jerseyben
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Ok so I don't often post detecting finds because I don't detect often and when I do my finds usually aren't too impressive. Well this weekend I got VERY LUCKY so here is my best post in over a year:
Saturday I was driving around following signs for yard sales in my area. I turned down a winding wooded road that "just looks old". I followed a sign to the end for a yard sale. After I bought some stuff there I overheard the woman say something about a "stagecoach stop". I left and ran some errands but her comment stuck with me. So on my way home I went back and asked her about it. Turns out the next property over was for sale and had a colonial tavern on the site. Now, driving down this road you cant see anything on the property to make me think it was colonial. Either way, I managed to get permission so I raced home to get my E-trac. This is the type of site you dream about. I have researched this area and I never came across any taverns at this particular spot. The road has a name that might be a clue as does the location. When you set foot on the property it clears out and then there is a hill surrounded by grapevines and old growth. There is only a small depression and a few pieces of fieldstone to indicate that there was ever a structure here. Detected for about 3 hours. Not a single piece of modern trash was to be found, besides some shell casings. Dug an 1862 British half penny which was a nice find but strange considering these did not really circulate here that late. Also dug a large copper but was unable to attribute any detail on it at this time. Also plucked some buttons and assorted pieces. The cast lead/pewter button with the large shank was my favorite find of the day.
Sunday morning, had to help my brother move so I woke up early and flew over to the spot. Decided to take the T2 SE this time to really "clean the place out". And I did! It was like night and day using the T2 vs the E-trac. The E-trac picked up all the easy targets but the T2 sucked up a bunch of buttons that the E-trac simply missed. The most surprising find of the day was a large copper that I dug. I flipped over the plug and saw it sticking out so I snapped a pic. In my hand I could just make out that it was a New Jersey copper!!! The buttons and whatnot were a great find. The one cufflink is peculiar as it has some sort of clear glass/stone insert inside the casing.
The NJ is soaking in olive oil to help protect it as it was very brittle as soon as I attempted to clean it. The pic is a little blurry but the shield is clearly visible (I think it is a "J" reverse, will confirm later). Thanks for looking. Not a hunt I will soon forget!
Saturday I was driving around following signs for yard sales in my area. I turned down a winding wooded road that "just looks old". I followed a sign to the end for a yard sale. After I bought some stuff there I overheard the woman say something about a "stagecoach stop". I left and ran some errands but her comment stuck with me. So on my way home I went back and asked her about it. Turns out the next property over was for sale and had a colonial tavern on the site. Now, driving down this road you cant see anything on the property to make me think it was colonial. Either way, I managed to get permission so I raced home to get my E-trac. This is the type of site you dream about. I have researched this area and I never came across any taverns at this particular spot. The road has a name that might be a clue as does the location. When you set foot on the property it clears out and then there is a hill surrounded by grapevines and old growth. There is only a small depression and a few pieces of fieldstone to indicate that there was ever a structure here. Detected for about 3 hours. Not a single piece of modern trash was to be found, besides some shell casings. Dug an 1862 British half penny which was a nice find but strange considering these did not really circulate here that late. Also dug a large copper but was unable to attribute any detail on it at this time. Also plucked some buttons and assorted pieces. The cast lead/pewter button with the large shank was my favorite find of the day.
Sunday morning, had to help my brother move so I woke up early and flew over to the spot. Decided to take the T2 SE this time to really "clean the place out". And I did! It was like night and day using the T2 vs the E-trac. The E-trac picked up all the easy targets but the T2 sucked up a bunch of buttons that the E-trac simply missed. The most surprising find of the day was a large copper that I dug. I flipped over the plug and saw it sticking out so I snapped a pic. In my hand I could just make out that it was a New Jersey copper!!! The buttons and whatnot were a great find. The one cufflink is peculiar as it has some sort of clear glass/stone insert inside the casing.
The NJ is soaking in olive oil to help protect it as it was very brittle as soon as I attempted to clean it. The pic is a little blurry but the shield is clearly visible (I think it is a "J" reverse, will confirm later). Thanks for looking. Not a hunt I will soon forget!
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