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Page 36 JAred Hyams (PlaneJet42) and his Abraham Lincoln Watch Fob-Winner of our SuperJammyGit Cover Photo GiveAway!
Finding My 1851 style Union sword belt plate! -By: S.W. Patterson rvaDigg’N Page 40
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My GRizzly Backyard -By NickThemainer Featured Advertiser-RecoverMyRelics.com
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An Alternative to eBay and Online Selling-by Aunt-ti-Que and Uncle Vintie-YardSaleCzarina
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Page 50 Temerity, The First word-By Chad Theodore Everson Editor and Owner-GrizzlyGroundswell
Opium and Coins: Relics and a mysterious silver artifact at an 1870’s Chinese goldfields camp.-By Colleen & Warren in Queensland, Australia: NQExplorers. Blog
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SuperJammyGit Temerity Magazine Cover Photo Ancient Coin GiveAway Winner is Jared Hyams= Page 58 PlaneJet42
Moments Captured on my Metal Detecting Hunt in Vermont-Photos By RecoveringRelics-Captions by GrizzlyGroundswell
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Cleaning your Bottle -By GrizzlyGroundswell-MrSilver9759-MNDiggerPlanejet42
SuperJammyGit & GrizzlyGroundswell Subscription Winner is Crunch7077=David Hoedel Page 14
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PREDICTIONS OF A NOTRADAMUS MANLY By tom Manly-TManly25 Page 76
Why we collect… -By HoarderMArT Page 26 NOVICE 2 NOVICE: SHARING THE HUNT
If your not Grizzly Yet, Then… By DirtyDeedsDigger, MichaelSwan66 & Michelle Everson,
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Temerity...The First Word By Chad Theodore Everson, Editor & Owner-GrizzlyGroundswell I am often asked, why ‚Temerity‛? The Merriam-Webster Definition: te·mer·i·ty
noun \tə-ˈmer-ə-tē\ plural te·mer·i·ties
Definition of TEMERITY 1: unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition: rashness, recklessness 2: a rash or reckless act It seems when they look up ‚Temerity‛ the word Foolhardy trips people up. Yet, when you understand, others perceive us relic and treasure hunters as Foolhardy in our quest. They can’t understand why we devote so much capital, time and energy in the pursuit of relic and treasure. Simply, they just don’t get it, but we sure do! To me, I first found the old word, ‚Temerity‛ in my great grandfather’s obituary. It was used to describe my great Grandfather who alone stood up against the greatest political powerhouse of his day in 1917, demanding that the Socialist NonPartisan League leadership give one vote per member and that all officials be elected by the membership and be accountable for all expenditures. For that ‚Temerity‛ they tried to make an example and destroy my great grandfather. Everyone who stood with him, soon fell back into line. But E.W. ‚The Grizzly Bear‛ Everson stood alone against the despotic tyranny. E.W. saw the threat of the socialist that controlled the NonPartisan League and alone stood against them. He was stripped of his office as a third term Representative of his Grizlzy Backyard in North Dakota, mocked and slandered in all media. He was even cartooned arm in arm with ‚Big Biz,‛ a popular cartoon character at the time that turned business owner against worker in pathetic class warfare that we see today. Yet, E.W. Everson had the Temerity to unite Republican, Democrat and Independents to form and hold the office of President of the Independent Voters Association. They ran candidates to defeat the NonPartisan league who now were fully in control of North Dakota and most of the Midwest. Just as the NonPartisan League united the farmer and the union worker of the IWW, (Continued on page 5)
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they had their Presidential candidate , Gov. Frazier of North Dakota, with enough states and capital to grab the highest office in America. Yet, E.W., the Grizzly Bear would have his day just in time to save this country from the failure of socialism and the great state of North Dakota. E.W. Everson’s The Independent Voters Association, uniting Republican, Democrat and Independents, successfully recalled Gov. Frazier and two other state officials in 1921, derailing the socialist overtaking of not only North Dakota, but of this nation. They also reversed the most outrageous of the bills that really derailed the success of North Dakota. Yet, the state Bank, the State Mill and other socialist institutions still stand today. E.W. Everson ,the original Grizzly Bear, kept his foot on socialism until His death in 1931 in his great state of north Dakota. Only after his death did the silly socialist squirrels steal back into a political power, erasing E.W. Everson’s name from our North Dakota and USA history books forever, or so they thought. Temerity to me is all about that pioneer spirit that strives to attain that American Dream and protect any and all that strive for the same chance to live in freedom. Temerity is what we do each and every time we set out to retrieve that relic or treasure that tells the story of the site or those that have been here before striving to attain that American Dream. So, for me, Temerity is the perfect name for our Relic and Treasure Magazine. My heroes have always had Temerity! I am honored to bring you Temerity Magazine and Our authors that truly inspire me with their Temerity as I pray they inspire you with their great articles and online efforts. Now you know why I always say, Get Grizzly! Get Grizzly with Temerity!
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Jared Hyams, PlaneJet42 on YouTube, Wins SuperJammyGit Temerity Magazine Cover Ancient Coin Giveaway! Congratulations Jared! You had the Temerity to submit your photo and you won with a unanimous vote against some very stiff competition! Who will be the Face of Temerity Magazine in February? Submit your photo today! Editor@TemerityMagazine.com
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SuperJammyGit & GrizzlyGroundswell Subscription Winner is Crunch7077-David Hoedel
Some of Crunch7077’s recent finds that he sent in to share with Temerity Mag’s Readers!
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The Quest For A Lost Medieval Village. By Ian Hughes-Janhyooz on YouTube The area of England where I live is steeped in documented history. Within a twenty five mile radius of my house, there is Carlisle Castle, on which construction started in AD1093 on the site of an old Roman fort. The site of the Battle of Solway Moss where, in 1542 a force of 3000 local soldiers defeated an invading force of Scots numbering 17,000 troops, effectively putting a stop to the invasion of England by the Scottish armies of the time and the neighbouring village of Arthuret where it is believed several of the Arthurian legends were born. There‘s also the remains of Hadrians Wall, built by the Romans across the country from West coast to East Coast to keep out the invading picts. The Roman town of Vindolanda, recently excavated and now a huge tourist attraction, also lies within this radius. Then there’s the priory at Lanercost, dating back to AD1166 and the nearby Naworth Castle, dating back to AD1270. Many ancient sites of Roman and Celtic origin remain to be seen within the area and numerous medieval houses, manors and villages still remain with many still being inhabited, places with fascinating names such as Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth, although there are several instances of ‘lost’ medieval villages either recorded or passed down in local folklore and legend. Most of these sites are protected and metal detecting is forbidden, however, amongst all these ancient monuments and sites, there are still areas of land where the detectorist can go and it is at one of these sites that I obtained permission to detect in July of this year.
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I’d been out detecting in a field when I noticed someone walking over towards me, it turned out to be a local farmer who had some fields nearby and wanted to know if I’d like to detect his fields as he’d heard there was a ‘lost’ medieval village somewhere in the area. I’d heard about this ‘lost’ village from several of the locals but hadn’t found any evidence of it in my detecting. The farmer assured me that his land had not been detected previously and I almost ran to the car to get a copy of the search agreement. Once the farmer had signed the agreement giving me permission to detect his land I carried on detecting with the intention of heading over to his farm during the next couple of days, unfortunately prolonged heavy rain over the next few weeks delayed the start but did give me a chance to do some research. I entered the site coordinates on Google Earth and almost immediately noticed a field with a curved hedgerow along one side, very reminiscent of a medieval enclosure. I matched the hedgerow with another site that I knew was medieval and the curve fitted exactly. From this, I was able to mark on a map, an area that I thought was a medieval enclosure and it covered six fields at the farm. Next stop was the local museum where I had a chat with one of the archaeologists but, although she knew of several ‘lost’ medieval villages in Cumbria, there was no record of one in the area I was looking at. Further research led me to an old Victorian map on which a path or unfenced road was clearly marked running through the same field and up through an adjoining field, although this was not marked on current maps. Finally, at the beginning of September, the weather turned dry and sunny and I headed out to the field. There was no sign of a pathway on the ground so I put out my string line along where I judged the path to have been and started detecting. Almost immediately I started pulling out Georgian and Victorian coins then, digging on a signal, I hit on a cobbled area along the line of the pathway, with what looked like the footings of a stone wall running at right angles to it. The find turned out to be a couple of lumps of lead but I also picked up a few interesting looking ‘pottery’ shards which turned out to be daub from a Wattle & Daub wall, dating from prehistoric times right up to the early 16th century. (Fig. 1). The fact that the footings of this wall were built across the cobbled path area, indicated that the (Continued on page 16)
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path was much older than medieval but, so far no finds have come up to support this. Carrying on down the line of where I thought the pathway to be, more evidence pointing to a medieval site came out with my first silver find here, which was identified as a Queen Elizabeth 1st half groat, dating from 1589 to 1591. (Fig 2 & 3). I decided not to move into the next field to follow the path to the road just yet but to keep on in the field and see if any other medieval finds came out. Good move, as it turned out, because half an hour later out came a lead spindle whorl dating between 13th to 15th century. (Fig 4). In between these finds were many other finds dating from 18th and 19th centuries and I had to give up at the end of a long day out when it started getting dark and the rain decided to make a return. It wasn’t until three days later that I managed to return to the site and set my string lines out where I’d finished detecting on the Monday. During that time the field had turned into a bit of a swamp with holes filling with water as soon as they’d been dug. However I persevered and was rewarded with another really nice medieval find of a carpenters axe, dating from 13th to 16th centuries. (Fig 5). Several hours later, the next medieval find came up, this was a very corroded, small, hammered copper coin that (Continued on page 17)
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turned out to be a 13th century Nuremberg Jeton, (Fig 6). Following another prolonged spell of really wet weather, I finally managed to get out into the second field where the old map had shown the path heading out to the main road. Although this field was not inside the boundaries of the site that I’d marked as a possible medieval enclosure, one edge of it did butt against the curved hedgerow that had first excited my interest and so I felt it was worth covering now, if only to complete the area following the old path or road. As there were sheep in the field I didn’t set out the string lines but used broken branches as markers to ensure I didn’t miss anything. Finds started coming up within the first few minutes and within half an hour I had my first coin, a half Penny of King George II then nearby, up came a very nice Irish (Continued on page 18)
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farthing of King George II, dated 1738. More coins followed over the next few hours and days but they were mostly late 18th and 19th century coppers, all very worn. I was beginning to think that the medieval finds were confined to the first field but then had a strong bell tone signal which brought out an iron, annular harness buckle dating from the 14th to 16th century. (Fig 7) This was the only medieval find in this field. Interestingly neither this buckle, or the axe found previously, gave any ferrous indication on the detector, possibly due to the excellent quality of the iron used. By this time, however, I was now convinced that I had discovered, if not the lost medieval village, then at least a medieval smallholding site that could have been connected to it. So what happened to it when many other medieval houses and sites were still in use to the present day? Interestingly, the archaeologists told me that the fragments of daub I’d found showed signs of burning. So, had the village or smallholding been burned to the ground during a raid by the notorious Border Reivers or caught up in one of the frequent wars and skirmishes of the times? We’ll probably never know but it will certainly be interesting to see if the medieval presence here carries on into the surrounding fields and whether signs of other medieval houses come to light. Unfortunately, continued foul weather, together with other commitments and a period of illness, has meant that I have, so far, been unable to continue detecting the fields that I’d marked out as being within the possible medieval enclosure, but I am hopeful that I’ll be able to get out again during the fall, weather permitting, and equally hopeful that I’ll unearth some more links to this areas medieval history. Several of the finds I made at this site are being lent to the local museum to be included in a metal detecting finds showcase being put together for November of this year to January next year. If anyone would like to view any of my hunts from the last 18 months or so, including the items pictured in this article, live on video, they are all online at ‘
Janhyooz’ youtube channel, in a series of videos entitled ‘Metal Detecting.............In Cumbria’. Good luck and happy hunting.
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Why we collect‌ By HoarderMArT There has been a resurge in the past 15 years into why one collects and when does a collection become an inhibiting component in one’s life. As with most realms of research there seems to be several thoughts and opinions. Currently, we at Hoardermart tend to see some logic in the ones listed below. The first is that behaviors we demonstrate are created by inner desires that bring us some realms of pleasure or a feeling of satisfaction. In collecting these may be based in memories that brought us pleasure/enjoyment/comfort and the association continues with collecting those item(s). These may have wide ranging associations over several years or may be linked to specific realms such as a favorite actor or favorite baseball team. For my mother she collected Ms. Piggy items. For my brother his collection has become family and friend photos. Both collections were rather large and continued to grow with time. My father was extremely proud of his military service during WWII, he served under General Mac Author and had ever movie he could find with him in it, in addition he had numerous books and items from that time period and the countries he was in. Even in the devastation of those years he seemed to find comfort and pleasure within the unity and positive relations established. Thus, each individual seems to have their own specific areas and these do tend to be driven by memories. It is kind of fun to spend some time thinking of why we do find such attractions to certain external items and (Continued on page 21)
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where our individual desires stem from. Most often it seems these same memories may also drive how we find the items we collect, such as going to garage sales/Flea Markets or taking our Metal Detectors out into the world and the locations we select to take them to. While numerous people deny ‚collecting‛ anything and even more so ‚hoardering‛ when carefully questioned and evaluated, it is surprising to find how many not acknowledge this most important and positive part of being human. The second factor that seems significant in how we collect and what we collect is "learned.‛ I do best with garage sales/flea markets because I learned these from my mother and her sisters early in life and also experienced the fun and excitement they had going to these so I also learned the pleasure of--all of which are past memories which continue to drive/motivate me. My brother who collects the photos most likely learned from one of our favorite Uncle’s who was the only one of our relatives on either side to enjoy photo equipment or to keep numerous photos of family and friend events. My parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents all experienced the Great Depression and from these years they learned numerous realms of saving, not wasting, budgeting, etc. which developed individual memories for each with generalized commonalities for those generations. These seemed to certainly serve in what items they collected and the not getting rid of items which they seemed to find a value for. Clothing, cookbooks, kitchen supplies, books and house hold cleaning items all seemed to be attractive to the females and the men were into tools, fishing/hunting items and hats in our family. Thus, we seem to see the importance of what we have learned in developing our desires in collecting (Continued on page 22)
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and buying items. Of course within learning there are numerous variables such as cultural and time which come into play. It is also kind of fun to look at how what we have learned may play a role in our behaviors of. A third factor which may motivate us is a collecting/buying is a materialistic value, some may be collecting/buying as a Investment. The Investment items certainly have a very wide range from older baseball cards to jewelry and antique cars. Some Investment returns may be smaller, certainly mother’s Ms. Piggy collection has a increased value as her items get more limited with time in some cases and the over-all decrease in new Ms. Piggy items, there seems to be a higher return on her investment as time goes by. I collect some coins in my various collectable realms, these seem to go up and down with time and with the varying prices of gold and silver. Those with more money to spend may have investments in rare cars from the past, fine antique items, etc. In addition, many go out to sales with specific items to look for to purchase for re-sale, they too seem to have certain items they are collecting based on a specific desire with the sole purpose to re-sale for a profit. While these three areas may seem simple, we currently share the opinion these thoughts to have significant relevance of why we do what we do in our realms of collecting, hoarding, and searching for more of our desired items. Should you have a few minutes to share what you feel may motivate you or what keeps the desires to collect and find going we would love to hear from you.
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NOVICE 2 NOVICE: SHARING THE HUNT By Tom Manly - TManly25 We all like sharing the ‘big‛ find with our friends on YouTube. Of course we like when as many people as possible watch our videos. Here a few tips for getting a good reputation, which will grow our viewing audience.
Why we watch.. 1. To be entertained 2. Curiosity 3. To learn If your video has all three , you will start getting a lot more views and a lot more comments and subscribers
What you need….. 1. A good small profile camera. It is a very big plus if it has macro features for those close-ups of your finds. Image stabilization is also a plus. Water proof is an option that you may also want to look for. 2. A small tripod. It is a lot easier when doing a live dig to setup the camera next to the location of the target 3. Video editing software. Windows Movie maker is a great option. There are tons of other options out there that should fit your budget. 4. A computer 5. Internet access account 6. A Youtube account. 7. Choose a Account name that is easy to remember or hard to forget
Practice Spend a little time learning your camera and software. Speak clear and listen to what you are saying. I know we never like to hear ourselves talk, but get use to it.
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3. Speak clearly 4. Show excitement when you get that big find.
Content 1. Create a good intro for you videos. Make it short but interesting. After several videos, change it to something new. The same intro after several views get boring. 2. Take out all the stuff like the camera showing the trees and grass as you swing the camera around to The area you are wanting to video. ‚Clean it up‛ 3. Show the location, you do not have to tell where. Just a little history and why you are hunting this location. 4. Show the detector that you will be using. This will be a plus for anyone else who has this unit. 5. Discuss your settings. Why you are using this setup. 6. Video the signals, both audio and the display. 7. Discuss what you think the target may be, based on the information that you have. 8. Show as many live digs as you can. It adds to the reality of the hunt. Not just targets in a hole….. 9. Do a wrap up with all the finds. It is also great to add a close-up photo of the good stuff in the wrap up. 10. Do a closing comment. Ask for comments, advice on how you can improve your hunts, etc.. 11. Always thank them for viewing your video.
Misc. 1. Always add keywords to your video upload 2. Name the video something that will peak curiosity 3. Keep the video format low enough to allow quick download and viewing 4. Respond to all comments. Develop a friendship with your viewers, The best way to do this is to watch their videos and learn all you can about them, leave comments also. 5. Warn about language issues that may be in the content 6. Develop your own catch phrase. It can be just something that you say at the beginning or each time you get that surprise find. Be unique….. 7. Talk about other People and their videos 8. Add links to other videos that you really liked (Continued on page 28)
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9. Always be positive.. No negative comments text or oral. 10. If you have videos with content not pertaining to Metal detecting, create another account for them. People who are not interested in them will stop checking your videos if you are showing a new lawn mower or fishing video‌‌ 11. Post videos often, the more the better for getting your account in front of viewers
This should get you started and we will see you in the movies!!!!!
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My Best Day Ever for Gold Jewelry By Farenheit1100 I started metal detecting in 1976. Metal Detecting was a lot different in those days. Today there are detectors that are made to perform in every environment, especially water. You didn’t dare use your standard detector in anyplace near water where you were getting water much above the plastic of the coil. Working at the water’s edge was fine, but no farther. I tell you this because White’s was to put an end to this by introducing their Surf master detector. The Surfmaster was designed for use by divers. If you did not dive it was only good to use in water up to your knees. In the spring and summer of a year in the late 1970’s. There was a mini gold rush at one of our local beaches, Buckroe Beach. After a spring storm, the sand had pulled back to expose the underlying clay. What was (Continued on page 31)
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marvelous about this was that the clay collected all the heavy objects that had been lost in the water over the years. Telltale signs began to appear after a large amount of jewelry was being found on the shore at low tide. The divers were the first to find out about this and began to harvest the treasure from the bottom of this beach. I was determined to join in and find some of this for myself. I purchased a Surfmaster and modified it. I took a handle from an extension for a detector that converted it a one piece unit into a unit that allowed you to carry the electronics box on a belt. This allowed you to use a lighter rig that the heavy units that were detectors in those days. By using the longer handle on the Surfmaster I was able to use they detector in waist to chest deep water. I friend of mine made me a stainless steel scoop that allows you to recover targets from the bottom. In those days there was not the variety of accessories that are available now. With this equipment and a small mesh bag around my neck for my finds I went to start my water hunting. I started to find coins and other objects from the start. I used a pair of rubber waders at first because of the cold water temperature. By summer, the temperature had improved where I could wear a pair of shorts or a bathing suit. The beach was like most beaches, with a gentle slope towards the water. However, there were the remains of an old seawall or barrier about 30 yards out from the water’s edge at low tide. This feature was fabulous for the divers. The worked the rocks and literally picked up rings and other jewelry from this feature without even having to dig at all. On one particular day, I was using my detector at about waist level. I had already found some modern coins, and some silver, but no rings. I was kind of disturbed earlier as some sort of large fish had brushed my leg. So I moved back towards the shore to the shore side of the rock feature that I had told you about earlier. The first target I got almost deafened me. I (Continued on page 33)
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used the scoop and got a large chunk of that green clay. And to my surprise there was gold glinting at me from the sand still stuck to the clay. I slowly moved in to shallower water. I used a hand full of water to remove the sand and the clay looked golden. I pulled a total of seven high school 10 k rings from that one clump and a barber dime. I had found rings before, but this was beyond belief. I found more items that day but only one more ring. It was a religious ring from Tiffany’s in New York that proved to be 22K. The ‚gold rush‛ lasted until the first storm of the winter. That storm closed the beach for us by putting the missing sand back where it had originally been and covering up the clay layer beyond the depth of our detectors. That was a great period for me. Besides the coins and relics, I had found more than 30 rings in that magic that lasted for 6 months. I tried that same beach in the following years but never found anything near what it produced during that time period. If you look at one of the old ads for White’s detectors in that time period you will see one of my diver friends displaying over 300 gold rings that he recovered. As for my finds, they are still around in a different form. They were used for the purchase of my wife’s engagement ring. That was the best investment that I ever made. If you look at my YouTube channel, you can that same old White’s Surfmaster in the first video that I posted. Good Luck and Good Hunting Farenheit1100
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Finding My 1851 style Union sword belt plate! By: S.W. Patterson rvaDigg’N I recently became the owner of a new Fisher Gold Bug Pro DP with a 11 inch DD coil, so I decided to take it out to some of my spots I have hunted in the past. First I dug some misc. iron cavalry relics, hoof picks, saddle buckles, etc. I came to some little brush where my machine showed 2 signals , one coming in at 72- 77 and the other at 87 on the VDI. I dug the lower number reading first only to find 2 rusty nails and an old can top. Both readings were showing a depth of around 2 inches. Well time to dig the other signal. Roots were all over the place and when I pulled out the plug I noticed a rectangular shaped object, that was just under the root about 4 inches. It turned out to be a 1851 style Union sword belt plate! Most of the leather belt was recovered also but I have yet to find the keeper. I must say, I've never dug an artifact that made my hands shake. I feel very lucky to have found this, for the town I live in has many coils going over it, probably one of my best finds in my 14 years of detecting. RvaDigg'n S.W. Patterson in Seven Pines, VA
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My Grizzly Backyard By NickThemainer I first got interested in Metal detecting around winter of 2010, I started watching RecoveringRelics and Nuggetnoggin's videos and they got me hooked on the hobby. During the spring of 2011 I saved up enough money to purchase a Garrett Ace 250 which is a great detector for beginners like me. Luckily for me, my mom was renting a very old house, most likely early 1800's and so as soon as I got my detector I headed outside and tried finding relics and coins for countless hours. The man who previously owned the house helped me tremendously in my research of spots to detect. He is an older man, and he pointed out where there used to be a general store, showed me the brickyard down by the water, and all around helped me out. Research is the key to successful metal (Continued on page 41)
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detecting. Luckily there was a framed picture of the house in its original place before it got moved further back from the road. The picture told me a lot of things, including where everything is in correlation to the lawn today. I didn't find anything of interest until 7-13-11 when I decided, even though I was almost at a loss of hope, I needed to try. Well I went outside and walked across the front lawn to the edge of the cellar hole. I turned on my detector, swung the coil and got a pulltab signal at 2 inches deep within less than a minute. I usually don't dig pulltab signals but I thought since it was at 2 inches there was no reason not to dig it. Well I bent over getting ready to dig, when I saw a coin laying on top of the dirt. I picked it up and all i could read was "2 SOUS" so I instantly thought it was a farmers token for two pigs. But upon further inspection I realized the coin was from 1792! (Continued on page 42)
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It's proper name would be US colonial new France 2 sous billon coin and it had an A mint mark. This coin was used in the French Colony of Cayenne in French Guinea. Ever since then I have been pulling great stuff out of the ground around this house. Later that day I even found a four hole button from Paris, France that is most likely from WW1. It wasn't long after until I found my first silver coin and it was a Mercury dime, there were two in the same hole and those were on the front lawn. The more spots I try around the house the better my results, for example, recently I just tried metal detecting a few new parts around the house like near the rock wall and found my first buckle. Then I tried metal detecting a new part of the lawn and found a WW2 era U.S. lapel pin. Other recent finds include a 1961 silver dime and an Indian head penny which were both found around the big tree in the front yard. So If there's anything to gain from this article its this: Research, perseverance, and the drive to want to dig history is all it takes to be a successful treasure hunter.
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An Alternative to eBay and Online Selling by Aunt-ti-Que and Uncle Vintie-YardSaleCzarina Like many others, we have experienced problems with selling on eBay. Recently, we have noticed an increase in non payment, in buyers leaving negative feedback (without even contacting the seller and trying to resolve the issue) and even blatant dishonesty! While eBay still is a viable marketing site, it has changed considerably over time and we find ourselves not wanting to deal with all the hassles. There are other online market sites (we will discuss those in another article), but we have come up with what Aunt-ti-Que thinks is a brilliant idea. We decided to form an Antiques, Art and Collectibles Co-op! So, we did some research and this is what we found. Although there are a number of different ways to set up and maintain a co-op, the basic idea is that it is a cooperative effort between a few or many different dealers. The shop is divided into separate areas or spaces, often of varying size. Rent is established based on size and perhaps location within the shop. An agreement is set up in advance and will usually involve working in the shop a certain number of days per month. This work time is considered part of the 'rent' and is therefore obviously, not a paid position. Shop owners are members of a co-op, rather than employees of the shop. There are many advantages to being in a co-op. 1. Everyone shares the rent and utilities, making the business venture less risky 2. Everyone shares in working the shop, so you don’t have to be there full time. 3. Many of the ‚established‛ dealers have their own following and devoted customers who will frequent the shop; this benefits all the shop owners. 4. It is a wonderful way to learn more about areas of collecting that may not be your particular niche. 5. It can also be informative to see what customers are looking for and what they buy 6. A successful co-op enterprise is one where all dealers prosper and thrive plus have a lot of fun! So, the co-op business model sounds perfect for us, but now we need to find a location. In our area, there are a number of empty commercial spaces which provides leverage in negotiating the rent. We are looking at several spaces, but there is one that would be perfect! It has the look…..it is a big old red barn that used to be a bar-b-que restaurant. It has the location…..it is on a main drag with plenty of parking and it has been empty for a really long time. So, we are hoping that we will be able to negotiate a really low price! We’ll keep you posted and let you know how it goes. Oh by the way, we have already ‚picked‛ a name, ‚Antiques, Etc.‛ (AntiquesEtc.jimdo.com). What do you think?
Remember the 3 R’s, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
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Opium and Coins: Relics and a mysterious silver artifact at an 1870’s Chinese goldfields camp. By Colleen & Warren in Queensland, Australia: NQExplorers. The Chinese came to the Australian Goldfields in their thousands, mainly indentured labor from their native Kwangtung Province, peasants under the control of the Tongs and inevitably, the Triad. By 1878, there were over 14,000 Chinese on the premier alluvial goldfield in North Queensland, the Palmer River. They far outnumbered the white miners and a number of ferocious battles took place between rival Chinese clans. Huge amounts of gold were smuggled back to China, avoiding the Australian Gold Commissioners, but when the easily won alluvial gold began to peter out, the exodus back to China began. Some stayed as market gardeners and merchants in the coastal towns, but by and large they had never meant to settle in Australia, as they operated under their own laws (not recognizing the Colonial Laws of the time) and used their own currency when dealing with each other. Further evidence of their intention to return to the homeland is that in 1876, of 10,400 Chinese in Queensland, just 13 were female! (Continued on page 51)
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Given that such large numbers of Chinese worked the Queensland fields, relic and coin hunting in these areas inevitably turns up Chinese coinage and artifacts. We regularly visit the goldfields to prospect, relic and coin hunt. We both have a keen interest in detecting, relic hunting, prospecting and gem fossicking, and generally enjoying the great outdoors. On this particular goldfields ‘expedition’ we had been hunting a small camp area around two kilometers out of a known ghost town. We were actually searching for a roadside shanty ‘hotel’ that existed on the coach road back to the coast that we had researched but had never been able to locate. The morning started well with buttons, clock parts, and a lovely Victorian silver sixpence from 1885 (found by Colleen, naturally). (Continued on page 52)
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After lunch I was getting rather bored during a quiet period (in addition to being constantly reminded that I had been ’thrashed’ on the finds) and decided to go for a bit of an exploratory ‘wander’ (as you do). Armed with my trusty Garrett ‘Scorpion’, I went down a steep hillside, crossed a couple of dry creeks, then a couple of kilometers in , began to circle back to the bush track where the 4wd was parked. I hadn’t picked up a signal for more than 40 minutes, not even any iron trash. I crossed another small creek and emerged onto a low, flat, loamy soil area on the other bank. There in the low grass was some corrugated iron sheets, and an old galvanized wash tub with the bottom rusted out. ‚Beauty‛ I thought - ‚could be an old camp‛. I set the Scorpion from ‘All Metal’ to ‘Motion Discriminate’ (expecting plenty of rubbish), and began detecting. Within just a few paces I received a lovely high, repeatable signal. What came to light at six inches or so was a mystery and remains as such to this day. It is a rectangular sterling silver artifact, of Chinese origin, depicting a deity standing on a bed of snakes. Certainly some sort of religious charm, but beautifully cast in silver. As the sun was setting, I made my way back to the car and we returned to camp for the night. The venue for the following day’s hunt had been determined! (Continued on page 54)
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The next morning, the targets came thick and fast. As it turned out, we were very fortunate to be the first detectorists to ever hunt this site. It revealed a treasure trove of Chinese artifacts (we still haven’t disclosed the exact location to anyone to this day - we‘ll be going back). Colleen’s first find was a lovely Chinese coin from the Ch’ing Dynasty (1644-1911), and we both went on to find a number of Chinese Coins, Victorian silver coins and bronze pennies dating from 1875-1885.
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Notable finds were a pair of gilt crucible tongs (complete but broken), silver Chinese buttons and costume jewelry from the period. But the most remarkable find was a small brass tube with, in two sections, with a short length of chain. Inside the tube was, incredibly, rolled, dried opium leaf, and in the brass cap, a dried opium poppy head. How the opium had survived over 130 years in the goldfields was astounding. (Continued on page 56)
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But the reason for the preservation can be attributed to the soil at the site. Most North Queensland goldfields soils are highly mineralized clays and grainy granite sands. This site was located on a bend in a large creek and composed entirely of loamy, silty sand with alluvial sands at depth, inert and perfectly drained. The artifacts and coins (and the dried, preserved opium leaf) were ‘preserved’ by the conditions themselves. Given the quality of the finds from the site, early on we decided to methodically hunt and log the relics, we used bright orange plastic tent pegs to grid the site and searched methodically, with two detectors over a repeatable grid of 10m x 10m squares. Once the 10m square had been detected in one direction, we went over it again at 90 degrees to ensure that our swings were overlapping. Hunting a site this way really illustrated how easy it was to ‘miss’ good targets the first time over. This was one of the most exciting and rewarding sites we have hunted, a detectorists dream site, not often encountered. But it illustrates how those remote camps are still out there, even in the 21st century, and you can still be the first one to ‘walk in’. Our relics are carefully preserved in a silk-lined box and take pride of place in our collection. We will continue to go back and hopefully add to the finds. We hope you have enjoyed our article, and would like to take this opportunity to thank Chad Emerson for his contribution to our great hobby through Temerity Magazine. We wish all of you the very best of luck in your next adventure. Happy Hunting! P.S. If anyone could help identify that silver Chinese ‘Deity,’ it would be much appreciated. Colleen & Warren In Queensland, Australia. ‘NQ Explorers’
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Cleaning your Bottle By GrizzlyGroundswell, MrSilver9759 MNDigger & Planejet42 I needed some assistance after finding some bottles privy digging the one room school house privy in my grizzly backyard. So I did what many of us do all across the world, I asked for help in one of my videos that I uploaded to YouTube. I did not have to wait long, in fact, before the next video was able to upload, I was given great advice by one of the most entertaining bottle digging expert on YouTube, MrSilver9759:
Hi Grizzly Chad, try soaking that one in hot water for days, I soaked my bottles in dawn dishing liquid, awesome oxygen powder(buy at dollar tree for a buck in 10 oz. powder), take a 5 -gallon bucket, mix 1~scoop per gallon of H2O, mix u? cup full of cider vinegar to make the glass sparkle (and cleans also), and dish washing liquid, for days , I liked to soak my bottles for weeks to months, the longer the better, but for U a couple days should get the lid off ! HH ! See U ! Hope this helps ! -MrSilver9759 It is always humbling and inspiring getting advice from an expert, even though it happens any time you ask. I have watched MrSilver9759 videos and the man digs some awesome bottles! I wrote to him and asked if I could share his cleaning methods with the readers of Temerity Magazine and this is his reply: (Continued on page 69)
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sure you can use it,? but for bottles I only soak the embossed ones, or nothing on them, I clean the ACL or painted bottles different way, this method is for embossed ones only !!!! I just notice that comment today, if you soak those painted ones for a day to months the paint(ACL~APPLIED COLOR LABEL) would come off !!! -MrSilver9759 Of course MrSilver9759 was right! The bottle with ACL that I had washed before he gave me this sage advice completely lost all its applied paint. I won’t make the same mistake again! Here is a great video MrSilver9759created demonstrated cleaning bottles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=506H_Y_Cb34 Others started chiming in on the ways they clean their bottles! PlaneJet42 added his technique:
When there is gunk and stuff inside the bottle I get some denture cleaning tablets that foam up. I put it in the bottle? which is filled with warm water and the tablets will foam, I let the bottle sit for 15 minutes or more, the foaming of the tablets loosens gunk and stuff. I also sometimes use rice but that is a little wasteful. -planejet42 I tried the rice technique and it worked really well! MNDigger, who is one of the most prolific commenters on YouTube, shared his technique as well:
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school house find!! planejet42 has some great bottle cleaning tips. I would like to add mine, For the really stubborn bottles I use Works toilet cleaner and a little pea gravel. I just fill the bottom of the bottle with the pea rocks and add a little Works. Then with rubber gloves I lightly shake it up? a bit. When its clean I rinse the bottle with water and baking soda. -MNdigger The Pea gravel reminded me of how I cleaned our pet waterer that gets a green algae from being exposed to sunlight. It is a real pain to clean as you can’t reach the nooks and crannies with even a bottle brush. So I put In some of my marbles and swirl them around until the Algae is all cleaned out. This is just one example of my fellow relic and treasure hunters sharing their passion, expertise and trade secrets with me and any other fellow hunter that needs some advice. It works the same way with Temerity Magazine. I now have a page for each of the Temerity Magazine articles on TemerityMag.com so that you can add your comment, your expertise or your questions directly on the page of that article that got you asking the question in the first place. Add your expertise to Temerity Magazine, the next issue will come out February 1st, 2012 and the submission deadline is January 20th, 2012.
Use your Temerity to get Grizzly with all of us here in Temerity Magazine! Chad Theodore Everson-GrizzlyGroundswell 70
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PREDICTIONS OF A NOTRADAMUS MANLY By tom Manly-TManly25 Cool weather is here and has us all dreaming of spring, new finds and new detectors. There are rumors of a new Minelab unit, Garrett has released the AT Pro, AT Gold, The XP Deus is now available in the US. The ZP Deus has me dreaming of what the future has in store for all us in the hobby. So here are my predictions for the near future: Sept 15 , 2019 I. In honor of the late Steve Jobs it will be known as "iDetector" (Continued on page 73)
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II. It will be totally wireless ( thanks XP) III.Coils will be Smart Coils. The will have multiple windings for several frequencies. IV. The " Black Box" will be an interface that is a multi - frequency generator, and Data control with dual wireless transmit for the GUI and the coil controls . ( GUI is the display or Graphical User Interface) V. The GUI (graphical user interface) can be a Smart Phone, iPad, Laptop, etc.... VI.The unit will have 3D graphics that can display an image of the target on the screen. VII.Discrimination levels will be adjustable. ( giving you the ability to adjust the discrimination scales as low as you would like) giving you the ability to discriminate smaller segments. VIII.Software will be updated for free and also gives you thousands of options to customize. IX.The frequency can be selected via the software, also the number of frequencies can be chosen. X. The software also includes a GPS with camera for recording the hunts and the finds. XI.The unit will also record all settings and signals as you hunt real time. XII.It will give you the ability to go back and study those iffy signals and study them at a later time. XIII.If you decide to return to the target, the GPS will make sure you find the location. XIV.You can transmit your settings and data to a friend using the
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wireless transmitter on each unit. XV. All controls will have voice activation. This same feature will allow you to record your comments As you hunt also. XVI. You will have the option to select the depth up to 24" XVII.You will be able to create special target selections by scanning your targets or requesting a friend on Youtube send you his target info on a find he or she just made. XVIII.Units can be special ordered in custom colors or designs. XIX.Options include a special pair of glasses that include a "headsup display" these can be standard or sunglasses. XX.Unit is totally water proof. XXI.Cost is under $2000 and has a lifetime warranty XXII.The iDetector will be exclusively advertised here in Temerity Magazine!
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If your not Grizzly Yet, Then… By DirtyDeedsDigger, MichaelSwan66 & Michelle Everson,
If you aren’t Grizzly yet, you’re probably sweatin’ to the oldies with Richard Simmons. If you aren't grizzly yet, it probably takes you an hour and a half to watch sixty minutes. If you aren't grizzly yet, you probably wear Spongebob Squarepants pajamas If you aren't grizzly yet, you break down into tears while watching Bambi If you aren't grizzly yet, you spell the word farm "E I E I O” If you aren't grizzly yet, you cheat and rearrange the stickers on a rubicks cube If you aren't grizzly yet, you are probably terrified of Ronald McDonald If you aren't grizzly yet, you are probably at home in your rocking chair eating prunes If you aren't grizzly yet, you must have been abducted by aliens If you aren't grizzly yet, you carry a man purse If you aren't grizzly yet, you and your wife share (Continued on page 77)
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her Secret deodorant If you aren't grizzly yet, your wife has to hide her makeup, because you keep using it up If you aren't grizzly yet, you probably won't bait you own hook If you aren't grizzly yet, getting a splinter makes you pass out If you aren't grizzly yet, you wear leg warmers and watch flashdance over and over If you aren't grizzly yet, you drink beer through a straw If you aren't grizzly yet, your favorite game is hungry hungry hippos If you aren't grizzly yet, you play naked twister with your parents If you aren't grizzly yet, you probably still use inny, minny, mity moe , catch a tiger by the toe, to make tough decisions If you aren't grizzly yet, you are NOT smarter than a fifth grader If you aren't grizzly yet, it must really suck being you If you aren't grizzly yet, you need to go take your geritol If you aren't grizzly yet, you probably eat up all of your kids flintstones chewable vitamins (Continued on page 78)
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If you aren't grizzly yet, your wife can beat you in arm wrestling If you aren't grizzly yet, then you need to wake up and smell the coffee If you aren't grizzly yet, you probably pee sitting down If you aren't grizzly yet, you probably stop and ask for directions If you aren't grizzly yet, you must be living on Mars If you aren't grizzly yet, you don't metal detect for fear of breaking a nail If you aren't grizzly yet, you think the superbowl, is a fancy toilet If you aren't grizzly yet, you probably collect Pokemon trading cards If you aren't grizzly yet, you probably have a life size cut out of Pee Wee Herman in your bedroom If you aren't grizzly yet, you probably read Harlequin Romance books If you aren't grizzly yet, you are probably a Star Trek trekie If you aren't grizzly yet, you probably wear granny panties If you aren't grizzly yet, you are afraid to tear the tag off your mattress If you aren't grizzly yet, your two favorite male singers are David Cassidy, and Donnie Osmond (Continued on page 79)
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If you aren't grizzly yet, you probably color outside of the lines If you aren't grizzly yet, your mom must have dropped you on your head when you were a baby. If you aren't grizzly yet, before you can go to sleep at night, you have to check under the bed for monsters If you aren't grizzly yet, you can't tell time unless you have a digital watch If you aren't grizzly yet, the doctor that delivered you should have slapped your momma If you aren't grizzly yet, its because you are too busy watching the lifetime network If you aren't grizzly yet, you have to wear shoes with velcro, because you never learned how to tie your shoestrings If you aren't grizzly yet, your wife wears the pants in the family If you aren't grizzly yet, you are like a groundhog, afraid of your own shadow If you aren't grizzly yet, you probably think the nutcracker is a wrestling move If you aren't grizzly yet, you think Ice Capades is the greatest thing since sliced bread If you aren't grizzly yet, you probably eat tofu If you aren't grizzly yet, you probably have met your wife in aerobics class If you aren't grizzly yet, you probably get lost, walking to the mailbox If you aren't grizzly yet, read these words out loud until (Continued on page 80)
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you get the message. I Am Sofa King We Todd Did If you aren't grizzly yet, you stood in line for eighteen hours to buy a Tickle Me Elmo for yourself. If you aren't grizzly yet, you refuse to take suppositories, because they taste bad
MichaelSwan66 had one to add:
If your not getting Grizzly it might be because while you were camping you thought it would be a good idea to keep all your food in the tent with you and the raccoons have you pinned in :) HH !
He even had to follow up with the rest of the story! it really happened to me and a buddy once! he woke me up in the middle of the night and said someone's trying to open the tent i snuck over to the door pulled the flap back and saw three of them one was about five inches away from my face he had his paw inside where the zippers come together trying to get in like a thief in the night with his little black mask and all lol! we had camped there once before and hung everything from a tree branch they got most of our foods there was a debris field leading off into the woods so we thought we would out smart them on our next trip. good thing it wasn't a bear :) gives getting grizzly a whole new meaning lol all in all worked out we had a nice laugh over break(Continued on page 81)
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fast. it was funny, you could almost tell what they were saying to each other, “dude, i think it's a bad idea.” and the one at the door was like “no it'll be fine, their probably not even in there.” lol!
Michelle my wife had to chime in with a few Grizzly Zingers: If your not grizzly yet, you probably wave back to characters on TV when they wave goodbye. If your not Grizzly Yet, you probably think Fabio is sexy. You can get in on all the fun by submitting your Grizzly Zingers on my YouTube video Comments:
GrizzlyGroundswell
Michelle’s Blog And make sure you watch and subscribe to these two wonderful YouTube Channels that made this humor possible!
DirtyDeedsDigger Wayne and his Wife said they had a lot of fun thinking up all these Grizzly Zingers literally in only a couple of hours after I asked them!
MichaelSwan66 A great Friend and Relic & Treasure Hunter Join us, we have a ton of fun and always Get Grizzly!
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