Hello All,

    September is upon us, and fall temperatures are here as well. Many of our friends had some troubles with hurricanes in Florida. We wish you all well and hope you made it through safe. We had a small get together in Creston Iowa over Labor Day weekend. All who attended had a good time and the was some very nice finds made. Thanks to those of you who made it.

    Mason is doing better. He had another surgery on the 10th of this month. When they scoped his throat they found the Hemangeoma ( growth ) in his Trachea (wind pipe) that has caused all this problem is gone. This was absolutely awesome news to us. Then they told us of another problem just below that area we weren't aware of. He has a weak spot in the wall of his trachea. We will wait until December to see if this area opens itself up. If it doesn't, Mason is in for one very serious surgery. They will take part of one of his ribs to reconstruct the wall of his Trachea. We are really hoping this doesn't happen.

Links

Did you ever need help calculating precious metals values. http://www.dendritics.com/scales/metal-calc.asp

Need to split rock but don't want to use explosives? http://www.demolitiontechnologies.com/index.html

Glacial information. http://www.glacier.rice.edu/land/5_tableofcontents.html

Detecting Tip

    Coin cleaning can be confusing. To clean or not to clean that is the question. And a good question it is. Some say cleaning a coin can devalue it. Still others say clean away. Myself, when I find a rare and valuable coin, I would consider having it professionally cleaned. Ok what about our nice silver and copper finds? There are many ideas about cleaning them, and so far I have found one I really like. It is simple, inexpensive, and very easy on coins. Supplies needed for this process are: a small glass, 3% peroxide, and a heat source. I use a desk lamp. Put the coin you wish to clean in the glass and cover it with at least 1/2 inch of peroxide. Set the glass under a heat source such as the lamp. When it stops bubbling remove the coin and lightly clean on it with a cue tip. Now I have had to put a new batch of peroxide into the glass if it is a real dirty coin. This process will not remove the green patina from old copper, and that is a good thing. I do use a soft bristled toothbrush on the coins if needed. Never rub a coin with an abrasive brush of any kind. Also your finger rubbing dirt from the coins when you find them can devalue them. 

    With my common clad coinage, I use a rock tumbler to clean them. I always separate the copper and clad coins. I fill the tumbler 1/2 to 2/3 the way full of coins. I cover them with water. Then I add a bit of dish soap. No for the abrasive part I add a couple spoonfuls of sand. My preference is black sand or silica sand, but any sand will work. I have found this to work much quicker then using aquarium gravel. I tumble them for 1/2 to 1 hour and they come out ready to go to the bank for exchange.

Please Help

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Thanks.

 Jarita, Mason, and I would like to thank all of you who have purchased products from us in the last month. Also to all of you who stop in the chat room on a nightly basis to share your wisdom with the new people in our hobbies. For those of you who are interested in learning more about prospecting or detecting, be sure to stop by the chat room, and don't be shy. No matter what the conversation is going on, we are always happy to change it to treasure hunting. We chat most every evening between 8 and 10 Central time. Have a great month everyone and we are looking to talking with you all in the chat room.