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2012
Find-of-the-Month Competition
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January
1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Civil War |
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Mike Cox
Eagle Breast Plate
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Tony Guin
Soldier's Religous Item
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Whit Hill
Veteran's Badge
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Coins |
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Mike Cox
1889 Silver Dollar
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Ray Steele
1942 Walking Liberty Half
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Bob Mangrum
1864 Two Cent Piece
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Treasure |
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Mike Cox
10k Gold Ring
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Randy Jackson
Silver Sebastion Pendant
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Whit Hill
Sterling Air Force Bracelet
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February
1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Civil War |
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Mike Cox
CSA Model 1816 bayonet
(No picture available)
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Cheryl Clark
Carved poker chip
(No picture available)
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Oakley McKinney
Nipple protector
(No picture available)
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Coins |
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Mike Brown
1907 O half dollar
(No picture available)
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Mike Cox
1854 seated-liberty quarter
(No picture available)
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Ben Minnix
1810 large cent
(No picture available)
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Treasure |
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Ron Callis
Ceramic heart, w/his & her sterling rings
(No picture available)
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Gary Jackson
10K gold ring
(No picture available)
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Mike Brown
Nashville Police badge
(No picture available)
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March
April
1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Civil War |
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Ray Oglesbee
CSA belt plate
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Mike Brown
USA belt plate
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Tim Guthormsen
Bormann fuse
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Coins |
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Tony Guin
1808 One Real
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Mike Brown
1835 Dutch East Indies 2c
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Bill Moore
1848 Large Cent
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Treasure |
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Gary Jackson
10K gold ring w/8 diamonds
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Mike Brown
Gold class ring
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Mike Cox
18K gold Masonic watch fob
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May
1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Civil War |
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Mike Cox
USA belt plate
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Michael Johnson
Front end of Hotchkiss shell
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Tim Guthormsen
CSA sword hanger
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Coins |
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Mike Cox
1857 $2 1/2 gold
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Gary Jackson
1836 Mercury dime
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Bill Siesser
1951 Washington quarter
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Treasure |
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Mike Cox
14K gold ring w/7 diamonds
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Gary Jackson
10K gold ring
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Van Irwin
Gorham sterling silver pendant
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June
1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Civil War |
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Bill Moore
Cast "I" button
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Mike Cox
SC state-seal button
(No picture available)
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MIke Brown
Eagle button
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Coins |
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Mike Cox
1833 bust half dollar
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Mike Brown
1951 quarter
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Bill Siesser
1913D wheat cent
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Treasure |
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Tim Guthormsen
10K gold cross w/diamonds
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Bill Siesser
21K gold ring
(No picture available)
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Ted Cassidy
18K gold ring w/diamonds
(No picture available)
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July
August
1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Civil War |
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Cheryl Clark
Revolving rifle cylinder
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Tony Guin
Eagle "I" button
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Marty Gates
French triangle bullet
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Coins |
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Cheryl Clark
Piece of Eight
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Bill Moore
1881 Indian Head cent
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Mike Brown
1902 Indian Head cent
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Treasure |
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Tony Guin
14K gold bracelet
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Tim Guthormsen
10K gold ring
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Ted Cassidy
10K gold class ring
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September
1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Civil War |
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Tony Guin
Eagle button
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Cheryl Clark
Wood-base Enfield bullet
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Mike Brown
Sharps bullet
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Coins |
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Mike Brown
1920 Mercury dime
(No picture available)
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Tony Guin
1924 Mercury dime
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Cheryl Clark
1945 Mercury dime
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Treasure |
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Tony Guin
14K gold ring
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Bill Siesser
21K gold ring
(No picture available)
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Gary Jackson
10K gold ring
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October
November
1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Civil War |
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Mike Brown
Eagle breast plate
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Tony Guin
Eagle "I" button
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Ray Steele
Burnside cartridge
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Coins |
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Doug Hood
1839O seated-liberty dime
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Ray Oglesbee
1943 walking Liberty Half
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Mike Brown
1904 Indian Head cent
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Treasure |
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Gary Jackson
10k gold charm bracelet
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Tony Guin
Andrew Jackson Hotel tag
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Mike Brown
WWI toy cannon
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December
1st Place
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2nd Place
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3rd Place
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Civil War |
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Tom Carlton
Eagle Breast Plate
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Tony Guin
Swivel stirrup
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Ray Steele
Colonial flat button
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Coins |
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Mike Brown
1909 Barber dime
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Van Irwin
Standing Liberty quarter
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Tony Guin
1907 Barber dime
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Treasure |
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Gary Jackson
14K gold ring w/diamonds
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Ray Oglesbee
WWII aviator's wings
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Van Irwin
CMA 10K gold ring
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Monthly FOM Winners From Past Years
Annual FOM & Master Hunter Awards
Find-of- the-Month Guidelines
At each meeting club members may enter their finds from the
previous month in each of three categories:
1) Civil War/Pre-Civil War relics
2) Coins
3) Treasure
Club members then vote on first, second and third place in each
category. The winners receive "points" for each place (five
points for first place, three points for second place and one
point for third place). At the end of the year, prizes are
awarded in each category to the persons with the most points in
that category. In addition, the person with the most points
overall, calculated by combining the points earned in all three
categories during the year, is named "Master Hunter of the Year".
Awards for the previous year are presented during the January or February
meeting. First-, second- and third- place winners in each
category receive a plaque; the "Master Hunter" winner also receives a
plaque. Rules for entry of finds are as follows:
1. Finds must have been made in the month prior to the
meeting. A "month" is the period from one club meeting to
the next (not a calendar month). "Stockpiling" of the items
found during one month for an entry at a later meeting is
not allowed.
2. Only one item may be entered in each category.
3. A "verification committee" examines each entry just before
the meeting starts to ensure correct labeling. Any questions about
items entered should be raised then. The owner of the item
submitted must be present at the club meeting until voting
is finished.
4. Items entered must have been found while "actively
hunting". Some examples of "finds" which are not
appropriate for entry would therefore be: (a) a Civil War
Belt buckle you found in the lining of your great-
grandfather's trunk, (b) a valuable coin you received in
change or found while reupholstering a sofa, (c) a ring found
in the parking lot while on your way to your car. These
are simply examples--let the spirit of treasure hunting be
your guide.
5. Any find that is not a Civil War/Pre-Civil War relic or
coin should be entered in the "Treasure" category.
updated
WGS/1993;1994;2012
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