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Colonial to Civil War including 1600's silver!!!! Angel or Demon
I got out yesterday for a few short hours to check on the status of some spots and even managed to get some digging in. Also in this post was a hunt from last week that I did not get around to posting yet. lets start there first.
This was a colonial site that had multiple house sites along a lone and long ridge. The earliest certainly was 1600's based on history and finds and the latest seemed to be just at the american civil war (1861-1865) due to other finds made there. This was an iron INFESTED site and I worked slow during my entire time there and managed to pick out a few targets. Seven buttons from the mid to late 1700s popped out, as well as plenty of brass and pewter. The U.S. marked lock face was an example of the type of tones dug...iron and brass combined.
At the end of the hunt I finally heard what I knew was going to be a piece of cut silver and what turned out actually was better. This was a 1600's spot based on the delftware tile frags and other items (copper heart stud). So while I was hoping for a nice cob, i instead was looking at an angel...or is it a demon hmmm. Not sure if it is a broken buckle or broach of some sort...will do some looking into it, but very cool indeed. I love personal pieces, especially early ones.
Well on to yesterday...short and sweet...almost every field was still planted, so I hunted two old standby fields on the same property that were open and both produced a little. Total for about 2.5 hours were 7 buttons and a neat little cuff link (did not know I had it until I unfolded it). This site ranges from 1600s to 1860s as well and I did manage to sniff out an Indian Head Penny (Fatty) (1859-1863). While it was not colonial silver...it did make my trip worth while. This one particular house had burned...wonder what the large brass item was? It is a heavy think that is for sure.
On the way home I stopped and checked out a local battle site and managed to dig a fired civil war three ringer. Also means I added 15 more colonial and 1800s buttons to the relic case!
HH
Dan
I got out yesterday for a few short hours to check on the status of some spots and even managed to get some digging in. Also in this post was a hunt from last week that I did not get around to posting yet. lets start there first.
This was a colonial site that had multiple house sites along a lone and long ridge. The earliest certainly was 1600's based on history and finds and the latest seemed to be just at the american civil war (1861-1865) due to other finds made there. This was an iron INFESTED site and I worked slow during my entire time there and managed to pick out a few targets. Seven buttons from the mid to late 1700s popped out, as well as plenty of brass and pewter. The U.S. marked lock face was an example of the type of tones dug...iron and brass combined.
At the end of the hunt I finally heard what I knew was going to be a piece of cut silver and what turned out actually was better. This was a 1600's spot based on the delftware tile frags and other items (copper heart stud). So while I was hoping for a nice cob, i instead was looking at an angel...or is it a demon
hmmm. Not sure if it is a broken buckle or broach of some sort...will do some looking into it, but very cool indeed. I love personal pieces, especially early ones.Well on to yesterday...short and sweet...almost every field was still planted, so I hunted two old standby fields on the same property that were open and both produced a little. Total for about 2.5 hours were 7 buttons and a neat little cuff link (did not know I had it until I unfolded it). This site ranges from 1600s to 1860s as well and I did manage to sniff out an Indian Head Penny (Fatty) (1859-1863). While it was not colonial silver...it did make my trip worth while. This one particular house had burned...wonder what the large brass item was? It is a heavy think that is for sure.
On the way home I stopped and checked out a local battle site and managed to dig a fired civil war three ringer. Also means I added 15 more colonial and 1800s buttons to the relic case!
HH
Dan
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