MAGAZINES FOR SALE! 50% OFF!
All of these have been gently used and are in good condition. I'm offering them for 50% off publisher's retail price, plus media mail S&H according to weight. Only one each: sold first come, first served by email date. Please email me vibrantjewels@verizon.net for a total before sending payment. Payment by PayPal, money order, cashier's check or certified check. You do not have to join PayPal to make a credit card payment through them. I will try my best to mark each book/magazine off the list as soon as it is paid for! Due to the expected high volume of response, I cannot hold any items for you. Thanks!
Rock
& Gem Magazines 50% OFF!
The Earth's
Treasures - Minerals and Jewelry
I'm offering the following Rock & Gem Issues @ 50% off plus Media Mail S&H. Couldn't find any pics of the covers, so I'm just listing the Issue dates and major topics. These are from good to great condition, were $3.99, now $2.00 EACH. For more info about this mag, click here: http://www.rockngem.com/ (They charge $5 an issue for back copies!). I will also entertain an offer for the whole lot.
| Issue | Contents |
| January 1997 | Gold: "Nugget Shooting" Adventures, Dving for Gold at Horseshoe Bar, Placer Mining in Virgin Territory, Carving Gold in Quartz, New Method to Shape and Polish Cabs & Carvings, The Radiant Colors of Gemstone Silica, Major Mining Art Exhibit |
| February 1997 | Basics of Beadwork, Mineral Bargains at Auction, Rockhound Adventure in the Mojave Desert, Carve a Gemstone Snowflake, Wild Rose Cabochon Jewelry |
| March 1997 | World's Most Spectacular Private Mineral Collection; Rockhound's Dream Vacation, 4th Annual Photo Contest, The Colors of Copper, Rockhounds Making a Difference |
| April 1997 | Crafting with Gemstones, Lapidary Arts, Rockhounding's Nevada's Garnet Hill; Houston's Hall of Gems, What's New in Mineral Collecting |
| May 1997 | Grass Green Opal, World's Finest Barite Roses, The "New" Art of Lost Wax Casting, Family Adventures Collecting Gemstones in Canada |
| June 1997 | Rockhound Bonanza: Summer Field Trips, Collector's Guides to Jade, Coral, Garnets, Gems & Gold, Photo Contest Winners, Silversmithing Basics: How to Make a Bezel, Man Versus Rock Saw, Create A Beaded Picasso Marble Necklace. |
| July 1997 | Gold Rush of 1997, Record Snowfalls Create A Bonanza for Prospectors, California's Wine Country Gold, Lumpy Bumpy Mineral Beauties, The Mysterious Fire Assay Process |
| September 1997 | This is the Golden Age of Fossil Hunting: New Discoveries of Ancient Treasures, Dinosaur Museum, Fossil Wood, Jewelry Making, Field Trips |
| December 1997 | A Book of Diamonds; Gem Cutting: It Starts with Rough; Lapidary Gifts Beautiful and Unique, Micro Mounts: Seeking Perfect Specimens |
| January 1998 | Gold Fever! Experience the thrill and magnitude of the California Gold Rush, California Gold: The boom is still alive, Modern Prospectors: For these two, prospecting is a way of life, Going Underground: Go down 80 feet for crystallized gold, The Techniques of Gold Mining: Tough, toxic, and tricky--progress was a long time in coming, Gearing Up to Find Placer Gold: Technical tips for serious trips, The Renaissance in Cabochons: New trends inspire new techniques, Index to Rock & Gem Volume 27 January through December 1997, Sniping for Gold: Explore prospecting from a different perspective; Field Trips: Searching for Gold in the Yukon An Alaskan adventure, "Native" or "Enriched"? The Cowee Valley dilemma, Projects: Making Gemstone Eggs A hand-crafted project |
| February 1998 | Incredible Intarsia, Modern Cabochons: the New Cutting Techniques, Alpine Minerals in the Tucson Spotlight; Wire Wrap Jewelry |
| May 1998 | The Challenge of Faceting, Think Small: Collecting Micro Mounts, Many Facets: Dopping Made Easy, Mineral Treasures |
| July 1998 | Crystal Classics, Mineral Treasures: Rockhounding in the Eastern United States, Lapidary Challenges: Gemstone Carving and Unique Jewelry Making |
| August 1998 | Gold: the 49er Trail, Gold: The Modern Prospector, How to Build a Nugget Trap, Lapidary Tips: Grinding and Polishing, Gemstone Artist, Crystalized Gold |
| November 1998 | Gem Treasures of Mexico, Crafting with Rock slices, Artisans and Rockhounds on the Internet, The Beauty of Petrified Wood. |
| December 1998 | Treasures from Arizona's Silver District, Secrets of a Diamond Hunter, Rhodonite/Nambulite: Mysterious Red Stone, Beautiful Holiday Gifts. |
| January 1999 | The Worlds Finest Crystalized Gold Specimen, Treasures of Tonopah and Goldfield, Panning Championships, How to Stake a Claim, Golden Art, Garnet: January's Birthstone |
| February 1999 | Rockhound Showtime: The Amazing Gathering at Quartzite; Step-By-Step To Faceting |
| August 1999 | Gold: New Ways to Find Nuggets; How to Work with Gold; Fun in the Gold Country; Gold's Mineral Partners; Stabs & Cabs; Rockhounding |
| July 2001 | Gold Strike! The First US Gold Rush; Fabulous Finds in Nebraska's Panhandle; The Mineral Capital of Canada; Make: These Beautiful Gold Earrings; Build: This Take-Anywhere Gold Prospecting Kit. |
| January 2002 | Gold Prospecting Buyer's Guide; Gold: A Closer Look; North America's Greatest Strike; Prospecting and the Environment |
| July 2002 | Gold Prospecting: Getting Started; Panning Gold Along the Rio Grande; Prospecting With Your Kids; Make These Unique Gold and Gemstone Earrings; The Raft of El Dorado |
Gold Prospector Magazines 50% OFF!
The Magazine for Gold and Treasure Hunters
I'm offering the following Gold Prospector Issues @ 50% off plus Media Mail S&H. Couldn't find any pics of the covers, so I'm just listing the Issue dates and major topics. These are from good to great condition, were $2.95, now $1.50 EACH. For more info about this mag, click here: http://www.goldprospectors.org/ (They don't seem to have a link to order back issues). I will also entertain an offer for the whole lot.
| Issue | Contents |
| March/April 1997 | Alaska Edition, 25 Hints for Successful Prospecting, Over the Edge in Alaska |
| May/June 1997 | A Memorial Day to Remember, Adventure on Cripple River, Let's Get Physical, Apaches, Drugs and Treasure |
| July/August 1997 | Two-Bit Green Prospector, The Sierra Gold Rush of 1997, Two Lug Blues, Greatest Guy in the World |
| September/October 1997 | How to File a Claim, Recognizing Poisonous Plants, Memories of Gold, Leads from a Lost Ledge |
| November/December 1997 | Find An Ounce of Gold A Day, Just Too Much Gold!, Gold in Alabama Creeks, Secret of the Verde Treasure |
| May/June 1998 | Hot Dredging Tips to Help You Hang on to More Gold!, Prospecting with a Blacklight!, Dark Tales of "The Vulture", Successful Metal Detecting Through Positive Thinking |
Western and Eastern Treasures Magazines 50% OFF!
World's Leading How-To Magazine for Metal Detectorists Since 1966
I'm offering the following Western and Eastern Issues @ 50% off plus Media Mail S&H. Couldn't find any pics of the covers, so I'm just listing the Issue dates and major topics. These are from good to great condition, were $3.95, now $2 EACH. For more info about this mag, click here: http://www.treasurenet.com/westeast/ (They don't seem to have a link to order back issues). I will also entertain an offer for the whole lot.
| Issue | Contents |
| February 1997 | How to: Research = Treasure/Pleasure, Produce One Find After Another, Coinshooting Hotspot Analysis, Field Test: White's Classic SL III, Found! High Grader's Cache at Fall Creek, Spanish Galleon Treasures, Shrimp Coal and Ghost Towns, Shallow Water Coins & Jewelry |
| March 1997 | 9th Annual Best Finds: $7,950 Diamond Ring, Etc.; How to Customize Your Equipment; Pluse More Gold Coins, Tokens, Jewelry, Caches - 21 in All! |
| April 1997 | Found: The USS Charleston - Shipwreck with a Silver Lining, Book Treasures and Treasure Books, Small Caches - They're Everywhere!, Camp Meeting Coins, Southeaster Spanish Artifacts c. 1650-1706, How To: Hobbyists and Historians Work Together, Care and Preservation of Valuable Finds, Research Can Be Fun Too |
| May 1997 | Found: 1820 Shako Hat Plate, 1830 Dragoon Button, Victorian Era Ring, Relics at Colonial Farmhouses, How To: Explore Urban Canyons, Research Old Newspaper Leads |
| June 1997 | "Your Passport To Adventure" Special Travel Features! How To: Choose and Win Your First Competition Treasure Hunt, End Being a Weekend Widow, Found! Pine Tree Threepence Valued at $2,000+, Field Test: The Excalibur |
| July 1997 | Special Beach & Shallow Water Hunting Features! How To: Beach Hunting Family Vacation, Help Clean Up Your Community While You Metal Detect, Field Test: The Fisher CZ-7 QuickSilver, Found! $4,500+ Ring Water Hunting, Treasures of Lake Murray, Diamond & Gold Nugget Ring |
| August 1997 | Special Features: Secrets of The Pros, Field Test: The Garrett GTI 2000, Found $10,000 Slave Tag, Old Bottles, Each Worth Thousands, How To: You Can Find Old Coins, Be A Successful Gold Nugget Hunter, New Solutions To Old Problems |
| September 1997 | How To: Find Adventure Along The Road Less Traveled, Explore Wisconsin's Ghost Towns, Information Means Action! Time To Do Your Yard Work, Coinshoot The Sidewalks, Found! Gold on July 4th, Spanish Reales, 97 Regimental Buttons From 1700-1800s |
| October 1997 | How To: Rid the Rural Routes to Treasure, Ask and Gain Permission To Hunt, Ghost Town Do's and Don'ts, Friends Farms and Finds, Tips Just For Kids, Found! Fair Finds, Diamond & Sapphire Ring, Large Cents Colonial Buttons and Relics |
| November 1997 | 2 Issues Available - FOUND! Charleston's Historic Hire Badges, How To: Beach Hunting The East Coast, Have An Eye For Treasure, Make Trash Into Treasure, Find The Subtle Clues, Urban Gold Hunting |
| December 1997 | A Christmas Not To Be Forgotten, Detectors Aid Search for MIAs, Portrait of a Hero, How To: Old News is Good News, Double Your Gold Finds, Where Not To Look |
| January 1998 | How To: Taking Your Club into the 21st Century, Old Homesteads... New Strategies = More Finds!, Post Holiday Coinshooting, Is your Favorite Site Hunted Out? Go Back for More!, Found: Cache of Silver Coins, Alaskan Gold Nuggets, 1,000 Coin Weekend |
| March 1998 | Annual Best Finds Issue: 2 1/2 Carat Diamond Ring Value $25,000, 100 Gold Coins-Worth $36,000, etc. |
| May 1998 | Found: Cache of Tokens Worth $50 each, Andrew Jackson's Campsite, New Year's Day Silver, How To: Treasure Hunt with a Pocket Scanner, Locate Poolside Profits, Coinshoot Curbsides, Double your Finds, Keep Your Club Interesting, Urban Treasure Hunting Tips, Field Test: Tesoro Lobo SuperTRAQ |
Miscellaneous Treasure Magazines & Books 50% OFF!
| Issue | Contents | Price |
| Treasure Seekers December 1996 | Xmas Ideas for TH'ers, Drake's Treasure Enigma Solved by NERS, the Gold Bug-2 Goes to Roswell, Woman Miner of The Mother Lode, Florida's Mystery Treasure Sites, electronic Breadcrumbs - Testing the Magellan & Eagle Handheld GPS | Was |
| Treasure Seekers January/February 1997 | Gold Prospecting Issue, Search for Hardin City, Race to the Pacific Graveyard, Solve the Mysteries of Doubtful Canyon, Wilderness Gold, The Lost Gold of Naked Face | Was |
| Treasure Seekers April/May 1997 | Alaskan Treasure Seeker, In Search of Pancho Villa's Lost Cache!, The Cajalco Digs!, Best of the Northeast III Treasure Show, The Mystery of Carole Lombard's Jewels | Was |
| Treasure Seekers September 1997 | Treasure of Manila Bay, Fied Test Fisher's CZ-7 Quicksilver; Golden Dreams Can Come True | Was |
| Treasure Finders November/December 1996 | Millions of German Marks Found, Treasured Collectables Found | Was |
| Treasure Finders January/February 1997 | Strange Myth of "Islander's Gold", Find Jim Hughes' Bandit Loot, Hey Honey Look What I Found, Treasure Ship "Atlantic" Found, Sun Ray Field Test | Was |
| Successful Treasure Hunting Summer 1998 | It's Called Tonopah The Queen of the Silver Camps, Hectic Salvage of the Thetis Treasure, This Couldn't Happen To Me, Field Test: Super Target Probe, Wilderness Gold! | Was |
| Lost Treasure's Treasure Cache 2000 Annual | Documented Treasure Caches - Complete with Author's Tips on How To Start Your Hunt | Was |
| Western & Eastern Treasures: Silver & Gold 1997 Annual | How to find Gold coins, Understand your Gold Detector, Competition Hunt for Silver and Gold, FOUND: Gold Nugget Worth $4,375, etc. | Was |