January 2017 Happy New Year! Finds of the Month US Coin Mark Jenkins 1907 D Barber Quarter. This was my 100th silver coin for the year I was in the woods got an iffy signal thought it was a nail though it sounded so sweet. Was surprised when out it popped 2,484,000 minted, value in good-4 $10.00.-Ed Jewelry Mark Jenkins 14 K Yellow Gold and diamond Ring. I found this in an older park. Is un-marked, but tested 14 K. Jewelry Amber Carte Sterling Silver Combat Infantry Badge. Just found it the day of the meeting! Was hunting the woods and heard a signal, brushed away some dirt with my hand and there it was
Finds of the Month Token Foreign Coin Gary Clark 4 Doubles 1830 coin Guernsey. Open Minted for the Ilse of Guernsey Channel Islands off the coast of Normandy France. Is a British protectorate not part of the Commonwealth. Guernsey produced these large, bronze coins from 1830 to 1949. 4 doubles minted prior to 1875 are valued at between $6 to $50 in fine condition. Ed Only good signal of the day. Phil Hoover Sterling Thimble Editor s Pick Ernest Simpson Army of Occupation Medal The Army of Occupation Medal is a military award of the United States military which was established by the United States War Department on 5 April 1946. The medal was created in the aftermath of the Second World War to recognize those who had performed occupation service in either Germany, Italy, Austria, or Japan.
Welcome to new members: Kandy Henneberry and Kevin Cochran Club Hunt February 4th Volunteer Park at 9AM. Board Meeting Monday February 13th 7PM at Renton IHOP Club Meeting February 19th, 5:00pm Highland Park Improvement Club Awarding the finds of the year. Cookies for February Phil Hoover Phil Hoover Subject of the Month Members Finds Displays Favorite Finds! Send me a picture and a story 150 words or less about a favorite treasure you have found and I will publish it. Club meetings now held from 5:00 to 7:30 PM on the third Sunday of each month. Chairs and tables must be clean and stored at the end of each club meeting. Treasure in the news! An Australian prospector has discovered a massive 145-ounce gold nugget worth more than $250,000. Dubbed Friday s Joy, the nugget was found with a Minelab metal detector in an already work-over area at the southern edge of central Victoria s Golden Triangle, an area well known for yielding gold, finding the top of the nugget only around 11 inches below the ground. The prospector who found the nugget wanted to stay anonymous. I thought it was rubbish at first, maybe an old horseshoe, the man said, I was in total disbelief as I didn t think nuggets of this size were still around. Editor s Corner Hi all, Another year gone by and a new one has just started. Have you got all of your metal detecting areas scoped out for the year and are dreaming of the best find of your life. You may happen to find it this year, but it can not happen if you do not get out and hunt. Come to the club hunts and get active in club activities. Congratulations to Jon Gentry, Rick Razor, Phil Hoover and Carol Collins for perfect meeting attendance each received a silver half dollar. We had the finds of the year displayed and voted on at the January meeting and will announce the winners at the February meeting. I take all of the pictures in high resolution so if you have a good monitor you can zoom into any of the photos and get close up details of most of the finds. Member Amber Carte has a YouTube site with her metal detecting videos. Pretty cool videos. Here is the link dirt2 art. Your humble Editor and your honorable President shot a video at the club hunt. Check out how hard the sand was. Really shows how good the hunting was. Here is the link, One Man s Trash. Happy New Year and hope to see you in the field. -Joe
Club Business Awards: Find of the Month: Overall winner with 108 points was Ron Aldridge who won a silver round, second by drawing was Mark Jenkins, a silver dollar. Third was Mark Kulseth a silver half and fourth was Phil Hoover a silver quarter. Fifth place went to Ernest Simpson two silver dimes. The Jug of Hope, worth $99 was won by Jack Davis. Joy s and Concerns, Rick Razor s Mom is recovering from a heart attack. Rick Razor s Mom s friend died in a tragic auto accident. Janelle Jenkin s came home from Alaska. The Silver Dollar raffle was won by Gary Clark. The AOK: Rick Razor for the raffle he had at the Christmas Meeting. He raised $85 for the Auburn Food Bank. No-No award: Ernest Simpson and Jason Anderson for getting stuck behind a train at the club hunt at Golden Gardens. Door Prize: Kandy Henneberry. A 1936 Silver half. Display Raffle: Rich McCleary, Amber Carte and Gary Clark. Silver Bar Raffle: A 10 oz Silver Bar will be raffled off when all of the tickets are sold. $1. $ilver $hoot 2017: Things to consider. 1 or 2 more popup tents. Larger club banner for tins event. Better directional event signs (4) Purchase prizes each month starting soon. Have new flyer for silver shoot 2017 finished by November 2016 for distribution to magazines. Need more volunteers. Call Mark Kulseth. Club Plaque Clues: 1. A place where cars, trucks, and buses, airplanes and helicopter remind me of Big and Little Fishes. 2. You will find a name with the initials RKJ here. Club Hunt: Club Hunt was held at Golden Gardens on January 7. 8 hearty members turned out including your humble editor. Only notable find was by Ken Cochran a small silver ring in the frozen hard sand. Frozen solid at the club hunt were From l to r Tom Evenson, Mark Kulseth, Ken Cochran, Mark Jenkins, Kevin Cochran, Ernest Simpson and Jason Anderson.
Scavenger Hunt Contest: The current hunt list can be found at the back of this newsletter. The hunt runs until the June club meeting. Scavenger Hunt Totals: Selling table: The table is available for members to bring items they wish to sell or trade. No used appliances or cars are allowed. Members who bring items must remove them at the end of the meeting. Club hats and patches: Available at club meetings. Patches are $8, hats are $15. Detecting on public land: Always check with city, county, state or other websites for current metal detecting regulations before you go. Washington State Parks Metal Detecting pamphlet and web site answers many questions about which state parks are open and where to hunt. Check out their web site for more information: www.parks.wa.gov. The new Parks liaison is Lisa Lantz. She can be contacted at lisalantz@parks.wa.gov/ Reminder: Use a ground cloth when digging in grassy areas to avoid leaving a mess. Activity fees for non-members: $15 for club activities, $12 for hunts only. Food Bank donations: Donations are needed all year long to support local food banks. It is suggested that each member bring at least one can of food to each meeting. Please ensure the items are unopened and not past their pull dates. Club Links. See what our fellow detectorists are up to. Pilchuck Treasure Hunting Club. Puget Sound Treasure Hunters Club. Hood Canal Detectorist Club. Jason Anderson 21 Mark Kulseth 13 Amber Carte 10 Joe Sacco 9 Tom Evenson 8 Brian Renner 6 Carol Collins 6 Jack Davis 4 Rick Razor 3 Jon Gentry 1 Paul Boyd 1 Northwest Treasure Hunters Club. Olympic Peninsula Treasure Hunters. Oregon Treasure Trail Society. Find of the month totals 2017 Mark Jenkins 12 Gary Clark 10 Phil hoover 9 Ron Aldridge 8 Carol Collins 7 Amber Carte 7 Jason Anderson 7 Ken Cochran 4 Tom Evenson 6 Mark Kulseth 3 Jack Davis 3 Rick Razor 3 Ernest Simpson 3 Joe Sacco 2 Robert Gehrke 1
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THE TREASURE HUNTERS CODE OF ETHICS I WILL always check federal, state, county and local laws before searching. It is my responsibility to know the law I WILL respect private property and will not enter private property without the owner s permission. Where possible, such permission will be in writing. I WILL take care to refill all holes and try not to leave any damage. I WILL remove and dispose of any and all trash and litter that I find. I WILL appreciate and protect our inheritance of natural resources, wildlife and private property. I WILL as an ambassador for the hobby, use thoughtfulness, consideration and courtesy at all times. I WILL work to help bring unity to our hobby by working with any organization of any geographic area that may have problems that will limit their ability to peacefully pursue the hobby. I WILL leave gates as found. I WILL build fires in designated or safe places only. I WILL report to the proper authorities any individuals who enter and or remove artifacts from federal parks or state preserves. President: Vice President: Treasurer: Secretary: Board Members: Sergeant at Arms: Membership: Mail dues to: 7109 Hazel Pl. S.E. Auburn, WA 98092 Mark Kulseth Mark Jenkins Marsha Boyd Joe Sacco Garry Robbins Jon Gentry Ron Aldridge Carol Collins Phil Hoover Rick Razor John Shape Donna Shape 253-804-3513 kellycodetectors.com Have you found a military dog tag during your hunts? Consider locating the service member or their family to see if they would like to have the tags returned to them. Contact Angelo s Angels at: http:// ww2tags.org/ They can help with research. Newsletter: Joe Sacco Email submissions to: landlordmgmt@yahoo.com Web Site: Ernest Simpson Submissions to: els.historian@gmail.com Cascade Treasure Club Meetings: Third Sunday of each month 5 PM at the Highland Park Improvement club 116 S.W. Holden St. Located in West Seattle. Thanks Bryan Geraghty, Northgate Coins, www.northgatecs.com/
Winners! Jack Davis with his Jug of Hope winnings. Ron Aldridge with his Silver Round for most points for finds of the month. Jack Davis wins again. Club jacket.
Other Awards! Rick Razor is A-OK for running his own raffle and earning $85.00 for the Auburn Food Bank. No, No! Ernest Simpson and Jason Anderson for getting stuck behind a stalled train on the tracks at Golden Gardens
Ron Aldridge took a whole table to show off his yearly finds. Miscellaneous monthly finds are always interesting. Way back on the left corner was my year of toy cars.
$inging Pirates of $eattle $ing a $ong for a Treasure Hunt Registration, Silver Dollar Raffle & a Spinning Wheel game 8-8:45 am Opening Ceremony 8:45 am 1st $40 9-9:45 am 11-11:45 am 2nd $50 Free BBQ & Potluck 12-1pm 1:45 2:45pm 3rd $60 Closing Ceremony 3:30 2 Pre-Register Dates 1st Pre-Register before May 15th & receive a surprise silver coin & $10 off on the 3 hunts. 2nd Pre-Register by July 1st & receive a surprise silver coin. For more info contact: Mark Kulseth mkulseth@gmail.com (206) 730-2649 Co. Hunt Chairman Make payment to: Cascade Treasure Club c/o Name Mark Jenkins markjekins375@rocketmail.com (425) 223-2985 Co. Hunt Chairman Marsha Boyd 121 Union Ave SE. Renton, WA.. 98059 Hunt #1 Hunt #2 Hunt #3 $ 40 $ 50 $ 60 Address: E m a i l: Phil Hoover pmhoover@hotmail.com (206) 588 9118 Donations Chairman All 3 hunts $ 150 Before 5/15 $140 Total All Phone: Total $
Renton WA To I - 5 Overnight parking Friday only no hook-ups or tents Driving directions: South on I - 405 take exit 4 @ 2nd light turn left onto Maple Valley hwy (169) North on I - 405 exit 4 & stay to the right onto Maple Valley hwy (169) turn right at 152nd Ave SE and park in the parking on right. Hunt site is about 5.7miles from I -- 405 Hwy 18 take exit onto 231st St SE go east 1 block take left on Maple Valley hwy (169) towards Renton, turn left onto 152nd Ave SE. parking on right. Hunt site is about 9 miles from hwy 18 exit. Overnight parking Friday is OK (no tent area). Park nearest to hwy. Hunt Information: 2 Pre-Register Dates 1st Pre-register before May 15th and receive a Surprise Silver Coin & $10 off on the 3 hunt combination. 2nd Pre-register by July 1st and receive a Surprise Silver Coin. (Pre-registering helps determine extra prizes for hunts) On-site Registration will start around 8am to 8:45am. Registration will also be open between hunts. Silver Dollar: There will be several drawings for a silver dollar throughout the day Spinning Wheel : We are going to have a spinning wheel to win prizes (soda, candy, miscellaneous items on tables, silver coins and tickets for other prizes). Spins are 25 ea or 5 for $1. Main Raffle: tickets will be available throughout the day. Prizes include: a $$$ Treasure box, a $5 Gold Coin, a Metal Detector and other great prizes. Opening Ceremony : will begin at 8:45am. 1st hunt: Drunken Sailor 9-9:45am 3000 clad coins, 475 + tokens good for prizes (including silver coins, metal detector and a gold coin). Lunch will be a BBQ potluck: bring favorite side dish, salad, or dessert. CTC will supply plates, napkins, eating utensils, hamburgers, hot dogs, buns and condiments. 2nd hunt: Yo - Ho - Ho a Pirate s Life For Me 11-11:45am 3700 clad coins, 550 + tokens good for prizes (including silver coins, metal detector and a gold coin). 3rd hunt: 15 Men on Dead Man s Chest 1:45 2:45pm During the last 15 minutes of this hunt, the other two fields will be re-opened to hunt along with this hunt field. You will be able to use any prize tokens you find. This hunt will have over 4550 clad coins and 690 + tokens good for prizes (including silver coins, metal detector and a gold coin). Hunt rules: New Life Church is allowing us to use their property please treat their field and property with respect: tokens and coins will not be buried just hidden in the grass. Hunting in the fields prior to or after the hunt is not allowed. You may use only one detector & pin pointer. Only registered hunters are allowed on fields during hunts (exceptions must be cleared in advance by hunt Chairpersons). Thunder Storms will delay or stop a hunt. If one occurs the hunt may start after the storm passes. Hunt Chairpersons: Mark Kulseth, & Mark Jenkins Donations Chairman: Phil Hoover