Bill D. (VA)
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I know this post should probably go in the best finds forum, but I was hoping the moderator would let this get a little more visibility here at least for a bit. My current relic hunting season is pretty much a done deal due to planting, but I still may be able to get in a couple of short hunts at 2 of my pounded sites if conditions permit. In the meantime, thought I'd drag out all my finds made since last fall and put them in one group shot in addition to a couple of close-ups. Please click on the pics to enlarge for viewing. I didn't realize how much it was until I put it all together. As is my usual practice, I like to keep my finds separated by site in labeled boxes which provides further documentation in addition to my posts which I print out in color and put in protective document holders in a 3-ring binder. After having an outstanding season last year I thought it would be very difficult to even approach that level this year, but somehow I was able to pull it off thanks to several very productive sites. I also want to take this opportunity to thank my primary hunting buddy and good friend Dan as his stellar research and door knocking skills helped us get into a couple of killer sites this year. He's a fun guy to hunt with, and our friendly competition always helps to push each other that much harder in our quest for relics. I also want to recognize my friends Stan and Joey for their generous invites and the good times we had. Overall I ended up with 24 colonial silver coins bringing my total over the last 15+ years to 149. If I could just squeeze out one more I could achieve 2 awesome milestones at the same time, but it doesn't look like that will happen this season. I also dug a nice handful of non-colonial silver this year as well. Other highlights included 5 early 1700s bottle seals, a 9" clay pipe and bowl from the same period, a gorgeous mid-to-late 1600s reconstructed delftware plate, some rare and unusual coins and tokens, several complete colonial buckles, not to mention hundreds of buttons and other early artifacts. I also did an extraordinary amount of pit digging this season which was a load of fun as well as quite productive. Very soon I'll be starting work on a few magazine articles (including some for W&E Treasures) summarizing my season in addition to a couple of tutorials on colonial wine bottle seals and clay pipes. I also want to thank all the posters on this forum for their support, and I think I've made quite a few new web friends as a result. Thanks again for looking, and HH to all ..... Bill
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I'm hoping you can spare a few minutes too to help with the ID of my open-work cast "buckle" 
is about all I can say to that awesome pile of finds.
