RelicHunter97
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First silver since May, and it's a good one!
Why HELLO there!
The field of firsts had lived up to its name once again!
I got to get out detecting with Bob again on Friday, so we headed back down to the field that we went to on Tuesday, where I got a mystery copper and my second rein guide*! We got there around quarter of seven, took one last swig of coffee, and started swinging! Things started out rather slow, I found the pentagon shaped thing and a modern dime. Bob found a '37 quarter and a button.
So we started to head down to the other end of the field, after I found a musket ball closer to Bob. The middle of the field is always quiet, so I wasn't surprised when we didn't find anything there. It was at the other end of the field where we were finding the good stuff. It was quiet for me for a while, until I found a rivet. By then Bob had dug a nice (1735?) KGII and a rein guide. He found a button, I found a couple other tidbits, some whatzits, part of a harmonica reed, but then I got a nice solid signal. Seeing as aluminum was what I had dug the last two times, that's what I was expecting. However, I was still careful in recovery. When I flipped the dirt over, I saw this mangled piece of metal, and I though that for sure aluminum is what I had. So I picked it up and when I saw what I had I nearly threw it back down and backed up in shock. I quickly called Bob over to show him what I found - my first colonial silver spoon handle, and it was engraved!
Celebrations went around as I snapped a couple pictures and then read of what it said; "W W to...I? yeah I P." (the confusion was because the scratch made the I look like an A.) Happy and excited, I tucked it deep in the pocket inside of my jacket pocket and kept hunting. There wasn't much else after that, a few more bits. Bob dug a button identical to one he dug a month prior (weird, huh?). Honestly, it didn't matter that I didn't find a colonial coin. That spoon handle satisfied me more than anything.
(Included are my finds from last hunt, same field: my FIRST gas valve piece, a rein guide*, a pencil sharpener, and my FIRST mystery copper!)
*I have been told that these shield items are a kind of rein guide. If anyone can confirm this or enlighten my to their true purpose that would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Thanks for reading and Happy Hunting!
-Anthony
Why HELLO there!
The field of firsts had lived up to its name once again!
I got to get out detecting with Bob again on Friday, so we headed back down to the field that we went to on Tuesday, where I got a mystery copper and my second rein guide*! We got there around quarter of seven, took one last swig of coffee, and started swinging! Things started out rather slow, I found the pentagon shaped thing and a modern dime. Bob found a '37 quarter and a button.
So we started to head down to the other end of the field, after I found a musket ball closer to Bob. The middle of the field is always quiet, so I wasn't surprised when we didn't find anything there. It was at the other end of the field where we were finding the good stuff. It was quiet for me for a while, until I found a rivet. By then Bob had dug a nice (1735?) KGII and a rein guide. He found a button, I found a couple other tidbits, some whatzits, part of a harmonica reed, but then I got a nice solid signal. Seeing as aluminum was what I had dug the last two times, that's what I was expecting. However, I was still careful in recovery. When I flipped the dirt over, I saw this mangled piece of metal, and I though that for sure aluminum is what I had. So I picked it up and when I saw what I had I nearly threw it back down and backed up in shock. I quickly called Bob over to show him what I found - my first colonial silver spoon handle, and it was engraved!
Celebrations went around as I snapped a couple pictures and then read of what it said; "W W to...I? yeah I P." (the confusion was because the scratch made the I look like an A.) Happy and excited, I tucked it deep in the pocket inside of my jacket pocket and kept hunting. There wasn't much else after that, a few more bits. Bob dug a button identical to one he dug a month prior (weird, huh?). Honestly, it didn't matter that I didn't find a colonial coin. That spoon handle satisfied me more than anything.
(Included are my finds from last hunt, same field: my FIRST gas valve piece, a rein guide*, a pencil sharpener, and my FIRST mystery copper!)
*I have been told that these shield items are a kind of rein guide. If anyone can confirm this or enlighten my to their true purpose that would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Thanks for reading and Happy Hunting!
-Anthony
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I have a lead but his working period seems later than this piece (1780-1800) but I could be wrong. Bob has also dug a colonial silver spoon handle from this spot which is early 1700s.
