Another Visit to Seated Hill

[winslow]

Went to my spot in the woods that has yielded me 5 seated halfs and no other coins until today. Found the usual assortment of lead, buckles, square nails, a horseshoe (must have been a really small horse!) and some things that were a little more interesting. Found 3 coins ... a 1924S wheatie, a 1945S silver nickel and a 1857 seated liberty quarter (very worn). Also found an 18K gold plated ring along the trail (probably modern) and some military type buttons that look old. The "tested and sealed" aluminum round that was shot up is kind of interesting. It has the initials ORE. and then S.D.A. as best as I can make out. I wonder what that was for. Any ideas? I was thinking maybe from a box of ammunition ... but I have no clue. I'm in Oregon so I'm fairly certain ORE. is for the state abbreviation. Maybe SDA is State Department of Administration .. purely a wild guess.

Any of you button experts want to enlighten me on the age etc. of the 2 small buttons as well as the larger button?

Also, here is a link to an article I wrote about a guy in our local club that trys to get out detecting every day.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/754091/every_day_treasure_hunting.html?cat=7

Happy Hunting!












Ed

 

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[beetle662]

Geez, I'd kill for a worn Seated Quarter!

The big Eagle button certainly seems to be civil war era.... what's on the backmark?

Can't help with the smaller buttons / cufflinks.

Just use caution cleaning to find out the backmark. Use a dry toothpick to rub over the back gently over the back so you can see what it says, and let us know!

Congrats!!!

 

[John Deere Digger]

nice seated, what do I mean nice, it's great. I have found only one seated dime.
JDD

 

[dirtfishing]

The SDA would be: State Department Of Agriculture. It's and old Gas Pump Seal I believe. Now they use stickers when they calibrate them, but what you found is what they used to use for certifiying calibrations..................Nice Digs................Can you tell me a little more about the site, I don't want you to divulge where, just more about what kind of site. Just curious on what made you search there.................HH................Dirtfishing

 

[cwdigger]

What is that to the left of the with the "key hole" look in it I have two of them thought they were maybe the master link to a chain just wanted to see if you knew, great finds by the way

cw
www.wedigdixie.com

 

[dirtfishing]

By the way, that Eagle Button is of Civil War Vintage..................it would have been manufactured pre-1871, as the Eagle changed to more of a "Chicken" look in 1871 and continued that way until 1901

 

[kdismuke1]

SUPER FINDS. LIKE THE SILVER AND BUTTONS.

 

[gxray]

The button with the eagle and anchor is a pre-Civil War Navy cuff button 1837-50 era. I found one just like it only mine was a coat sized button.

 

[rjw4law]

Great finds.

 

[Deno]

You have found 5 Seated Half dollars at this site? I would pound that place to death.
Congratulations on the qt. Do you have any idea what was there?

 

[YankeeDownSouthAdv.]

WTG!! love the buttons as well..gregg

 

[lostcauses]

Mule shoe.

 

[haylen]

nice finds

 

[DigginThePast]

Score another seated. Congrats.

 

[winslow]

Here is a pic of back of button.

Just lucked into this site. Detecting for gold nuggets (without any luck) and ran into a nice place to detect for other things instead.

 

[hikeinmts]

What part of Oregon are you from? I'm from the Elgin/LaGrande area, but haven't lived there for 45 years. Am living in S. Korea now, and hunting the dickens out of the hills and mts here.
Great finds!! Any ideas why the old old stuff there? That sure predates Oregon Statehood. Hunt every square inch of that hill.....you might score VERY BIG, with what a miner hid there.......5 seated halves, and now 1 seated quarter.....that is an old old site for Oregon.

 

[prolab69]

Would sure like to see pics of those seated halves, thats a great site. If its a foundation? cover that whole area around it. I made out pretty good on LC`s last year hunting around foundations. Go find the privey and dig out those bottles too!

HH
Pro-

 

[winslow]

Believe me I will be going back to this area for many hours to come!

Here is a picture of the seated halfs found there. One's been through a fire.

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

That is amazing, awesome site !!

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[lairmo]

By the look of the finds I wonder if it was a saloon/tavern....?