First Ever Pocket Spill, Wheat Pennies and an old buckle

[jaypop06]

We haven't had too many nice days recently so, I decided to go out and take advantage of the warm weather we had today. Started off with the usual bottle caps, pull tabs and pop/beer cans when my Ace 350 lit up. When I first started to dig the plug, I figured it was a big piece of iron or aluminum, but then I found a dime, then a quarter, dime, penny,penny they just kept coming out of the hole, 14 coins in all for a total of 65 cents.


(pocket spill)

Left that spot and came home and decided to detect my front yard. I've hunted it before with another metal detector (Harbor Freight brand) and just figured it was all hunted out. I could't have been more wrong. Found three Wheat Pennies with the oldest being a 1927 (my oldest yet) and a couple pieces of clad.


(Wheat Pennies found in my front yard)

The odd thing was, as I was digging in my yard, I kept find old bricks that looked to be hand made. The thing is, I don't know what used to be where my house sits. The last signal I had was down about 8 inches and when I started digging, I started to run into more and more pieces of these bricks. When I finally got to the target, it was an old buckle, also a first for me.


(buckle found in my yard)

I'm not sure what kind of buckle it is or even how old it is. So if any of you fellow diggers out there have any ideas on the buckle, let me know.

 

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[WHADIFIND]

That is just a wonderful feeling! Digging a hole, lo and behold, it's a treasure trove!

WTG!

 

[jaypop06]

That is just a wonderful feeling! Digging a hole, lo and behold, it's a treasure trove!

WTG!

No kidding. Never had that happen before (pocket spill) exciting even though they are all modern coinage.

 

[RustyGold]

Awesome finds! Seems like subdivisions are built over old farming land from the mid century and before!

 

[Treasure Seeker]

Nice finds.

 

[jaypop06]

Awesome finds! Seems like subdivisions are built over old farming land from the mid century and before!

That's very true. My town is extremely old and has lots of historical sites around. The oldest house in our town is the oldest (1730's) standing structure within 350 square miles. It's a historical land mark so detecting is out of the question. I've looked at old map of the area that date back to the 1890's however my neighborhood isn't on this particular map and I can't find one that shows my area. The bricks lead me to believe that our property is pretty old.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Nice find! Congrats on getting out!