OutdoorAdv
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- Apr 16, 2013
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- Detector(s) used
- XP Deus,
GPX 4500,
Equinox 800,
AT Max
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I haven't been out detecting much in the last month due to work, vacations and my primary site being inaccessible. On Friday I noticed that another site of mine had opened up and I was dying to get out for a bit. Got in a total of 4 hours between yesterday and today, and managed to make some cool finds.
The lamp collar is dated 1863. Dug 2 tombac buttons and 4 flat buttons. One of the tombac's looks like it was part of a 2 piece button and I'm missing the front. I didn't know there were 2 piece tombac buttons. I also eyeballed a 5/64th pipe stem (1720-1750) and a few oyster shells. Also got the bottom half of a broken stirrup.
Somehow, I have never dug a fatty Indian... Not sure how that's happened, but I seem to dig lots of Large Cents and Indians... and even a flying eagle , but never a fatty Indian. I get a nice hit and I'm expecting another button... I dig a plug and have a chunk of dirt with the target. Its rock hard clay, and I break it in half to see a FAT green coin edge and think "FINALLY, A fatty indian head"... pull it out of the clump and then see the eagle. I was excited and let down all at the same time.
That's the second flying eagle I have dug about 20 years apart... but I'm still on the hunt for the fat indian head
My auction finds: I also got two non-dug finds yesterday at a local auction. I noticed the sterling thimble and sterling pencil mixed in a ziplock bag of junk, in a box of junk! Got the box for $9, so I think I did alright! Auctions are not really my thing (been twice), but its always fun to hunt around there for a good find\buy.
The lamp collar is dated 1863. Dug 2 tombac buttons and 4 flat buttons. One of the tombac's looks like it was part of a 2 piece button and I'm missing the front. I didn't know there were 2 piece tombac buttons. I also eyeballed a 5/64th pipe stem (1720-1750) and a few oyster shells. Also got the bottom half of a broken stirrup.
Somehow, I have never dug a fatty Indian... Not sure how that's happened, but I seem to dig lots of Large Cents and Indians... and even a flying eagle , but never a fatty Indian. I get a nice hit and I'm expecting another button... I dig a plug and have a chunk of dirt with the target. Its rock hard clay, and I break it in half to see a FAT green coin edge and think "FINALLY, A fatty indian head"... pull it out of the clump and then see the eagle. I was excited and let down all at the same time.
That's the second flying eagle I have dug about 20 years apart... but I'm still on the hunt for the fat indian headMy auction finds: I also got two non-dug finds yesterday at a local auction. I noticed the sterling thimble and sterling pencil mixed in a ziplock bag of junk, in a box of junk! Got the box for $9, so I think I did alright! Auctions are not really my thing (been twice), but its always fun to hunt around there for a good find\buy.
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