My latest finds including a Draped Bust cent and sling buckle

[Scrappy]

This must be the year of the draped bust for me, since this one must be at least #8 in 2016. Below are hunts from the last two days. Yesterday was a new site and I got about 45 minutes in, scoring a c.1870-1890 padlock, a strap buckle, and a flat button. Also, two modern bottles I thought were cool...

Today's hunt was also another new site and the only targets I snagged in the hour I had was the 1803 Draped Bust Largie, and the silver rings. The Large cent rang in wonderfully at 5"



A little bonus "coin porn" of that 213 year old dirty girl!

Good digs and enjoy

Steve

 

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[Stef45]

Great Finds! Wish the side of the padlock with the brass on it would have been intact!

 

[Bruce R]

Keep Looking !!!

 

[A2coins]

Dude SAWEEEET. Id be super pumped to find all that. I do a lot of detecting my camera is so crappy I haven't posted pics in a long time I have some good gold ect nothing that old here in Michigan ann arbor was founded in 1835 ish Great job Scrappy

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the old padlock and old copper!

 

[Evolution]

Nice finds Scrappy....and thanks for the coin porn. I needed that.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some nice finds

 

[Murray8144]

good job making it through those roots

 

[Digg'n]

Nicely done! I'm hoping for a largie AND a lock like that someday.

 

[Gridwalker306]

Man another Draped Bust! Congrats on yet another great old coin, and good job not scratching it while dealing with the roots.

 

[Jyverb64]

Congrats on all those draped busts and a cool lock

 

[UnderMiner]

Very nice LC! Beautiful and clear date!

 

[doninbrewster]

Way to go Scrappy. I love finding draped busts and yours is certainly above average. Nice old lock too.

 

[Scrappy]

Nice finds Scrappy....and thanks for the coin porn. I needed that.

lol. It was literally a "money shot"!

 

[Carolina Tom]

Well done a usual Scrappy.

I think that you have the CTX set on "Draped Bust"!

Best of luck to you!

 

[against the wind]

Nicely done Scrappy, , the lock is super cool.
The Draped Bust is sweet.
Congrats

 

[Loco-Digger]

Nice finds Steve. Heck I'm still looking for ,my 1st draped bust. Looking forward to hunting with you soon bro.

 

[Scrappy]

good job making it through those roots

Thanks Murray. There were a lot of roots in spots there, but this signal was clear as day, and in nice soft non-rooted ground.

 

[Scrappy]

Man another Draped Bust! Congrats on yet another great old coin, and good job not scratching it while dealing with the roots.

Thanks J. When I heard the signal I said out loud "this is money", knowing it was a good one. I honestly thought it was going to be modern silver, but I'll take this any day over modern silver

As far as roots - no roots. I actually dug a Lincoln cent about 8 feet away so this ground may have been "mixed grill" as I like to to say, meaning the layers were likely disturbed by earth movers at some point in time.

 

[romeo-1]

That's an oldie! Good condition for the age.