The Three Amigos, and YES, more displays!!! :-)

ModernMiner

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Yesterday, I had the privilege of detecting with two other TN members. Mirage (Bob), who traveled down from Ohio with his wife to enjoy a weekend of this wonderful NC weather, and of course my company. :tongue3: DD-777 (Andy) also drove over to hunt with us.
Poor Andy got so sunburned that he looked like a tick ready to pop! ;D We hit two Colonial properties, and two old houses in town. It was a bit of a rush hunting though, because I wanted them to have a shot at each spot. Unfortunately, the finds were minimal, but the fun was something I'll cherish. Thanks guys!
The highlight of my finds was a 1906 IH and six wheats (oldest was a 1918).
Whoopie!!! :occasion18: :occasion14: :smileinbox:

I just finished up two more displays that will be put up at the one Colonial property I detect at.

The bottles some of you may recall were dug up by NC Joe a few weeks back at the Colonial house. He was generous enough to donate them to the owner. I filled them with different colored dyed water to set them off, sealed them, and then glued them in place onto a rustic display shelf I made out of old wood. I threw a few skeleton keys in too for that old effect.

The rusty farm relics I brushed off a bit, sprayed them with a stop-rust spray, and nailed them in place onto a weathered piece of wood.
I think they look great grouped together. :thumbsup:

Have a great week,
MM
 

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Glad you guys had a goodtime Doug. You got a pic of Andy's face at the Mexican restaurant :D
 

cool displays....Matt
 

Congrat's on the 06' IH Doug,pretty sweet....Killer display's also,I know you put alot of time and energy into those thing's and it show's.Hat's off to you Brother :thumbsup: I'm sure they're very well appreciated. HH!!
 

cwdigger said:
Glad you guys had a goodtime Doug. You got a pic of Andy's face at the Mexican restaurant :D

Matt,
I am SO glad you reminded me about that. Here is the picture from my cell phone.
Doesn't Andy look like he's having a wonderful time? :tongue3: I told the waiters that it was Andy's birthday. :thumbsup:
Ha, ha, ha.
-MM-
 

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Very nice finds and displays MM. That engraved local spoon is special. WTG and glad you guys had fun. HH.
 

ModernMiner said:
cwdigger said:
Glad you guys had a goodtime Doug. You got a pic of Andy's face at the Mexican restaurant :D

Matt,
I am SO glad you reminded me about that. Here is the picture from my cell phone.
Doesn't Andy look like he's having a wonderful time? :tongue3: I told the waiters that it was Andy's birthday. :thumbsup:
Ha, ha, ha.
-MM-

look at that face looks like he is having an awsome time, LMAO :D
 

Great post,MM.Terrific finds and it looks like all were enjoy the outing.It was nice you guys all got together.Display is fantastic. :thumbsup:
 

Congrats to you MM!!!!!!!! Your displays are outstanding :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
The weathered barn board is a excellent choice :wink:

Thanks for posting that

G1
 

Nice finds Doug, that display with the bottles is awesome, nice job on that one. I like the other one too, gives me something to do with the old iron finds that I have. Did you get that other Indian Head back yet that you sent out to get graded?


Chris
 

***THANKS EVERYONE***
I know my finds weren't too great, but it was a lot of fun to hang out with those two clowns. I even bought them lunch at a fancy restaraunt too. ;D :wink: Not prime rib and lobster, but close. :tongue3:

seger98 said:
Nice finds Doug, that display with the bottles is awesome, nice job on that one. I like the other one too, gives me something to do with the old iron finds that I have. Did you get that other Indian Head back yet that you sent out to get graded?
Chris

Chris,
The 1864 IH grading is a sore subject. I sent it off, spent $58 total, waited three weeks, and got it back unslabbed & graded as "N8".
What is "N8" I asked. :icon_scratch: They said it has "active corrosion". Unbelievable!!! When I got the coin back I soaked it in distilled water for a day, then cleaned it lightly with a Q-tip. This coin looks better than any IH I have, so the "active corrosion" has me puzzled. ???
Never again will I be sending a coin in to those guys. It was a waste of time & money.
I put it in a new flip, labeled it, and now it sits in my collection. ;D :thumbsup: This is a rare coin to me, and one I won't part with.
-Doug-
 

Wow Doug that sucks big time, sorry I brought it up, I didn't know.. It's still an awesome coin!


Chris
 

seger98 said:
Wow Doug that sucks big time, sorry I brought it up, I didn't know.. It's still an awesome coin!


Chris

Chris,
No problem. I learned my lesson on that deal. :wink:
The bad part is that was $58 I could have used on my Wisconsin trip for bait & brews. :thumbsup:
-Doug-
 

ModernMiner said:
cwdigger said:
Glad you guys had a goodtime Doug. You got a pic of Andy's face at the Mexican restaurant :D

Matt,
I am SO glad you reminded me about that. Here is the picture from my cell phone.
Doesn't Andy look like he's having a wonderful time? :tongue3: I told the waiters that it was Andy's birthday. :thumbsup:
Ha, ha, ha.
-MM-

HAHAHAHAHAHA! What a joker! Just remember homeslice - payback's a "beetch"... :violent1:

It was a great day regardless of the finds. I was happy just diggin' the squirrel... ;D
 

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