Not again...

[K1DDO1979]

I found another good old cellar hole spot in the forest but just like another spot i found before the soil just rots the coins. There wasn't much left of them after they dried out and crumbled after i got home but there was a 1861 nova scotia one cent, a Indian head penny, a Victoria canadian large cent and a rotten George ii half penny that i forgot in the picture of everything. I also found a copper ring, a victorian general service military button, a lock, and a really big decorative broach. The only coin in nice shape was a 1910 canadian large cent that i found on the way out in the path. Also a strange thing to be back there was a cheap1980's Minnie mouse bracelet. Who knows maybe the pearls are real. Thanks for looking and I'm hoping some old silver will pop up back there next time! [emoji2]

 

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[CoilyGirl]

That looks like a very big brooch but it's beautiful nonetheless.

 

[K1DDO1979]

That looks like a very big brooch but it's beautiful nonetheless.

Thanks. Maybe "sash pin" was the more proper name for it! [emoji2]

 

[The_Piratess]

Thanks. Maybe "sash pin" was the more proper name for it! [emoji2]

Yeah as nobody would wear a brooch that big!

 

[dirtlooter]

hey those are still some pretty cool finds, you'll find some silver if you keep at it.

 

[Kurios1]

That's a great hunt there mate. You found the spot and got what you were after. It's a crying shame some soils just destroy old coins. On the bright side that Ginormous "broach" thing is way flipping cool.The brass lock is awesome too. How Minnie got there I haven't a clue. Well done. Hope you get some intact silver from there buddy.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some nice finds

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds K1DDO.

 

[RVRoamer74]

Your digging good areas, that's most of the battle.
Congrats on a nice hunt.

 

[pepperj]

Nice going on the latest digs, like you stated a silver would be nice for the return hunt.
You have some mean soils back east. One would think that the forest soils would be gentle on the finds.

 

[Mzjavert]

Nice old lock.

 

[Eu_citzen]

I've found that it's quite common in my area to with soil that just eats away at the coins.
If your careful to clean them, you might get lucky!

 

[Iron Patch]

Not again plays like a broken record here! IH and I don't hunt near as much as we once did, and very productive sites are getting tougher and tougher to find, so these days we seem to average about 100 large coppers a year. That has been the case the last few years, and at freeze up when it was time to file away my better relics and coins into my cases and holders it's pretty sad how many coppers make it. I sort of have three levels of quality, and over those approx. 300 coins only 2 made it to the high level and one was for rarity and not condition. The rest (out of 300), which I'd say were a few at min., and several at the most, were just good enough to avoid my copper shelf of crustys. So I guess we can both be thankful our success in detecting isn't totally dependent on digging a nice copper coin.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on your finds. I would say your item is part of a sash buckle, and I really like the older lock.

 

[K1DDO1979]

Nice going on the latest digs, like you stated a silver would be nice for the return hunt.
You have some mean soils back east. One would think that the forest soils would be gentle on the finds.

There has been forest finds that end up being in very good shape around here. I don't know if the type of trees has a impact or moss types covering the ground or decaying plant matter/minerals. Maybe a combination of all make it very acidic in that certain spot. The large cent in the path on the out was in a sandy type soil and that one came out nice.