gforce1972
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Wow, didn't expect this in Getty
So on Sunday my buddy Lonnie and I decided to finally get out and hit some fields in Gettysburg that we have been wanting to re-hit since the brush was down. First we went to a site that was a CW hospital. The weeds were down pretty low so we were able to detect some areas that you can't most of the year. Lonnie found three fired three-ringers, seven roundballs and a buckle. I found a roundball and a buckle. We hunted there for a few hours. Just a note. This field is usually COVERED in poison ivy. It was all dead due to the season/temps... but the roots were alive and well. I have poison all over my wrists to prove it.
From there we went to another site that is typically full of brush. It is closer to the battlefield. After about two hours we hadn't found anything there worth noting until I got a screaming hit at the base of a small tree. Seven inches down I found a copper disc. Having found a KG II here last year I was hopeful it might be another. After cleaning it, doing some research online and posting it to some groups on FB, turns out it is either a 1600s William and Mary (farthing or half cent) or a William III type III half cent. I have not measured it yet. Either way looks like I've joined the 1600s club! Don't you just love it when you are searching for one type of relic and find something totally different?
Gary
So on Sunday my buddy Lonnie and I decided to finally get out and hit some fields in Gettysburg that we have been wanting to re-hit since the brush was down. First we went to a site that was a CW hospital. The weeds were down pretty low so we were able to detect some areas that you can't most of the year. Lonnie found three fired three-ringers, seven roundballs and a buckle. I found a roundball and a buckle. We hunted there for a few hours. Just a note. This field is usually COVERED in poison ivy. It was all dead due to the season/temps... but the roots were alive and well. I have poison all over my wrists to prove it.
From there we went to another site that is typically full of brush. It is closer to the battlefield. After about two hours we hadn't found anything there worth noting until I got a screaming hit at the base of a small tree. Seven inches down I found a copper disc. Having found a KG II here last year I was hopeful it might be another. After cleaning it, doing some research online and posting it to some groups on FB, turns out it is either a 1600s William and Mary (farthing or half cent) or a William III type III half cent. I have not measured it yet. Either way looks like I've joined the 1600s club! Don't you just love it when you are searching for one type of relic and find something totally different?
Gary
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