Better Late Than Never--CaneField Bandits 2016 Annual Finds!
Hello All,
It was a great year for us in 2016, the year that saw us dig our 70th Spanish Silver coin and our 72nd Seated Coin in the past 5 years. While I dug some nice finds, it was my buddy Shangalang that made the best recoveries--including a Banner find with his Napoleonic-Era French Briquette Infantry Sword!
At any rate, here are a few of the photos of individual finds from the field, followed by the onslaught of display cases that everyone is expecting
Here's the star find of the year--Shangulang's early 1800s sword hilt!
And my star find of the year was my first ever bit boss--and she's a beauty!
Here are two of the best finds dug--a stunning 1782 half real, and a West Point Cadet button dug by Shangalang:
I was lucky to get THREE Barber Quarters in one year. Crazy. Three years ago I had never dug one, and now I have dug a total of SEVEN of them.
First off, here is DiggerGirl's display (my wife). She went out with us only two or three times, but ended up finding quite a bit--including some fine spanish silver and seated coins:
She also managed to get a breechblock from an old black powder shotgun and some nice Schenkl Shell fragments. I got a lock plate from a musket:
Here are some of my display cases. Lots of quantity, at least!
I also got my first intact BRASS stirrup
And here are Shangalang's amazing finds. First the military finds (sword hilt and a piece of the knuckle bow, military buttons, nipple protector chain and bullets galore).
Lots of Marbles eyeballed!
And KILLER coin finds, including Shageolang's BEST Capped Bust ever!
Oh, and I almost forgot that he dug a prized find with this mummified turtle
Here is the signature line from 2016, showing all the goodies we managed to get our coils over:
2016 CaneField Bandits Totals: 1774, two 1782's, an 1800, 1809, 1811, 1818, and one dateless Half Reale 1813 One Real 1834 Capped Bust Half Dime 1839-O, 1842-O, 1853, 1853-O,1858-O, and one dateless Half Dime 1890 Seated Dime 1917, 1920-D, and 1923 Mercury Dimes 1892, 1907, and 1908 Barber Quarters 1916 Netherlands 10 Cent Silver Coin 1943-P War Nickel Napoleonic Era French Briquet Infantry Sword Hilt British Navy Cuff Button Early U.S. Navy Cuff Button West Point Military Academy Cadet Cuff Button Civil War U.S. Bit Boss Eagle "A" Coat Button Enfield trigger guard Breechblock from Double Barrel Shotgun Musket Lock Plate, side plate, and trigger guard Schenkl Shell Fragments Complete Antebellum Brass Stirrup Plantation Store Tokens Indians, Wheats, Beefaloes and other Gaw Gag
I've decided that 2017 is gonna be my year--although Shanguloid has already found a Find of the Year with his 1700s French Marine Artillery button, dug this month!
There's nothing better than digging, except when you've got a digging buddy that not only finds the best stuff but also looks like this
Stay tuned, we gonna tear up the Cane Fields in 2017--and no matter what, we gonna FIND something!
Cheers,
The CaneField Bandits
Last edited by BuckleBoy; Feb 09, 2017 at 10:00 PM.
2017 CaneField Bandits Totals:
George Washington Inaugural Button GWI-17B
1790s French Marine Artillery Button
Three 1782's, 1786, 1807, 1808, and Three Dateless Half Reales
Two 1840-O's and a 1854-O Half Dime
Henry Clay Campaign Button (1844)
Complete antebellum spur
Plantation Store Token
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my signatures were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
As usual buddy! A stellar post! At the end of the day it's the Canefield Bandits that cant be beat!! Thanks for all you have shared with me, the valuable information and wealth of knowledge in and and out of the field.
Looking forward to another year of awesome recoveries! Cheers!
2017 CaneField Bandits Totals:
George Washington Inaugural Button GWI-17B
1790s French Marine Artillery Button
Three 1782's, 1786, 1807, 1808, and Three Dateless Half Reales
Two 1840-O's and a 1854-O Half Dime
Henry Clay Campaign Button (1844)
Complete antebellum spur
Plantation Store Token
Thanks for the kind words, Shangalangalang! It certainly has been a blast with all the amazing finds--and they gonna keep coming!
In 2017, we gonna dig something!
(we gonna microwave somethin too!)
2017 CaneField Bandits Totals:
George Washington Inaugural Button GWI-17B
1790s French Marine Artillery Button
Three 1782's, 1786, 1807, 1808, and Three Dateless Half Reales
Two 1840-O's and a 1854-O Half Dime
Henry Clay Campaign Button (1844)
Complete antebellum spur
Plantation Store Token
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my signatures were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
Well when you put it all in one place I kind of feel inadequate.lol.
What a year you Cane Bandits had.. holy smokes! Anytime any of you post, I know it's good to be killer finds. You all had an incredible year and I'm betting 2017 is going to be phenomenal for "ya'll". Keep rocking it brothas!
"Take the detecta-drama elsewhere - I'm just here to dig!"
Running totals:
Hammered Silvers - 2
Hammered Coppers - 1
Milled Spanish Silver - 12
Colonial State Coppers - 7
United States Cent/Half cent Coppers - 107
British & Other colonial Coppers - 90
Slick coppers - too painful to talk about
Silver Coins - 800-900
Favourite Finds:
1665 1-reale Spanish Cob
Revolutionary War stirrup
1812 2nd Regiment Artillarists pewter button
1695 Willam 3rd Halfpenny in excellent condition
G.W. Inagural Buttons - 6 Point Estoile cuff variety
Love token etched on 1859 seated Dime
1852 Trimmy trimmy trime
1831 Louis Phillippe 1st - 5 Franc
1783 Nova Constelatio, Crosby-3C
1749 King George II Farthing (mint fresh)
'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
How do you find Gold coins? Reply: 'By finding lots of Silver ones..'
A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds.
'They look over their shoulder, I look to the ground.' 30/09/12
We can not understand ourselves unless we understand our HISTORY.
PMA:Positive MetalDetecting Attitude. "Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best"- Edward Abbey ONE LIFE - DETECT IT
So great to hear from you Scrappy--you've had a wonderful 2016 as well! Anyhow, best wishes to you for 2017. I haven't had a chance with work to even make my first hunt of the year yet
Originally Posted by Scrappy
Well when you put it all in one place I kind of feel inadequate.lol.
What a year you Cane Bandits had.. holy smokes! Anytime any of you post, I know it's good to be killer finds. You all had an incredible year and I'm betting 2017 is going to be phenomenal for "ya'll". Keep rocking it brothas!
2017 CaneField Bandits Totals:
George Washington Inaugural Button GWI-17B
1790s French Marine Artillery Button
Three 1782's, 1786, 1807, 1808, and Three Dateless Half Reales
Two 1840-O's and a 1854-O Half Dime
Henry Clay Campaign Button (1844)
Complete antebellum spur
Plantation Store Token
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my signatures were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
2017 CaneField Bandits Totals:
George Washington Inaugural Button GWI-17B
1790s French Marine Artillery Button
Three 1782's, 1786, 1807, 1808, and Three Dateless Half Reales
Two 1840-O's and a 1854-O Half Dime
Henry Clay Campaign Button (1844)
Complete antebellum spur
Plantation Store Token
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my signatures were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
How come the wife doesn't detect so much anymore, got her chained to the kitchen?
She works four jobs while I dig.
I'm trying to get her out more, but when she's free (school teacher) is the summer--and the summers here are brutally hot, so she doesn't really like to dig when it's that bad.
2017 CaneField Bandits Totals:
George Washington Inaugural Button GWI-17B
1790s French Marine Artillery Button
Three 1782's, 1786, 1807, 1808, and Three Dateless Half Reales
Two 1840-O's and a 1854-O Half Dime
Henry Clay Campaign Button (1844)
Complete antebellum spur
Plantation Store Token
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my signatures were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
Great results for the Bandits 2016! Congrats to you both and many more finds this year. I enjoy reading your posts so hopefully a lot of cool stuff gets under your coil!
I'm trying to get her out more, but when she's free (school teacher) is the summer--and the summers here are brutally hot, so she doesn't really like to dig when it's that bad.
'No good comes from thinking about how much time we waste detecting, as wasted time is good soul time' - me 25/06/08
How do you find Gold coins? Reply: 'By finding lots of Silver ones..'
A real man thinks about detecting every 6 seconds.
'They look over their shoulder, I look to the ground.' 30/09/12
We can not understand ourselves unless we understand our HISTORY.
PMA:Positive MetalDetecting Attitude. "Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best"- Edward Abbey ONE LIFE - DETECT IT
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While I dug some nice finds, it was my buddy Shangalang that made the best recoveries--including a Banner find with his Napoleonic-Era French Briquette Infantry Sword! 
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Originally Posted by Scrappy
Congrats to you both and many more finds this year. I enjoy reading your posts so hopefully a lot of cool stuff gets under your coil!
