Well, Ridley and I tried a new spot on Saturday. A coworker of mine said we could detect her 2 acre 1804 plantation property, previously owned by a doctor during the CW, who ran a hospital out of the home. It had all the makings of a great site to MD, and dreams of old coins danced in my head for weeks. Those dreams turned to nightmare though when we got there, and a lot of the area around the house was now paved with a huge horseshoe shaped driveway. The house has also had aluminum siding put on it years ago, and the installers had left pieces everywhere. All around the digable areas of the house we kept finding these small pieces. It was heartbreaking! We tried away from the house, and Ridley dug up a nice old button by a huge oak tree. (see his post)
Myself, I found a few relics, and a wheat.
*1941 Wheat,
*Old copper keyhole,
*An old WM Rogers brand spoon that had lost a fight with a mower. It lost it's second fight when I tried to unbend it, and it snapped in two.
After doing a quick Google search, it looks like it could be from the late 1800's into the early 1900's.
*A blob of heavy metal that I can't tell if it's lead or silver? It has a bright shine to it.
After our search, the owner showed us some very old pictures of her house. Some had ladies and kids in them in the back of the house (now paved), and the side of the house (not paved). When I build up enough nerve, and the weather gets warmer, I will try it again. I figure with the status of a doctor and a house that big, there HAS to be a coin or two left somewhere.
It was cold and windy, so we cut that search short, and headed to an old school field that Ridley knew of. Since I had been searching my old farm property for so long now, I had forgotten what it was like to dig up clad coins again. I soon found out.
I can't believe all the pull-tabs, alum. cans, and pieces of junk buried out there! What a workout.
Sorry, for the long-winded story, but I had to make up for my measly findings.
By the way, each of those clad coins you see were individually handcrafted by a well known coinsmith.
Have a great week,
MM
Myself, I found a few relics, and a wheat.
*1941 Wheat,
*Old copper keyhole,
*An old WM Rogers brand spoon that had lost a fight with a mower. It lost it's second fight when I tried to unbend it, and it snapped in two.
After doing a quick Google search, it looks like it could be from the late 1800's into the early 1900's.*A blob of heavy metal that I can't tell if it's lead or silver? It has a bright shine to it.
After our search, the owner showed us some very old pictures of her house. Some had ladies and kids in them in the back of the house (now paved), and the side of the house (not paved). When I build up enough nerve, and the weather gets warmer, I will try it again. I figure with the status of a doctor and a house that big, there HAS to be a coin or two left somewhere.
It was cold and windy, so we cut that search short, and headed to an old school field that Ridley knew of. Since I had been searching my old farm property for so long now, I had forgotten what it was like to dig up clad coins again. I soon found out.
I can't believe all the pull-tabs, alum. cans, and pieces of junk buried out there! What a workout.Sorry, for the long-winded story, but I had to make up for my measly findings.
By the way, each of those clad coins you see were individually handcrafted by a well known coinsmith.
Have a great week,
MM
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