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- Joined
- Jan 11, 2007
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- Golden Thread
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- Location
- Virginia
- 🥇 Banner finds
- 13
- Detector(s) used
- TEKNETICS T-2 LTD, Fisher F-75, White's MXT w/ 11 x 14" Excelerator Coil, WHITES Pulse TDI, WHITES Beach Hunter ID, Garrett Propointer and Lesche Digging Tool
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
What's up guys...I've been on vacation for the past 5 days and itching to get back to the dirt to dig. Went to a new site yesterday and attained permission to dig this nice-
looking patch of ground. As I said, by this time I was quite ready to do some digging as I was dang near in withdrawals
Around lunchtime I got a really good signal
and out popped this Silver coin. At first, I thought it might be a Reale but when I raised it up and looked at it; it was a 1918 1 Franc. I was thinking "pretty cool" until I
turned it over and saw that it was engraved! Right then and there I knew that that elevated this find from just a "pretty cool" find to a "terrific piece of History!!"
It was singularly awe inspiring to be able to hold an item so linked with not only American and European history, but with World history!.....it leaves
you lost for words for a piece of time.

Front

Back



The back reads:
"CH. MECH. R.C.CURTIS
BAT. D
111TH
F.A.
A.E.F."
Chief Mechanic [Mr.] R. C. Curtis, Battery D, 111th Field Artillery, Army Expeditionary Forces
looking patch of ground. As I said, by this time I was quite ready to do some digging as I was dang near in withdrawals


and out popped this Silver coin. At first, I thought it might be a Reale but when I raised it up and looked at it; it was a 1918 1 Franc. I was thinking "pretty cool" until I
turned it over and saw that it was engraved! Right then and there I knew that that elevated this find from just a "pretty cool" find to a "terrific piece of History!!"
It was singularly awe inspiring to be able to hold an item so linked with not only American and European history, but with World history!.....it leaves
you lost for words for a piece of time.

Front

Back



The back reads:
"CH. MECH. R.C.CURTIS
BAT. D
111TH
F.A.
A.E.F."
Chief Mechanic [Mr.] R. C. Curtis, Battery D, 111th Field Artillery, Army Expeditionary Forces

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