Don in SJ
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Speed The Plough It Feeds All - Walsh's Hard Times Token found & KGIII copper
Today I explored into very thick underbrush, following a swampy stream that the other homesteads in the area were located near. My cuts and bruises from the briers were rewarded by finding another new and untouched tiny early to mid 1800s homestead.
The area only had one small clearing, unlike my previous sites found in the area, however in that small 10 foot by approx 40 foot long area of clearing I did get a 1835 Walsh's General Store Hard Times Token, which when you first find, you think you have a NJ copper because of the Plow on the one side, but this time, since this was my second Walsh's token found, I realized right away it was a Hard Times Token.
About 4-5 feet away I also dug, at about the same depth (4-6 inches) a couple very large grommets with web material still attached, as I dug further, I started to pull out a mostly complete shoulder harness web assy with one latch hook on it. This is a mystery item I will be posting on What is it. I am not sure if it is period or something more modern, rather heavy duty like a more modern day parachute rig setup, but don't see anyhow it could be that but who knows.
This homestead was so thick with Brier and underbrush, once I got out of the small clear area and started hunting the perimeter which was full of iron hits, I got a very early type button, perhaps a spunback type of a pot metal variety and then I got another coin reading in thick brush. That turned out to be a very think and smaller than normal size counterfeit King George III Halfpenny, I can make out 177, but not sure if the last number was for sure, I thought a 0 for awhile, now not sure. It weighs only 75.5 grains (A regal is twice that in weight) and is only 26.5mm in diameter. Like I said, thin and small, and of course very worn and corroded.
I did find one more relic, but darn if I could find it when I got back to my truck, it was a decorative little oval shaped plate that must have been on a chest or something. I am going back tomorrow and maybe it will reappear.
So, I found a new site, calling it Site 234 and it is very isolated, no road or paths going to it that I could find and it will be hard to refind again tomorrow but I did take my compass heading and it should be easy from the road to find because of that. The greenback and underbrush give this site a rating of "I had to use my pruning shears" to move about to hunt..................... Tough site for sure.
Don
Today I explored into very thick underbrush, following a swampy stream that the other homesteads in the area were located near. My cuts and bruises from the briers were rewarded by finding another new and untouched tiny early to mid 1800s homestead.
The area only had one small clearing, unlike my previous sites found in the area, however in that small 10 foot by approx 40 foot long area of clearing I did get a 1835 Walsh's General Store Hard Times Token, which when you first find, you think you have a NJ copper because of the Plow on the one side, but this time, since this was my second Walsh's token found, I realized right away it was a Hard Times Token.
About 4-5 feet away I also dug, at about the same depth (4-6 inches) a couple very large grommets with web material still attached, as I dug further, I started to pull out a mostly complete shoulder harness web assy with one latch hook on it. This is a mystery item I will be posting on What is it. I am not sure if it is period or something more modern, rather heavy duty like a more modern day parachute rig setup, but don't see anyhow it could be that but who knows.
This homestead was so thick with Brier and underbrush, once I got out of the small clear area and started hunting the perimeter which was full of iron hits, I got a very early type button, perhaps a spunback type of a pot metal variety and then I got another coin reading in thick brush. That turned out to be a very think and smaller than normal size counterfeit King George III Halfpenny, I can make out 177, but not sure if the last number was for sure, I thought a 0 for awhile, now not sure. It weighs only 75.5 grains (A regal is twice that in weight) and is only 26.5mm in diameter. Like I said, thin and small, and of course very worn and corroded.
I did find one more relic, but darn if I could find it when I got back to my truck, it was a decorative little oval shaped plate that must have been on a chest or something. I am going back tomorrow and maybe it will reappear.
So, I found a new site, calling it Site 234 and it is very isolated, no road or paths going to it that I could find and it will be hard to refind again tomorrow but I did take my compass heading and it should be easy from the road to find because of that. The greenback and underbrush give this site a rating of "I had to use my pruning shears" to move about to hunt..................... Tough site for sure.
Don
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