West Jersey Detecting
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First of all, welcome back TNet! I know I am not alone in saying it was not easy getting by without it!
I have not done much detecting, except a bit here and there. On one of these outings I had an hour at dusk while waiting to pick up my son at the movie theater. I hit a very hard hit site and dug an unusual suspender buckle, and then I got a twist top type of signal at 0 inches. I pushed aside some dust and was surprised to see an Indian Head on the surface. It turns out to be an 1869 with a repunched 186! I am not familiar with the Breen varieties, but I think it is a scarce variety.
Then one day last week I returned to the field that has produced more than 200 buttons and a dozen coppers and some Spanish Silver. The signals are getting very sparse now, and there are many deep bits of iron. I dug many of these questionable signals and one turned out to be an awesome button (more than 10 inches deep) with a gemstone. I have never seen one like it before. The backmark on top says GILT, but I cannot tell if the bottom one is just a design or if I just cannot make out the mark. Any ID help is appreciated!
Welcome back TNet!
I have not done much detecting, except a bit here and there. On one of these outings I had an hour at dusk while waiting to pick up my son at the movie theater. I hit a very hard hit site and dug an unusual suspender buckle, and then I got a twist top type of signal at 0 inches. I pushed aside some dust and was surprised to see an Indian Head on the surface. It turns out to be an 1869 with a repunched 186! I am not familiar with the Breen varieties, but I think it is a scarce variety.
Then one day last week I returned to the field that has produced more than 200 buttons and a dozen coppers and some Spanish Silver. The signals are getting very sparse now, and there are many deep bits of iron. I dug many of these questionable signals and one turned out to be an awesome button (more than 10 inches deep) with a gemstone. I have never seen one like it before. The backmark on top says GILT, but I cannot tell if the bottom one is just a design or if I just cannot make out the mark. Any ID help is appreciated!
Welcome back TNet!
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