HomeGuardDan
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I got out yesterday with my good pal Bill D for some more colonial scratching. We started off back at the new site we recently located and after spending a chunk of time with the owner we were off. The first line that I took paid off immediately as within about 20 yards I unearthed my first target of the day - a late 1790's Large Cent - not a bad way to start off the morning. Things stayed steady on the slow side for most the day as this site does not have relics jumping out left and right - mostly due to the vegetative state that it is in...once it is cut - game on! Bill chimed in shortly after with a find of his own (leave it for him to post) but lets just say that the colonial silver coin lead was beginning to build - that was until I nailed a rather diminutive spanish cut silver. It looks as if it were to be a typical cut silver until the coin either broke or the owner decided to snip the rim off...ever seen anything like it - I sure have not - it is tiny! Either way Bill's lead was back down to one. Earlier in the day, I stumbled into the first pit of the season (most likely the foundation) and unearthed some sheet brass, musket balls, early thimble and the nice early fork with the wood handle partially intact.
The day went on and we decided to do some exploring. We walked some pretty property and were stunned by the lack of signals, that was until we hit the very last ridge for the day where we split up to explore. On the backside Bill hit iron and at the same time that I hit iron on the front. The difference was that Bill's was more of the 1850's variety and mine the 1600's. My first target was a hunk of pewter and then out of nowhere out popped a nice, though a little worn, 1 reale cob! (the silver count was now tied at 3-3) I hunkered down and began to unearth a few nice odds and ends, including the early 1600s (some date to 1500s) cast cone or dome buttons (some are considered spanish military used). I also recovered a nice complete spectacle buckle and nipple button. This site produced a nice early grouping of relics, though few and far.
In total - I did not hit double digits for buttons, digging just 8 or 9 of them. I did however take home 3 colonial coins and also recovered a few other nice odds and ends such as the ramrod guide, early lead bale seal, other buckle pieces and musket balls.
Looking forward to the next one.
HH
Dan
The day went on and we decided to do some exploring. We walked some pretty property and were stunned by the lack of signals, that was until we hit the very last ridge for the day where we split up to explore. On the backside Bill hit iron and at the same time that I hit iron on the front. The difference was that Bill's was more of the 1850's variety and mine the 1600's. My first target was a hunk of pewter and then out of nowhere out popped a nice, though a little worn, 1 reale cob! (the silver count was now tied at 3-3) I hunkered down and began to unearth a few nice odds and ends, including the early 1600s (some date to 1500s) cast cone or dome buttons (some are considered spanish military used). I also recovered a nice complete spectacle buckle and nipple button. This site produced a nice early grouping of relics, though few and far.
In total - I did not hit double digits for buttons, digging just 8 or 9 of them. I did however take home 3 colonial coins and also recovered a few other nice odds and ends such as the ramrod guide, early lead bale seal, other buckle pieces and musket balls.
Looking forward to the next one.
HH
Dan
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