Colonial KirkPA
Silver Member
Hey, guys, the club and I got out for some hardcore relic hunting. PACO, zoyboy, and I met our newest member, vpone, at an undislosed location at around 7:15 a.m. (we don't want anyone following us). Vpone decided to follow us out to the site today since he needed to leave earlier.
Once we arrived on the site, we all became spastic with excitement. This detecting area is another one of zoyboy's great ra-search projects. With very few leads to work from, my brother found the site of a Colonial cabin. He is the best at the ra-search aspect of the hobby!
While walking out to the detecting area, zoy and I were chatting with vpone for a bit. During the saunter, I was saying stuff like this, "Kevin, you know there is good sh*t waiting to be excavated here. I am going to dig all signals. I will listen for that faint hint of a coppa sig. I wonder how many people would love to be hunting this site with us? We have to be the most enthusiastic dudes on the forum. How often do most dudes get to detect a Colonial site? Heck, we detect them like they are going out of metal detecting style." That conversation went on for a couple of minutes until we all got to our detecting business.
Within 10 minutes of our detecting business, vpone was yelling out a nice relic. It gave us some great hope for the area! After his find, I was soon yelping out, "But-tin! Musketball!" If the signal was 50 VDI or above, it would be a but-tin or a musketball. There was NO modern day trash here at all! That is another awesome aspect zoy brings into his ra-search. Most of his ra-search projects are focused where very little activity happened in the past 150 years. Zoy, you kick a$$ and there is no metal detecting doubt about it!
About an hour into our hunt, I got a nice "Q" on "Quarter" hit that pinpointed at 3.5". Before getting down to dig, I looked at the soil and thought, "Hell yeah, this is a coppa or an old wilver!" After plucking out some historic soil, I used my pinpointer to zero in on the target...it locked on "something." That "something" was a...COPPA! After picking it up, I yelled to the guys, "Coin! Large coppa!" The 1st dude to reach me was our good bud, vpone. He slapped "high-fives" with me until zoy and PACO arrived. Since the coppa is toasted, it is very difficult to identify. I am 100% confident that it is a Colonial! That makes 7 for me this year, baby!
After the Colonial excavation, I was soon back to recovering more Colonial relics. My best but-tin for the day is the one with the "London" backmark. Indeed, a 1700s London but-tin! Thank you, Pro XL!
The day ended at 12:30, so we were soon meeting at the car. We had one heck of a time! These guys (PACO, vpone, and zoyboy) are the best to detect with! The times spent together with these three professionals will always be a great memory. Once again, "Bone Dry Detecting," thanks for the awesome time!
*All relics were found in the yard where a Colonial dude dwelled.
*WOOOOHOOOO...I can't believe it! After looking at the coin with zoy for awhile, the coppa turned out to be a NJ coppa! The dragon head is very subtle, but we definitely see it! This is my 2nd one this year! Do you guys want pics?
NJ coppa (note the very subtle outline of the dragon head):
Once we arrived on the site, we all became spastic with excitement. This detecting area is another one of zoyboy's great ra-search projects. With very few leads to work from, my brother found the site of a Colonial cabin. He is the best at the ra-search aspect of the hobby!
While walking out to the detecting area, zoy and I were chatting with vpone for a bit. During the saunter, I was saying stuff like this, "Kevin, you know there is good sh*t waiting to be excavated here. I am going to dig all signals. I will listen for that faint hint of a coppa sig. I wonder how many people would love to be hunting this site with us? We have to be the most enthusiastic dudes on the forum. How often do most dudes get to detect a Colonial site? Heck, we detect them like they are going out of metal detecting style." That conversation went on for a couple of minutes until we all got to our detecting business.
Within 10 minutes of our detecting business, vpone was yelling out a nice relic. It gave us some great hope for the area! After his find, I was soon yelping out, "But-tin! Musketball!" If the signal was 50 VDI or above, it would be a but-tin or a musketball. There was NO modern day trash here at all! That is another awesome aspect zoy brings into his ra-search. Most of his ra-search projects are focused where very little activity happened in the past 150 years. Zoy, you kick a$$ and there is no metal detecting doubt about it!
About an hour into our hunt, I got a nice "Q" on "Quarter" hit that pinpointed at 3.5". Before getting down to dig, I looked at the soil and thought, "Hell yeah, this is a coppa or an old wilver!" After plucking out some historic soil, I used my pinpointer to zero in on the target...it locked on "something." That "something" was a...COPPA! After picking it up, I yelled to the guys, "Coin! Large coppa!" The 1st dude to reach me was our good bud, vpone. He slapped "high-fives" with me until zoy and PACO arrived. Since the coppa is toasted, it is very difficult to identify. I am 100% confident that it is a Colonial! That makes 7 for me this year, baby!
After the Colonial excavation, I was soon back to recovering more Colonial relics. My best but-tin for the day is the one with the "London" backmark. Indeed, a 1700s London but-tin! Thank you, Pro XL!
The day ended at 12:30, so we were soon meeting at the car. We had one heck of a time! These guys (PACO, vpone, and zoyboy) are the best to detect with! The times spent together with these three professionals will always be a great memory. Once again, "Bone Dry Detecting," thanks for the awesome time!
*All relics were found in the yard where a Colonial dude dwelled.
*WOOOOHOOOO...I can't believe it! After looking at the coin with zoy for awhile, the coppa turned out to be a NJ coppa! The dragon head is very subtle, but we definitely see it! This is my 2nd one this year! Do you guys want pics?
NJ coppa (note the very subtle outline of the dragon head):
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) as much as finding old coins! too bad the copper took such a beating. a lot of the old coppas around here come out in the same condition. they are still fun to find anyway. great stuff as always Kirk!
