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dan · Apr 11, 2014

In the Treasure Corner - Early Coin Facts

Why was the first United States Mint (pictured above) established in Philadelphia instead of Washington, D.C.?

Why did we abandon the shillings-and-pounds money of our homeland?

By federal law, the portrait of whom (or what) had to appear on all United States coins?

Who was the first president to appear on a regularly-circulated United States coin?

And what four coins authorized by the original Coinage Act are no longer minted for circulation?

Hear the answers to all these questions, and more, in this fast-moving three-minute program.

zeemang · Apr 11, 2014

Great show there, the early history of the us coins is pretty interesting...

dan · Apr 11, 2014

Thanks, zeemang. I was collecting coins long before I was metal detecting.

Back in the 1950s, you could easily find Mercs and Buffalo nickels and Liberty quarters and halves all the time Once in a while an Indian head penny, a V nickel, and a Liberty dime.

Sure wish I had held onto them! If I want those coins now, I have to either buy them or dig them up.

dan · Apr 25, 2014

Secrets of Writing a Good Permission Letter

Writing a letter to ask permission to hunt private property is usually a bad idea, because it seldom works.

But sometimes there is no other way.

So if you do have to write a letter, what should you say?

More importantly, what should you NEVER say?

The secrets of giving yourself the highest odds possible when you HAVE to write that letter are waiting for you at http://thetreasurecorner.com.

dan · May 9, 2014

In the Treasure Corner - The Flying Eagle Cent

In 1856, the United States Mint decided to do away with the penny that had been used since the beginning. The half-dollar-sized cent was replaced with a new penny the same size as the one we use today.

The Flying Eagle cent stole its design from the silver dollar of 20 years earlier. The eagle on the back of that coin was used as the front of the new penny.

The Flying Eagle cent was minted for just three years. Or two, if you don't count the experimental coins made in 1856.

Why did the U.S. switch from big to small pennies? Why was the Flying Eagle cent replaced after so short a time? How much is that experimental 1856 Flying Eagle penny worth today?

Listen at http://thetreasurecorner.com.

Detector Nut · May 9, 2014

Thanks for sharing.

ks coyote · May 9, 2014

A very short lived coin for sure. And a great one to find.

Duckhunter811 · May 9, 2014

Flying eagle is on my bucket list finds

dan · May 23, 2014

In the Treasure Corner - Treasure Hunting By Volunteering

Here's how I volunteer for charity, get free lunch in the deal, and score some nice things for myself that I'd never be able to get any other way.

Last year, I bought a Bounty Hunter Quick Draw 2 metal detector for two dollars. This year, a thousand dollar TV set for 15 bucks.

In this show, I explain how these deals came about.

This photo is just one room of the sales building, and we have just as much stuff on the grounds outdoors.

Listen at http://thetreasurecorner.com.

dan · Jun 6, 2014

Googling for Treasure

Do you use Google to research for metal detecting honeyholes and treasure leads?

Do you know how to winnow over three million poor leads into a few dozen good ones? (Look at the two different Google searches in the graphic).

Herewith, with bigtime thanks to Dick Stout, are some tips on keywords you should be using for your area, and some secrets of eliminating the hits you don't want.

Dick writes a treasure hunting blog you should be reading: http://stoutstandards.wordpress.com. He's fun, he's controversial, and he's knowledgeable. (And he's cute, too!)

Listen at http://thetreasurecorner.com.

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