KILLER Spanish Silver and some Beautiful Large Cents!

[BuckleBoy]

Hello All,


I was supposed to dig out a privy behind an 1800s schoolhouse today with HB and Diggergirl, but after probing around in the woods for a few hours this morning, we realized it would be a tougher job than expected. I have one photo from the 1920's of the abandoned schoolhouse showing the privy, and I will have to study it Very closely before we return.

So naturally, after getting covered in ticks we decided to change our direction and head out to the site that Rodeo Recon and I hunted on Saturday. We'd hoped to catch the owner at home, to ask about digging out the privy we found in their corn stubble field...but they were not at home. Since we have standing permission until the planting with them, we walked out in the field to at least do a bit of swinging. (The privy will have to wait. I want to make sure it will be o.k. with the owners for us to dig it out.)

As it turns out, I'm very pleased with the way the day ended up. The iron patch at the site we hunted on Saturday was huge, and I knew that there would be some good keepers left to find today.

Within a short time, some flat buttons started coming up. Then HB shouted "I think this is a silver coin!" When I got there and took a listen to the signal, it was indeed a coin ringing through my 1266-X. I was already excited, since I knew that silvers which are hiding in patches of flat buttons are seldom Barber dimes.

When he opened up the hole, he could see a silver edge peeking out of a clod. I ran for the camera, and when I came back, I realized that the edge of the coin was not reeded. Here's what I saw:







At that point I realized that the coin was likely a spanish silver--and with the edge design still visible I just knew it had to be a beautiful coin in terms of condition. HB carefully broke open the clod and retrieved the coin from its long rest:







Then we poured some water over it (no rubbing--just water to carry the dirt away). Already the coin looked like a beauty--and I could see the date of 1805 shining in the sunlight:











Well, that certainly gave us some Fever! We got to swinging!

HB got a pocket watch winder and a few toe taps. Diggergirl got a harmonica reed piece and a few more buttons. I got a gilded brass wedding band. Then HB recovered a Beautiful harness boss.(The second one from this field. 8)) I got a nice signal in the middle of a corn row. Kicking the stubble aside, I kept repeating my mantra "Don't be iron. Don't be iron!" Well... it wasn't iron.











It was a beautiful 1830 Large Cent--Easily the BEST condition Matron Head I have ever found. After cleaning I can see the denticles around the rim, the curls in the hair, the berries on the wreath, you name it. Incredible.

Well...not to be outdone, HB made another score at the end of the hunt--he flopped open a plug less than a foot away from a dig hole from Saturday (Rodeo or I must've missed that sucker by mere inches). Here's what he saw... (I love the impression of the coin in the clod. )















Then the heat started to get to us and our water jug got dangerously low, so we hit the road. Here are a few photos of our finds before we cleaned everything:










Photos of the Cleaned finds appear in the first reply below:

 

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[The Buzzard King]

Awesome coins! Both look great.
Nice work!

 

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[Kieth-Tx]

Love the clod pic! WTG!

 

[VOL1266-X]

The "King of old homesites" striles again. Nice finds and real nice LC and Spanish Silver. In 14 years of relic hunting, I have only found 2 Reales and a "piece of 8" while hunting CW relics. Congrats BB and HH.

 

[collector01]

Cant beat a hunt like that, thats a good looking spanish silver, and some nice large cents congrats on another great hunt!

 

[CRUSADER]

As I have said many times, still on my wish list. One day when I'm old and grey, I might strike it off. Nice silver

 

[Mackaydon]

Great finds.
The Spanish is a 1 real from Mexico City, assayer "TH"; 20mm and .896 fine.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Nice finds in the field................

I have a farmer that lets me on his land anytime (before planting) all I found so far is a lot of iron and a few clad coins......but is over 100acres

I got a lot of work ahead of me......happy hunting....

100 acres is too much to hunt--unless you plan on doing a lot of hunting and not much finding.

You should hone in on target areas where early homesteads could have sat, and hunt in the areas that would've seen foot traffic many years ago--around fords in a creek, around springs, parallel the river or creek just above the flood plain looking for broken pottery, glass, and iron patches, hunting the intersection of any and all old road beds you find.

It is far better to play it smart than to rely solely on luck and persistence.


Best Wishes,



Buckleboy

 

[Nana40]

Privy..what privy? I'da sure forgot all about the privy digging with finds like that coming up! Just WOW, ya'll!! Wonderful finds!!!

Many congrats!!

Nana

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice finds in the field................

I have a farmer that lets me on his land anytime (before planting) all I found so far is a lot of iron and a few clad coins......but is over 100acres

I got a lot of work ahead of me......happy hunting....

100 acres is too much to hunt--unless you plan on doing a lot of hunting and not much finding.

You should hone in on target areas where early homesteads could have sat, and hunt in the areas that would've seen foot traffic many years ago--around fords in a creek, around springs, parallel the river or creek just above the flood plain looking for broken pottery, glass, and iron patches, hunting the intersection of any and all old road beds you find.

It is far better to play it smart than to rely solely on luck and persistence.

Best Wishes,

Buckleboy

I would just hunt the 100 acres but its different over here. I just have luck & persistence on my side ....oh yeah & history

 

[BuckleBoy]

Nice finds in the field................

I have a farmer that lets me on his land anytime (before planting) all I found so far is a lot of iron and a few clad coins......but is over 100acres

I got a lot of work ahead of me......happy hunting....

100 acres is too much to hunt--unless you plan on doing a lot of hunting and not much finding.

You should hone in on target areas where early homesteads could have sat, and hunt in the areas that would've seen foot traffic many years ago--around fords in a creek, around springs, parallel the river or creek just above the flood plain looking for broken pottery, glass, and iron patches, hunting the intersection of any and all old road beds you find.

It is far better to play it smart than to rely solely on luck and persistence.

Best Wishes,

Buckleboy

I would just hunt the 100 acres but its different over here. I just have luck & persistence on my side ....oh yeah & history

I might be tempted to hunt the oldest of fields in the east of our country here. But with our brief history here, most of the time when you wander out into a field with a detector in all-metal mode, you won't hear even a nail. You have to find sites. And they are spread apart. Sometimes we find several in one larger parcel of land, but most times there is only one site.

-Buckles

 

[Detectingfreak]

wow that is a really nice reale and large cents!

 

[CRUSADER]

Nice finds in the field................

I have a farmer that lets me on his land anytime (before planting) all I found so far is a lot of iron and a few clad coins......but is over 100acres

I got a lot of work ahead of me......happy hunting....

100 acres is too much to hunt--unless you plan on doing a lot of hunting and not much finding.

You should hone in on target areas where early homesteads could have sat, and hunt in the areas that would've seen foot traffic many years ago--around fords in a creek, around springs, parallel the river or creek just above the flood plain looking for broken pottery, glass, and iron patches, hunting the intersection of any and all old road beds you find.

It is far better to play it smart than to rely solely on luck and persistence.

Best Wishes,

Buckleboy

I would just hunt the 100 acres but its different over here. I just have luck & persistence on my side ....oh yeah & history

I might be tempted to hunt the oldest of fields in the east of our country here. But with our brief history here, most of the time when you wander out into a field with a detector in all-metal mode, you won't hear even a nail. You have to find sites. And they are spread apart. Sometimes we find several in one larger parcel of land, but most times there is only one site.

-Buckles

I know.

Our worst fields at least have the odd Georgian coin, musket ball, & nails.

 

[DD-777]

SPECTACULAR! Here's to the Brigade...

 

[BuckleBoy]

Some nice digs again, and who knows what the privy might have, something to look forward to perhaps later this year. The 1830 Large Cent appears to be a common variety Newcomb 1, however, I was hoping it was a Newcomb 10, which is closer to rare status, but I will stick with the N.1 as the attribution, but if you get a chance try googling the varieties and compare yourself.

Don

Don, I took a look at the varieties, and it is a Newcomb 1. Too bad it isn't the N-10--but to be honest, I'm thrilled. Usually the LC's of this variety come up with lots of wear in my area.

Best Wishes to you--and Thank You for your reply.


-Buckles

 

[hogge]

Really nice find(s) BB. A big CONGRATS to you! Hogge

 

[pcolaboy]

Nice finds BB

 

[romeo-1]

Another great hunt!

 

[Deno]

That's the way it is supposed to be. That's a nice hunt. Although I have yet to dig any Spanish silver, it
is not that uncommon around here.

 

[Ray S ECenFL]

A successful hunt for sure. Congrats on some awesome finds.

WTG

Ray S

 

[Ohio Jerry]

Congrats to the IB on another great hunt!! BB that 1830 LC is a real beauty!!
Jerry