My Colonial hunt with Iron Patch and Iron Horse

[The Patriot]

Well got out for a 4 day hunt with the Iron Bros. and my first hunts of the year. The weather was on average 3 degrees C and windy. It actually snowed on our last day....
I'll skip the other details of the hunt as IP went thru them already...
My first target was a 1700's french cross and then the detecting gods pulled a fast one on me with this good luck medal...well the medal is over 100 years old and seemed to be out of place at the colonial sites, the same medal was posted last year on this forum.
Group finds include musketballs, buckles, thimbles, flint, pipe stems, a load of buttons, crotal bell, 22 copper coins from Geo II to 1816... I did manage a silver everyday of the hunt however they were only from 1880 to 1904...
The (British Navy Officer button Circa. 1787-1795) made my day and thought that was my only military of the hunt, however when cleaning up a pewter button that was found on the last day, I noticed a crown and the detail is bad, but I believe it is a RP button (Royal Provincals).

 

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[Bubba65]

Nice digs Patriot, you guys did well!!!!

Bubba65

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

All of you pulled so many copper coins.... How many combined for all three of you guys?
Are there any left

I was waiting to see your post from reading the others. The Canadian crew is sure living up to the hype


VPR

 

[Rickiowa2009]

I would say you did good today!

 

[The Patriot]

All of you pulled so many copper coins.... How many combined for all three of you guys?
Are there any left

I was waiting to see your post from reading the others. The Canadian crew is sure living up to the hype


VPR

Yeah we sure pulled out a lot of coppers this time out... the count should be close to 60 in all....

 

[FortBedfordbob]

Fantastic ! Excellent Group of Historic Finds

 

[Deepdiger60]

Great historic finds you guys really scored on those coppers and buttons Good hunt Dd60

 

[mainer]

Looks like you got your share Patriot! Nice digs.

 

[romeo-1]

Great hunt Patriot! That is a killer button too!

 

[Don in SJ]

Glad to see the finds coming to you guys in bunches like that, winter is too long in your area, (and here too).

Don

 

[ironhorse]

we sure did have some great hunts/sites this time around and you did as well as could be expected, although you didn't score the great silvers this time you still had some awesome finds!

your button is really nice too, I'm still looking for one of those myself, and now I know where one might show up, thanks for showing me!

see you in the fall for another round in D'ville!

 

[Iron Patch]

You definitely got the nice Navy of the two and isn't that how we planned it? Or just how we wanted it. Sure it would be great if it was loaded with gilt but I love it that way too!

I'm already looking forward to the Fall to do some serious scouting. I know there's many great old sites left to dig!


PS... You can probably scrape a lot of the remaining dirt out using a fine toothpick and going fairly lightly. It does look very good as is though. Some good ole S&E dirt!

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Man you guys did FANTASTIC

 

[Kyle PA]

You guys pulled in many Colonial earlies! A 10-day hunt in the Fall with IP? You guys are going to get your arses fired from work.

 

[The Patriot]

You guys pulled in many Colonial earlies! A 10-day hunt in the Fall with IP? You guys are going to get your arses fired from work.

hmmmmmm that would mean a lot more than just 10 days...... what to do

 

[dwayne sueno]

man, those pics look better than my year totals, and i thought i was doing pretty good.
i'd take losing a job for ten days of that kind of hunting!

 

[Hunthicks]

Looks like a good trip! I need to find us a good site to get onto!

 

[Iron Patch]

2 Things.....

You owe us a hunt, and forgot to clean my extra coil.

 

[Iron Patch]

Looks like you all found some sort of small settlement or something! Those finds Really make my mouth water! ROCKIN Hunt Guys Jerry.

This hunt happened a while back and was several sites over 3 days. A couple we hunted previously, and a few new ones we found. No one place gave us a ton, but we didn't stop looking for a hot spot the entire time and it all worked out in the end.

 

[teleman 2525]

yea you guys did great