Colonial Hot Spot!!!! 1802 DB, Gorgeous Shoe Buckle, 12 Buttons

[Ahab8]

I was able to get back out to the island that I went to last weekend. It's very difficult to find any info on this place which made it more attractive to me. After a canoe trip across the bay I did some more exploring before heading to the area that I found the blow hole button and colonial shoe buckle last weekend. The area I found those in was down at the waters edge so I made a straight line up the hill. Came to a small flat area and bang....pulled out a big old flat button. Good start. Slowed down and started picking target out of the iron. Targets were all 6-10" deep and before I knew it I had dug a pile of big old colonial flat buttons. Then I hit a nice high 80s signal and pulled a gorgeous brass shoe buckle. This is my favorite one yet and it's got a beautiful design on it. This thing is huge and super heavy duty brass. This is the 4th full shoe buckle I've hit and I'm just in love with these things. Love everything about them. The history, the shape, the designs....just something about them. Right before I had to leave I got a strange signal that was masked by iron and dug a beautiful 1802 DB LC at about 10". This is my nicest DB yet....by far. And I had just been thinking, man I hope I can just pull one coin out of here. Always make my hunt feel complete.
It killed me to leave this place knowing I'd barely scratched the surface but I had to. So all in all a great day with 12 buttons, a shoe buckle and the 1802 DB. Some of these buttons are awesome and most have complete shanks. The condition of everything I've found here has been fantastic. I can't wait to get back there.
All the best fellow Tnetters, Abe














Made a new friend today. This big monstrous toad said he will protect my treasure. Pretty sure he could've kicked my ass

 

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[cjon455]

damn abe that DB is in fantastic shape, the shoe buckle is pretty sweet and those buttons are all awesome!
Killer colonial site you got yourself on!

 

[TNGUNS]

Wow Abe, the buckle is as awesome as you described. Buttons beyond belief. The LC makes me want to smack you ...... ha ha. Congrats my friend.

 

[Klclark3]

I love all the buttons Ahab! the coin is a bonus i'd take anyday.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Wow that's a great hunt. like you said everything in nice condition. The buttons decorated, the shoe buckle not bent, And the coin is better than nice.
Hope I can get out, AND on a decent site soon.

 

[romeo-1]

Great location and great finds!!

I've got an island site but I'm waiting for fall when the foliage is gone to make the trip...

 

[Army of 1]

Hi Ahab8 , you have a killer site there , maybe plenty of treasures yet to be found , congrats ..cheers Mick

 

[rayrayvegas]

Ahab8 your finds are always top notch, just beautiful. Congrats on a outstanding hunt.

 

[Greylock]

Excellent finds my friend. Nice detail to the draped bust and the design on the buttons is great. Hopefully this place is very good to you. Can't wait to see what ya come back with next.

 

[Argentium]

That toad is amazing ! The 1802 is very nice - Fantastic early site you've got there - To have unlimited access to a site like that is
a dream come true ! I think you're going to pull a lot of amazing finds out of there .

 

[park pirate]

Wow you hit the hot spot, love that 1802 LC and the big dandy buttons are in great condition nice hunt bud...

 

[screwynewy]

Congrats on some really nice finds. It's always fun to find an isolated site that has no modern trash. When you get a high tone you know its something worth digging. Can't wait to see what else you pull out of that site.

 

[OWK]

That is one spectacular penny.

Congrats.

 

[johnnyblaze]

My kind of site man

Those decor buttons are my favorite thing to find..And who knows one just might have a GW on it..Your in the right conditions for one..

Its only a matter of time

My foot is almost healed and i will be out there soon..Thanks for the nectar....

~Blaze

 

[joeyfresh]

Great finds man. The coin is in great condition and the buckle is a monster. Keep 'em coming.

 

[TNGUNS]

My kind of site man

Those decor buttons are my favorite thing to find..And who knows one just might have a GW on it..Your in the right conditions for one..

Its only a matter of time

My foot is almost healed and i will be out there soon..Thanks for the nectar....

~Blaze

Blaze, you better hurry and get that hitch outa ya giddy. Love your finds as well my friend. Ole Abe is putting it on us. Of course we are a bit too young here in Tennessee to have those goodies, but love seeing your posts. You and Abe rock the T2. HH

 

[mr helton]

Oh my god that DB is freakin amazing. I would just quit detecting if I dug that up because I'll never find anything better than that!

 

[Evolution]

Awesome condition on the DBLC and those dandy buttons are fantastic. Great spot you have there. Keep hitting it hard.

 

[Evolution]

That's pretty funny. After I responded to your post and used the word fantastic I looked at your response to my post, also using the word fantastic. A fantastic weekend for hunting all around I'd say... a little more fantastic for you though...

 

[46Wheat]

Nice digs and thanks for those pictures