The Monthly Newsletter of The Central Florida Metal Detecting Club

November 2016

From The President’s Desk By Alan James

Wow!! It’s mid November already!

It’s time for me to mention something that I’m sure

you just can’t get enough of ……… Elections!

During the December meeting, one of the agenda

items will be the election of Central Florida Metal

Detecting club officers. If you have an interest in

running for any of the club offices, please make this

known to any one of us so we can get your name in

the hat. I am certain that any or all of the current

officers would be more than willing to step aside

and make way for new leadership.

On November 19th

, we will be holding

another club hunt. This hunt will take place at Sun

Splash park beginning at 9:00AM in the morning.

If you think back to last year, this was the month we

had the infamous “Vegetable Hunt” and I can

promise you that we will NOT be having that type

of hunt anytime soon. The type of hunt we will be

having is……….?? More details at the meeting.

Several days ago, an icon of the local

detecting family passed away. Deyton Peyton was

80 years young. Those of us who knew him were

indeed blessed. He will be missed.

The November meeting will be the last

meeting of the year in which the finds tables will be

displayed. Because December is the evening of the

club Christmas party, the finds tables will be

omitted. Don’t worry, at the January meeting, all of

your finds after the November meeting until

January will be judged so you’ll still get to display

anything you like.

Minelab has again stepped up and agreed to

be one of the main sponsors for the Central Florida

Sunshine Shootout & Relic Hunt. In addition to

other items, Minelab will be providing 1- CTX

3030, 1- Excalibur II, 2- Go Find 20, and 1- Go

Find 40 for a total of 5 Minelab detectors to be

given away. The hunt will be held on April 1, 2017

at Moss Park and promises be the biggest and best

so far. Get this one on your schedule for next year.

Kellyco will be sending out a special

information email in the next day or so regarding

the Scout camp activities and how you may help

out.

I’ll see you at the next meeting.

Alan

CFMDC

Oct 2016 Meeting Notes

The October meeting of the Central Florida

Metal Detecting Club was called to order at 7:30

p.m. by club president, Alan James. Meeting

opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by Don

Cole. Alan James welcomed everyone to the

October CFMDC meeting.

Secretary Report – Deb Green. September

meeting minutes accepted as published. October

newsletter accepted as published by editor,

Michael McClure.

Treasurer Report – Chuck Hosbein. Report read

& accepted.

Alan James & Bill Green

First Time Guests – Nine guests were welcomed

to their first CFMDC meeting.

Lorrie Sprigg – The Fall Members Picnic is on

October 29th. Estimated attendee count will be

50. There will be three hunts: Warmup Hunt,

Poker Hunt & Token Hunt. Plan to arrive at 9:00

a.m. The church pavilion is a couple of miles west

of the meeting location on Highbanks. The gate

will be on the left (south side of the road). Bring

a side dish or dessert. The club will provide the

grilled meat, sandwich rolls and condiments.

Special Awards

Ron Caiazza – Challenge Level 2 & Challenge Level

3

Bill Green – Search & return of a ring

Kathy Waters – Lost ring search

Patti Fielding – Lost ring search

Jim Fielding – Lost ring search

Tom Bates – Search & return of a lost heritage

engagement ring

Alana Bates – Search & return of a lost heritage

engagement ring

Patricia Chin – Lost earring search

Patti Fielding – Lost earring search

Jim Fielding – Lost earring search

Scott Jackson – Certificate for Outstanding

Auctioneer

Richard Balkham – Secret Clue Hunt winner,

awarded a gold coin

Brad Self – Lost ring search

Chuck Hosbein – Sanford Police Department

evidence search 05/07/16

Ray Walker – KellyCo is asking for volunteers at

the LaNoche events. Go to kellycoevents.com to

volunteer.

10/15/16 - LaNoche Event, 8:00 a.m., 600 metal

detecting participants with 1,200 attendees on

the camp property that day. KellyCo will provide

drinks and ice. Bring your own lunch.

10/21/16 – Open house at KellyCo 4:00 p.m. to

7:00 p.m., casual attire.

10/22/16 – LaNoche Event, Nugget Noggin, U-

tube metal detectorist will be at the camp to

talk to the scouts.

Handouts to Camp LaNoche Volunteers - Jim

Hooks, Jim Tippitt, George Case, Joe

DeMorranville, Linda Klee, Brad Self. (Rob Hill &

Brandy Brummitt not attending tonight’s

meeting.)

KellyCo Scout Pack Competition – Company giving

four sets of 5 Garrett Ace metal detectors

away. Machines will be divided between the Cub

Scout & Boy Scout Packs.

Break – Vote at the finds table (members only) &

enjoy the refreshments.

Speaker:

Chuck Dornshuld - Ohio Tri-County Metal

Detecting Club, LLC - Last year Chuck found a

1946D quarter in good/very good condition in

October, a 1946S quarter in December and a

1946P quarter in December.

Challenge to the CFMDC members for 2016 –

Starting with the last two weeks of October and

ending on December 25, 2016: find a cent,

nickel, dime, quarter & half dollar all date

stamped with the same issue year and post it on

their website.

Tech Talk

Jim Fielding - Gold chain finds: a pin-pointer will

not work

Alan James & Bill Green

Birthdays – Mike Grace, Michael McClure &

Brent Petherick

Anniversaries – Marc & Alicia Fitzpatrick,

Carolyn & Phil Harwick, Jerry & Shannon Hitson,

Jim & Janice Hooks, Jerry & Pam Zimprich.

New Members – Debbie Bishop, Dan Dall, Eugene

Mefford & Greg Young welcomed.

Raffles – George Case, Bea Case & Bill Green

Chair Awards (look under your chair for a

sticker) – Winners Gail Hoover & Marie

Sanguinetti

Silver – Winners, Don Cole (twice), Brent

Petherick, Matt Fitzpatrick, Greg Young, Jerry

Hitson & Alan James

Half & Half – $102 winner, Matt Fitzpatrick

Finds Table Winner – Brenda Ayers, silver

quarter

Finds of the Month – Don Cole, Rob Loucks, Alan

James & Bill Green

Nametag Raffle – No winner (Don Baldwin &

Josefa Lins not at meeting)

Alan James – Please help reset the meeting

room by stacking the chairs & folding up the

tables. This meeting is closed.

Check out this article submitted by Jerry

Hitson about the move of Ma Barkers

home:

http://www.ocala.com/news/20161027/ma-

barker-house-crosses-lake-weir-on-barge

What is he bid??? Scott Jackson receives

recognition for handling this year’s club

auction.

NEW MEMBERS

Debbie Bishop, Dan Dall, Eugene Mefford

Greg Young

SILVER RAFFLE WINNERS

Don Cole X 2, Brent Petherick Matt Fitzpatrick, Jerry Hitson, Alan James

Greg Young

FIFTY/FIFTY WINNER

Matt Fitzpatrick $102

BADGE DRAWING

No winner $35 (#5 Don Baldwin, #188 Josefa

Lins not at meeting)

FINDS TABLE WINNER Brenda Ayers (Silver Quarter)

COIN VALUE OF THE MONTH

1869 2 Cent Coin

Mintage: 1,546,500

Grade Value

Good $ 12

Fine $ 27

Extremely Fine $ 41

Uncirc. $ 91

Source: coinstudy.com

RANDOM GOLD FACTS Gold melts at 1064°C (1947°F) and boils at

2808°C (5086°F). Source: www.gold.org

PRECIOUS METALS PRICE PERFORMANCE FOR NOV 2016:

LOW HIGH CLOSE (10-31)

Silver: $17.28 $19.15 $17.88 Gold: $1250.50 $1315.90 $1276.40 Platinum: $931.00 $1025.00 $979.00

Source: Kitco.com

BIRTHDAYS

Brent Petherick, Mike Grace

Michael McClure

ANNIVERSARIES

Carolyn & Phil Harwick, Jerry &

Shannon Hitson, Jim & Janice

Hooks, Jerry & Pam Zimprich,

Marc & Alicia Fitzpatrick

FINDS TABLES

Name Points

1 Carolyn Harwick 161

2 Christine Merriam 147

3 Patricia Chin 119

4 Richard Balkham 111

5 Brent Petherick 94

6 Bill Green 80

7 Kathy Waters 77

8 Danny Case 71

9 Mike Grace 70

10 Matt Fitzpatrick 65

11 Jim Tippitt 56

12 Matt Kochis 49

13 Jerry Hitson 29

14 Jim Hooks 28

15 Ken Arrington 27

16 Gary Dover 24

17 Ralph Flippo 23

18 Mark Fitzpatrick 20

T19 Michael McClure 17 T19 Linda Fitzgerald 17

T21 Jojo Patino 16 T21 John Ayers 16

23 Deborah Prock 14

24 Dave Gascoyne 13

25 Adam Feldstein 12

T26 Nanette Burdick 11

T26 Tish Ramsy 11 T26 Patti Fielding 11

29 Karen Arrington 10

30 Rob Hill 9

T31 Chris Thompson 8

T31 Chuck Hosbein 8

T31 Rob Loucks 8

34 Wally Klee 6

35 Jim Fielding 5

T36 Randy Brummitt 4

NOVEMBER 2016

Name Points

T36 Phillip Lee 4

T36 Mark Holshoe 4

T36 Dave Roberts 4

T36 Jerry Zimprich 4

T41 Kim Lytle 3

T41 Steven Burke 3

T41 Brenda Burke 3

T41 JoAnn Jolin 3

T41 David Gray 3

T41 Joe Bishop 3

T47 Doug Prock 2

T47 Neil Christian 2

T47 David Gray 2

T47 Doug Oyler 2

T51 Jim Farrell 1

T51 Stephen Somerville 1

T51 Don Fitzgerald 1

Each 1st Place entry gets 4 points.

Each 2nd place entry gets 3 points.

Each 3rd place entry gets 2 points.

All other entries on the Finds Tables get

1 point just for entering

OCTOBER 2016 FINDS TABLES WINNERS

COINS

1st Place – Carolyn Harwick: 1883 Indian Head Cent

2nd Place – Bill Green

3rd Place – Patricia Chin

1st Place – Richard Balkham

2nd Place – Bill Green

3rd Place – Carolyn Harwick

JEWELRY

1st Place – Mark Fitzpatrick: 10k Ring with 3 Diamonds

2nd Place – Carolyn Harwick

3rd Place – Linda

1st Place – Kathy Waters

2nd Place – Bill Green

3rd Place – John Ayers

ARTIFACTS

1st Place – Richard Balkham: 1875-83 Union Transfer Co. Luggage Tag

2nd Place – Carolyn Harwick

3rd Place – John Ayers

1st Place – Richard Balkham

2nd Place – Carolyn Harwick

3rd Place – Patricia Chin

ODDS & ENDS

1st Place – Brent Petherick: Pewter Scottish Kilt Pin

2nd Place – No Name, No Number

3rd Place – Carolyn Harwick

1st Place – Richard Balkham

2nd Place – Carolyn Harwick

3rd Place – Bill Green

The Central Florida Metal Detecting Club

President: Alan James

1045 East Graves Ave

Orange City, FL 32763

(386-717-5775)-- AlanJamesContracting@gmail.com

Vice President: Bill Green

407-886-0997

Treasurer: Chuck Hosbein

407-323-3971-- Chuck@thecfmdc.com

Application For Membership

Please Print Application

Membership Fees:______________ Single ($15)

(Membership Fee may incur after one year lapse of dues)

Membership Dues: $25.00 Per year/ Per Member

Make all checks out to C.F.M.D.C.

Meetings: Second Friday of Each Month at 7:30 pm

Location: Community United Methodist Church

41 West Highbanks Rd. Debary, FL 32713

Name: _______________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________

City: ___________________State____Zip:_______________

Phone ______--_________--________ E-mail___________________________

When are you available for Metal Detecting? Weekdays-- Weekends--

I agree to abide to all club rules and obey the treasure hunters code of ethics.

Signature:______________________________________

Introduced by:_________________________________

Applications and fees may be presented at meeting or mailed to: CFMDC Members

3504 Moss Pointe Place Lake Mary, FL 32746

Club Officers

President Alan James 386-717-5775 AlanJamesContracting@gmail.com

Vice President Bill Green

2nd

Vice President Don Cole

Treasurer Chuck Hosbein

Secretary Debra Green

Club Volunteers

Monthly Finds Tables Rob Loucks

Webmaster Jerry Hitson

Half & Half George & Bea Case

Silver Raffles Betty Shackelford & Janice James

Photographers Ralph Flippo, Jerry Hitson,

Rob Loucks, Lorrie Sprigg

Activities Director Lorrie Sprigg

Newsletter Editor

Michael McClure

REMINDER: Club dues are $25 for

the year and there is a one-time

membership fee of $15. If you are

paying by check, please make it out to

“The Central Florida Metal Detecting

Club”

Come And Join Us!!!

We meet the second Friday of every month.

Meeting Place:

Community United Methodist Church

41 West Highbanks Rd.

Debary, FL 32713

Meeting Date: Friday, Nov. 11, 2016

Meeting Time: 7:30PM

NOVEMBER 19: Key Hunt, Sunsplash Park, Daytona 3 DECEMBER: No Hunt Scheduled