Forum: Help To ID My Finds
05-25-2013, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 63
Thanks so much for your informative reply. ...
Thanks so much for your informative reply. Interestingly, the site is now used as a Reenactor site since I have found modern minie balls there. Well, we can only hope.
Thanks again
Chuck
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Forum: Help To ID My Finds
05-25-2013, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 63
General Service Button Age?
I dug this GS Button in a park where a Civil War Training Camp was in the Mid West. The front is in fine shape but the back is fried. Would like to know if anyone can tell me the age and if it...
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Forum: How to Use Your Metal Detector
02-11-2013, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,743
Lemon Flavored Fish Oil
It actually have a very nice lemony taste with no aftertaste. One teaspoon is equal to about 3 gel caps. I really swear by it and I am someone who does not go for fads.
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Forum: How to Use Your Metal Detector
02-08-2013, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,743
Arthritis remedy
Sorry to hear about your problems but have to say that my arthritis problems have almost disappeared since taking the liquid form of lemon flavored Fish Oil.
Not the pills or capsules which are very...
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Forum: Cleaning Your Finds
10-28-2012, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 907
Cleaning silver
If you really want it to sparkle and don't mind mind sacrificing collectors value, put a small piece of tin foil in a jar, put a couple tablespoons of baking soda on top, place the coin in the jar,...
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Forum: Cleaning Your Finds
10-25-2012, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,021
Update on HF Tumbler Parts
Update on my original post:
I wrote to HF regarding spare parts for their tumblers and they wrote back that some parts were available and I could only order by phone (18004232567). I called but...
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Forum: Help To ID My Finds
10-19-2012, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 395
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Forum: Help To ID My Finds
10-19-2012, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 395
Thanks GillyWI,
That would be fantastic but in...
Thanks GillyWI,
That would be fantastic but in checking the Relicman Site, the CW buttons do not have the little "sun" symbol at the top of the eagle. Others on the site mentioned WWI or WWII.
HH...
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Forum: Cleaning Your Finds
10-19-2012, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,021
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Forum: Cleaning Your Finds
10-19-2012, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,021
RockTumblers.com has Lortone Replacement Parts...
RockTumblers.com has Lortone Replacement Parts but after checking out measurements, seems like the sizes between Lotone and HF are a little different.
The only fix would be to buy a new Lortone drum...
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Forum: Cleaning Your Finds
10-19-2012, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,021
Parts for HF Tumbler
Has anyone found a place to order replacement parts (new drum, gaskets, etc)for the Harbor Freight Tumbler? I check with HF and they said that they did not carry parts.
Thanks
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Forum: Help To ID My Finds
10-16-2012, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 617
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Forum: Help To ID My Finds
10-16-2012, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 395
Button ID
Can anyone help me identify this button? The rear reads: "Extra Quality".
I am interested in the age, and type of button....i.e. military, etc.
Thanks
Chuck
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Forum: Cleaning Your Finds
10-01-2012, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,452
Indian cleaning
IMHO, the best way to clean an IH with minimal damage to the patina is to wash it in water, then place it on a towel and pick at it with a moistened toothpick. When the crust and dirt is removed,...
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Forum: Coinshooters and Relic Hunters
09-17-2012, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 684
Congrats
Congrats on the great finds. If you want to see the date on that Buffalo, get your self a bottle of Nic-A-Date (coin supplies). It worked on all of my Buffalos.
HH
Chuck
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Forum: Help To ID My Finds
09-11-2012, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 149
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Forum: Help To ID My Finds
09-11-2012, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 149
Help with Button ID
I found this at a park that was once the site of Fort McClellan in Davenport, IA back during the CW. Can anyone help with it's ID?
Thanks
Chuck
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Forum: Help To ID My Finds
08-31-2012, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 437
Civil War Reenactor
I found one the other day. It was dropped by a CW Reenactor a few weeks earlier!
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Forum: War Relic Hunting
08-31-2012, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 359
Congrats!
In my opinion, these are great finds because they are very historic. I would do anything to find a Minie Ball but they are not common in Illinois.
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Forum: Coinshooters and Relic Hunters
08-30-2012, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 994
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Forum: Coinshooters and Relic Hunters
08-29-2012, 07:00 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 994
Thanks
Thanks Frankiefry,
Yes indeed, much of MD'ing for me is in the History behind the finds.
Take care and Happy Hunting
Chuck
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Forum: Coinshooters and Relic Hunters
08-29-2012, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 994
My Best Relic Find Yet!
Was hunting an old park and found this Bronze commemorative token at the base of an old tree. The TID was in the 40's so I thought it might be an old quarter. It was about 8 inches deep. The...
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Forum: All About Detectors
06-05-2012, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 336
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Forum: All About Detectors
06-05-2012, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 336
Ace 250 Problem
I recently began using my Garrett ACE 250 again find that I get a tone when the coil taps the ground, even lightly. Has anyone experienced this problem?
How can this be fixed?
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Forum: Eye Popping, Mind Blowing Finds
04-13-2012, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 3,337
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