Search for old homesite turns up 1875 Indian and gold gilded button!

[treblehunter]

Oldjerseygirl and I have been looking for an old homesite she found on an 1876 map overlay since last winter. We kept looking far from her house which the old map suggested was on one side or the other of an old spung/ swamp. We walked about an mile from her house (felt like) down these old ox cart roads yesterday only coming up with a ox shoe and headstamps. She found an Indian Head Cent about a week ago in this area, where there is also a property marker which looks very old. Last year on her own in a different section of these same woods, along one of these ox cart roads, she found a different Indian Head cent. This area was a old sandstone quarry/ mine used back in early 1800's.



Today we were not on the ox cart roads, like last year we were going through open woods searching along the way with our detectors for an iron patch. We were looking for awhile when we came up with nothing, had circled back wide to check some more in the direction of her house. When we were almost out (ten feet from her yard) she got a scratchy jumpy signal that she dug which turned out to be a 1875 Indian Head Cent.



We started looking in that area when I finally got a nice sounding shallow 82 - 84 hit on my Deus, it was in the yard in a spot that was frozen sand. It was like concrete, in the woods the leaves and pine needles leave the ground dig-able, here it took me quite a time to chip out this beautiful button. Any help dating this button would be appreciated.



I guess if the weather stays nice I'll be at Becky's tomorrow looking for more. All that time looking, the old homesite is right in her back yard.

Enjoy the pix
HH & GL
Brad

 

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[Carolina Tom]

Please show us the other side of the button.

Good going on the IHC(s) OJG!

Sounds like a good time was had by all. You kids be careful out in the woods. GL&HH!

 

[dirtlooter]

yeah, gotta see the other side

 

[Ahab8]

Nice finds guys. Did you actually find a cellar hole or some evidence of a homesite? Looks like you're zoning in on a great spot

 

[flatbutton]

Nice IH, and the button is killer!

 

[WHADIFIND]

As I keep saying, it's not where you think it is, it's where you find it.

Very nice!

 

[Old Dude]

That '75 is beautiful! I want to see the other side of that button too! Looks like a nice spot to hunt with someone else cause if you're talking, you're more likely to keep going further. Never know what you're gonna find along old roads/paths.

 

[Tnmountains]

Great shape and not toasted like the ones I dig. Has to be a place off that road as well. The woods look to have been timbered not many years ago. Good hunt.

 

[Tony in SC]

That penny is in good shape, it's been lost a long time. Tony

 

[treblehunter]

Please show us the other side of the button.

Good going on the IHC(s) OJG!

Sounds like a good time was had by all. You kids be careful out in the woods. GL&HH!

yeah, gotta see the other side

 

[WHADIFIND]

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Somehow, I knew that. If Treb had something to show on the other side,
he would've shown it.

Still a neat piece!

 

[treblehunter]

That '75 is beautiful! I want to see the other side of that button too! Looks like a nice spot to hunt with someone else cause if you're talking, you're more likely to keep going further. Never know what you're gonna find along old roads/paths.

Pretty spot too!

As I keep saying, it's not where you think it is, it's where you find it.

Very nice!

Coil went over it, right Gary?

Nice IH, and the button is killer!

Thanks

Nice finds guys. Did you actually find a cellar hole or some evidence of a homesite? Looks like you're zoning in on a great spot

Button and a IH Cent along with allot of iron. Some of the old homesteads I have hunted consist of a agricultural field and a iron patch, maybe a brick piece or two. You never know, those maps were stepped off by a drunk sometimes?

Great shape and not toasted like the ones I dig. Has to be a place off that road as well. The woods look to have been timbered not many years ago. Good hunt.

Timbered by Becky's husband, allot of the oak got hit hard by gypsy moths.
Thanks

That penny is in good shape, it's been lost a long time. Tony

Thanks Tony

 

[g-olden years]

Super finds! Persistence paid off for sure. Andi

 

[EccentricInTexas]

Neat Finds!!!

 

[treblehunter]

Super finds! Persistence paid off for sure. Andi

Neat Finds!!!

Thanks guys!

 

[danimal03]

nice finds. the button dates to approximately 1820's-1840's or so. it is a good indicator other early relics are around.

 

[treblehunter]

nice finds. the button dates to approximately 1820's-1840's or so. it is a good indicator other early relics are around.

Thanks, will be back there after the rain stops. I tried a different spot on my own today, got skunked.

 

[sandchip]

Good looking Indian! Hard to beat one of those any day.

 

[treblehunter]

Good looking Indian! Hard to beat one of those any day.

Thank you.

 

[park pirate]

Nice hunt bud good year on the IH...