Improbable February PA Relic Hunt Snags Confederate Bucket Lister

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Another coveted Smokey invite to a productive PA permission resulted in a rare, but awesome couple hours relic hunting in February. Weather cooperated and the ground was relatively soft and not frozen from recent rains so we snuck out for some February relic fun.

Was using the ORX, and though it did not hit on its namesake gold, it pretty much nailed plenty of keeper silver, brass, and lead.

First hit was a well worn, 1854 Seated Quarter - a good omen and kept my silver streak at the site alive. With the skunk out of the way early, the Seated recovery basically set the tone that everything else found would be gravy.

Next hit a 1925 SLQ in decent shape. A couple minie balls later, got a plow damaged Eagle and a nice flat button with some reverse gold guilt.

Finally, hit on my highlight find of the day, my first CW Confederate Infantry Block "I" uniform button in great shape! Was kind of speechless after I realized what I had dug.

Cleaned up with some additional minies including an unusual probable Spencer carbine (lower left in the group pic)

Couldn't have asked for a more in the three hours we were there (well I could have asked for more, but that would be just plain greedy).

Used the ORX exclusively with the 9" round HF coil and Gold Mode in 14 and 30 khz. It is a very capable and affordable alternative to the Deus for relic hunting and the ORX Gold mode seems to be more refined than the Gold Field on the Deus, such that it is my go to multiple, single frequency machine for relic hunting now.

Thanks to Smokey once again for the invite and enjoy the pics.

Confederate Block I  Button.jpg

1854 Seated Quarter.jpg

1925 SLQ.jpg

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It was a lot colder than advertised, for sure!
 

A standing, a seated mini balls a cold weather I love it. That sounds like a great hunting spot I saw Smokeys finds you 2 did really well keep the cool finds coming my friends.. Great post
 

Just think what the two of you could have pulled out of the dirt if you weren't shivering so bad.... Congrats on a great hunt with a great friend.
 

Well, we're kind of at the "end" of the digging season. It was disced more deeply than I would have thought, but the foot tall corn in November is now flat as a pancake, and that took a lot of work on the farmers' part. I say the "end" of the season because there was no change since last spring in the fields that have soybeans, and now that we have gone over the "hot spots" we are well aware of in the now easily accessible corn, it will be tough till next winter. Tis how it is!
 

Very Nice!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!
 

Good hunt! Congrats...
 

Nice post and some great finds. Congrats!
 

Awesome! Congrats!
 

Yeah, and I didn't find a silver there on this trip!
 

Congrats on finding the Bucket Lister I button.
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wow you did really well and the seated quarter!? Still haven't come across one of those! That confederate button looks pretty extraordinary! Congrats!
 

Dang you crushed it!! Congrats on the beautiful Block "I":occasion14:
 

Well a return visit, though not as spectacular as last week. Still yielded a pretty good few hours in anyone's book with some nice lead, a few flat buttons and a Merc to keep the silver streak alive. Plus the block "I" from last week cleaned up real nice.

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Well done, congrats! :occasion14:
 

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