Confederate Button and Other Relics, Day 2 AT Gold

FoundInNC

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Mar 20, 2012
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Metal Detecting
Today I went out with the AT Gold, on my second outing. I am still confused on it's operation but I am finding stuff, so that is a good thing. The items are significantly deeper than the ace was able to signal on.

The day started off slow. This is a site I have worked to death with my ACE. I spent a lot of time digging deep foil, apparently ace 250s do not see deep foil. I got lots of non ferrous hits, but nothing great. I spent a lot of time digging iron as well. I have not figured out how to tell if I am digging big iron or a non ferrous target. The iron things I dug are pretty neat. I got some EARLY railroad spikes, a SWEET iron padlock, a train part(speculating, ID's welcomed), a heavy solid iron doorknob finial, and a small iron buckle.

Then came the non ferrous. It was all super deep. I was digging shotgun shells at 7 inches in highly mineralized red clay. I got a cool little suspender buckle? and a very early Confederate Civil War button. It is from the "Bingham School" which was a military academy nearby in the 1800s. The backmark is " SCOVILL MFG *CO*" with 2 stars. It is depressed channel and raised letter, and cuff sized. I have never seen this exact backmark but am pretty sure it is period or earlier. What do yall think? I am well on the way to paying for the detector after finding that little guy.

The one coin I found must have been dropped the year it was made. It is in outstanding condition. It had thick green junk all over it and I am suprised that it cleanded up so well.

Enjoy the pictures folks!

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Bingham School
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SCOVILL MFG CO
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1919 Lincoln Cent
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Pewter spoon, knife or fork handle
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Neat Iron Padlock
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Suspender buckle
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stove top lifter (hand forged)
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possible train part(front)
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possible train part (rear)
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small buckle and doorknob finial
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three railroad spikes, one is broken, and the other 2 are slightly different
 

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flyinryan2

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Dec 19, 2011
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Winchester, VA.
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All Treasure Hunting
Congrats on the finds. It took a little time to get used to my at pro but now i think ive got it figured out pretty good. Once you get yours figured out, watch out! Wish you luck with the at gold!
 

creskol

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Your stove top lifter is actually a door hasp.
 

VaMark

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Jun 3, 2012
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Shenandoah Valley, VA
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Nice Finds! Looks like you have a good spot to spend some time at.
 

rocky raccoon

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looks like a staff button,not student...that particular design is not in alberts book....good find
 

Valley Ranger

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Mar 24, 2011
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Stick w/the AT Gold. If it's like the AT Pro, the learning curve isn't steep at all. They're great relic machines.
 

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