Don in SJ
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- May 20, 2005
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After a long drought of getting buttons, buttons, and more buttons, although I really only hunted a few times since last April, but still it does get to you when you have not found an old coin for almost 9 months!
I went to a new site this morning, had to mountain bike it to the site, and of course when I was done hunting I went back to the bike and the front tire was flat, no pump, no repair kit with me, so I did what I had to do, rode most of the way back (luckily it there was some downhill and solid sandy road) and called the wife when I reached paved road and had her pick me up and take me to my truck a bit further away!
So, I ended my drought with a what I think is a 1771 KGIII Halfpenny (counterfeit of course) and to my surprise another NJ Copper, my 21st! The first target I dug though was a complete frame of a shoe buckle and that brought a smile to my face, since it help date the site occupation time for me right away, the coppers confirmed that along with one Tombac button.
The reason I mention dating the site is becuase I found another one of those "harness hardware" decorative pieces, and I also found a what looks like the other half, this one made of lead and not similar to the previous decorative pieces found by me and others. I am now convinced they have been used in the 1700s despite claims of being more 1800ish. I think they must have been used for whatever purpose for a long time.
So, at least I got the monkey off my back and got a copple coins, not sure I will be doing mountain biking again anytime soon, unless I get a true mountain bike with better tires, been using a hybrid and the road tires seem to attract briar, broken glass all the time. Back to walking in the future.
Group photo at the site
Photo of the immediate site, just a small area with crumbled brick pieces in the ground and some Jersey stone near the surface, but all relics found within 30 feet of the occupation site, nothing in the outer permeter areas.
The ground was not too kind to the coins, did the best I could on cleaning and preserving them .
And a photo for Buckleboy and friends to add to the data base on the in my opinion still unresolved issue of these decorative pieces with the bracketed other half found together sometimes.
Although I have not hunted much for various reason in the past year, I did look back in my records and to my pleasant surprise, 17 out of the last 18 coppers found have been from the 1700s and the only one that was not 1700s was an 1801 Large Cent. Must be the reason all the buttons have been mostly Tombacs and flatties with no backmarks.
Forgot to include in the group photo the trigger guard part found
Don
I went to a new site this morning, had to mountain bike it to the site, and of course when I was done hunting I went back to the bike and the front tire was flat, no pump, no repair kit with me, so I did what I had to do, rode most of the way back (luckily it there was some downhill and solid sandy road) and called the wife when I reached paved road and had her pick me up and take me to my truck a bit further away!
So, I ended my drought with a what I think is a 1771 KGIII Halfpenny (counterfeit of course) and to my surprise another NJ Copper, my 21st! The first target I dug though was a complete frame of a shoe buckle and that brought a smile to my face, since it help date the site occupation time for me right away, the coppers confirmed that along with one Tombac button.
The reason I mention dating the site is becuase I found another one of those "harness hardware" decorative pieces, and I also found a what looks like the other half, this one made of lead and not similar to the previous decorative pieces found by me and others. I am now convinced they have been used in the 1700s despite claims of being more 1800ish. I think they must have been used for whatever purpose for a long time.
So, at least I got the monkey off my back and got a copple coins, not sure I will be doing mountain biking again anytime soon, unless I get a true mountain bike with better tires, been using a hybrid and the road tires seem to attract briar, broken glass all the time. Back to walking in the future.
Group photo at the site
Photo of the immediate site, just a small area with crumbled brick pieces in the ground and some Jersey stone near the surface, but all relics found within 30 feet of the occupation site, nothing in the outer permeter areas.
The ground was not too kind to the coins, did the best I could on cleaning and preserving them .
And a photo for Buckleboy and friends to add to the data base on the in my opinion still unresolved issue of these decorative pieces with the bracketed other half found together sometimes.
Although I have not hunted much for various reason in the past year, I did look back in my records and to my pleasant surprise, 17 out of the last 18 coppers found have been from the 1700s and the only one that was not 1700s was an 1801 Large Cent. Must be the reason all the buttons have been mostly Tombacs and flatties with no backmarks.
Forgot to include in the group photo the trigger guard part found
Don
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It does not have quick releases for the wheels, so I would never think of repairing in the woods, just time to pick up a true mountain bike with heavy duty tires and tubes. Or, quit riding off road and stick to my road bike riding without detecting. 
Great finds and may I suggest you hit some of the yardsales this spring and get yourself a better bike. Was good seeing you last month.
Congrats on the 21st copper Don! Wow. I really like the buckle as well. Great to see you posting.
Glad to see you sniff out a new site too 
