BeenFishin
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So my family is in the process of fixing the foundation on our grandparents house. It supposedly dates back to the 1850s and I have found a few old coppers, indian head pennies, wheats, and mercs there before any construction was done. On Thursday 7/18 my friend called me and said that someone was digging up the front and back yard around the house. I was excited, left work about an hour early and headed home to try to save some history. When i got there the crew had left but they cleared about a foot or two around the whole house. I hit the front yard and found a sweet New York State Artillery Button from 1820s-1835 made by Robinson Jones & Co., several indian head pennies, and the last target in the front was a big copper slug that i can just make out the outline of liberty with cap. Hit the side yard up to where the crew left the excavator and found a 1813 Largie. That kinda wrapped it up for day one. I thought it was a pretty good haul considering that i was only there for an hour.
I went back with a friend on monday 7/22 and he picked up a 1854 large cent. I found another indian head, a 1866 shield nickel, a 1896 V Nickel, a KG III, and what i believe to be a half reale with no details. All those targets were around the area that the excavator was sitting on the previous time.
Then it poured for a day and the crew installed the steel beams in the basement and moved the dirt around so i went back again yesterday (Wednesday 7/24) after work. Picked up a 1923 Merc and a stunning 1787 Connecticut Copper! Also im including a picture of all the buttons and other relics i found while there that i didnt mention above. Im gonna keep an eye on the property and see what happens. We havent found the bottle dump yet either.....to be continued...
Lantern Part, Old Lock, Old Bottle Neck, A couple buckles, some pipe stems, a weird thing that im thinking is either an old irrigation tip or cigar holder for smoking it because the angled tips are fluted and seem to be made of similar clay to the pipe stems, Boy Scouts neck thing, a corner to an old shoe buckle frame, copper thimble, some weird watch winder thing?, and a whole butt load of buttons. If you look closely there are two exact buttons that say "RICH ORANGE".
Its a 1820s-1835 New York State Artillery Button. It says "Excelcior" on the top, "N.Y.S.A." in the Banner, "National Guard" on the bottom and "Robinson Jones & Co A" on the back. Found the button info on http://www.georgewashingtoninaugura...ious-state-militia-buttonsinfantry-artillery/
Super sweet 1787 CT Copper. Date is sooooooo visible, not like the pesky KG III below.
1866 Shield Nickel with Rays and Stars!
The Four Big Coppers. 1813 top Left, KG III Top Right, Liberty with Cap no date bottom Left, CT Copped Bottom Right.
Shield again, 1896 V Nickel, 1862, 1882, 1905, 1880 Indians, most likely a half reale, and a 1923 Merc.
I went back with a friend on monday 7/22 and he picked up a 1854 large cent. I found another indian head, a 1866 shield nickel, a 1896 V Nickel, a KG III, and what i believe to be a half reale with no details. All those targets were around the area that the excavator was sitting on the previous time.
Then it poured for a day and the crew installed the steel beams in the basement and moved the dirt around so i went back again yesterday (Wednesday 7/24) after work. Picked up a 1923 Merc and a stunning 1787 Connecticut Copper! Also im including a picture of all the buttons and other relics i found while there that i didnt mention above. Im gonna keep an eye on the property and see what happens. We havent found the bottle dump yet either.....to be continued...
Lantern Part, Old Lock, Old Bottle Neck, A couple buckles, some pipe stems, a weird thing that im thinking is either an old irrigation tip or cigar holder for smoking it because the angled tips are fluted and seem to be made of similar clay to the pipe stems, Boy Scouts neck thing, a corner to an old shoe buckle frame, copper thimble, some weird watch winder thing?, and a whole butt load of buttons. If you look closely there are two exact buttons that say "RICH ORANGE".
Its a 1820s-1835 New York State Artillery Button. It says "Excelcior" on the top, "N.Y.S.A." in the Banner, "National Guard" on the bottom and "Robinson Jones & Co A" on the back. Found the button info on http://www.georgewashingtoninaugura...ious-state-militia-buttonsinfantry-artillery/
Super sweet 1787 CT Copper. Date is sooooooo visible, not like the pesky KG III below.
1866 Shield Nickel with Rays and Stars!
The Four Big Coppers. 1813 top Left, KG III Top Right, Liberty with Cap no date bottom Left, CT Copped Bottom Right.
Shield again, 1896 V Nickel, 1862, 1882, 1905, 1880 Indians, most likely a half reale, and a 1923 Merc.
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