tribe683
Jr. Member
- Mar 25, 2013
- 28
- 9
- Detector(s) used
- Tesoro Compadre w/ 8" coil
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Compadre's best find so far
I have already posted this in the Metal Detecting forum, but definitely wanted to share this with my Tesoro brothers (and sisters) in case you didn't see it in that forum. I had deer hunted this area all my life and never even realized there had been a home site in this area. My dad, who is now 71 years old, told me that he remembered this spot from when he was a child and remembers there only being a couple of rotted floor beams remaining at that time. So, my father, 7 year old daughter and I headed to the location this past Sunday and he showed me where the well is still standing. From there it was easy to see where the house once stood (the only flat spot on the whole hillside). I started off finding lots of big pieces of iron and other trash so I made my way back toward the well. About ten feet past the well I got a very nice signal and here is what I dug up.
We were all very excited, especially my daughter who's favorite tv show is "Diggers" (forgive her, she's 7).
From what I've been able to find, it's an 1847 Presidential campaign token for Zachary Taylor and was for the 1848 election. I have more information about the token in the Metal Detecting thread if anyone is interested (titled "Found this 1847 token...), but I just wanted to give my Compadre some credit on the forum that led me to choosing Tesoro. I only hunted the area for a little over an hour and have a lot more area to check, so I'm excited to get back out there at some point.
I have already posted this in the Metal Detecting forum, but definitely wanted to share this with my Tesoro brothers (and sisters) in case you didn't see it in that forum. I had deer hunted this area all my life and never even realized there had been a home site in this area. My dad, who is now 71 years old, told me that he remembered this spot from when he was a child and remembers there only being a couple of rotted floor beams remaining at that time. So, my father, 7 year old daughter and I headed to the location this past Sunday and he showed me where the well is still standing. From there it was easy to see where the house once stood (the only flat spot on the whole hillside). I started off finding lots of big pieces of iron and other trash so I made my way back toward the well. About ten feet past the well I got a very nice signal and here is what I dug up.
We were all very excited, especially my daughter who's favorite tv show is "Diggers" (forgive her, she's 7).
From what I've been able to find, it's an 1847 Presidential campaign token for Zachary Taylor and was for the 1848 election. I have more information about the token in the Metal Detecting thread if anyone is interested (titled "Found this 1847 token...), but I just wanted to give my Compadre some credit on the forum that led me to choosing Tesoro. I only hunted the area for a little over an hour and have a lot more area to check, so I'm excited to get back out there at some point.
