BuckleBoy
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Hello All,
Got out today with Diggergirl for some hunting in the oven that is South Louisiana. Knew we'd have a good day with DG eyeballed Seated Silver just laying on the top of the plowed ground.
We hit the area hard and came up with some more great finds. DG found her 2nd Seated Dime of the year, so she got the most silver--including a beautiful solid silver button. But I got the oldest one, with a Philip V Half Real.
Enjoy the video and photos.
Here is DG's eyeball find. An 1858 Half Dime. Can't tell if there's an Orleans mintmark or not. Post-war farmer drop, judging from the wear.
And DG's nice-details but otherwise plow damaged 1840-O Dime:
DG's 1918 Buffalo
1900? 1890? Crusty McNickel.
1925? Beefalo.
My Phillip V Half Real. It is the second style (crown goes all the way to the upper rim), so it was minted between 1742 and 1747.
The "1-7" in the date are plainly visible in the third photo. Wish it was the last two digits, but better than an unidentifiable one, of which I've found more than a few!
This is Spanish Silver #16 for the year. Hope we can make 20 this year, after last year's near miss at 19. It is quite an amazing feeling to have the Spanish reales outnumber the Seated silvers again this year. Last year there were 10 Seated silvers to 19 Spanish. Hard to believe that's happening, but for the best Colonial hunting of our lives, we'll roll with it. Keep in mind that "Colonial" here in Louisiana means up to 1812, unlike y'all up there in the Northeast. At any rate, here is the Phillip V:
A nice SCOVILLS civilian button. I haven't looked up the backmark, but as I recall it's 1840s or so.
I have recovered late 1700s/early 1800s silver-gilded buttons with basket weave designs before, but this is by far my best example. Back bears the eagle with the word "PLATED."
Two cool eyeball finds. DG got a tiny red bead. No idea how she managed to see it. I got my first clay marble with traces of paint remaining (3 blue rings).
DG's beautiful silver button. This is the first solid silver button we've dug down here, surprisingly enough!
I think that the other part of this was dug by Shane in a previous video. Not sure what it is. CW-era horse tack? Bridle hardware?
I found a lock's guts that looked familar. Then found the face of it in my junk bin. I think I have dug pieces of similar locks before, now that I can look inside and identify the moving parts.
And here are all the finds of mine, plus DG's interesting finds thrown in. She has not cleaned everything yet, and there is a badge that I am very curious about! I also got a piece of red marble, obviously from a fireplace, or something in a Fine plantation home. (upper right)
Happy Hunting to All,
Buck and DG
Got out today with Diggergirl for some hunting in the oven that is South Louisiana. Knew we'd have a good day with DG eyeballed Seated Silver just laying on the top of the plowed ground.
We hit the area hard and came up with some more great finds. DG found her 2nd Seated Dime of the year, so she got the most silver--including a beautiful solid silver button. But I got the oldest one, with a Philip V Half Real.
Enjoy the video and photos.
Here is DG's eyeball find. An 1858 Half Dime. Can't tell if there's an Orleans mintmark or not. Post-war farmer drop, judging from the wear.
And DG's nice-details but otherwise plow damaged 1840-O Dime:
DG's 1918 Buffalo
1900? 1890? Crusty McNickel.
1925? Beefalo.
My Phillip V Half Real. It is the second style (crown goes all the way to the upper rim), so it was minted between 1742 and 1747.
The "1-7" in the date are plainly visible in the third photo. Wish it was the last two digits, but better than an unidentifiable one, of which I've found more than a few!
This is Spanish Silver #16 for the year. Hope we can make 20 this year, after last year's near miss at 19. It is quite an amazing feeling to have the Spanish reales outnumber the Seated silvers again this year. Last year there were 10 Seated silvers to 19 Spanish. Hard to believe that's happening, but for the best Colonial hunting of our lives, we'll roll with it.
Keep in mind that "Colonial" here in Louisiana means up to 1812, unlike y'all up there in the Northeast. At any rate, here is the Phillip V: A nice SCOVILLS civilian button. I haven't looked up the backmark, but as I recall it's 1840s or so.
I have recovered late 1700s/early 1800s silver-gilded buttons with basket weave designs before, but this is by far my best example. Back bears the eagle with the word "PLATED."
Two cool eyeball finds. DG got a tiny red bead. No idea how she managed to see it. I got my first clay marble with traces of paint remaining (3 blue rings).
DG's beautiful silver button. This is the first solid silver button we've dug down here, surprisingly enough!
I think that the other part of this was dug by Shane in a previous video. Not sure what it is. CW-era horse tack? Bridle hardware?
I found a lock's guts that looked familar. Then found the face of it in my junk bin. I think I have dug pieces of similar locks before, now that I can look inside and identify the moving parts.
And here are all the finds of mine, plus DG's interesting finds thrown in. She has not cleaned everything yet, and there is a badge that I am very curious about! I also got a piece of red marble, obviously from a fireplace, or something in a Fine plantation home. (upper right)
Happy Hunting to All,
Buck and DG
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Always like the videos. 
. I think she might push you over on seeing an eye ball find lol. Great hunt all the way around. That is a lot os silver this year. I would love to see it laying out there like an artifact. Btw do you ever see and flint?
