1656 POTOSI COB, TRAPEZOIDAL BUCKLE, BLOWHOLE BUTTON, EARLY STUD CHAPE, LEAD...

[joeyfresh]

I was able to get out the past two days to detect at two different early sites. The first site was in winter wheat so I was only able to detect a part of the field where they had recently staged some logging trucks but it turned out that that part of the field was in close proximity to an old house site. I was able to pull some early and cool looking buckle pieces as well as an early stud chape part of a buckle which is my first.
Today I hit an old site and was able to pull a whole trapezoidal buckle, a blowhole buckle and my first cob for the year!! I was beginning to think I was going to get skunked since I only a month or so of digging left. The cob has been walked over many times but I guess my coil was looking out for me and decided to lead me to it. It's a 1656 Potosi mint 1R.

Thanks for looking!!

[johnnyblaze]

Holy Joey those are some sweet finds

That buckle frag is simply stunning and that site is early wow!

~Blaze

[trapperart]

Congrats on some great finds

[joeyfresh]

Holy Joey those are some sweet finds

That buckle frag is simply stunning and that site is early wow!

~Blaze

Thanks JB. I wish I could take site pictures, like you, since some of these 17th century field sites have beautiful views but then I risk the nighthawks pilfering them. That buckle piece is really cool and must have been a looker when whole.

[joeyfresh]

Congrats on some great finds

Thanks PhiladephiaHomeGuard!!

[CASPER-2]

[romeo-1]

Wow...that is a great looking cob!

[Vino]

Fantastic Joey,
You keep finding my buckles!! Lol
Congrats on the real early cob.
I know you guys don't find many blow hole buttons down your way. Good job on that also.
That ornate buckle frag is the Sh--.
Way to go.

[Iron Patch]

Great stuff! And I like all you guys again.... because we start hunting Monday.

[joeyfresh]

Wow...that is a great looking cob!

Thanks man. I'll throw it in some lemon juice soon to get some of the tarnish off.

[joeyfresh]

Fantastic Joey,
You keep finding my buckles!! Lol
Congrats on the real early cob.
I know you guys don't find many blow hole buttons down your way. Good job on that also.
That ornate buckle frag is the Sh--.Way to go.

Thanks George, you can have this buckle too if you want it I tend to find blowhole buttons but I think you're right, not many down here.

[joeyfresh]

Great stuff! And I like all you guys again.... because we start hunting Monday.

I'm sure you'll be pulling some amazing stuff out of the thawing tundra!

[Iron Patch]

I'm sure you'll be pulling some amazing stuff out of the thawing tundra!

Not a whole lot for research done, or new ideas, but it only takes one, right. It's so different than last year it's a little hard to believe.

[fishstick]

You guys got some DAMN EARLY SITES!!!!! I'm still on cloud 9 for breakin into the 1700's. I would need a rocket if I got into the 1600's!!!!! SWEET finds Joey!!!! CONGRATZ..

[DigIron2]

Very nice early colonial finds,big congrats on the cobb.That is another one of those finds that my chances of finding are very slim.I take it you live off the coast?