VIRGIN Late 1600s Colonial Site FOUND!

[Isaac]

VIRGIN Colonial Site FOUND!

Well this was a day to remember... Wow! I went on vacation to Connecticut to visit my grandparents and family. I gained permission to a rev war era house with large farm fields surrounding it and invited my buddy Sam to come hunt it with me one day. I hunted this place once in April but didn't have much luck due to the snow and frozen ground. I did find one toasty Connecticut copper and a couple buttons, but that was pretty much it.

The first day I went back to regain my permission I dug a slick copper and a tombac button. I knew there had to be more there so I invited Sam to come the next day.

We went the next day and I changed my batteries in my MXT PRO and it wasn't working for an hour after that! I had to get completely new batteries! In that time, my buddy Sam found a Draped bust (toasted 1803), a 1836 matron head large cent, and a beautiful 1830s artillery button with tons of guilt left!



Then I finally fixed my detector and started swinging. I found a couple shoe buckle pieces and a button... We moved on to a different area of the field after a little while. We started hitting targets almost immediately. I gridded a small piece of the field to the right of the house and got a beautiful deep signal with the MXT. It wouldn't even hit on Sam's AT Pro. At about 7" I got a very nice conditioned 1887 Indian head penny. Not colonial like we're looking for but i was very happy with it.



I walked a few steps up and got another deep signal. I dug the hole and saw the brass in the hole I knew it was gonna be something really good. I took it out and to my amazement I realized I found a (almost) complete 1600s shoe buckle! Man this thing is TINY compared to the 1700s complete's I've dug. It's got everything except a little stud on the back which broke off, probably why the buckle fell off the shoe in the first place. You can clearly see the file marks on the back as well! Made in between 1660-1690





Sam wasn't getting much on this section so he went back to the section he found the copper at. He wasn't finding a lot there either but I got a +20-+30 on the MXT and dug a tiny silver coin clipping or a piece of trade silver used for currency! I walked around the very front of the field hoping for some straggler signals I've missed. I got a +8-+12 and pulled a pewter shoe buckle piece that says TR. it's from the 1690-1720 era



Me and Sam were about done after about 2 hours without a whole lot. We went and tried asking at some other older homes around and pretty much gave up when no one was home for 6 houses in a row and started to do little areas of the field farther away from the house. We went into a little patch of harvested crop and we saw pottery everywhere and black glass. I picked up a pipe stem right away and started swinging. We didn't think anything of it until Sam got a 80 signal that screamed copper coin! It was a 1752 KGII copper in great shape. I pulled a small tombac button off the surface and then got my own KGII... Finally got my copper for the day! We knew there was a site here. We picked up so many buttons just bunny hopping this little 20x40 foot area. Iron everywhere and in between it were little cuff buttons and tons of melted lead.





We just kept getting targets constantly. It was a freaking blast! Sam got a huge musket ball and we picked up several pipe stems and the nicer pieces of pottery. The sun was setting and we knew we didn't have a lot of time. I heard Sam call out "COPPER!!!!!" and showed me a CT... It was stunning!


I then walk right at the edge of the field and get a beautiful +79 on the MXT and dig another copper... That's 6 for the total of us. Sam got 4, a record day for him!!! It was one of the most gorgeous Draped Largies I've ever seen. This is the latest thing that came out from this site. Not ONE back marked button!!!





Sam also got a BEAUTIFUL and ULTRA RARE SILVER ca.1690 green Stuart crystal button this day (one of two that came from this site!!!)



Thanks for looking! We had a blast!!! HH!
Here's some other finds on different days from this site... I need an ID on the nipple pewter button age and the silver (gold plated) pendant age.


Barrel tap pieces


All my finds from the site (not including Sam's)




1776 KGIII counterfeit (MACHIN MILLS)

9/64"+ pipe stem boar 1650s or earlier









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[Isaac]

Sorry, my thread got posted early. Posting the rest now.


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[CASPER-2]

I got no pics - it says attatchment and cant open those either

 

[Mach1Pilot]

I can't see the pictures yet either, but they should be good from what I've read so far!

 

[Isaac]

It's up [emoji41]


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[Carolina Tom]

Very nice finds. Congrats!

 

[ARC]

One word...
Wow.

Great site... great digs.
Well done.

 

[Valley Ranger]

Superb!

 

[RJ55]

Awesome digs, congratulations.

 

[terpfan]

What a great post, thanks for taking the time to write a terrific piece. That early buckle is in magnificent shape and will look great on display. I'll look forward to learning more about your finds from some of the colonial experts here.

 

[Scrappy]

What a great hunt and condensed to boot. I've worked sites for months and more amazing things appear seemed again and again. I hope the same happens for you and I'm betting there is tons more still awaiting you. Great button and love the buckle. Also that '03 LC is a sweet one. Congrats

Steve

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

It's always a great feeling when you realize you've put yourself on a very early and productive site. You definitely had a killer hunt with a nice variety of colonial coins and relics. Hopefully a fat silver coin will pop out next. Good luck!!

 

[Jyverb64]

What an amazing site you've got there and some great finds

 

[park pirate]

Wow awesome spot,congrats...

 

[Steve in PA]

Wow! That was a heck of a hunt! I love the early buckle and the silver pendant. Large coppers are always welcome too! I need a day half that good soon, real soon!!

 

[digging440yrs]

Awesome hunt

 

[kkbroker]

In Michigan I can only dream of finding a site like that. I can't even imagine what it would be like to find something pre- 1850

Nice finds!!!

 

[CRUSADER]

The Pewter Button is 18th C. These are all great finds, lots I know & love myself. However, its to early to call 'virgin 1600s site'. The evidence is yet to support that, unless your adding some researched documents? These finds are mostly in the 1690-1720 bracket, so they all could be 1700s. Also, even if they were 1690s they were manufactured in Britain, so you have to give them travelling time as well. Keep hitting that site & get more clues, but so far its safer to say early 18th C Site. You also have to factor in that many items, specially in the colonies were reused for many years before they got lost. (see what I'm saying?)

 

[Isaac]

The Pewter Button is 18th C. These are all great finds, lots I know & love myself. However, its to early to call 'virgin 1600s site'. The evidence is yet to support that, unless your adding some researched documents? These finds are mostly in the 1690-1720 bracket, so they all could be 1700s. Also, even if they were 1690s they were manufactured in Britain, so you have to give them travelling time as well. Keep hitting that site & get more clues, but so far its safer to say early 18th C Site. You also have to factor in that many items, specially in the colonies were reused for many years before they got lost. (see what I'm saying?)

I completely agree, I'll revise the title. Thank you for your comment!!!

 

[Steve in PA]

The Pewter Button is 18th C. These are all great finds, lots I know & love myself. However, its to early to call 'virgin 1600s site'. The evidence is yet to support that, unless your adding some researched documents? These finds are mostly in the 1690-1720 bracket, so they all could be 1700s. Also, even if they were 1690s they were manufactured in Britain, so you have to give them travelling time as well. Keep hitting that site & get more clues, but so far its safer to say early 18th C Site. You also have to factor in that many items, specially in the colonies were reused for many years before they got lost. (see what I'm saying?)

I have to agree with Cru. You have artillery button and large cents from the 19th century, coins and buttons from the 18th century, and only the little buckle that dates from the 17th century. It is definitely a virgin site and it has a lot of 18th century colonial material, but to call it a 1600s site might be a little premature at this point. I hope you can get back on it soon and find some more 1600s items, but I'm sure you'll be happy with more of the same!