4 day roadtrip of digging

pepperj

Emerald Member
🥇 Charter Member
Joined
Feb 3, 2009
Messages
44,924
Reaction score
172,600
Golden Thread
1
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
Deus, Deus 2, Minelab 3030, E-Trac,
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
I went off to celebrate my BD on Tuesday.
From the weather reports I better get digging so I left on Saturday.
First site gave up an LC and a couple of IHPs.

I slipped down the road and the fields had been tiled. The new pasture the tile and disking went right over the site.
Broken bell, complete bell, a pendant of a classic looking feller.
I went looking for a couple of other sites on the 2 different permissions, but couldn't find them. Rough plowed, and a huge expense of land for the other.

I moved out of the room as it seemed that the inn keeper loved Fabreeze.
I drove up looking to get another permission and received a 3000 acre plot.
I had my eyes on a English Church site, an estate site beside it.
It proved to be pretty good considering it was corn stalks.
I dug a dozen coppers, 2 silvers, 5 crotal bells, relics, basically 2.5 days on the site.

On the afternoon of the 2nd day I drove around to the other end of the fields. Got permission on from another land owner. He has a couple of thousand acres as well. No problem as long as the crops aren't in, your welcome to dig.
I hit the one site, muddy, newer trash, I went to the older site in the corner 300 ft away.
2 silvers and that was really it for good keepers.
Now digging a quarter in a 1800s site gets the blood a pumping.
Then seeing that Caribou figure-pops the hopes of seeing a oldie.
Silver is silver, and those high 94s sound really great.
So here's the scoop.
The misc.bin of targets that will find appropriate bucket. (Might sort once over to make sure)
20250416_175746.webp


Some misc.buttons
1 real ugly lead button or whizzer?
(So ugly it's earned the photo grab)

20250416_175756.webp


Watch winder,
Gold wash cufflink


20250416_175802.webp

5 perfect crotal bells
1 lovely Tomback bell
1 broken crotal
One hand forged spike
The solid porcelain body.(Bellhop)
Cane bands and ends.

20250416_175808.webp

The silver washed rosette looked great in the dirt also.
The 3 ring items were total dirt teasers
Possible scissor or candle holder the one.
The silver one had the blood going for a tad.

20250416_175816.webp

Awesome pewter spoon handles. Would love a whole one.
A few thimbles, even a open top variety.
2 religious looking medallions gold washed back. Found at the Church Of England site.
The diamond shape hole item is from a knife I believe (name escapes me)

20250416_175821.webp

Had to give a photo of the 57 Snider.
I'm thinking it would provide a kick.

20250416_175856.webp

Digging this pendant up was a blast.

20250416_175935.webp
20250416_175955.webp


I'm not sure if this is a rosette of sorts.
Partially filled with the lead looking pewter filler.


20250416_180032.webp



2 Quarters
1943
1955
2 Fishscales
1870
1914
20250416_180039.webp

Some of the nicer buttons dug.
Interesting information on the small one.
Information provided by Red Coat here.
Post in thread 'Button/Stud ID' https://www.treasurenet.com/threads/button-stud-id.709491/post-7314787

20250416_180055.webp


3 Flying Eagle Cents
1857
1858
1-?
2 Cent-?
1853 LC
1812 Token
18.. Bank of Montreal Token
4 blanks so far
1905 IH
1903 IH
1912 LC Canadian
1 1930 Canadian

20250416_180212.webp


Basically yesterday was a checkout, detect, rain, detect, big rain, repeat. Got in just 3 hours of detecting.
Great trip secured lots of land, with a reference for another 1500 acres.
There's a school house, and few others sites in winter wheat. So good times later in the year.
Might try a 1 day between till and planting to the Church site.
Thanks for looking.
 

Upvote 31
A ton of great finds. Congrats! Haven't seen you post like that in a while. Must feel good.
I've been out a few tines for a hr or so.
I usually post any keeper up on the random chat. ( yes I'm lazy)
I was hitting frost when I dug the broken bell.
Solid as a rock.
There's snow in some ditches still.
Saw those white things going by today still.
 

How did you decide where to go? Maps and research? Just start driving and looking? That would be fun to just set out and see where fate takes you.
I use these atlases.
They made these atlases then sold to the landowners.
So I pick an area, go to Google Earth if there's no house where the atlases state I pin it. Then go looking for who owns the land.
95% of the time it's fill me boots.
I have between 15-18,000 acres I can roam anytime I want.
I just name drop, and once they recognize the names, they just say yes.
I gave up all my permissions around the GTA (Greater Toronto area) Too far to drive.
This batch of acreage is still 1.5 hrs away.
Fresh dirt though.😍
 

That's an outstanding bunch of finds in my book. Congratulations! You did very well! I love all the bells, and the coins are a great bonus.

When you get a thousand acre permission like that, how do you know where to start? Or is all of it fair game?
 

I went off to celebrate my BD on Tuesday.
From the weather reports I better get digging so I left on Saturday.
First site gave up an LC and a couple of IHPs.

I slipped down the road and the fields had been tiled. The new pasture the tile and disking went right over the site.
Broken bell, complete bell, a pendant of a classic looking feller.
I went looking for a couple of other sites on the 2 different permissions, but couldn't find them. Rough plowed, and a huge expense of land for the other.

I moved out of the room as it seemed that the inn keeper loved Fabreeze.
I drove up looking to get another permission and received a 3000 acre plot.
I had my eyes on a English Church site, an estate site beside it.
It proved to be pretty good considering it was corn stalks.
I dug a dozen coppers, 2 silvers, 5 crotal bells, relics, basically 2.5 days on the site.

On the afternoon of the 2nd day I drove around to the other end of the fields. Got permission on from another land owner. He has a couple of thousand acres as well. No problem as long as the crops aren't in, your welcome to dig.
I hit the one site, muddy, newer trash, I went to the older site in the corner 300 ft away.
2 silvers and that was really it for good keepers.
Now digging a quarter in a 1800s site gets the blood a pumping.
Then seeing that Caribou figure-pops the hopes of seeing a oldie.
Silver is silver, and those high 94s sound really great.
So here's the scoop.
The misc.bin of targets that will find appropriate bucket. (Might sort once over to make sure)View attachment 2202881

Some misc.buttons
1 real ugly lead button or whizzer?
(So ugly it's earned the photo grab)

View attachment 2202882

Watch winder,
Gold wash cufflink


View attachment 2202883
5 perfect crotal bells
1 lovely Tomback bell
1 broken crotal
One hand forged spike
The solid porcelain body.(Bellhop)
Cane bands and ends.

View attachment 2202884
The silver washed rosette looked great in the dirt also.
The 3 ring items were total dirt teasers
Possible scissor or candle holder the one.
The silver one had the blood going for a tad.

View attachment 2202885
Awesome pewter spoon handles. Would love a whole one.
A few thimbles, even a open top variety.
2 religious looking medallions gold washed back. Found at the Church Of England site.
The diamond shape hole item is from a knife I believe (name escapes me)

View attachment 2202886
Had to give a photo of the 57 Snider.
I'm thinking it would provide a kick.

View attachment 2202887
Digging this pendant up was a blast.

View attachment 2202888View attachment 2202889

I'm not sure if this is a rosette of sorts.
Partially filled with the lead looking pewter filler.


View attachment 2202890


2 Quarters
1943
1955
2 Fishscales
1870
1914
View attachment 2202891
Some of the nicer buttons dug.
Interesting information on the small one.
Information provided by Red Coat here.
Post in thread 'Button/Stud ID' https://www.treasurenet.com/threads/button-stud-id.709491/post-7314787

View attachment 2202892

3 Flying Eagle Cents
1857
1858
1-?
2 Cent-?
1853 LC
1812 Token
18.. Bank of Montreal Token
4 blanks so far
1905 IH
1903 IH
1912 LC Canadian
1 1930 Canadian

View attachment 2202893

Basically yesterday was a checkout, detect, rain, detect, big rain, repeat. Got in just 3 hours of detecting.
Great trip secured lots of land, with a reference for another 1500 acres.
There's a school house, and few others sites in winter wheat. So good times later in the year.
Might try a 1 day between till and planting to the Church site.
Thanks for looking.
You have a plethora of good finds 😁👍
 

Looks like you had a great time.... :occasion14:

"Somewhere" I've got several hardback books on the histories of the Canadian provinces going back to when the land was first settled, including maps. We're working on cleaning out a storage unit, and if I can find 'em they're yours.
 

That's an outstanding bunch of finds in my book. Congratulations! You did very well! I love all the bells, and the coins are a great bonus.

When you get a thousand acre permission like that, how do you know where to start? Or is all of it fair game?
I'm still thinking on that one actually.
In England the club has maps of the landowners properties.
I seriously think I should start to do the same for some of the larger permissions.
No problem with some 250 -1000 acre plots.
They usually say we own from here to there to there.
🌶 is ???:dontknow::icon_scratch::laughing7::icon_thumleft:
I haven't got any boots in the arse for being on the wrong farm.
 

Looks like you had a great time.... :occasion14:

"Somewhere" I've got several hardback books on the histories of the Canadian provinces going back to when the land was first settled, including maps. We're working on cleaning out a storage unit, and if I can find 'em they're yours.
Thank you
I have all my history books on BC.
But that doesn’t do much for my Ontario life.
Thanks for the offer up on the books.
Have a good time cleaning out the unit.
 

I have all my history books on BC.
But that doesn’t do much for my Ontario life.
Thanks for the offer up on the books.
Have a good time cleaning out the unit.

IIRC, they are mostly focused on the settlers in the plains provinces.
 

Happy birthday Pepper..
Outstanding post with great detail.
Your determination and dedication in detecting sets an example for others
 

Looks like a great birthday gift for you, congrats pepper and thanks for sharing and for the details!
 

Top Member Reactions

Users who are viewing this thread

Latest Discussions

Back
Top Bottom