Bad Day, Good Hunt: Five Coppers, Boarhead Button

[Hunthicks]

Had to drive to visit my parents today as my uncle passed away yesterday, and found the time before I headed home to stop with my wife at a wooded site that I thought might pop up a surprise or two. Did a quick sweep around and hit a musketball, then started walking on a trail my brothers and I had marked over a decade ago to get our ATVs through the woods to our duck blinds. I hit a solid signal and quickly dug 5 coins, the button, a blank pewter piece with attachment points and another musketball all in about a 20 foot square around a fallen tree. Coppers turned out in great condition, much better than I'm used to. Two 1861 Nova Scotia half cents, Ships Colonies and Commerce token, St John New Brunswick Halfpenny token, and a Robert Purvis Wallace, NS "Cheap Family Store" token. Not bad for a really quick hunt on a nice day - mid May and no bugs or leaves yet!

 

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[romeo-1]

Man, those coppers are in collector's condition...nice hunt!

 

[Iron Patch]

Hit the right token there and you might have the daily double of both rarity and condition.

Both IH and I have found one of those Robert Purvis tokens here.

 

[ironhorse]

Great condition on your coins!

Although those aren't the rare ones, rare finds you know only too well

 

[Hunthicks]

If I'm gonna get coppers, I definitely prefer when they look like these ones! I was hoping the Purvis token was a rare one when I dug it, but a quick google search on the phone told me otherwise. This spot is about 30 seconds from where I park to walk into the cob site I found last year, so it looks like a good backup spot.

 

[park pirate]

Nice..

 

[Metdet49]

Nice! A lot of great finds for a quick hunt. Way to go!

 

[Hunthicks]

Nice! A lot of great finds for a quick hunt. Way to go!

It was nice, I dug all the targets in just a few minutes and only a couple .22 casings mixed in! Quickest 5 coppers I've dug I think!

 

[The Patriot]

Great score! Yes if you're getting coppers then you want them to look like those! Very late spring, maybe the bugs will hold off for another month...I'd rather be digging then sitting on the beach...

 

[Fyrguy86]

Congrats. Good job

 

[Hunthicks]

Great score! Yes if you're getting coppers then you want them to look like those! Very late spring, maybe the bugs will hold off for another month...I'd rather be digging then sitting on the beach...

I won't complain if the mosquitoes and blackflies take a few months off haha!

 

[vpnavy]

Thanks for sharing...