Four coppers, two Spanish silvers, keg spigot cap and key, buttons and more!

[Steve in PA]

Saturday I got out with my brother who was visiting from Colorado, and my sister who was visiting from Virginia. We went to the same place I found the two coppers and the half real last week. About half way through the hunt I had a tombac button, a worn half real, a nice keg spigot cap with a triangular key opening, and a pewter item that resembles a bugle or trumpet mouth piece (need some help with this UFO). About this time I went to check on my brother and sister who had went through a tree line into an adjacent field that has produced a lot of coins and relics in the past, but had been hunted hard and wasn’t really producing anymore. When I came through the trees, my brother had already dug a copper and a keg spigot key. While I was helping my sister dig a railroad spike, he dug another copper. I walked over to check it out, swinging my detector. He said “hey, you’re in my line”. I asked him which way he was going and he said “back & forth, working up hill”. So I told him that I would work below him. He said “I already hunted that”. I smiled and said “that’s OK”. I knew the area he said he found the two coppers was an area that had not been hunted hard. It was in the lower corner of the field and away from the other relic concentrations. I thought I would hunker down in this small 15 x 15 yard area and see if he missed anything. In the next hour I was able to find two .69 caliber musket balls, two coppers, three buttons (including a fancy silver plated one), a “Tallio” cuff link with a running fox, a reins guide, and a half real that had been cut in half and folded over like a taco. I was able to straighten it out. We ended up with four coppers – 1802, 1810, and 1820 large cents plus a New Jersey copper. As usual the coppers from this field are toast. These are actually better than most, if you can believe this. I dug the two pieces of Spanish silver – both of them are pretty rough too. All in all it was a fun day digging with my brother and sister.

 

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[SCDigginWithAK]

It does resemble a trumpet mouthpiece (I play trumpet) but I seem to remember other members saying it wasn't.i believe candle related? Awesome finds man! Looks like you had a great day!

 

[Greylock]

Great hunt. Love the variety. The spigot key and the NJ are great finds.

 

[Steve in PA]

It does resemble a trumpet mouthpiece (I play trumpet) but I seem to remember other members saying it wasn't.i believe candle related? Awesome finds man! Looks like you had a great day!

Thanks! Obviously the one end is broken off. As it is now it is 3 inches long. The flared end couldn't have held a candle. The other opening is less than a half inch wide, so it would have been a mighty thin candle. I am open to all ideas, but I'm not leaning heavily to candle holder. This site dates from around 1790 to 1840.

 

[SCDigginWithAK]

Thanks! Obviously the one end is broken off. As it is now it is 3 inches long. The flared end couldn't have held a candle. The other opening is less than a half inch wide, so it would have been a mighty thin candle. I am open to all ideas, but I'm not leaning heavily to candle holder. This site dates from around 1790 to 1840.

I don't quite remember. I'll see if I can find the thread

 

[justdon]

Now thats what i call a good day of hunting.Congrats.Nice finds.

 

[SCDigginWithAK]

I don't quite remember. I'll see if I can find the thread

Well 3 inches is about right for a mouthpiece. So well call it a mouthpiece. Awesome find. I really wanna find something trumpet related!

 

[Evolution]

You guys had an excellent day. Coppers, Buttons, Spanish silver.... Congrats!

 

[SavageHunter]

That sure looks like an old trumpet mouth piece to me. Looks like you guys had a great day! Awesome finds!

 

[docbars]

Awesome digs !!!!!!!!!!!

 

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[dirtydig]

Awesome, im hoping one day....

 

[Brian W]

That is awesome ... Coppers and Spanish silver's...what a great day...New Jersey copper too...I dug one last week..well done!

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Man you guys killed it Steve! That's a bunch of fine relics and coins. You've got a great start to the year and are blowing me away on colonial silver (which isn't hard to do since I haven't dug any!). I know you'll be going back to that site soon as there has to be more.

 

[The Rebel]

WTG on the finds. Love that button! I agree on the mouth pc.

 

[HomeGuardDan]

very cool finds Steve! Very jealous! That is absolutely a pewter trumpet mouthpiece...never seen a pewter one though!

 

[Mach1Pilot]

Coppers + digging with family.... Can't have a better day than that.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Good hunt Steve, you're on a roll now, keep it going.

 

[hogge]

That Draped Bust LC looks like it would have some great detail, if not already cleaned. Nice Hunt. Hogge

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Steve - I must have missed that barrel tap key earlier. I found a similar one last year, and its one of my favorite brass relics. And I've never dug one of those spigot caps. That's a cool find too!