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Hello All,
Although I have been lucky enough to dig many nice items in my 20 years of metal detecting, my Best Find from these two decades was walking onto this site in the spring. There really isn't much of a fall season for this hobby here in Louisiana (unless two weeks at the end of December counts), so I thought it would be a good time to share the grand total of finds from this incredible site.
First, Colonial Era clay pipe stems:
Flat buttons, tombac buttons, large "dandy buttons," etc:
This photo is a sampling of the daily items used at our Tavern. Jew's harp, shoe buckle fragments, solid silver spoon, barrel taps, a lid to a Georgian Era ale jug or beer stein, thimbles, locks, and the business end of an iron skeleton key:
Shipbuilding and water-related items. Lead fishing sinkers and bronze nails from boats. Not pictured is the 30 lbs of bits of lead flashing from boats we have dug.
Military and militia items. Musketballs, Minieballs, Enfields, a lone .50 cal. Smith, four War of 1812 Artillery buttons, Pewter 1820s militia "U.S." button, Civil War "I", Civil War "A" cuff, rivet from a sword belt rig, etc.
Some of the favorite finds from the site. A Belt Axe, clay marbles, Spanish Colonial sword guard with a family crest (upper right, with the castle on it), Georgian pocketwatch winding keys, English gun flint, two "Russian Blue" trade beads, and an emerald setting from a ring.
Coins. Spanish 8 Reales, Spanish 1 Real, Eleven half reales dating from 1740 to 1814, Four New Orleans mint Seated coins dating from 1838 to 1842, two unidentified copper tokens, Barber dime, Walker Half, Plantation token, Shield Nickel, three V's, two Buffaloes, and a partridge in a pear tree.
Some finds that didn't make it into the photos above. A Henry Clay campaign button:
A beautiful, fifth Seated coin. 1839-O:
And Shane dug this nice 1820s Navy Button:
Cheers,
Buckleboy
The CaneField Bandits
Hello All,
Although I have been lucky enough to dig many nice items in my 20 years of metal detecting, my Best Find from these two decades was walking onto this site in the spring. There really isn't much of a fall season for this hobby here in Louisiana (unless two weeks at the end of December counts), so I thought it would be a good time to share the grand total of finds from this incredible site.
First, Colonial Era clay pipe stems:
Flat buttons, tombac buttons, large "dandy buttons," etc:
This photo is a sampling of the daily items used at our Tavern. Jew's harp, shoe buckle fragments, solid silver spoon, barrel taps, a lid to a Georgian Era ale jug or beer stein, thimbles, locks, and the business end of an iron skeleton key:
Shipbuilding and water-related items. Lead fishing sinkers and bronze nails from boats. Not pictured is the 30 lbs of bits of lead flashing from boats we have dug.
Military and militia items. Musketballs, Minieballs, Enfields, a lone .50 cal. Smith, four War of 1812 Artillery buttons, Pewter 1820s militia "U.S." button, Civil War "I", Civil War "A" cuff, rivet from a sword belt rig, etc.
Some of the favorite finds from the site. A Belt Axe, clay marbles, Spanish Colonial sword guard with a family crest (upper right, with the castle on it), Georgian pocketwatch winding keys, English gun flint, two "Russian Blue" trade beads, and an emerald setting from a ring.
Coins. Spanish 8 Reales, Spanish 1 Real, Eleven half reales dating from 1740 to 1814, Four New Orleans mint Seated coins dating from 1838 to 1842, two unidentified copper tokens, Barber dime, Walker Half, Plantation token, Shield Nickel, three V's, two Buffaloes, and a partridge in a pear tree.
Some finds that didn't make it into the photos above. A Henry Clay campaign button:
A beautiful, fifth Seated coin. 1839-O:
And Shane dug this nice 1820s Navy Button:
Cheers,
Buckleboy
The CaneField Bandits
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