My friend and I returned to hunt our trade goods site in August. These
are our finds from that day....I believe we put in close to an 8 hour hunt
First find of day was a first for me---Folding money!
We managed one brooch that day.
Also found were a strike-a-light and a pair of trade scissors
with a neat heart motif
Also found a few musket balls and one that was flattened into
a disc.
We managed some kettle scrap as well as a small piece of a
cartouche handled knife.
Our favorite find was a beauty of a pewter button.
Thanks for looking.
Re: August hunt ...running behind on my posts..lol
That is a very nice tombac button. They were commonly used in the late-18th century. They are common finds on our Colonial sites. If you keep hunting that site often, I have a feeling that a Colonial coin will surface.
Re: August hunt ...running behind on my posts..lol
Nice job fellas! I found a very similar tombac button this spring hunting a site near where I live.
I found 2 things there withing a couple of minutes of my first time out for 2010, one was the button and the other.......well check the pic and keep looking, their out there! (1784 half reale)
Re: August hunt ...running behind on my posts..lol
Originally Posted by Kirk PA
That is a very nice tombac button. They were commonly used in the late-18th century. They are common finds on our Colonial sites. If you keep hunting that site often, I have a feeling that a Colonial coin will surface.
Kirk
Thanks.....I didn't know what kind of button it was.--Appreciate the info.
Re: August hunt ...running behind on my posts..lol
Originally Posted by A. Grignon
Nice job fellas! I found a very similar tombac button this spring hunting a site near where I live.
I found 2 things there withing a couple of minutes of my first time out for 2010, one was the button and the other.......well check the pic and keep looking, their out there! (1784 half reale)
Re: August hunt ...running behind on my posts..lol
Thats a cool photo of an animal track over the Dollar bill , It looks like a beaver or raccoon . and you did a great job on the photos . WTG on your hunting