Epic two days for me! 1700’s and bucket list finds!

TwistedAxel

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Dec 31, 2018
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Charleston SC
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Equinox 800
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All Treasure Hunting
Got off work had a couple hours of day light on Thursday. decided go look for my Great Dane duke’s collar he lost on our last hunt. brought my equinox 800 with me for the hell of it. within feet of turning it on first hit bronze spike by a tree stump. freaked out for a min haha then looked around it to find more stuff. just some crappy tiny iron square nails came outa the ground.

walked to where I thought his collar may be, and found his collar! stoked “now my wife won’t kill me” at that spot I found a old tiny button last night. first sound I look down good signal 20-21 I dig it was a damn can. A old one though! Haha go about 5 feet almost same signal but sounds more solid decided what the hell I’ll dig it. Pull up a large cent stoked on my first one i search hard around it and then got a odd piece of a buckle? With two fish heads on it unknown metal type but came out of the ground pretty clean compared to the one cent maybe silver. starting to get dark I walk to my Jeep listening to signals as I walk back through the area where i found the bronze spike. hit a lot of similar signals but didn’t have my head lamp with me or my pistol “areas known for coyotes” I head home
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Hit up my buddy Howard the next day telling him change of plans. We were going to take the boat out to a island and get some footage with my drone for his tour business’s website. We both decided to go back out where I found my large cent. Stoked on our new spot we set the nox’s To field 2 even though we are right beside a old stream that turned into a marsh. not even 1 minuet in to swinging he nails a flat button, then another, then another. I finally nail a musket ball. next signal I hit a unfired field round maybe .50 cal then a button top it off with a King George! We both covered a 50 foot area together nailing allll kinda relics. I even found a crystal arrow head in one of my holes that just had large iron trash in it! Long story short this day was one for the books!!!
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Howard’s finds
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Next day me and duke the Great Dane go search for a new spot and only good hit is this mystery coin or button or token ??? 4C5539DC-1FEC-4012-8678-F795D20C482D.jpg A36E2CA6-85D9-4164-ACF6-E5F22F8ABD5C.jpeg
 

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Freakin amazing hunt I wont find that much in 2 lifetimes lol gotta keep the wife happy lol Thanks for the great post Awesome job
 

Welcome to tnet from Michigan. Tommy
 

Nice finds, Congrats!!! And welcome to TNet!!!
 

Great hunt and mini adventure! You found some very nice relics...congrats! :occasion14:
 

Welcome. Your buttons are 2nd or 3rd quarter 18th century. One may be older. The yellowish pottery is Staffordshire slipware, mid 18th century, some dates earlier, the copper is KG III, and the token may be earlier. There were a quadzillion types made. I have seen similar ones from the late 17th century.

I'm sure the dog collar is 21st century.:laughing7:
 

Freakin amazing hunt I wont find that much in 2 lifetimes lol gotta keep the wife happy lol Thanks for the great post Awesome job

Thanks man! Once in a life time for sure. And wife was working the whole time haha all stars aligned I guess haha
 

Welcome. Your buttons are 2nd or 3rd quarter 18th century. One may be older. The yellowish pottery is Staffordshire slipware, mid 18th century, some dates earlier, the copper is KG III, and the token may be earlier. There were a quadzillion types made. I have seen similar ones from the late 17th century.

I'm sure the dog collar is 21st century.:laughing7:

Hahah thanks for all the great information constantly learning more history. this hobby it’s the best! Nailed the date down on kg3 1775 Rex 3 still not sure on the token or button back though looking more tonight thanks agin!
 

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You're welcome. I have all the reference books in the world and have played in the dirt as we do since I was 8. I just retired. Seems I've forgotten more than I'd like to admit to.
 

Good work TA. Looks like we hunt some of the same ground. We should catch up at some point and hunt. Numerous spots around that area. A few "lost" sites I'm still searching for. PM me and I'll get back to you.
 

Welcome from upstate NY. Great hunts with some very sweet saves, sounds like a great spot that I would spend every free moment at. Congrats on all the saves
 

Good work TA. Looks like we hunt some of the same ground. We should catch up at some point and hunt. Numerous spots around that area. A few "lost" sites I'm still searching for. PM me and I'll get back to you.

I sent ya a pm brother!
 

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