Artifacts
GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) Membership badge. Found in parking strip along an old cable car route in Portland, OR back in 2002. Grand Army of the Republic was a Fraternal Organization of Civil War Veterans. Doyle Thibert |
July 28, 1909 Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition souvenier found in December of 2004 in Yakima, WA. Chris Beniston |
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Wreck of the SS Beaver souvenier found in March 2003 in Portland, OR. The obverse reads: "1892 Wreck of H.B. Co's S.S. Beaver, Vancouver, B.C. Built 1835" and reverse: "This copper was taken from the wreck of H.B.Co's S.S. Beaver. The First Steamer on the Pacific also crossed the Atlantic in 1835." On the edge it is stamped "587". Tom Smith |
This 1924 California Chaffeurs badge was found in Portland, OR in February, 2004. It was definitely the best find of the day.
Jim Siel |
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Don Lieurance with his Porthole or Hatch he recently found on the California Coast. It is over 144 years old and still has the lead seal on the bottom or backside. |
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WWII sterling Pilots Wings found in June, 2005 in the St. Helens area. Todd Mullican |
1898 Yakima Washington State Fair souvenir was found in Portland, OR in July of 2002. Dick Gaboury |
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This Cavalry Officers cuff button was Tom's first good ghost town find during his first ghost town hunt. It was found in June of 2000 in Utah. The backmark reads "S. H. & G. New York" which is probably Schuyler, Hartley and Graham 1854-1880. Tom Smith |
Jim found this Phoenix Button during a club outing on Sauvie's Island several years ago. The Phoenix buttons were surplus Haitian Army purchased by traders for trade with Native Americans in the Northwest in the early and mid-1800's. Jim Siel |
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Todd Mullican |
Dick found this Colorado State Fair souvenir badge in Ordway, CO during a road trip, September of 2004. Dick Gaboury |
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Dick was on a road trip in Central Washington with Tom Smith when he found this interesting item. It was dark when he found it and wasn't really sure what he had, so he put it in his pouch for later inspection. The next morning, having forgotten about it, he and Tom detected the park some more and decided to go get some coffee. At this moment Dick remembered about the item and decided to take it out of his pouch and put it in a container in the car and as he was taking it out something fell out of it and hit the ground. When he looked down, he thought to himself "That's funny, I don't remember putting my half (he had found a Walking Liberty Half-Dollar earlier in the morning) in that pocket of my pouch." He reached down and picked up the 1917 Canadian Half-Dollar and you can still see part of the coin impression in the dried dirt that is still in the item. After returning home, Dick found out that he had part of an early flashlight made by Franco in the USA between 1912 and 1920. The ot her part of the flashlight case was not found, but three batteries are still somewhat intact. It was a good little park for Dick because among his finds was a 1916-D Mercury Dime. Dick Gaboury |
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Steve found this American Defense Service Medal in the Portland area using his trusty White's MXT.
Steve Tucker |
The Isthmian Canal Commision (Panama Canal) tag was found by Steve in a yard in the Portland area. Identification Tags were issued by the Accounting Department of the Isthmian Canal Commission (I.C.C.). Employees presented these to receive their pay and to gain access to various construction sites. Steve Tucker |
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Bill has found these badges over the years when he used his White's XLT. Most of the badges came from the Portland, OR metro area. Bill Baker |
Roy found this rather beat up aluminum piece in side walk repair in Portland, OR. It reads on one side "Industrial Conference St. Loius, ??(MO)? ??B(FEB?), 22 1892." The other side reads "First Peoples Party Conve(ntion?) Omaha, ??????." Roy Roos |
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Don found this neat Carhart pants button in a Utah ghost town in April, 2006. Don Lieurance |
Karen found this nice set of US Navy Aircrew Wings in the Seattle area using her Minelab Explorer XS in October of 2006.
Karen Pelletier |
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Tom found this 1909 Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition souvenir token in a yard in Portland, OR. It was given out at the Utah State exhibit and was minted by Dieges & Clust. N.Y. from Virgin Utah Copper . Tom Smith |
Tom found these WWII era pilots wings in a park in Spokane, WA. They are made of a base metal and plated with silver. Some of the silver can still be seen on the left wing. There are no markings on the back for better identifcation. He found these in August, 2004. Tom Smith |
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Chris found this Lewis and Clark Exposition souvenir in a parking strip in SE Portland, OR. He found it in March of 1997 using his then trusty White's XLT. It commemerates "Baby Day" for the L&C Expo on September 16th, 1905. Chris Beniston |
Dick was using his Minelab Explorer II when he found this ROTC pin.
Dick Gaboury |
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Dick was detecting a yard when he got a good signal. He dug down about 10" and saw the coin slit and knew right away that he had found a bank. Excitedly, he carefully dug out the bank thinking about all the different coins that would be in it. When he finally removed it from the ground and opened it up, there was not a single coin inside, but a very well preserved toy truck was. What a neat find, I wonder why this treasure was buried. Dick Gaboury |
Chris found this nice lead toy Indian in a park in Connecticut during his second trip back east. He found it in November of 2006 using his Minelab Explorer II.
Chris Beniston |
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Dick found the guts of this pocket watch in a yard in Portland, OR in November of 2006. Dick Gaboury |
Brian found this 1913 Rose Festival 50 Cents Contributors Medal in a park in the Portland, OR area. Brian Lundquist |
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Bev found this Fob for the 18th International Convention Cleveland 1935 in the Vancouver area using her White's XLT in 2006. We don't know what organization C.A. to B.R.T. is though. Bev Shearer |
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