North-Central MA Cornfield Yields Trime, Heel Plate, and More

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Swinging in a cornfield in autumn is fun! The VDI for the 1852 3 cent was 64 and the coin was about an inch under dirt...dig all those non-ferrous signals in the older spots! Really love the heel plate. Question: Did civilians use heel plates often? If mainly military, I’m thinking it could have come off a Civil War veteran in the field(?)

Also of note is the cuff/vest two piece button on the right. The image is of a primitive train.

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very nice finds!!
 

Nothing better than field hunting in the fall!!! That's a great group of finds. CONGRATZ...
 

Congrats on the very fine coin and relic hunt! :occasion14:
 

Awesome !!!! Congrats!!!! Bucket Lister!!! Sweet!!!!
 

Congrats on some excellent finds. I like that Trime and the Heel Plate.
 

Congrats on the great finds and the trime!? Amazing. I still haven't found one and to be honest I think I would probably pass it by thinking the tone was trash. I think the heel plates where worn by military and civilian but I'm no expert!
 

Great finds. Those trimes are tough to find. I have only dug 2 in 32 years.
 

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