Memphis Metal Detector Club

Spring Hunt this weekend!

Webmaster — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:59:19 +0000

The time for the Spring Hunt is here again. This is a seeded hunt for members only, and takes place this Saturday, April 19th. Lots of prizes are up for grabs, including two metal detectors. Roughly 900 silver coins will be in the ground, so come ready to dig!

The schedule is as follows:

8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Check-in and Registration
9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Hunt #1
10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Hunt #2
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lunch Break
12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Hunt #3
1:30 p.m. to Whenever Awards and Prizes

The hunt is held at Centennial Park (formerly Eastwood Park) in Millington.

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We hope you can all join us for the fun tomorrow morning!

Higher gold and silver prices create a new batch of treasure hunters

Webmaster — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:05:22 +0000

As we’re all acutely aware, the prices of gold and silver have been relatively high over the last few months. Apparently this situation has led to an influx of new recreational prospectors as well as an increased interest in metal detecting around beaches. It’s hard to say how many of these new hobbiest will hang around when (or if) the prices drop back down, but for now there are a ton of new treasure hunters.

Let’s try to find some of these folks and get them involved in the club!

January 2008 newsletter and upcoming buddy hunt

Webmaster — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:21:17 +0000

Sarah Kee, our new Secretary for 2008, just sent out the January newsletter. Here it is:

January 17, 2008 was the first meeting of the New Year and we had 18 attendees.

Ms. Leigh Ripka joined MMDC and we are excited to have a new member and hope she will be with us for long while. We also have a new club president! Mr. Jim Bryson!

It’s time to pay dues. For one year and one person is $20.00. However, you and your family may join for one year for $25.00.

We are now talking about the Spring 2008 hunt so if you have any ideas regarding the hunt, please feel free to share them at the next meeting.

There is a coin show at the Desoto Civic Center Feb. 29th- March 2nd for anyone who would like to attend.

We would like to THANK Jason and James Scaccia for donating some really nice door prizes for the spring hunt!

Our next MMDC meting will be February 21st @ 7:00p.m.

******REMINDER*******
THERE WILL BE A BUDDIES HUNT ON SATURDAY THE 26TH OF JANUARY, 9:00A.M., AT CENTENNIAL PARK IN MILLINGTON. ALL MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO COME OUT AND BRUSH UP ON THEIR HUNTING SKILLS! THERE IS NO COST AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

FINDS OF THE MONTH
Marcus Stafford placed first in the relic division with a hinged box he found in the Cooper-Young area. Second place winners were Benny Hendrix’s 1914D Barber dime, and President Jim Bryson’s sterling silver Catholic medal. Third place recipients were Joey Rendon’s .5 cent food stamp credit token, President Jim Bryson’s 1945 Seabees Medal, and Joey Rendon’s silver shield pendant.

Spilt the pot was won by Marcus Stafford and the door prize was given to Evelyn Rushing.

Thanks to all that attended the meeting! We hope to see you next month!

Mississippi metal detectorist finds and returns class ring

Webmaster — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:51:42 +0000

Returning lost class rings never fails to garner positive press for our hobby. Davy Keith of Laurel, Mississippi proved that once again using his brand new White’s DFX. The 1966 South Jones High School class ring is in great shape and is now back in the hands of the original owner who lost it in a local park during the 1980s.

December newsletter and Christmas party

Webmaster — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:39:08 +0000

Here’s the latest from Terry:

Our next meeting will be the club Christmas party. It will be Thursday, December 20th at 7:00 P.M. at the sub-division community center where Sid Witherington lives in Germantown. The address is 7955 Farmingdale Road, Germantown, TN 38138. This will be a party only; we will not have split the pot, door prize, or finds competition. Hope most of you can make it to the party, but being so close to the actual Christmas holiday, I am sure there are several other commitments!

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A reminder that annual dues will be coming up in January 2008!

November 2007
Please welcome our new officers for 2008! President – Jim Bryson, Vice President-Joey Rendon, Treasurer- Carolyn Glaze, Secretary- Sara Kee!!!!

The community center was reserved for the club Christmas party for the 20th of December, by Sid Witherington. The club will furnish the ham and drinks, club members are asked to bring the following based on the first letter of your last name;

A thru H Dessert
I thru O Vegetable
P thru Z Appetizer

If you wish to participate on gift exchange, we ask you to limit it to approximately $10.00 value. If you are a boy bring a boy gift or girl, a girl gift.

Split the pot was won by the new prez, Jim Bryson! No wheat penny bingo winner, however it must be getting close! Door prize winner was Bill Bugg, a silver dollar.

Sid Witherington was first place winner in finds of the month with a CW U.S. Cavalry rosette. Second place entries were Jim Pryson/1922 Peace Dollar, and Terry Clifton with a 2005 10K Men’s class ring. Third place recipients were Debra Clifton with a CW era pot lid lifter, and the new V.P., Joey Rendon took two thirds with an 1867 50 Centime silver French coin and a silver child’s ring.

November newsletter and brief Fall Hunt recap

Webmaster — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:10:02 +0000

Terry just sent out the November newsletter, so here it is:

November 2007
Our next meeting will by Thursday, November 15th, at 7:00 P.M. We will get an update by Carolyn Glaze on the fall hunt. Need all members present; November meeting is election meeting for the 2008 club officers!!! We need to discuss the Christmas party plans; also it is never too early to start spring hunt planning.

October 2007
We had a total of twenty-one members present at the October meeting, including our newest member Marvin Stockwell! We discussed finalization of the fall hunt, Carolyn Glaze advised the number of entries, and all silver coins had been procured, as well as prizes.

A special thanks to our volunteers, that helped with the hunt: Andy Mastin, Debra Clifton, Sharon Scaccia, Mack Jepsen, Judy Jepsen, Sara Kee and Marvin Stockwell!!!!! Of the three metal detectors given away, the Whites M6 went to Alabama, the Ace 250 went to Tennessee and the Ace 150 went to Missouri. Attendance for the hunt was down about 25% from last year. But, from what I understand we covered our expenses with a little left over. Overall, the hunt was a success, and a special thanks to Carolyn Glaze for making it a success as she assumed the majority of the burden to make it happen!

Door prize winner at the October meeting was Debra Clifton, a 2-Peso gold coin! Finds of the month competition first place went to Terry Clifton/1876CC Seated Dime. Second place recipients were Terry Clifton/10K 1978 Men’s Class Ring and Marcus Stafford/Lead Toy Soldier. Our three third place winners were, Marcus Stafford/1927 Palmolive Soap Token, Bill Bugg/ “H” Civil War Hat Pin and Joey Rendon/10K gold ring w/diamonds.

Also, be sure to check out the photos in the Fall Hunt section!

Strange, ancient timepiece found while metal detecting goes on the auction block

Webmaster — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:18:18 +0000

Check out this strange relic found by a U.K. metal detectorist. Nobody is sure exactly how the object was used, but it dates from the 14th century and was designed to be portable. Experts have speculated that the device may have been used to tell time. No matter what it was originally used for, it may now be worth as much as $10,000 at auction.

October meeting reminder

Webmaster — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:56:04 +0000

Everyone remember that our next meeting is this Thursday, October 18th. This will be the last meeting before the Fall Hunt, so consider volunteering! Also please remember to bring any photos you might have of club meetings or past hunts for possible inclusion on the website.

Happy hunting!

Semptember meeting notes

Webmaster — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:58:04 +0000

Terri just sent out notes from the September meeting. Here they are:

October 2007
Our next meeting will by Thursday, October 18th, at 7:00 P.M. We still need volunteers to help with the fall hunt. If you do not intend on participating in the hunt, the club sure could use some help in putting it on!!! This will be our last meeting prior to the fall hunt.

September 2007
Total of twenty-three members and one visitor attended the September meeting. Mr. Marvin Stockwell was a guest of Sid Witherington. Carolyn Glaze advised the club that we have purchased all the coins and prizes for the fall hunt. As of the September meeting we had a total of fifteen paid entries for the fall hunt and a show of hands of nine club members who plan to participate. Recognition and many thanks was given Marcus Stafford at the meeting for the website by all club members present.

Congratulations, James Scaccia, the recipient of the 1945 2-Peso gold coin door prize. There were a few wheat pennies present at the club meeting but none were good enough to score a bingo.

Mr. Bill Bugg was top dog in finds of the month. Bill found an old Memphis hotel tag from early 1900s. Second place honors were Jim Bryson with an 1881 Indian Head penny and Terry Clifton with 14K Black Onyx/4-diamond men’s ring. Rounding out the competition with the three third place finishers. Marcus Stafford found a 1914 French 10-centimes coin. Jim Bryson doubled up with two third place entries, a really nice 14K white gold men’s ring w/star sapphire and old Harry S. Truman commemorative bronze medal.

Mr. Benny Hendrix was in possession of the winning ticket for split the pot. The Prez took home $22.00 for diesel and battery money.

Metal detecting via remote control

Webmaster — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:12:13 +0000

Too tired to get out and swing the detector? Check out this little gizmo… it’s a radio-controlled buggy with a built-in metal detector. I can’t imagine that it’s very practical, but it looks like a fun toy. It might not find a whole lot of buried treasure, but it might possibly add a new twist to the hula-hoop contest at the Spring Hunt.