Mona Lisa is smiling! New finds....1877 dime!

[Mona Lisa]

I found and hunted a new foundation on Sunday. And had a good day...including my first 1800's silver...a 1875 seated dime. Here what the foundation looked like on the 1879 map....and on the 1909 USGS map it's no longer there. Those are the best ones to hunt....less junk...more old relics. It really didn't take long to find it. I just followed the stream and it was there just like the map said it would be!

The first picture is of what the foundation looks like. It's hard to see but some newer garbage was dumped in the hole. And, of course, the dead tree dropped across it just to make it more difficult to hunt.

Almost every cellerhole has a barn to go with it. I actually found it before I found the house. Here's a picture of a cistern or a well that was in front of the barn. You can see the barn foundation in the background...at least where it was dug out.

Here's the iron dug up at the house. I don't know what that thing is at the right. Does anyone know?

Here's a picture of the copper and brass. I found the toy gun under a tree.

Finally, here the coins and buttons. The Seated dime is my first 1800's silver. It's dated 1875. The large cent is dated 1850. There's an indianhead that was practically on top of the ground.....but it was in pine needles and destroyed it. The dividers I found on another hunt. I thought they were pretty neat.

Thanks for looking.

[Gypsy Heart]

Way to Go Lisa ! No wonder you are smiling!!! Excellent site and finds!!! Those coins are really nice .!!!!
I see you and the pups had a good day!

[Moonshadow]

WOWEEEEEEE Lisa!!! YOU ROCK!!!! Great research and map. I know your gonna hit that place hard and I hope you just dig yer little heart out!! WTG!!

Happy Hunting,
Moon

[hollowpointred]

awesome stuff! great research and it really paid off! i love the dime! you must have been really happy to dig that one!

[iwearpro]

Mona,Hey I have been looking for maps like this for some areas around my home town. Where can I find maps like these,or does anyone have an idea.
I live in Decatur Illinois
The county is Macon

[ashleen]

EXCELLENT!

[The Seeker]

Now I know where you were this weekend!!!! DIGGING!!!! Nice finds ...Large cents, seated....very nice....those old maps and research is paying off for you!!! Where there is large pennies ...there is OLD SILVER.......Thanks for sharing!!!!!

[bk]

I would be smiling too.
Way to Go!
I have an 1874 atlas of Minnesota and Iowa. I use it to compare with a current plat map that shows the section lines. Most of these school houses no longer exist and the sites are usually in plowed fields. It isn't very often that you find silver though. Detecting in bean fields can be.

[bk]

That should say "detecting in bean fields can be fun".

[caratjuice]

Nice finds, and a seated dime. I'd sure like to dig one of those. Congrats.

[ZumbroKid]

Good job, once again.

[Mona Lisa]

Hehehehe...trying to catch up to me on big pennies and seated coins I see :-)

Love the junque too!

You'll let me know when I catch up....right, Jimi?

Mona,Hey I have been looking for maps like this for some areas around my home town. Where can I find maps like these,or does anyone have an idea.
I live in Decatur Illinois
The county is Macon

Hey, Iwearpro, welcome to the forum....I love your avatar.
You can try going to your library and look up atlases. Some of the publisher names of the old atlases are Beers, Everts & Stewart, J.A. Caldwell,and G.M. Hopkins. That's where got mine from....I just copied the pages I needed, and then supersized them so they're easier to read. Or you can try your local museum/historical society.

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

ML,

outstanding artifacts.

You did your homework, thats for sure.

have a good un...........

[civilman1]

Excellent work Mona,Sacrificiall library visit's do pay off....Nice pup's and some great find's.HH!!

[Nana40]

Danged 'ole tree! Don't 'cha just hate that!

WoW Haupin!!!!!

Love the site pictures!

And those finds are awesome!!! Gotta love them maps!

YOU did GOOD!

Nana

[lucky1777]

Great finds Lisa. I am still looking for my first seated. I guess that DFX might be a good machine after all.

[Green1]

very very nice, what a day.. gotta love that old silver.. W T G . I CANT WAIT FOR ONE OF THOSE.. GREEN 1 MASS

[jon43]

nice finds lisa

[Roadquest]

mmmm I wondered where I lost tha....ah what the hay..great finds Lisa!!!!!

Clayton

[Southcacalaky]

WTG That's some awesome finds, HH Art...