Day 3 on new site update

[GerryL]

OK, so Robin got me up even earlier this morning and dragged me back out in the woods. We started this site report here http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/586743-new-site-finds.html
We had to slow down today due to nails and such as we approached the cellar hole. We were digging a lot of signals as I learn the Deus with different coils and settings, even what I was pretty sure was large old steel or iron if it could be covering or masking a good target. Yesterday one of the buttons came out of a hole with 7 nails. Today Robin dug a nail, went back in for a lead ball, and back for a button before clearing the hole. We hauled out 40-50 lbs of iron; some rusty junk, 4 more axe heads (2 yesterday), 5 more buttons, and an 1833 half cent. Also some unknown items. One photo has 4 items on a paper towel; one must be a buckle piece, the big one may be a sythe handle, but what about the others? What kind of nail/fasteners is that? Any ideas on the copper item?

 

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[Professor of Engineering]

Love the old copper 1/2 cent, congratulations!

 

[Rookster]

Might be part of a lamp.Congrats on the finds.

 

[Whyme]

Nice finds! You really dug 40 lbs of iron? Wow! congrats on the 1/2 cent!

 

[Radon]

Nice half cent, I'd like to find one of those.

 

[GerryL]

I think at least that much, LOL. Once I saw it had never been hit before I was willing to dig and move some iron. Those are big axe heads and they add up quick. There was also some thick cast iron. I'm wondering if someone may have been doing some blacksmith work there. There was a 10x10 area next to the house that I would say was "sparkly" to the detector. Maybe coal byproducts? I don't know; I haven't run into that before.

Nice finds! You really dug 40 lbs of iron? Wow! congrats on the 1/2 cent!

 

[Hawks88]

Congrats on the cool finds.

 

[A2coins]

Great finds I wish I was detecting there..Great post