Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700s virgin homestead :)

Don in SJ

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Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead :)

For several months I have been trying to find a way to a possible homestead site that was legal to hunt but there was no easy access to get to it. I finally figured a way to walk thru the thick underbrush that allowed me to find the site today and I was kind of happy I went through all the effort.

I first found the refuse dump, I got a reading right away that thought might be a large copper but to my pleasant surprise it was one of those 1790 era large flat button. I had to chop the button out with my drywall hammer, but that was really no problem. Some of the ground was frozen rather hard and other sections were not that hard at all.

Well, right after I got the large button, I found a few more and all the readings were in the refuse area and the ground was full of old oyster and clam shells, which in this area is a beautiful sight to see, meaning a homestead was very close by.

I then got a nice reading that I made sure I got a photo of the reading on the Explorer XS since some like to ask where it read on the screen, hope you all can see it, because it screamed LARGE COPPER COIN to me! :)
Sure enough, it was a King George copper and in darn good shape to.

I ended up with about 6 buttons, of varies styles, a finial, some odds and ends and the copper coin ended up being a nice 1775 KG coin.

I will be going back to the site again later this week or next week for sure, since the cold weather has finally released its grip.

Enjoy the photos, I enjoyed the hunt.........

Don in South Jersey
 

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Re: Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead :)

Some photos of more of the finds after cleaning :)


Don
 

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MikeTN

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Re: Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead :)

Wow Don! What a great find! Can't wait to see what else you dig up! ;D

Mike
 

Born2Dtect

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Re: Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead :)

Buttons, coins, relics and more. Great finds, I am severely green with envy. Keep up the good work.

Ed D.
 

hollowpointred

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Re: Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead :)

man! :o that king george is gorgeous!! really nice button as well! way to go!
 

Ridley

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Re: Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead :)

Great work!

Thank you for showing what an old foundation looks like.

Congratulations on the outstanding colonial finds!

Cheers!


Ridley
 

Mona Lisa

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Re: Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead :)

I'm glad you got out today, Don. What a great day for you!

Nice buttons...fantastic coin! :) :) :)

It looks like one of those sites that would constantly be pulling at your earphone cord. I see why you don't use a sunray probe. ::)
 

jopher

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Re: Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead :)

WOW, Don ...Excellent outing.....fantastic finds.Nice details on the copper.
I would love to have sites that old to hunt...Joe
 

coolcash2004

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Re: Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead :)

Great finds!

-CC
 

bookfisher

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Re: Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead :)

WOW! THAT KING GEORGE III REALLY IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE! WAY TO GO! I'M SURE THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE GOOD STUFF COMING FROM THAT SITE!
 

TnT2000

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Re: Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead :)

WoW Don...Just Wow your finds are awesome as usual. Like the drywall hammer your using, whatever works on this frozen ground here in the northeast...Its gonna warm up allot in the next week so off I will go, good going I can't wait to see what that site produces.

H.H. TnT
 

Trash Digger

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Re: Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead :)

Man, I'd be at that site until they had to medivac me out. The best is still there waiting for you.

Mike
 

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Re: Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead :)

I can't wait for "Virgin Homestead, Part II"!! That copper is a real beauty. I wish they were all in that nice of a shape. Excellent post! I think the best posts on this site look like magazine articles. Lots of back-story and action photos of digging great coins and relics out of the dirt. Thanks for taking the time to do a great post, and congrats!

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civilman1

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Re: Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead :)

That is an awesome dig Don,Can't wait to see what else come's from that place.....Some excellent determination and detective work,you deserve it.....Congrat's....Great Job.
 

eathabs

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Re: Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead :)

Outstanding KG and finds!!! What did you do to clean them???
 

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Re: Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead :)

Exceptional finds! Good for you!!
Mike
 

sixguns

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Re: Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead :)

Don, AWESOME FINDS and a very awesome effort in digging down in that "concrete" ;D ;D ;D
 

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