Another iffy signal pays off, my first plate for 2010

[vayank54]

Today I went back to the house site where I dug the NY cuff button and hunt the beaten down thorns some more. I found this spot about 10 years ago and it has been good to me. Some of my better finds there include a GA frame buckle Sabre belt plate, Eagle Breast plate, Lead filled LA buckle, VMM (Maine) buckle, 1799 8 reales, several 2 reales and quite a few colonial coppers, large cents and other coins as well an quite a few civil war buttons The ground is fairly bad and full of iron. You can dig a hole almost anyplace there, grab a handfull of dirt and it will have 5 to 10 nails in it. I decided to use my Cibola this time. I hunted about 6 hours and got a rough Indian head penny, part of a shoe buckle, a brass spool to a sabre belt rig and a brass rivet. I got a really iffy signal that would chatter one way and do nothing the other. The machine would always chatter in the same spot so I decide to dig it after digging about a foot and pulling out about a dozen nails I saw a site that makes a relic hunters heart jump into their throat puppy paws. It was a nice US buckle but missing the main hook. After that I got something that gave a signal when I would swing from one direction but not the other. It turned out to be an eagle button laying beside a railroad spike. I also got a small piece of brass and a small piece of clay pipe stem. It pays to dig those iffy signals

 

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[nyiangelo]

It's hard to beat a buckle like that. I'm still looking for mine. Congrats....

 

[Sniffy]

After 10 years this site is still producing high caliber finds! awesome!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Don't see too many plates anymore that look like that. Nice chocolate patina on that beauty. And one heck of a Fine recovery!

 

[nova treasure]

That is one Awesome Homesite and a Great Looking plate .


Nova Treasure

 

[vayank54]

Thanks guys
Sniffy, There is so much iron in that place you wouldn't beleive it. There are times I have just dug iron signals and get coins and buttons out of the holes along with a ton of iron. It's hard to find anything that reads good in that place anymore. I'm sure there are still some goodies left though.
Buckles, The buckle had a couple green places on it but I took them off with aluminum jelly. Years ago I got green spots off plates using Naval jelly and thought I would see what the aluminum jelly would do. I have only done it on plates that had green patches on them. Any plates that where completely green I left as they were.

 

[KyFreeBird]

Great find !!!!!!!

 

[Iron Patch]

Plate

Gotta love sites like that! I also have a place that I've hit for ten years which has also given up a very long list of excellent finds, it's just too bad small pieces of modern trash were spread a couple years back so now it's not the same. It's a couple fields side by side and the more that I think about what came out, the better I realize it is! The only thing lacking so far is early silver which is kind of strange considering how good it was.

Tell us more about the LA buckle? Was it a breast plate? Sounds like a fairly rare find.

 

[Iron Patch]

Thanks guys
Sniffy, There is so much iron in that place you wouldn't beleive it.

It's a beautiful thing as it keeps the site alive! The huge bonus is if it's a place that sees a plow which gives you a much better chance at getting most of what is there.

 

[Giant056]

Beautiful Buckle for sure

 

[civilman1]

Gotta love those "iffy" signal's.....Beautiful Recovery V

 

[romeo-1]

Very nice!!!!

 

[Breezie]

Woooooo-Hooooooo GREAT buckle, and in great condition. Congratulations! Now, go find another one with CSA on it. Breezie

 

[sscindercoop]

Wow that site has really produced for ya! Congrats on another amazing find

 

[VOL1266-X]

Excellent Recovery VY!!! That's a nice one with minimal ground action. Sometimes, everything just works right. The soil moisture is high and the coil goes across the relic just right to give you a borderline signal. Everything was just right for you yesterday. Congrats Bud and HH.

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Thats a beauty congrats

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Thats a beauty congrats

(") Wow

 

[kuger]

Man,no kidding that is a beauty!!!How many of those have you dug now?Fantastic site and great finds!!!!

 

[2bits]

Excellent finds! HH

 

[RIcoinhunter]

That's a great find!!