A Merc 2 Wheats & a Crotal Bell Not a Bad Memorial Day

[Loco-Digger]

Went to a permission where the house was built in 1828. Nick told me it would not be a problem to detect today since he was just going to cut down some dead trees. I pulled a 1907 Barber dime the last time I hunted there. This house was part of the underground railroad and was station 98..

Historical Marker



I hunted for 4 hours. Most of the targets came from the front yard. I did pull a 1926 Merc and a couple wheats (1939 & 48). These coins were 8" deep. The crotal bell was also about 8" deep. I'm thinking that I need to hunt the front yard again after a soaking rain if I want to find any of the 19th century coins that must be deep. I used my 12" x 15" SEF coil during today's hunt since I already gridded most of the yard using the stock DD coil.

Notables



All Finds (less trash)



As always, I hope ya'll got out and swung the coil today.

GL & HH

 

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[Tuberale]

Nice! Glad you posted the history, too.

 

[SirWalterRaleigh]

Good stuff as always friend
I still haven't found a crotal bell, very high on my list

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Well done on our "freedom to dig " day off .
THE sacrifices of many fallen Heroes has earned freedom
Today . Thank You All

 

[relic nut]

Sounds like a great place to hunt. Thanks for sharing

HH, Relic Nut

 

[deershed]

Love digging those old Crotal bells!! That merc would have been the icing on the cake then, good hunt!!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Interesting place.
And a silver, and a bell for good measure.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the silver and other finds. Happy memorial day to you

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Sweet finds!

 

[Gridwalker306]

Congrats on the nice finds, and that's a very cool place to be able to hunt!

 

[sugarcreek]

Just about like my day.
Several wheats and a Rosie dime, and some clad.... Nice.

 

[qaela4]

What an awesome site to be able to hunt! That bell is in nice shape! The only one I have found has a piece broken, yes I found the piece so I do have the whole thing, but man, yours cleaned up nice.

 

[Johncoho]

Looks like you had a good day. I spent the day with family and took my two young grandsons out in the front yard to dig up a few pull tabs, but they love to detect with Pap.

 

[cooper1841]

Nice Loco. Love the bell, fancier than the one I found earlier this year

 

[Scrappy]

What's up bud? Excellent hunt and permission. Keep that up man. You're detecting like one smart SOB and I have no doubt you're going to come up with something big very soon. Anyway, let me know when you're coming East and you'll receive a true Baastards welcome (canned sardines and hot sauce) Lol. Joking aside let us know brother.

Great finds and keep it up

 

[against the wind]

That is one sweet bell. If the 26 Mercury was an S, you would have a semi key date.
Congrats on a really good hunt.

 

[Diggin Dude]

LD The Crotal bell is awesome!! It has The makers mark initials. See if you could look them up and find out exact time period It was made and where. There are a lot of experts on the site who can identify it for you. Nice Merc, congratulations and happy hunting

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the crotal bell, they sure are cool to find!

 

[Captain Caveman]

Congratz! I'm seeing an upward swing in your finds lately!

 

[Jyverb64]

Looks like a great hunt