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GMDC NEWS September 2019

“Can you dig it?

We can!”

Club Email:

detectinghistory@

yahoo.com

Club Officers:

President

Susannah Kriegshauser

Vice President

Mackie Douglas

Treasurer

Jim Hammond

Secretary

Casie Spencer

PRESIDENT'S CORNER from Susannah

Well goodness, I am still recuperating from all the good food

we had at the club BBQ. Besides the food, what a great day it

was weather-wise. Thanks again to Dave and Kitty Scott for

getting us the great location. And thanks also to all of you who

pitched in to make it a fun day. Each of you who helped gets

an entry into our volunteer contest. A special thanks to our

BBQ chefs who tried, but failed, to set the pavilion on fire (just

kidding!). Check out the pictures below. The digger toss was a

hoot! And check out how our engineer members used the grid

system to find those pesky coins in the Pinpointer Pennies

game. Sheesh guys, let's not over think this! LOL

We are again going on our annual Rolla hunt. The key here is

to go "low and slow" because most of the ammunition is 5 or

more inches down. It also rings low on the scale and

sometimes very faint, so it's wise to dig every signal. We get this

hunt only because we continue to show just how respectful of

the owner and his land we can be. The owner has stated

several times how polite everyone was and that every one of us

showed him their finds. We use the Genevieve Method, where

the owner looks at every find and piece of trash to decide if he

wants it or not. So far he has not wanted anything, even

including the artillery button and the canister shot that was

found last year. This year, let's continue our wonderful

reputation, and I hope we all get those great CW finds!

We don't say a whole lot about our Pennies for Poverty jar, but

it is an important part of what we do, and was one of the things

that caught the eye of a newspaperman last year, which led to

an article about our club. If you dig any clad coins and don't

really want them, why not consider giving to charity? Of course

you can also put in any other change (or bills!) you have. We

only ask that they be coins that would make it through a coin

machine. Those "Stinkin' Lincoln" ones with the zinc cores just

crumble and are not usable. At the end of the year we present

a check to Heifer International, specifically for their program

that helps small and struggling farmsteads in the US. The

Heifer program helps them to source secondary income outlets

such as agrotourism, organic gardening, farm B&Bs, and much

more. Since we hunt farmland, specifically the smaller farms,

we thought this would be a nice way to give back.

HAPPY HUNTING!

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CALENDAR

Feb 05: GMDC Meeting NO HUNT IN FEB Mar 05: GMDC Meeting Mar 16: MYSTERY HUNT! Mar 23: Metal Detecting Class Apr 02: GMDC Meeting Apr 06: ABT Park Day Apr 13: MYSTERY HUNT! Apr 19: Metal Detecting Class May 07: GMDC Meeting May 11: Monthly Hunt - St.

Bernadette's Jun 04: GMDC Meeting Jun 08: Monthly Hunt -

Mathilda Park Jul 02: GMDC Meeting Jul 06: Monthly Hunt - Blake

Snyder Park Aug 06: GMDC Meeting Aug 10: Monthly Hunt -

Tower Tee Sep 03: GMDC Meeting Sep 07: BBQ Oct 01: GMDC Meeting Oct 05: Monthly Hunt -Rolla Nov 05: GMDC Meeting Nov 09: Monthly Hunt -

Relleke Pumpkin

Patch Dec 03: Christmas Party!

**All dates are weather

dependent**

Any questions?

Check out the club’s website https://gatewaymetaldetectingc

lub.com/

MEETING NOTES from Casie

September is here and our numbers are

continuing to grow! We had 41 members join us

at the September meeting. Three guests also joined us and a

couple even signed up! Welcome aboard!

An online vote was held to purchase liability insurance for the

club. This passed. Although we are moving forward on this, if

you have any experience in insurance please let an officer

know so we can pick your brain.

A vote was also held to raise the annual membership dues to

$30 per individual and $20 per additional household member,

beginning next year. This was passed unanimously.

On October 8th

Rick Crowell will be teaching an introduction

to metal detecting at the Chesterfield Recreational Complex. If

you are interested in more information, details can be found

on the website under CALENDAR. Or you can contact him

here 314-882-5441

The club is looking for a presenter for the October meeting. If

you have any ideas or want to volunteer email the club website!

Nominations for president and treasurer will start in October.

If you are interested, it’s a great way to keep the club going and

help inject fresh new ideas. The work load isn’t too much, less

than an hour a week, and some weeks none at all!

Oct 5 is the next Civil War hunt in Rolla. In order to get

directions, you will need to email the club stating that you are

interested. This is the same as last time--please do not discuss

this hunt site with people outside the club.

Treasurer's Report

For the month of August, the club started with a balance of

$2,917.07. The club had revenue of $897 and expenditures of

$476. Ending with a balance of 3,322.30

A copy of the full report is available upon request from the

treasurer.

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FINDS OF THE MONTH

Interesting Artifact

Scott Phillips: Civil War Era Infantry Button

Found with: Minelab 800

Depth: 6’’

Prize: 1912 V Nickle

Interesting Jewelry

Eric Hanewinkel: 14k Gold Ring with 8

diamonds

Found with: Garret AT/Pro

Depth: 4’

Prize: 1905 Barber Half Dollar

Oldest Coin

Mike Tiemann: 1836 Large Cent

Found with: Equinox 600

Depth: 7’’

Prize: 1864 2 cent coin

Contest Rules:

1. Fill out an entry form at the beginning of the

meeting, and hand it to a member of the

FOM committee.

2. Only one entry, per person, is allowed

3. (not one entry per category).

4. Finds must ONLY be from the previous

month (honor system).

5. Everyone making a submission will receive

one point. Category winners will receive two

points.

Points will be recorded and tallied by the FOM

committee. At the end of the year, the winner

will receive a FABULOUS prize.

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Finds of the Month Standings

We had 19 entries last month, five of which were new entries to the contest.

With a couple months to go it's tight at the top. Eligible entries for the month October are for finds from September 3 until our meeting October

1.

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Metal detectorist finds

£10,000 gold ring in garage

40 years after discarding it as

worthless

- Phoebe Southworth, The Telegraph

A metal detectorist who discarded a gold ring in

his garage for 40 years after a museum told him

it was worthless has discovered its real value is

£10,000.

Tom Clark, 81, dug up the buried treasure

while scanning an area of farmland near

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1979, then put

it inside a metal tin and forgot about it.

But the retired leather craftsman came across

the rare seal ring eight years ago while sorting

through items from his mother's house after she

passed away.

He got the item valued and was astonished to

discover that it was actually a 670-year-old

medieval artefact dating back to 1350.

It is due to be auctioned off in Derbyshire on

Tuesday (Aug 27) and is expected to sell for

between £8,500 and £10,000.

The turn of events is similar to the plot of BBC

sitcom Only Fools and Horses, when brothers

Del and Rodney come across a watch in their garage

which is then auctioned off for millions of pounds.

Mr Clark said: "I had completely forgotten

about it. At the time I'd only been metal

detecting for 10 years and didn't realize the ring

was anything special. It was all twisted and

broken when I dug it up."

"I put them all in a tin and left them in the

garage at my mother's house," he said.

Mr Clark, now a much more experienced

collector, said he instantly knew it was a seal ring

dating back to the 1300s and would have

belonged to someone important given its

decoration and quality.

He added: "It's rare and elegant. I'd love to

know who it belonged to."

A Latin inscription on the ring translates as 'I

hide the true message'.

Tokens

-Jack Kountz

I have found close to 200 tokens. Advertising,

school lunch, milk, bread, gas, political, you

name it. Shown here are three of my favorites

found around my neighborhood. A veiled

prophet from 1902, an Adolphus Busch token

from 1916 and a Cleveland Thurman political

token from 1888. Some old tokens have an

unbelievable value and are neat to find.

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Annual Club BBQ

The weather couldn’t have been better for fun with fellow club members and family

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Gateway MD Club

https://gatewaymetaldetectingclub.com/

detectinghistory@yahoo.com

"Can you dig it? WE can!"

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Club short- and long-sleeved tee shirts

and fleece hoodies are available in

various sizes. $15 tee, $20 long sleeve,

$25 hoodie. Zip front hoodie $30

See a club officer for more information.

WHO WE ARE

We are a group of detecting enthusiasts whose

aim is to get out there and have fun, find

fellowship, and find and preserve our nation's

history. We dig responsibly, act respectfully, and

operate legally. We invite you to join us. You

won't be disappointed!

MEETINGS We meet on the first Tuesday of

every month at:

Missouri Civil War Museum

1918 Exchange Building

222 Worth Road

St. Louis, MO 63125

7:00 pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)

Always open to the public!