🥇 BANNER Roll out the red carpet...bonanza time...big silver, tree silver & MORE!!!!

HomeGuardDan

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Jul 15, 2011
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Wow what a hunt...so much so that I could not fit them all on my stool that so many have come to like. I had to roll out the red carpet on this one. I got together for my annual hunt with good pal Aquachigger for a couple of days. We spent time at some old sites and located a few new ones as well and the results were well worth it.

To start, we explored a new area for the first part of the hunt. This was a small wharf site that yielded a few buttons (including a worn foliated "A" artillery button) when I heard a large and deep hightone. Reading in the 80s, I was some what unsure what it would be, but soon I was holding a well worn, but actual 8-Real cob! What a way to start out the hunt!! We ran out of time and moved on to an old tried and true site where a few buttons were located. We decided to start there the next morning and located some more colonial goodies including a trifid spoon end, some large brass "shell" looking thing (think it might be a cap to an old snuff box). I then heard another nice but small hightone and was quickly holding a 1700 William the III Farthing!

Things were certainly looking up and after dodging some weather we tried another spot the following morning. We first hit the location where we left off and I was in awe yet again. After digging a few buttons and round balls I heard an all too familiar tone and saw a 63-65 VDI reading. I was fairly sure this would be a cut coin, but ready to be disappointed. I was fairly shocked when I was holding a cut 1652 Oak Tree shilling:headbang:. I've always wanted to dig a tree coin and while this one is cut, I will certainly take it. I ended the local with a rather beat civil war NY button which certainly set the stage for the next spot. We were moving from colonial to civil war as we began to scout out a new location. This was a union resupply point that also saw confederate activity prior to union control. We were in for a treat as it also produced a few other unexpected finds. I was steadily digging bullets (mostly CS drop .69 balls) when I heard a large and loud high tone. What I popped up next was a shocker. This is a civil war era artillery fuse adapter still wrapped in a leather cup of some sort. I know my artillery as does Aqua, but I will be sending cannonballguy a note on this one to see what his thoughts were. It certainly was cool to find. Shortly afterwards I popped out two VA Half Pennies side by side as well as additional items. I also located another small copper coin that is very thin and has some crude lettering around the edge, too bad it is toasted as I would have liked to have seen exactly what it was. This site was full of bullets and brass nails/rivets from the shipyard. The heart breaker was the silver barber dime, still nice to find, but was hoping it was going to be seated. The bullets were a good variety of dropped and fired along with 3-ringers and pistols. Other lead items included homemade sinkers, including one from a bullet. I also located a unique carved lead pipe bowl and shortly afterwards eyeballed an actual colonial clay pipe bowl, along with a stem and native american pottery. I also located plenty of melted brass and lead from the camps that were once there, these two gave me a heck of signal. What a site and I can't wait to get back to it.

Still note done...this morning we finished the 2.5 day hunt at an old site that still produces from time to time. It was civil war but also had an early colonial landing nearby. We began hunting the CW site and it yielded a few bullets (including some ringtail sharps), eagle button back, percussion cap, and the brass bar to a shoulder epaulet. iron was there too as I took home a butt plate to a Springfield musket. On the way back we decided to check the old colonial site, and boy am I glad we did as it ended the day perfectly! Shortly after digging a colonial era pocket knife (broken) I heard another all too familiar sound and a short while later I was holding a beautiful 1690 1-real cob!

This was a heck of a hunt that yielded 8 keeper coins, over 30 bullets, some good buttons and many many more unique finds. I am still on cloud nine with the 8-R and the Oak Tree!

Bonanza Baby!!

HH

Dan
 

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BigWaveDave

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Wow...congrats on all your digs!....
 

Scrappy

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Whoa! That's the hunt dreams are made of...

I've been hearing through the grapevine about the mass silver. Congrats on that one. The rest is too much to mention but you rocked it!

Major congrats and what a banner hunt!
 

dirtdigginfool

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Wowwwweeee.....what can one say...!? Truly an outstanding hunt! And you keep good company with Beau...AKA Aquachigger..I view his videos daily...I can't say what i like best, everything is so awesome! Great post Dan, thoroughly enjoyed it...ddf
 

trapperart

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Wow don't quite know what to say. A couple of dream hunts for sure, congrats to you both
 

Gridwalker306

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That's about the best detecting session one could dream of. Those finds are off the charts on the amaze-o-meter, I'm blown away! Big congrats and thanks for showing us.
 

joeyfresh

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There are so many banners in there I don't know which one to vote on, haha. There have been some really great posts on this site but this is one of the best I've seen. We're you only hitting these sites at low tide?
 

1afox

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Nice finds. You had great weather for it also!
 

TheGreatNorth

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Wow...just.......wow
Needless to say...Banner Vote
 

Msbeepbeep

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Multiple banners for sure!

Awesome Awesome Awesome relic hunt and finds!!!
Congrats you over achiever you!
....i hope you reserved cloud 9 for an extended stay!
 

Mach1Pilot

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What a hunt - you found a year's worth of volume for some people in just 2 1/2 days. Congrats Dan!
 

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HomeGuardDan

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Jul 15, 2011
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Thanks man...not sure if it is that great, but stoked...can't give away all me secrets
 

flatbutton

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All I can say is... WOW! Actually I said something else, but I couldn't post it. Dang! That's some killer stuff.
 

OutdoorAdv

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I don't even know where to begin... :notworthy:. Just incredible dude. Cobs, coppers and a tree coin... What! This is a post I will reread many times and for many reasons it deserves a banner tag so we can find it in the future. You got the king of the Cobs and a slice of the best Colonial silver out there.

I would think smoking out of a carved lead pipe would have caused all sorts of health issues. Ha. And the barber, at a site like that, might have made me cry. Ha.

Now I can't wait to see your buddy Aquachiggers videos of this insanity. I can enjoy it all over and see what he turned up. Just awesome man.
 

Oct 5, 2014
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Killer Relic and coin hunt! That 1/4 shilling piece is fantastic! :notworthy:
 

WildWildBill

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Damn it man! The cut tree, 8 reale cob, and the 1690 cob...looks to be a reale I think, is incredible. The cut tree itself is a banner find! Never seen any cut trees before. Imagine if it was the whole thing. I would have fainted I think, but finding a cut tree? Get a good pic of the two cobs and the cut tree in one pic....there's the banner! Great saves man!
 

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