Well Folks, on Sunday I took a turn onto a country road not far from my house that I had never been on since we moved to the NC Mountains. I’m sure glad I did, because I drove past numerous old house that looked very promising. One in particular was a large 1800’s house sitting up on a hill with a beautiful view. I pulled in, spoke to the owner, and gained permission. We talked for about 30 minutes and he told me the history of the place which used to be a huge farm. The house was built in the 1860’s.
Today was my first attempt at the place. Armed with the mighty Tesoro Vaquero, my first two targets were a wheat penny and a square nail. Yahoo, this l@@ked promising!
I spent about three hours there today and only detected part of the front yard.
I was pleasantly surprised to dig a Civil War Union Cavalry “US” bit boss very close to the house.
I couldn’t believe my eyes, and had to call my buddy Quindy to tell him what I had dug. I also told him about all the small horseshoes I was digging. Actually, I asked him if they were goat shoes, and he laughed telling me goats didn’t wear shoes. LOL. Boy did I feel stupid. 
My finds today were:
*US Civil War bit boss
*Badge with “Parker / Davis” on it. Turns out Judge Alton Parker ran against Theodore Roosevelt in 1904, and lost of course. Millionaire Henry Davis from WV was his running mate.
*A nickel trifecta – 1884 “V” nickel, 1938 Buff nickel, and a 1960 Jefferson. The 4[SUP]th[/SUP] nickel was also a “V” nickel but it was too worn to get a date off of.
*Three wheat pennies – oldest one was 1911.
*Old oval brooch/pin/ or clip – Any ideas?
*Gold plated hair clip, button w/white ceramic (?) top, Hem weight.
*”Mail” / “RFD” (Mayberry ?) lock
*Old lighter – Any idea on the age?
*Lots of farm related iron relics – Any idea on the spike?
Well, that’s all Folks! Off to a pretty good start. No silver yet.
Thanks for l@@king,
MM
Today was my first attempt at the place. Armed with the mighty Tesoro Vaquero, my first two targets were a wheat penny and a square nail. Yahoo, this l@@ked promising!
I spent about three hours there today and only detected part of the front yard.
I was pleasantly surprised to dig a Civil War Union Cavalry “US” bit boss very close to the house.
I couldn’t believe my eyes, and had to call my buddy Quindy to tell him what I had dug. I also told him about all the small horseshoes I was digging. Actually, I asked him if they were goat shoes, and he laughed telling me goats didn’t wear shoes. LOL. Boy did I feel stupid. My finds today were:
*US Civil War bit boss
*Badge with “Parker / Davis” on it. Turns out Judge Alton Parker ran against Theodore Roosevelt in 1904, and lost of course. Millionaire Henry Davis from WV was his running mate.
*A nickel trifecta – 1884 “V” nickel, 1938 Buff nickel, and a 1960 Jefferson. The 4[SUP]th[/SUP] nickel was also a “V” nickel but it was too worn to get a date off of.
*Three wheat pennies – oldest one was 1911.
*Old oval brooch/pin/ or clip – Any ideas?
*Gold plated hair clip, button w/white ceramic (?) top, Hem weight.
*”Mail” / “RFD” (Mayberry ?) lock
*Old lighter – Any idea on the age?
*Lots of farm related iron relics – Any idea on the spike?
Well, that’s all Folks! Off to a pretty good start. No silver yet.
Thanks for l@@king,
MM
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great CW dig on the nice pit ! boss ,, i like amigo 
Anyway good luck at this site and hope to see more finds soon.
I'll have to remember that next time.
