KILLER Spanish Silver and some Beautiful Large Cents!

[BuckleBoy]

Hello All,


I was supposed to dig out a privy behind an 1800s schoolhouse today with HB and Diggergirl, but after probing around in the woods for a few hours this morning, we realized it would be a tougher job than expected. I have one photo from the 1920's of the abandoned schoolhouse showing the privy, and I will have to study it Very closely before we return.

So naturally, after getting covered in ticks we decided to change our direction and head out to the site that Rodeo Recon and I hunted on Saturday. We'd hoped to catch the owner at home, to ask about digging out the privy we found in their corn stubble field...but they were not at home. Since we have standing permission until the planting with them, we walked out in the field to at least do a bit of swinging. (The privy will have to wait. I want to make sure it will be o.k. with the owners for us to dig it out.)

As it turns out, I'm very pleased with the way the day ended up. The iron patch at the site we hunted on Saturday was huge, and I knew that there would be some good keepers left to find today.

Within a short time, some flat buttons started coming up. Then HB shouted "I think this is a silver coin!" When I got there and took a listen to the signal, it was indeed a coin ringing through my 1266-X. I was already excited, since I knew that silvers which are hiding in patches of flat buttons are seldom Barber dimes.

When he opened up the hole, he could see a silver edge peeking out of a clod. I ran for the camera, and when I came back, I realized that the edge of the coin was not reeded. Here's what I saw:







At that point I realized that the coin was likely a spanish silver--and with the edge design still visible I just knew it had to be a beautiful coin in terms of condition. HB carefully broke open the clod and retrieved the coin from its long rest:







Then we poured some water over it (no rubbing--just water to carry the dirt away). Already the coin looked like a beauty--and I could see the date of 1805 shining in the sunlight:











Well, that certainly gave us some Fever! We got to swinging!

HB got a pocket watch winder and a few toe taps. Diggergirl got a harmonica reed piece and a few more buttons. I got a gilded brass wedding band. Then HB recovered a Beautiful harness boss.(The second one from this field. 8)) I got a nice signal in the middle of a corn row. Kicking the stubble aside, I kept repeating my mantra "Don't be iron. Don't be iron!" Well... it wasn't iron.











It was a beautiful 1830 Large Cent--Easily the BEST condition Matron Head I have ever found. After cleaning I can see the denticles around the rim, the curls in the hair, the berries on the wreath, you name it. Incredible.

Well...not to be outdone, HB made another score at the end of the hunt--he flopped open a plug less than a foot away from a dig hole from Saturday (Rodeo or I must've missed that sucker by mere inches). Here's what he saw... (I love the impression of the coin in the clod. )















Then the heat started to get to us and our water jug got dangerously low, so we hit the road. Here are a few photos of our finds before we cleaned everything:










Photos of the Cleaned finds appear in the first reply below:

 

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[rockyredbaron]

200+ years right there in your hands...amazing condition too !!! WTG


Rockyredbaron

HH to all

 

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[IronSpike]

What a great hunt and very nice finds

The Spanish Silver is nice and also the 1830 large cent has great detail

I'm sure we'll see more great threads from this location (one being Privy Dig).

Also like the harness boss and other relics. Already back out hunting?

 

[Hill Billy]

Thanks everyone for the reply's.Yesterday was one of those days that I will never forget.The 1828 LC I found is my oldest US coin so far.The 1805 Spanish Silver is the oldest I have found yet.
Thanks BBoy for a great hunt.It's all you
Heres my LC all cleaned up.

HB

 

[BuckleBoy]

Great hunt, beautiful coins and a good story. I can't wait to see what comes out of the privy. Maybe there's more than one privy. Looks like those people lived there a long time.

What is the rectangle brass item in the first cleaned pic? Looks like it's wedge shaped. Maybe the wedge that held a barrel on a gun?

Randy

When I cleaned that piece, I knew immediately that it was from the earlier area of occupation at the site. The patina and weight of the heavy little wedge of cast brass just looked right.

Can you post a photo or show a similar find you've dug? I would love to ID it, if possible. The piece has no markings.


Regards,



Buckles

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Congrats on some nice digs! The LC cleaned up well. I like seeing those spanish silvers in the forums, I would really like to see one in my palm!

Great digs!
Neil

 

[Nu2Poo]

Hey BB
Darn nice hunt as usual. On a previous post you made, I wanted to ask about the privy you found. Did one of you folks use your probe to angle probe for walls? If it is indeed a woodlined pit, do be careful when excavating it. You have to clean it all the way out to where original soil is if a woody, and to the lined walls if stone or brick lined. Hope you find some cool stuff in there.
Check out our diggin adventures at:
www.privydigger.com

 

[Wallhangers]

Very nice. I wish my silver reale this year would have had 1/2 the detail that one does, but I am not complaining. Love the large cents and other items. I rarely bring my camera in the field but I like the freshly dug photos you always include.

 

[STH69]

Very cool

 

[allen]

congrats on those great looking finds !!!

 

[cliff dfx]

wto nice finds

 

[artzstuff1]

Man those are some awsome finds and pictures as well, I wish I had better luck on those fields .


just have not found much ,, but I will keep at it!!!! thanks for the great stuff!!!,,,


arthur

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

I'd be proudly wearing that around my neck, beautiful coin.

 

[Wasabi]

Buckle Boy those are phenominal finds.
Congratulations on the Spanish Silver coin and the large cent.
Asbsolutely awesome.
Rob

 

[1491]

Spanish silver...the stuff dreams are made of. Buckles, I like how democratic your posts are. If ONE member of your team finds a Spanish silver, EVERYONE has found a Spanish silver.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Way to go you guys!

Gives us fellow Kentuckians hope for finding Spanish Silver! I know it's here!!!

Congrats! Beautiful finds!

My sentiments exactly. I was very happy to see one come up.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Spanish silver...the stuff dreams are made of. Buckles, I like how democratic your posts are. If ONE member of your team finds a Spanish silver, EVERYONE has found a Spanish silver.

Most certainly. We all work together as a team, each contributing to help take the group to the next level, to make the next find. If we didn't help each other with expenses, know-how, spur each other on with finds and dedication and devotion to our beloved hobby, we wouldn't find half as much as we do. Kindafoundabuckle, Hill Billy, Rodeo Recon, Diggergirl, and Bonzaibrandi are all wonderful people with whom I really enjoy hunting. When one finds something great, it spurs the rest of us on to be better at what we do--and we realize that finds like that are not only a possibility, but an eventuality if we stay at the level we're at, and work hard.

Best Wishes,


Buckles

 

[mlhudson]

GREAT JOB ON THE FINDS ONCE AGAIN,

S I L V E R ----

LOVE THAT COPPA- COINS LIKE THAT ARE HARD TO COME BY..

JUST TO COOL, IRON BRIGADE SETS THE STANDARD FOR EVERYONE TO STRIVE FOR....

KEEPA DIGGIN

MLHUDSON

 

[RPG]

Great hunt, beautiful coins and a good story. I can't wait to see what comes out of the privy. Maybe there's more than one privy. Looks like those people lived there a long time.

What is the rectangle brass item in the first cleaned pic? Looks like it's wedge shaped. Maybe the wedge that held a barrel on a gun?

Randy

When I cleaned that piece, I knew immediately that it was from the earlier area of occupation at the site. The patina and weight of the heavy little wedge of cast brass just looked right.

Can you post a photo or show a similar find you've dug? I would love to ID it, if possible. The piece has no markings.


Regards,



Buckles

I have never dug one and have been searching for a pic of an older one, but have been unable to find one. I have been shooting black powder for some years now and have taken them apart many times to clean. The item in your pic looks very similar to the wedges on newer style guns with the exception that the newer styles have a head on the big end. Of coarse the one you found was probably made by a blacksmith and he had no way of forming the head. I attached a pic of a newer style for a Hawken rifle. It is about 1 1/2" long and is very slightly tapered so as to make a tight fit and not slip when hammered into place. I hope this helps.
Randy

 

[BuckleBoy]

I have never dug one and have been searching for a pic of an older one, but have been unable to find one. I have been shooting black powder for some years now and have taken them apart many times to clean. The item in your pic looks very similar to the wedges on newer style guns with the exception that the newer styles have a head on the big end. Of coarse the one you found was probably made by a blacksmith and he had no way of forming the head. I attached a pic of a newer style for a Hawken rifle. It is about 1 1/2" long and is very slightly tapered so as to make a tight fit and not slip when hammered into place. I hope this helps.
Randy

Randy, I think that may be it! The piece I found is broken at the larger end. So there may have been a head on it at one time. The piece I found is almost that length.

Very cool! Thank you so much.

 

[ringfinder]

Great, Great finds and love the pictures in the post. My partner and I found a 1788 reale here in Ohio. We think maybe a trapper
might have dropped it while walking the creek bed or it could have been a Indian who dropped it. The coin also had a hole in it.

Fantastic post, Congratulations to all.

HH, Ringfinder