West Jersey Detecting
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Some Recent Finds: Wax Seal, Old Silver, Buttons & More!
Tomorrow marks the 10 year anniversary of the purchase of my first metal detector. It took me almost exactly 10 years to dig my "find of a lifetime". I had some time over the weekend to make a chronology of the last decade, so check out the short video.
I am still digging some nice goodies, including the wax seal I dug last weekend while out with Elad. It was more than 12 inches deep and the only indication anything was beneath the coil was a slight rise in the threshold of my V3i. On a deep target, that is a good enough reason for me to dig. I also dug 5 buttons that day, all civilian with common backmarks and the piece of a colonial buckle. (If any of you have the other half, let me know!) The shiny tombac button was found at another site on a previous hunt. The site was littered with trash and is a well known detecting spot. What is odd is that this was on the surface. I think some noob found the button and tossed it aside as trash!
The Barber Dime and the buttons pictured with it all came from the field I dug the Flowing Hair Half Dime earlier this month.
I am looking forward to sharing my finds with you all over the next decade!
Tomorrow marks the 10 year anniversary of the purchase of my first metal detector. It took me almost exactly 10 years to dig my "find of a lifetime". I had some time over the weekend to make a chronology of the last decade, so check out the short video.
I am still digging some nice goodies, including the wax seal I dug last weekend while out with Elad. It was more than 12 inches deep and the only indication anything was beneath the coil was a slight rise in the threshold of my V3i. On a deep target, that is a good enough reason for me to dig. I also dug 5 buttons that day, all civilian with common backmarks and the piece of a colonial buckle. (If any of you have the other half, let me know!) The shiny tombac button was found at another site on a previous hunt. The site was littered with trash and is a well known detecting spot. What is odd is that this was on the surface. I think some noob found the button and tossed it aside as trash!
The Barber Dime and the buttons pictured with it all came from the field I dug the Flowing Hair Half Dime earlier this month.
I am looking forward to sharing my finds with you all over the next decade!
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Would love to dig one of those wax seals myself one of these days. 
