Changing to the color of---- toy lead soldiers, diecast toy cars, aluminum and brass tokens, plated toy rings, antique bottles even common painted steel bottle caps are sought after by some collectors!
I recall from my early days of metal detecting just how it felt seeing that unmistakable round 'coin shape' in the ground. I would lift the freshly detected object from its earthen grave and brush the loose dirt away --- how disappointing to find nothing more than a stupid token---- DARN!
How things have changed! Today the "average token" out values the "average coin," not to mention the token is far more interesting! Oh, and how about those toy rings! Remember how you handled those gold ring finds so gently yet 'tossed' plated toy rings into that box of interesting ' junk'? Perhaps you can recall giving a "Mickey Mouse" ring, to the child who followed you all over the beach, just because he or she was so cute?
Do you realize the biggest, best diamond, ruby or sapphire ring that you find mounted in a huge slab of gold won't even come close to the value of a $100,000 toy 'Super Man Club of America' toy ring! We need to learn the new and many faces of treasure hunting!
EVERY TREASURE HUNTER SHOULD READ THIS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! CLICK HERE
READ THE TRUE STORY OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE SHIP . . .CLICK HERE
GANDY DANCERS TREASURE HUNT STORY. . .CLICK HERE
TOUCHING RING RECOVERY STORY! . . .CLICK HERE
TRAPPER SAVED BY ROOT-CELLAR! WINTER ADVENTURE! CLICK HERE
RICHLAND MICHIGAN BANK ROBBERS ESCAPE BY RAIL!. . . CLICK HERE
UNDERWATER TREASURE HUNT ADVENTURE. . . CLICK HERE
BURIED LOOT! HUGE SILVER CACHE RECOVERED! . . .CLICK HERE
AFTER 35 YEARS RING RECOVERED FROM BLOODY CRASH SCENE . . .CLICK HERE
CONCTRUCTION SITE TREASURE, CHANCE OF A LIFETIME! . . .CLICK HERE
TOM OUT-GUNS THEM ALL, AND FINDS THE LOST RING!. . .CLICK HERE
LOCATING ANTIQUE BOTTLE DUMPS AND DANGERS OF DIGGING. . .CLICK HERE
EARLY FUNERALS or HOW TO DO YOUR OWN AT HOME!. . . CLICK HERE
CHRISTMAS TREASURE or DREAMS FROM ANOTHER ERA . . . CLICK HERE
BETTER FINDS AFTER SUNSET? HERE IS WHY! . . .CLICK HERE
TREASURE HUNTERS CHILI! THE BEST STUFF EVER!. . . CLICK HERE
LAKE MICHIGAN'S GHOST SHIP CHICORA . . .CLICK HERE
ANOTHER GREAT GHOST SHIP STORY "NORTHERNER". . .CLICK HERE
SLEIGHBELL TREASURE OLD STORY FROM EARLY NEWSLETTERS . . .CLICK HERE
TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! RETURNED RING STORIES!... CLICK HERE
METAL DETECTOR RENTAL ADVENTURES! . . . . CLICK HERE
RIVER BED TREASURES . . . . CLICK HERE!
THE 1847 BURNING OF STEAMSHIP PHOENIX . . . . CLICK HERE
BLOCKER'S POND, SWIMMING HOLE TREASURE! . . . CLICK HERE
TOY SAFE FILLED WITH TREASURE! . . . CLICK HERE
TWO HOURS WITH FIRST DETECTOR = FIRST CACHE!
KIDNAPPING! $20,000.00 REWARD!
MICHIGAN'S MANSFIELD MINE!
ATTIC FINDS!
CONSTRUCTION GOLD CACHE FIND!
THE OLD JUNKYARD!
THE GOD OF CHRISTMAS
TRACKING A KILLER PART 1
TRACKING A KILLER PART 2
TRACKING A KILLER PART 3 aka AWARD NIGHT!
CHRISTMAS MEMORIES
TREASURE DIGGING DANGERS
IMPORTED SCHOOLGROUND TREASURE
NOAH'S ARK
TRIANGLE RANCH
BOTTLE DIGGING PART I
BOTTLE DIGGING PART II & III
BOTTLE DIGGING IV
BOTTLE FINDS