utterly despondent and covered in stickers....and dumping out my fannie pack for the amusement of Mrs Briguy.....filled with 40 rusty bottle caps. She ROARED with laughter, then later said "sorry honey, i couldn't hold that one in".

Times are different now, as i've figured out not only the likely spots to search....but more importantly, what exactly to listen for. My old silver coins recovered count for 2012 was.....42 of them. (mostly dimes)

My most bizzare find was an old wooden cigar box FILLED with hundreds of pennies I dug up. Clearly it was a kids treasure from about 1960, as that was the latest coin date. What was stunning, was there was TWO silver halfs in that box, as well as several WW2 US pins and insignia buttons. What really blew my mind was at the very bottom of that rotting away thing, was a small round pin glittering in the Sun made of pure sterling silver, and when i flipped it over.......it was an enameled Nazi swastika and sword tie tack! Yep, a real one. Probably a war souvenir the kid got from the same GI that gave him those US military buttons. I still have it....its an interesting trophy piece.

Bill -- thank you, not Randy Savage, but RIC Savage. Either way that show is dismal, completely fake, and I refuse to watch it.