The Seeker
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- Nov 21, 2005
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- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
This early site which has been one of the first settlements near Geneseo NY was founded in 1792. In that year there were several houses built in this early colonial town, and there lived a small colony of Germans. This colony soon left, and the entire village disappeared. But the area was not deserted , up until the 1860's a few of the settlers remained.
Now with all the early Pioneer cabins long gone and development starting to take over.
This Relic rich site will soon be dust in the wind and taken over by modern day innovations. Industry has covered a large part of were this old town once stood and a small part is still undisturbed . This was nice because after researching this place and finally getting permission to hunt it, the Coins and Relics that we did find, were those kind of keepers that us Relic hunters want to find!
It started with me telling a friend of mine who I detect with about this site and when telling him of this area , he told me he had permission to hunt it.
I was happy to here that indeed, so off we went and the finds that I recovered that day were some of the best that I have found Detecting at that time.....
Draped Bust Large Cents - 1805 ,1802
George III NY Copper - 1787
Coronet Large cents (3) 1848,1835, N/date
Connecticut Copper -Silver Plated, N/date 1700's ?
U.S. 2 - Cent Piece - 1864
The other Relics were a Silver plated Button with a (Star in the middle) With the markings W& R. S. on the reverse.
The Clay Pipe stem has "Glasgow" on one side . On the other side has "McDougall" . Interesting!!!
The other Buttons are early colonial with a number of different markings on the reverse. The pewter one has none.
Along the Genesee River you will find your share of Indian artifacts . This region has a rich history dating back thousands of years . The small arrow point was found when I was digging one of the coins I found at this site!
What is nice about Relic hunting and the finds that come out of sites like this one is that some items may tell a little about the history of the place your hunting . Months ago I posted in Best finds an 1805 Draped Bust half dime , this was the only U.S. Silver coin to come out of this site . The coins are fairly deep here but with only 15600 minted , I was very excited to have found my oldest Silver coin to date. Spanish reales have been found here also. Well I hope you enjoy this story!!!So Keep on Digging!
Now with all the early Pioneer cabins long gone and development starting to take over.
This Relic rich site will soon be dust in the wind and taken over by modern day innovations. Industry has covered a large part of were this old town once stood and a small part is still undisturbed . This was nice because after researching this place and finally getting permission to hunt it, the Coins and Relics that we did find, were those kind of keepers that us Relic hunters want to find!It started with me telling a friend of mine who I detect with about this site and when telling him of this area , he told me he had permission to hunt it.
I was happy to here that indeed, so off we went and the finds that I recovered that day were some of the best that I have found Detecting at that time.....Draped Bust Large Cents - 1805 ,1802
George III NY Copper - 1787
Coronet Large cents (3) 1848,1835, N/date
Connecticut Copper -Silver Plated, N/date 1700's ?
U.S. 2 - Cent Piece - 1864
The other Relics were a Silver plated Button with a (Star in the middle) With the markings W& R. S. on the reverse.
The Clay Pipe stem has "Glasgow" on one side . On the other side has "McDougall" . Interesting!!!
The other Buttons are early colonial with a number of different markings on the reverse. The pewter one has none.
Along the Genesee River you will find your share of Indian artifacts . This region has a rich history dating back thousands of years . The small arrow point was found when I was digging one of the coins I found at this site!
What is nice about Relic hunting and the finds that come out of sites like this one is that some items may tell a little about the history of the place your hunting . Months ago I posted in Best finds an 1805 Draped Bust half dime , this was the only U.S. Silver coin to come out of this site . The coins are fairly deep here but with only 15600 minted , I was very excited to have found my oldest Silver coin to date. Spanish reales have been found here also. Well I hope you enjoy this story!!!So Keep on Digging!
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