BuckleBoy
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Hello All,
It has been THREE WEEKS since we have gone out for a hunt, and let me tell you--I've thought about it every single day. Temps were up in the 90's for what seemed like forever, and we made a pact to hunt rain or shine, heat or no heat...
Now I know that my threads are usually peppered with site photos and shots of us swingin through the brush and poison ivy...but this time we were just so danged happy to be out--we forgot to get the usual photos! When we got to the Waffle House at dark and decided to look at our finds I realized that we had only a few photos from the hunt.![:-\](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/undecided.gif "Undecided :-\")
But either way--we're back in the saddle, and it felt good.
So... We headed out about mid-day (Bonzaibrandi, Rodeo Recon, and myself) to a site that I was worried was destroyed by a "gated community"
Well--we saved some relics from the bulldozers today! The site was wooded--and as of yet undisturbed until it sells and is built over. Finally got permission and got swinging...
First off, we sent Rodeo into the woods with the GPS while we got our gear ready--and he came out about 20 minutes later with a mud brick in each hand and a BIG grin! Way to go, buddy! Your eagle-eyed, housesite-finding skills are a force to be reckoned with! (Of course, some good research and GPS coordinates that put you five feet from the bricks helps too
)
So we rolled up our sleeves and got into that iron patch. First good signal was a suspender clip--then a flat button and some pewter silverware handles (one of these is marked "James Dixon & Sons"). Bonzaibrandi got a KILLER ring that just about gave us a heart attack--with the sunlight glinting off of it, I could've sworn it was a hulking GOLD RING! It was actually gilded brass--but still a darned cool find. The stamp inside says "18"
We got some more of the usual housesite culprits (suspender clips, a toe tap, and harmonica reed plates). Then I got a sweeeeeet signal that just screamed "COIN."
I called Rodeo over and his Ace pegged it at 25c/50c. We just knew what it would be...
And so I dug, flipping up this beauty:
It is an 1846 LC.
Later in the day I also managed this cool brass key:
And then it was almost dark when I got another GREAT signal (I was sure it would be a coin--but it was a medal). It is a Sons of Union Veterans medal (the Northern counterpart of the SCV). Roman numeral date is 1881--and the front in Latin says "By the grace of God you have served" and the back "Sons of Veterans" Cool medal with crossed cannons and a heraldic eagle and wreath. Here it is, cleaned up with some strategic toothpicking:
I looked for the crossbar from the top of it, but it was not lost with the lower portion of the medal. You can see an original one with crossbar and ribbon at this site:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1881-SONS-OF-UN...yZ158427QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Here is a photo of all of our finds before cleaning:
As I was using peroxide on the Large Cent, I realized that this was the nicest Braided Hair LC that I had ever found--I can see all of the beads in the hair, and every curl. Heck, I even see her eyebrow. There is a little wear on the first two letters of "Liberty," but she's a beauty--and I'm thrilled.
Regards,
Buckleboy
It has been THREE WEEKS since we have gone out for a hunt, and let me tell you--I've thought about it every single day. Temps were up in the 90's for what seemed like forever, and we made a pact to hunt rain or shine, heat or no heat...
Now I know that my threads are usually peppered with site photos and shots of us swingin through the brush and poison ivy...but this time we were just so danged happy to be out--we forgot to get the usual photos! When we got to the Waffle House at dark and decided to look at our finds I realized that we had only a few photos from the hunt.
But either way--we're back in the saddle, and it felt good.
So... We headed out about mid-day (Bonzaibrandi, Rodeo Recon, and myself) to a site that I was worried was destroyed by a "gated community"
Well--we saved some relics from the bulldozers today! The site was wooded--and as of yet undisturbed until it sells and is built over. Finally got permission and got swinging... First off, we sent Rodeo into the woods with the GPS while we got our gear ready--and he came out about 20 minutes later with a mud brick in each hand and a BIG grin! Way to go, buddy! Your eagle-eyed, housesite-finding skills are a force to be reckoned with! (Of course, some good research and GPS coordinates that put you five feet from the bricks helps too
)So we rolled up our sleeves and got into that iron patch. First good signal was a suspender clip--then a flat button and some pewter silverware handles (one of these is marked "James Dixon & Sons"). Bonzaibrandi got a KILLER ring that just about gave us a heart attack--with the sunlight glinting off of it, I could've sworn it was a hulking GOLD RING! It was actually gilded brass--but still a darned cool find. The stamp inside says "18"
We got some more of the usual housesite culprits (suspender clips, a toe tap, and harmonica reed plates). Then I got a sweeeeeet signal that just screamed "COIN."
I called Rodeo over and his Ace pegged it at 25c/50c. We just knew what it would be...And so I dug, flipping up this beauty:
It is an 1846 LC.
Later in the day I also managed this cool brass key:
And then it was almost dark when I got another GREAT signal (I was sure it would be a coin--but it was a medal). It is a Sons of Union Veterans medal (the Northern counterpart of the SCV). Roman numeral date is 1881--and the front in Latin says "By the grace of God you have served" and the back "Sons of Veterans" Cool medal with crossed cannons and a heraldic eagle and wreath.
Here it is, cleaned up with some strategic toothpicking: I looked for the crossbar from the top of it, but it was not lost with the lower portion of the medal. You can see an original one with crossbar and ribbon at this site:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1881-SONS-OF-UN...yZ158427QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Here is a photo of all of our finds before cleaning:
As I was using peroxide on the Large Cent, I realized that this was the nicest Braided Hair LC that I had ever found--I can see all of the beads in the hair, and every curl. Heck, I even see her eyebrow. There is a little wear on the first two letters of "Liberty," but she's a beauty--and I'm thrilled.
Regards,
Buckleboy
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It is good to see the Brigaders back in full gear, hunting with an EXTREME fever unparalleled in this metal datecting universe! 
They could build another Mall of the Americas on top of it now if they wish. 
