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2023 Find-of-the-Month Competition (Click on images to see hi-res photos)
January
Monthly FOM Winners From Past Years
Annual FOM & Master Hunter Awards
Find-of- the-Month GuidelinesAt 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 [ Back To Page Top | Home ] |