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« on: June 08, 2009, 05:36:48 pm »
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Tis always fine to locate like minds and what could be better than a bunch of treasure hunters? I'm new to this forum but been around the traps for more years than I care to discuss.

My best find ever? A pair of Colt .45 revolvers in oilskin and in good working order. Matched set, one number apart. Sold at auction. Made a bundle.

Worst find ever? There's something every day. Sigh.

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« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2009, 07:38:41 pm »
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Hi! Wow - great find! Hard to top that! I'm chuckling at your worst find. Welcome to the forum! Sue

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Oh, yes. I'm certain every day will bring my new worst find ever.

About the Colts, I found them on a property I bought in southern Virginia back in the 1970s near the North Carolina line. I was rummaging around the property and found the remnants of an old foundation which had soft spots inside of the barely defined outline which later turned out to be the old floor covered with dirt and weeds. Luckily, nobody ever fell through.

After a lot of digging with some heavy equipment, I entered and found a root cellar which had trunks of goodies inside covered with a century or more of dust. Most of the stuff inside went to the local historical societies but I kept the matched pair, a few boxes of Confederate money and some jewelry. I'm an American living in the southwest corner of Australia and loving it. Lots of gold here.

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« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2009, 09:27:55 am »
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Hello and welcome to the forums.  Sounds like you have had a grand find!! Hope that you can find some more great things. Wink

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« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2009, 09:48:45 am »
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welcome from chicago buddy.any pics of the colts?

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« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2009, 11:37:37 am »
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Welcome to the forum.

nd congrats on the Colts !

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welcome from chicago buddy.any pics of the colts?


Unfortunately this was well and truly before digital photos and any pictures I had were lost during a coast to coast move 25 years ago. Half of my household furnishings and stuff went missing. Such is life.

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Great story about finding the colts.  Would've been a great find along with all the other goodies too.  Must have been very exciting for you.

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When I actually entered the root cellar, I was completely in awe of all the stuff there. I went through it carefully to see if I could locate anything that might give me clues as to ownership and even researched the old building itself. Apparently the records were lost in the Civil War and that was the end of that.

Exciting? I'll say. I still dream about it all these years later.

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