Ahab8
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- Oct 15, 2013
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- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
This past weekend was a whirlwind to say the least. It included a visit from Steve and Brad that included boating, camping out, digging incredible history, ocean fresh lobster over a fire pit and last but not least me getting engaged to the love of my life who I've been with for 11 years. Admittedly my finds are not that impressive but I had a lot on my mind and a whole lot to pack into the weekend. The beauty of my finds is that they included something I've always wanted to find. I know these arent rare and are no big deal to lots of you. But after finding 20+ 1812 pewters and only one brass button from this site I was dying to find another brass button there. One button in particular has always been my favorite. The 1812 Eagle on Canon Artillery button has always been the one. I think it's the coolest design for some reason. My theory is that this site has likely been hunted a lot and the easy targets were gone long ago. The pewters on the other hand are hard as hell to find. I believe between the 3 of us we have found close to 40 marked pewters there.
Before I post the finds let me talk about Brad and Steve for a minute. These are 2 great people that I'm proud to call friends. Bringing somebody to my sites was a decision I didn't take lightly. I care deeply about history and have a huge respect for these finds and their stories. If these two didn't love history and respect the finds so much they never would be invited up. But they do and that makes these visits so much fun for me. I enjoy seeing these guys pull great finds so much. Watching Brad dig a pit and hearing him say "oh Abraham" when he pulled another pewter was awesome. He's a talented hunter and is the best I've ever seen at conserving these items. My favorite memory of Steve making a find was by far the 1749 farthing that he dug at a site I've found 20+ pre 1750 coppers from. 80% of them were beautiful and the nicest was also a 1749 farthing. To bring him to a site and see him pull his nicest early condition copper was just awesome. They have seen the coppers I have found there and i really hoped another would be found by one of them. Truly a joy to watch.
The comraderie with these guys is incredible. Hanging out and laughing and eating great food by the fire pit, checking out each others finds and going out to dinner at night. My best find of the weekend was having my longtime gf say she would marry my crazy ass. We got engaged last Saturday then went to enjoy a nice dinner with Brad and Steve. It was truly an amazing weekend. Now for the finds.
My eagle on canon brass 1812 button
The US Gen Service
Soldier Modified Pewter
Ugly Coat Sized Script I
Few Relics
Group Shots of Buttons From This Site
Before I post the finds let me talk about Brad and Steve for a minute. These are 2 great people that I'm proud to call friends. Bringing somebody to my sites was a decision I didn't take lightly. I care deeply about history and have a huge respect for these finds and their stories. If these two didn't love history and respect the finds so much they never would be invited up. But they do and that makes these visits so much fun for me. I enjoy seeing these guys pull great finds so much. Watching Brad dig a pit and hearing him say "oh Abraham" when he pulled another pewter was awesome. He's a talented hunter and is the best I've ever seen at conserving these items. My favorite memory of Steve making a find was by far the 1749 farthing that he dug at a site I've found 20+ pre 1750 coppers from. 80% of them were beautiful and the nicest was also a 1749 farthing. To bring him to a site and see him pull his nicest early condition copper was just awesome. They have seen the coppers I have found there and i really hoped another would be found by one of them. Truly a joy to watch.
The comraderie with these guys is incredible. Hanging out and laughing and eating great food by the fire pit, checking out each others finds and going out to dinner at night. My best find of the weekend was having my longtime gf say she would marry my crazy ass. We got engaged last Saturday then went to enjoy a nice dinner with Brad and Steve. It was truly an amazing weekend. Now for the finds.
My eagle on canon brass 1812 button
The US Gen Service
Soldier Modified Pewter
Ugly Coat Sized Script I
Few Relics
Group Shots of Buttons From This Site
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