Wishing Everyone A Joyous (or At Least A Better) 2021 - From A Finds Perspective 2020 Wasn't So Bad

[Chase Goldman]

Even though 2020 has been awful in a number of ways (a number of milestones in my immediate family were either cancelled or subdued including high school and college graduations and milestone birthdays and anniversaries, close friends and family were affected by the virus, and the list goes on) .  But the nature of detecting as a naturally socially distant activity was one bright spot and an effective outlet for all the frustration encountered this year.  Below are pics of my finds and site memories over the past 12 months (cheated a little as a few of these go back into the end of 2019).  They were pretty much recovered using 3 main detectors - the Deus/Orx (using a number of different coils), the Equinox 800, and  Minelab GPX 4800.  A couple buttons were also recovered using the Tarsacci which has found a semi-permanent place in the first team detector lineup as well as the Nokta Simplex+ and Tek G2+ as the next tier in specialized situations.  All of the below were recovered on private permission property or public beaches in the DMV (DC, VA, MD) region and PA.  Enjoy the pics and looking forward to a better, safer, and fun 2021, especially with detector and digger in hand.  I'll end it with my bucket lister of all time (so far...) - 1849 $1 Gold and a sequence of stills from the GoPro capturing the first moments of detecting magic.  Hope everyone gets to experience similar moments in 2021 and beyond.  Detecting is a magic mix of technology, relaxation, excitement, history, discovery, adventure, and most of all great friendship, fellowship and lifetime memories.

Happy New Year Everyone!

My first relic hunt in 98F heat (usually it is a spring/fall deal after harvest, before planting) but COVID delayed this hunt until the end of June.  Still managed some keepers between downing about 10 pints of water including an improvised fishing weight from a carved lead CW minie ball bullet.

My first Civil War Token below - an Army/Navy token with an image of the US Capitol Building

 

US Cavalry bridle bit boss...a deep find made even more memorable and unexpected because I had to put the GPX DD coil in cancel mode due to severe electrical interference...

 

 

My first 1/2 reale above, but Mexican First Republic not Spanish...

Some nice old silver quarters below.  That seated quarter was literally the first find of the day - it was a good omen

 

 

As my last keeper of the day was my first dug Confederate Button...An Confederate infantry "Block I"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camp life at CW sites turns up a huge variety of finds...intricate flower button above, a partial harmonica reed, and a pristine campfire annealed square nail devoid of any corrosion.

 

A .69 Caliber minie ball dug below - this thing will do some serious damage just getting thrown at someone, imagine it still travelling 360 feet per second AFTER travelling 1500 yards from the muzzle.

 

 

 

Don't forget to take in the sights at the sites...

 

A relaxing day at the beach finding...a 2 cent piece?

An exciting day at the farm finding...my first flat round gold!

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest calabash digger]

Have a Merry Christmas! Santa all I want for Christmas is a gold coin....

[Chase Goldman]

3 minutes ago, calabash digger said:

Have a Merry Christmas! Santa all I want for Christmas is a gold coin....

They way you leave no stone unturned on land or in the water, it will happen...

[Hardtimehermit]

Ho Ho Ho,  great finds! happy new year may your adventures continue. ht 

[Joe D.]

Chase,

    Great summation of 2020 my friend! And the finds you have are fantastic in my view! I would love to be in Civil War era area's making discoveries! Those are just as special as any 1715 wreck finds on the Treasure Coast, but maybe a little easier to acquire! The stories behind the last people to hold these personal objects are sad, but amazing!

   I wish you and everyone else here, a Merry Christmas! And plentiful finds in 2021! May we all hit some bucket listers in the coming year!🌲 👍👍

[Dances With Doves]

 The gold coin alone makes it a great year. The rest is icing on the cake.Happy  holidays, and may 2021 be happy and healthy to your family and friends and to you.

[Coilpower]

Merry Xmas to all from NZ. May all your wishes and dreams come true. Hopefully 2021 will be a better year. Take care everyone and enjoy each day. Happy hunting!

[kac]

Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays to you guys too! Maybe next year will be sainer?

[Valens Legacy]

You have had a great year at some beautiful places with wonderful finds.

Congratulations and may 2021 be a better year for you and all the rest of us.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family.

[GB_Amateur]

On 12/24/2020 at 9:57 AM, Chase Goldman said:

Below are pics of my finds and site memories over the past 12 months (cheated a little as a few of these go back into the end of 2019).  (Initial post photos omitted from quote -- GB_A)

Thanks for that photo chronicle, Chase.  The gold coin (well, all your finds for that matter) is well deserved.  I'm curious as to what %-age of time you spent in battlefield/encampment sites, given all the military artifacts you show.  I like the silver 1/2-Real.  No need to downplay finding one from the 1st Republic of Mexico.  Heck, weren't a lot of the Spanish ones coined in Mexico?