Patriot Relics
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- Feb 6, 2014
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- CTX-3030, Deus XP II
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
Hey guys,
Given that I predominately hunt coastal sites on the yak, this morning's 30 degree temp certainly had me second guessing my decision to head out for low tide. Needless to say, the rash of incredible banners over the last week had me itching to dig a few plugs...even if I couldn't feel my fingers
After a bit of recon, I landed on a site that was occupied as early as 1680 and persisted throughout the 19th century. The surface finds would be enough to drive a sifter crazy...pottery, blown glass, pipe stems, and animal bones everywhere. Probably a large colonial dump-
The hunt started slow with misc iron scrap, assorted lead, and copper nails. After clearing some of the trash, the buttons started popping out of the ground- 7 in total!
The day was already a success when the heavy 35mm dandy appeared in a plug. I figured it would certainly be the prize of the day although I wouldn't know what I had dug until I got home. After some carefully cleaning (soap and water to remove the mud, and light scrub with aluminum jelly to expose the gilding) I realized I had dug an early War of 1812 naval eagle- no exact match in Tice's book but what a start to 2016
Among the other finds was an early copper alloy buckle (separated on cleaning), a lead spoon handle, and a parasol component.
My last dig was a bit of a mystery. It rang in high 12-30 on the CTX, but I was barely able to recover it from the mud with my pin pointer. On closer inspection I noticed a stamped 8 in the center. Fairly certain it is a Spanish copper maravedís coin- a first for me.
Feel free to chime in and thanks for looking!
Given that I predominately hunt coastal sites on the yak, this morning's 30 degree temp certainly had me second guessing my decision to head out for low tide. Needless to say, the rash of incredible banners over the last week had me itching to dig a few plugs...even if I couldn't feel my fingers
After a bit of recon, I landed on a site that was occupied as early as 1680 and persisted throughout the 19th century. The surface finds would be enough to drive a sifter crazy...pottery, blown glass, pipe stems, and animal bones everywhere. Probably a large colonial dump- The hunt started slow with misc iron scrap, assorted lead, and copper nails. After clearing some of the trash, the buttons started popping out of the ground- 7 in total!
The day was already a success when the heavy 35mm dandy appeared in a plug. I figured it would certainly be the prize of the day although I wouldn't know what I had dug until I got home. After some carefully cleaning (soap and water to remove the mud, and light scrub with aluminum jelly to expose the gilding) I realized I had dug an early War of 1812 naval eagle- no exact match in Tice's book but what a start to 2016
Among the other finds was an early copper alloy buckle (separated on cleaning), a lead spoon handle, and a parasol component.
My last dig was a bit of a mystery. It rang in high 12-30 on the CTX, but I was barely able to recover it from the mud with my pin pointer. On closer inspection I noticed a stamped 8 in the center. Fairly certain it is a Spanish copper maravedís coin- a first for me.
Feel free to chime in and thanks for looking!
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