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Finds of the Month

 

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For the winners of the Item of the Month from January through October,
Please bring in your Items so that they may be displayed and then voted
on for the Grand Prize.

Find Of The Month (FOTM) Competition 2008

What Is It?? It is a friendly “competition” open to paid members only to display some or all of their finds on a month-to-month basis. There are several categories for members to enter. The entered items must be the result of recreational detecting or searching. You cannot enter items found in a competition hunt, purchased, found by someone else, or from previous times. Only those items found since the last scheduled meeting qualify.

Purpose: To encourage members to use their detecting equipment or go searching on a regular basis, to provide enlightening displays at each meeting for members and guests; and for the fun of competing for “Detectorist-of-the Year.”

How to Enter: First, you must be a current OTTS member. Second, look at your finds made since the prior month’s meeting, consider the category descriptions to select your preferred entries into each category and complete the entry form (blank forms are available at meetings at the FOTM table or can be printed off of the internet at www.otts.org and click on FOTM entry form). Remember to print clearly and adequately describe each entry. Place all the items to be entered (other than display) in a bag with the entry form. Turn it in to the FOTM committee prior to the start of the general club meeting.

NOTE: It is the member’s job to select their entries for each category and properly complete the entry form in order to submit their finds. Do NOT ask the FOTM Committee to determine an item’s proper category or identify items at the meetings. If you have any questions about an item please contact a FOTM Committee member or an Executive Board member prior to the meeting for help. Please drop off your entries and leave the table area so the committee can attend to their duties.

“Award” Program/Recognition: During the meeting break the attending membership will be asked to vote on the items entered in the eight voted on categories: US Coin, Foreign Coin, Token, Gold Jewelry, Silver Jewelry, Jewelry, Artifact and Display. The entries will be ranked, 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd by the voting membership. We award a silver dime to the 1 st place winner in each category. In addition, entries will receive points accordingly:

1st..4 Points

2nd..3 Points

3rd..2 Points

All other entries. .1 Point

Logically, the more often you enter and the more categories you enter the more points you will accumulate. There will be Eleven competitions (January through November). For the Christmas meeting everyone is encouraged to create a display of their finds for the year to bring in. The points will be tallied and there will be “Detectorist of the Year” recognition during December’s meeting. Awards are handed out to the top 15 entrants in points for the year.

OUR FOTM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRMAN ARE:

Christy Lundquist (503) 249-6939 or Mamamari40@yahoo.com

Karen Pelletier (503) 647-5030 or None

 

  • Entries for the current month must have been found in that month

  • Entries submitted must have been found by the person submitting the item or item

  • No items from a planted hunt are allowed

  • All entries must be submitted prior to the start of the meeting

  • Final rulings on all entries will be subject to the discretion of the FOTM chair person

  • If you have any questions about an entry please contact any FOTM committee member.

**There are Ten (10) Points Categories plus One Prize Category to enter. Their descriptions follow:

U.S. COIN: A U.S. minted legal tender coin of any denomination. It must be a minimum of 40 years old unless it is a half-dollar or dollar coin.

FOREIGN COIN: Any foreign legal tender coin.

TOKEN: A trade or “Good For” coin that had/has some value in trade, such as an arcade token, transit token or “good for one cigar” type of token or any advertising or good luck tokens. Note: This category does not include President tokens, heads or tails tokens, advertising pins, buttons or souvenir type pennies.

JEWELRY-GOLD OR PLATINUM: Gold must be marked 8K or greater. All gold or platinum must be marked or have a jewelers certification. No gold-filled, gold overlay or any kind of gold plate, are allowed in this category. Gold Nuggets are Allowed in this category.

SILVER ITEM: Any item made from silver except coins. It must be marked as 0.925, sterling, silver, or have a certification that the item is silver.

JEWELRY: Any item worn for adornment. (note: please enter any gold or platinum jewelry AND any silver jewelry in its category.)

ARTIFACT: Any man-made artifact that does not all ready have a category, including: arrowheads, bottles, buttons, marbles, utensils, toys, fair pins, fobs, etc.

DISPLAY: All, or any part of, the finds you have made during the current detecting and searching month.

OLDEST U.S. COIN: Any U.S. minted legal tender coin that is at least 40 years old.

MOST VALUABLE U.S. COIN: Any U.S. minted legal tender coin. The value of all entries will be based on the current edition of “The Official Blackbook Price Guide of United States Type Coins” using the ABP (Average Buy Price) value. Entries must have a minimum of $1.00 ABP. NOTE: There will not be any grading of the entries.

ITEM OF THE MONTH: Dick and Bill are donating a first place prize of a Standing Liberty Quarter to the winner of this category each month (January-November). The eleven winning items will then be displayed at the Christmas party and voted on for the Item of the Year. The winner will receive a Silver Dollar. Anything can be entered into this category EXCEPT Coins, Tokens and Jewelry. Voting will be for First place only, so vote for the item you think is the neatest or best. This is a non-points category that will not count towards DOTY, but it is a fun bonus category donated by Dick and Bill.

Remember, it is the entrant’s responsibility to complete an entry form and properly described each entry. Also, to make sure their entries are submitted to the committee prior to the meeting’s call-to-order. All absentee entries will be allowed. It is the member’s responsibility to have a properly filled out form and arrange for the entries to be at the meeting before the meetings call-to-order. Members who have paid their annual membership dues deserve the right to participate in as many OTTS functions as possible, even if they have a work schedule or other conflict that might prevent them from attending a regular meeting. If you need to make an absentee entry, please try to contact a FOTM committee member ahead of time.

There will be copies of the entry form at the FOTM table at meetings and on the web site.

Updated 2/25/07

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[ Finds of the Month History ]

 

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