Went Detecting and Got Busted

[vferrari]

But it was a good thing...

Went on a couple of hunts this past week trying to put my new Coiltek 10x5 Nox coil through its paces and then using my trusty Deus at my Smokey's incredible relic farm site (Thanks for another fantastic invite, Smokey). Despite all the goodies we've pulled out of there, you work hard for it with numerous iron patches and high mineralization.

Tested the Nox coil out on a Colonial site and scored a couple of keepers at decent depth in sandy soil including a flat Tombac button and a brass makeup case with a fancy "wreath" design. Snagged a tiny flat button there when switching over to the Deus and round 9" hf coil in thick iron after Smokey spied the signs of a former MD Eastern Shore colonial home site (oyster shells, glass, pottery, porcelain, and lots of nails).

A week later it was off to Smokey's relic paradise site we have been pounding regularly for a few years and steadily since November when I got the privilege to hit it after harvest and deep discing and snagged a $1 gold piece, my first gold coin (see: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...ssion-fee-1-dollar.html?highlight=Joined+club) and about 30 other relics - perhaps my most productive single day ever relic hunting. The site "refreshes" itself with every plowing. Anyway the finds were tailing off and this was the last trip before spring planting. Took the Deus out and got on the board quickly with a minie ball. Started pulling different types of minie balls including a .69 caliber "fatty", a confederate Gardner, and a really rare dropped .54 cal Merrill carbine, as well as some "generic" 3 ringers.

But the highlight was an iffy high conductor signal - hoping for any silver at this point because they have been few and far between at this site, lately. We have been depleting it of those easy silver targets. Maybe a merc like I've pulled several times before, or a barber maybe even another Seated Quarter or SLQ (I have several from this site). Little did I know that I would be checking off a bucket lister that I have been hoping to snag for some time now. Flipped the plug and knew what I had with just a glimpse. Welcome to the finds pouch my freshly dug 1835 Capped Bust Liberty Dime.

Some non-metallic eyeball finds and miscellaneous brass and lead fragments including a porcelain 4-hole button rounded out the day.

Enjoy the pics...

 

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[billb]

Congratulations on your major achievements,,,Well said and thank you for letting us share your happiness...stay safe out there

 

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[Colonial Digger]

Very nice finds

 

[BLK HOLE]

Sweet!!! Congrats on the great saves

 

[Diggin Dude]

OHHHH MYYYY ! You got BUSTED alright!! That bucket lister is beautiful!! Congrats!! Oh what else you find? Yeah that's nice to

 

[Relicific]

That’s a beautiful silver
Congrats

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

sweet silvers and relics, congratz and thanks for posting

 

[smokeythecat]

Actually it is a known site. I did not know that the first year it was detected. Also with a cursory walk through the fields, all I got was a plow share and a 1912 cent. Anyway, there is a rail line that was in existence during the Civil War a couple or so miles away. We can still hear train whistles occasionally from there. In the 1880's, a train passed through every 17 minutes. History tells us the Confederates were watching the trains coming and going just prior to the battle of Gettysburg. It's not that far away. Legend had it they were watching from a hill about 1 mile closer to the rail line than where we are finding relics. After conversations with the neighbors, I found out the troops occupied this farm, as there was no place to hide closer to the line and no water resource closer than where we were digging, and eventually the Yanks ran the Confederates off. It took two years to get that information. There is also evidence of two period or earlier houses there, and it is possible the men returning from the war brought home some souvenirs and eventually tossed them out. We have enough bullets for maybe 3 cartridge boxes only after all this time. A lot of bottles came out of one dump that was a couple feet underground, CW and just after. We have yet to find the house but I do know where there are two large concentrations of iron, so we haven't figure out the site yet.

 

[Silvermonkey]

There you go! What a beautiful coin!!! Congratulations.

 

[thrifty76now]

That is a very great find.