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It all started with this- first silver coin Jeff ever found, 1961-D Roosevelt dime. Found in Rindge, NH, using my Whites 6000 Di-Pro. Lack of skill and a proper digger accounted for the gouge- lessons learned through time.
Obverse of Robinson Jones & Co token, found in 1600's yard in West Barnstable
Awesome Robinson Jones & Co token, found in 1600's yard in West Barnstable
Pair of Seated Liberty dimes, found in October, 2014- 1868 & 1875
Reverse of a pair of Seated Liberty dimes, found in October, 2014
Awesome gold ring found in New Bedford- FCAD engraved??
Side view of awesome gold ring found in New Bedford
Another view of gold ring found in New Bedford
Really nice 1915 Barber dime and semi-key date 1871 Indian Head penny- found in RI
Jeff's Holy Grail- Mass Pine Tree Shilling, found March, 2008, in Acushnet- Thank you to Kevin Magruda for allowing me to hunt his yard!
The HOLY GRAIL! Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling
Reverse of Jeff's Mass Pine Tree Shilling, certified XF details- amazing!
Jeff's Pine Tree Shilling made Western & Eastern magazine's 2008 Finds of the Year issue!
Right in the center of the cover- 1652 Massachusetts Pine Tree Shilling!
Half a militia buckle, found in RI
Awesome 2 Reales, found by Mike Silvia in RI park- great shape except for date area.
Reverse of 2 Reales, found by Mike Silvia in RI park- great shape except for date area.
Really nice Mass button, found in the yard of a friend from Cape Cod
Reverse of Mass button
Obverse of 1912 Barber dime, found in FR park, with a big, rusty nail in the hole with it- Kudos to the Explorer for sniffing that one out!
Reverse of 1912 Barber dime, found with the rusty nail in the hole with it.
Obverse of 1912 Barber dime, found in hole with nail- great shape- too bad it's pitted.
Reverse of 1912 Barber dime, found in hole with nail- great shape- regardless of pitting.
Old wheat and Indian Head penny spill, found in FR park.
There's a coin down there- hard work getting through the roots to get at it- hope it's worth it!
There it is- big green disk- Large cent??
1840 Large cent- great shape, beautiful green patina!
Oh yeah- beautiful shape too!
Large cent found early on the surface in Yarmouth- tree had been ripped out and this came up with it!
1868 Shield Nickel- thanks to Ryan for permission to hunt his property off Cape in Hanover.
Very nice colonial buckle found in FR
2 FR parks produced all these beauties!
Beautiful silver religious medallion found in FR.
Part of a nice day of finds at a couple of favorite old FR parks- the O is a Micro-O on a 1905 Barber dime. The Merc is a 1920, also in great shape.
Really sweet 1875 Indian Head penny, also part of the great finds made in a trip to 2 fav FR parks
Jeff's greatest find- his dog Frank! He's 3/4 English Mastiff, 1/4 Boxer and 100% the love of Jeff's life!
Very key-date, 1872 Indian Head penny, found in Plympton.
The 1801 Draped Bust Large cent, as it looked when it came out of the hole- amazing condition!
1801 Draped Bust Large cent, also found in Plympton.
1884-S Seated Liberty dime, found in the same place in Plympton.
Same place in Plympton, reverse of an 1884-S Seated Liberty dime.
Quite the day in another favorite old park in FR- tribe of Indians and more!
Large Indian/wheat penny spill, part of an awesome day in FR park.
Nice 1909 Barber quarter, found in FR, rest found in Onset.
Ed from Upstate New York- look at Treasurenet and Findmall (Explorer section), and you'll see the handle EdFromUpstateNewYork- Ed drove down in his very cool mustang to hunt with Jeff in RI- some silver and a great time!
Hunt with Ed from Upstate New York- a rarity- a "no-date" Walking Liberty half dollar, and a few other goodies!
1921 Canadian small cent, found in FR park.
Obverse of 1807/6 Draped Bust Large cent, found on Cape Cod. Early error coin, you can clearly see the 6 under the 7.
Reverse of 1807/6 Draped Bust Large cent, found on Cape Cod
David Kenney in action!
Jeff Massoud in action!
David at 1600's house in West Barnstable.
Jeff at 1600's house in West Barnstable
Very cool lead bale seal found by David, at 1600's house in West Barnstable- letter "T" on one side- "H" on the other- Thank you to Danielle and her family for letting us hunt the property!
"H" side of the lead bale seal found by David, at 1600's house in West Barnstable.
Beautiful old 1700's house in RI, thanks to Rob Rowan and his great family for letting Mike & Jeff hunt the property- nothing great turned up, but it was tremendous fun!
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Coins from a trip to FR parks- trifecta of silver dimes, including an 1877 Seated Liberty, and an amazing 1872 Indian Head penny- a non-found example in this condition is worth several hundred $$
Obverse of silver Swedish commemorative coin from 1909- found in Newton.
Giant silver Swedish commemorative coin from 1909- found in Newton- awesome find!
Some really nice finds made off-Cape in Whitman- nice 1876 Seated Liberty dime!
Favorite old FR parks strikes again- 3 more silvers from 3 different centuries- 1781 Reale, 1899 Barber dime and 1945 Mercury dime.
Reverse of 1781 Reale, 1899 Barber dime and 1945 Mercury dime.
A very cool and unique Statue of Liberty silver ring, found in Whitman, along with a 1941 Mercury dime.
Reverse of Statue of Liberty silver ring.
Very cool US Military collar disc, along with 3 Mercury dimes, found in RI.
4 nice old silvers, including a better date, 1911-D Barber quarter, all found in FR park- too bad they came out stained.
Reverse of 4 nice old silvers found in FR park- staining not as bad on this side.
Found in my fav FR park- I have dubbed it Seated Park for the 33 Seated coins I've found there in my hunting career- so far (as of 9/1/18)
More than just Seated coins at my fav park- a tribe of Indians as well!
Nice mix of coins, including an 1878 Seated Liberty dime and gold-plated link.
1923 Mercury dime, found in RI park- amazing condition!
Reverse of 1923 Mercury dime- fantastic shape!
Nice 1851 Large cent and more, including a 1909-VDB Lincoln cent, found in RI.
Reverse of 1909 wheat cent- you can make out the V.D.B. at the bottom center.
My buddy Mike Silvia and his wife Deb- Deb just got started TH'ing, and is using a Garrett AT Pro- I'm sure she'll be awesome!
First hunt with Mike where Deb joined us- she brought me a fair amount of good luck, with the 3 great finds, including an 1892-O Type 2 Reverse Barber quarter!
Reverse of 1892-O Barber quarter, and the rest from the hunt with Mike & Deb.
Hard to make out, but the coin is an 1807 Draped Bust Half Cent, along with a silver-plated button, at a hunt in RI.
Old ball field in FR yields a nice, old 1915 Canadian large cent along with a 1941 Mercury dime and 1894 Indian Head penny.
Nice 1902 Barber dime, totally shot V-Nickel and other goodies, including a silver bell charm.
Beautiful 1923 Standing Liberty quarter, found in Newport, RI.
Key-date, 1921 Standing Liberty Quarter. Chiseled out of frozen ground at FR park, thus the scratch on the reverse..
Reverse of key-date,1921 SLQ.
Key-date, 1921 Mercury dime, found in fav FR park. Under a large tree, it came out stained badly. Oh well, great finding a key-date coin any time, any condition.
Beautiful 1903-S Barber half dollar, found in New Bedford.
Reverse of 1903-S Barber half dollar- nicked it a little during recovery.
1897-O Barber dime- a semi-key date, with low mintage, this beauty was found in a New Bedford park.
A rather rare, semi-key coin, this 1895 Barber dime popped out at 9" from my fav FR park.
Really nice 1894-S Barber quarter, another great find from my fav FR park.
Yet another beauty from my fav FR park, this 1875 Seated Liberty quarter looks like it was dropped the day it was acquired from the bank- PCGS later certified this coin as AU, scratched..
A beautiful 1874 Indian Head penny, full Liberty and amazing detail!
Reverse of sweet 1874 Indian Head penny.
Found on Mother's Day at my fav FR park, this incredible 1854 Seated Liberty quarter was near perfect. PCGS later graded it AU details, with environmental damage.
Obverse of a nice 1854-O (New Orleans mint) Seated Liberty half dollar, found in FR.
Found in Yarmouth park, this 1847 Large Cent looked much better until I tried to clean it a bit.
Another nice group of silver from a FR park that's been very good to me through the years.
These 2 beauties were in the same hole in a Newport RI park- 1857 and 1875-S Seated Liberty dimes.
Polaroid pin reverse
Polaroid pin obverse
First Franklin half!
Reverse Asian coin
Obverse Asian coin
Same hole, now in the bucket!
Barber dimes in same hole
All out of one hole!
Bristol park, under a bush- multiple Barber dimes in the same hole!
Reverses of sweet pair of Barber dimes
Obverses of a pair of sweet Barber dimes found in FR
Reverses of 1907 & 08-D Barber dimes
Obverses of 1907 & 08-D Barber dimes
Reverse of really nice 1864 2 Cent coin
Obverse of really nice 1864 2 Cent coin
Amazing 1920 SLQ David found in park down here on the Cape
Reverse of amazing 1920 SLQ David found in park down here on the Cape- fresh out of the ground!
Obverse of amazing 1920 SLQ David found in park down here on the Cape- fresh out of the ground!
Reverse of 1917 Type 2 SLQ found in FR
Obverse of 1917 Type 2 SLQ found in FR- in the same hole stuck to a Merc- you can see the stain!
No D- Damn!
Simply amazing 1916 Merc found near Boston- if this baby has a D mint, it's worth some serious $$$
Beautiful 1912 Barber dime
Front of beautiful 1912 Barber dime
1911-D Barber quarter- low mintage coin
1909 Barber quarter- nice shape
Obverse of 1909 Barber quarter- nice shape
Really nice 1908-O Barber quarter
Really nice 1908-O Barber quarter
1907-O Barber quarter
1907-O Barber quarter
Sweet 1903-S Barber half, found in New Bedford
Obverse of sweet 1903-S Barber half, found in New Bedford
Reverse of 1898 Barber dime- One of the best I've ever found
Obverse of 1898 Barber dime- found in fav FR park- one of the best I've ever found
1897 Barber dime- stained but in great shape
1897 Barber dime- stained but in great shape
1896 Barber dime reverse
1896 Barber dime obverse- better date in this grade
Rev of 1894-S Barber quarter- MM on far right
Obverse of 1894-S Barber quarter- really nice condition
1892-O Barber quarter- first year of issue
1892-O Barber quarter- first year of issue
1891-O dimes, reverse
Pair of 1891-O Seated dimes- both in fav FR park
1890 Seated dime reverse
1890 Seated dime obverse- stained but great detail
Check out the detail!
1889 Indian- not a key date, but in fantastic shape!
1887 Seated dime reverse
1887 Seated dime obverse
1885 Seated dime reverse
1885 Seated dime obverse- nice shape
1884 Seated dime reverse
1884 Seated dime obverse- nice shape
Very cool reverse of an 1883 Seated Liberty dime- inscribed Willie M??
1883 Seated Liberty dime- holed and made into a love token
1877 Seated quarter reverse
1877 Seated quarter obverse- found at the same time as the 1876 quarter in Plympton
1876 Seated quarter reverse
1876 Seated quarter obverse- found at the same time as the 1877 quarter in Plympton
Reverse of 1876-CC Seated dime
1876-CC Seated Liberty dime- not-too-common Carson City mint
1875 Seated dime reverse- great shape!!
1875 Seated dime obverse- amazing condition!!
1874 Indian cent rev
1874 Indian Head cent- better date
1872 Indian cent rev
1872 Indian Head cent- key date- found in Plympton
1873 Indian Head cent- better date- fantastic condition!
1868 Seated dime reverse
1868 Seated Liberty dime, only 464K minted
1866 Indian Head cent- better date
1866 Indian Head cent- better date
1864 Indian Head cent rev
1864 Indian Head cent - No L on the ribbon
1861 Seated quarter rev
1861 Seated quarter, found in NB park
1857 Seated Liberty Half dime rev
1857 Seated Liberty Half dime, stained but in nice shape
1856 Seated Liberty dime rev
1856 Seated Liberty dime
1854 Seated Liberty dime rev- great shape!
1854 Seated Liberty dime- stained but in great shape
1853 Seated Liberty dime rev
1853 Seated Liberty dime, arrows at date
1850-O Seated Liberty Half dime, rev, stained from being stuck to a Nova Scotia penny
1850-O Seated Liberty Half dime, stained from being stuck to a Nova Scotia penny
1839 Seated Liberty Half dime rev
1839 Seated Liberty Half dime, found right next to 1830 Half dime in Little Compton
1830 Capped Bust Half dime rev
1830 Capped Bust Half dime, found right next to 1839 Seated dime in Little Compton- holed and a little bent, but first 2 ever half dimes!
Nice mix of interesting finds
Just as it came out of
the ground, my first Franklin half, found up near Boston
1951-D Franklin half
1951-D Franklin half, first EVER!
Pair of "O" mint BArber dimes, rev.
Pair of "O" mint BArber dimes, nice coins
Sweet sterling silver thimble
Very cool - Sterling insignia
Mexican Sterling silver ring
Another shot of Philippines silver ring
Side view shot of Philippines silver ring
Very cool World War II Philippines silver ring
Side view of Iron Cross WW I ring
Iron Cross WW I ring- very cool!
Really nice Virgin Mary silver ring
Back side of silver pipe tamper
Very cool silver pipe tamper
LC & Merc rev
Couple of nice hunt finds- Large cent and Mercury dime
Hanover finds rev
Got a great permission in Hanover- nice finds!
Silver thimble and obverse of 1802 Draped Bust Large cent- Yarmouth Park 4/20
Silver thimble and reverse of 1802 Draped Bust Large cent- Yarmouth Park 4/20
Obverse of 3 Indians found in Yarmouth Park- 4/20- 1864 is the L on ribbon variety
Reverse of 3 Indians found in Yarmouth Park- 4/20
Obverse of 1864 Indians found in Yarmouth Park- 4/20- coin is the L on ribbon variety
Closeup of 1864 L Indian found in Yarmouth Park- 4/20
Misc items from Yarmouth Park
1865 Indian Yarmouth Park
Obverse of 3 Indians & War Nickel- RI Park 3/20
Reverse of 3 Indians & War Nickel- RI Park 3/20
Obverse of 1877-CC Seated Liberty Quarter
Reverse of 1877-CC Seated Liberty Quarter
Obverse of rare date 1872 Indian cent- RI Park
Reverse of rare date 1872 Indian cent- RI Park
1872 & 1879 Indians- RI Park- amazing condition
Obverse of 3 recent LC finds- all uncleaned- 1816, 1831, 1848
Reverse of 3 recent LC finds
Reverse of 1875 Indian- Yarmouth Park
Obverse of 1875 Indian- Yarmouth Park
No date SLQ and silver marine pin- Somerset Park
Misc finds- Yarmouth Park
Obverse of 1829 Capped Bust Half Dime- great find- Yarmouth Park
Reverse of 1829 Capped Bust Half Dime- great find- Yarmouth Park
Obverse of Old Colony RR button
Reverse of Old Colony RR button
Rings and more found in FR Park
Obverse of silver dimes and skeleton key
Reverse of silver dimes and skeleton key
Obverse of silver dimes and religious medallions- FR Park
Reverse of silver dimes and religious medallions- FR Park
Cool ring as it came out of the ground- near Boston
Very cool colonial buckle
Silver ring- Whitman
Sterling piece of jewelry
Obverse of 1913 Barber dime- nice shape
Reverse of 1913 Barber dime- nice shape
1827 LC and Indian found at Marstons Mills house
1827 LC and Indian found at Marstons Mills house
Colonial shoe buckle from same MM house
Obv 1870 Indian from FR park
Rev 1870 Indian from FR park
Obv 1876 Indian from FR park
Rev 1876 Indian from FR park
Nice 1909-D Barber dime from RI park
Nice 1909-D Barber dime from RI park
Silver knife handle from RI park
Pair of nice Indians from FR park
Pair of nice Indians from FR park
2 small pieces of silver from FR park
Cuff link from Cape Cod park- dragon, griffin, wyvern?
Pile of silver from years of hunting
Nice bunch of finds from house in Hanover, built 1779
Hunt at Seated Park with Ed & Tony from Upstate NY 101522
Hunt at Seated Park with Ed & Tony from Upstate NY 101522
Finds 999 & 1000 at Seated Park- 1864 Indian on right was #1000- 27 years of hunting to reach that milestone!
Finds from Seated Park in May 2022, as I closed in on 1000.
Finds from Seated Park in May 2022, as I closed in on 1000.
French regimen button, found in Newport, Jan 2023
1812 Classic Head LC also found in Newport- first one ever of this type