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[Iron Patch]

Ironhorse and I had a good day of digging, found and old site, dug all day, but just didn't hit the big one. Usually a day like this gives up an early military but this is a very weird year for us, they just don't seem to want to come out. If it had, it would have made the two trash dumps I dug into a whole lot more interesting, and probably worth digging out. The take was a bunch of buttons, including some pewter designed, a tombac designed, a silvered designed, and a couple neat matching glass ones. (I believe it's a ship with two sails and a flag... very hard to take a good pic) The coins are pretty crusty but are... 1797 Twopence/2 Penny (HUGE copper, and a first for me) 1775 Brit. George Halfpenny, Brit. George II & Irish George II.

The best thing about this hunt was it's a different area than we've been, and there's lots of fields left!

 

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[Iron Patch]

Iron Patch , In about two and a half years on this site I've maybe seen two of those tuppence
dug and posted -- In fact Until your post this evening, I forgot that those coins were a two
penny piece rather than a one , and is it true they only made them for that one year 1797 ?
Huge congrats !!!! Argentium.

One of the few others posted here, the only one I know of, was dug by Romeo, on a visit here. Yes, only 1797.

 

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[Iron Patch]

to bad about the shape bu, like you said on an earlier post...it is what it is!...sweet!!!

I'll still take it for sure. It gives a lot more hope to those sites for more early military with something like that showing up. I still might have a shot at my keeper relic yet!

Patch buddy after I saw your latest post I wondered what you thought of this one I found at the place I'm working. I'll remove this post just wanted to get your thought's. There is just a little guilt speck or two left. But I saw the rim back when I put it away.

When I get buttons like that I throw them in to be cleaned. Not much to lose is there, and never know, something might show up under the crud.

 

[substation12w1]

Great finds .Good luck on your return.

 

[timekiller]

to bad about the shape bu, like you said on an earlier post...it is what it is!...sweet!!!

I'll still take it for sure. It gives a lot more hope to those sites for more early military with something like that showing up. I still might have a shot at my keeper relic yet!

Patch buddy after I saw your latest post I wondered what you thought of this one I found at the place I'm working. I'll remove this post just wanted to get your thought's. There is just a little guilt speck or two left. But I saw the rim back when I put it away.

When I get buttons like that I throw them in to be cleaned. Not much to lose is there, and never know, something might show up under the crud.

Thanks buddy,yea I know I was thinking I had seen somthing like what you just posted turns out It was one I had.I don't know if it's rev. war. Purdy shot but your post got me thinking.I'm going to take that crappy thing I posted off for you!

 

[BuckleBoy]

Quite a FINE hunt for you! The fact that that cartwheel is readable is wonderful. (That counts double on the copper count, right? )


Too bad about the KAR button...But, there is more to come, it sounds like.


Nice work. I'm also searching for one more Good relic find this year.



Regards,



Buckles

 

[JerV3]

Those are nice finds man.

Are you in Canada. You guys get some great colonial stuff. Those are the best types of finds.

HH Jer

 

[diggerfororo]

Hi I.P.

Your 2-P coin was refered to as a "cartwheel" penny, and was only minted in 1797. I found one on my first trip to England in 1987. Mine had no date and I ask a member of the Newberry club if there was anyway to date it. He said sure 1797 and I had cked the coin for a date and couldn't find one. That was when he told me they only minted them in that one year.

Les

 

[{Sentinel}]

Nice coppers Would love to see some pics of you out there in the field digging some of those old coppers, that would be awesome!

 

[FortBedfordbob]

Fantastic Group of Finds. Nice Going

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

That coin is so big that gravity just ripped it out of their coin pouch. Great job IP.
Chris

 

[HomesteadHunter]

Way to go on another great hunt, you guys are tearing up the fields this fall. The twopenny is awesome, but I really like the glass pair of ship buttons. Something tells me they have an interesting story behind them, very unique. Maybe they have a military past, i'd be looking into it for sure. Your posts continue to motivate me to get out and try to have a good hunt, i've had a miserable fall.

James.
HomesteadHunter.

 

[shaun7]

Taking nothing away from IH, as i am sure he will agree, it's not everyday that a two penny cartwheel is dug.

you got that right, yours and IP's are the only ones outside the UK I've ever seen dug

I don't recall seeing a dug one ever for sale... even from the UK.

I think Shaun is hoarding them.

I just knew I'd get a mention as soon as I saw that coin

 

[Kirk PA]

Patch,

You guys tore that site to Colonial shreds. You know I love the coppers, but the shoe buckle chapes have my passion high.

I guess the inlet field proved to be a Colonial success.

Kirk

 

[Kyle PA]

I like those ship cufflinks the best, IP. I can picture a fella wearing them while waiting for the ships to come in and deliver goods to the Canadian turf. I can bet my life that nothing "ship-related" would be found in my area.

Hit it hard, at every angle mathematically possible, and slower than I will walk at 90 years old.

 

[Sofaman36]

Great finds! I thought one of those buttons was an 8 Reale at first. HH..

 

[Iron Patch]

Great finds! I thought one of those buttons was an 8 Reale at first. HH..

You can't see it well, but there's a silver plated button in the pile that really got me going. The last cord on my headphones went a few weeks ago so am finishing the year with a cheap set, and I do know what's a good sound, but have have the same amount of info... silver coin vs copper coin vs pop can etc.. So when I seen the button still caked with dirt and only a little silver breaking through, I though it was going to be an early two reale. The place is prime for something like that but was not meant to be.

 

[Kirk PA]

Great finds! I thought one of those buttons was an 8 Reale at first. HH..

You can't see it well, but there's a silver plated button in the pile that really got me going. The last cord on my headphones went a few weeks ago so am finishing the year with a cheap set, and I do know what's a good sound, but have have the same amount of info... silver coin vs copper coin vs pop can etc.. So when I seen the button still caked with dirt and only a little silver breaking through, I though it was going to be an early two reale. The place is prime for something like that but was not meant to be.

I could send you two 2 Reales from my digs this year.

Kirk

 

[Iron Patch]

Great finds! I thought one of those buttons was an 8 Reale at first. HH..

You can't see it well, but there's a silver plated button in the pile that really got me going. The last cord on my headphones went a few weeks ago so am finishing the year with a cheap set, and I do know what's a good sound, but have have the same amount of info... silver coin vs copper coin vs pop can etc.. So when I seen the button still caked with dirt and only a little silver breaking through, I though it was going to be an early two reale. The place is prime for something like that but was not meant to be.

I could send you two 2 Reales from my digs this year.

Kirk

....and I could pay a return trip week vacation to fly you here so you could give it to me in person... from my finds in the last month.

 

[Iron Patch]

Taking nothing away from IH, as i am sure he will agree, it's not everyday that a two penny cartwheel is dug.

you got that right, yours and IP's are the only ones outside the UK I've ever seen dug

I don't recall seeing a dug one ever for sale... even from the UK.

I think Shaun is hoarding them.

I just knew I'd get a mention as soon as I saw that coin

You deserve to be mentioned twice on that one.

Might be a hard to match, don't think CRU has one either.

 

[Kirk PA]

Great finds! I thought one of those buttons was an 8 Reale at first. HH..

You can't see it well, but there's a silver plated button in the pile that really got me going. The last cord on my headphones went a few weeks ago so am finishing the year with a cheap set, and I do know what's a good sound, but have have the same amount of info... silver coin vs copper coin vs pop can etc.. So when I seen the button still caked with dirt and only a little silver breaking through, I though it was going to be an early two reale. The place is prime for something like that but was not meant to be.

I could send you two 2 Reales from my digs this year.

Kirk

....and I could pay a return trip week vacation to fly you here so you could give it to me in person... from my finds in the last month.

I will buy the pizza and Amber Bock beer.

Kirk