HUGE Haul: Clay Marbles, Buttons, Relics and... SPANISH SILVER!!!

[FoxHound0985]

My buddy called me a couple weeks ago and told me that he found something underneath his floor... a 10' deep cistern! As the house settled, the floor raised up where the mouth of the cistern was. He tore out the floor so he could fill up the cistern and collapse the top so it will sit below the floor. He asked me if I would like to dig in the cistern for bottles. Of course I couldn't turn him down! Unfortunately, the cistern only had about a half inch of dirt in it, so it was a quick dig . Luckily, he had planned on using the dirt below the floor to fill the cistern, so I decided to do some sifting as well. I've been at it for 3 days and I am beat! I've sifted enough dirt to fill the cistern 3/4 of the way! Anyway, on day one I found over 50 buttons, maybe 10 marbles, an 1871 IH and a few other goodies. Day two I didn't find too much. Maybe 10 more buttons and a couple marbles. Day three (today) I got a HUGE haul of stuff! 57 buttons, 20 marbles, two very old pipe pieces, a bunch of slate pencils, some musket percussion caps, an 1865 IH, a really cool carved wooden eagle head, an ivory pipe stem, and a few other brass whatsits. Oh yea, and a 1781 Spanish Half Reale!!! . It's pretty toasted, but I'll take it anyway! This is my second Spanish silver of the year. Other than the 1871 IH, everything pictured was found TODAY! Has anyone ever seen a clay marble that big?!?! It's about 2" in diameter! Anyway, enjoy the video and HH!

PF

 

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[FoxHound0985]

Wow, very cool finds! I think it's time you ask him if you can hunt the yard

I've actually hunted the yard and didn't find much. Just some wheats and other mid-1900s stuff. Nothing like what I'm finding inside!

 

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[Steve in PA]

I LOVE those marbles!

 

[crabstang44]

I LOVE those marbles!

under the house? how old the house?

 

[FoxHound0985]

under the house? how old the house?

He doesn't know exactly how old the house is. Judging by the interior style and construction, we figure that it was built sometime in the 1830s or 1840s. The deed lists it as being built in the 1920s, but that's very obviously wrong because it shows up on maps in the late 1800s.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Killer finds, you hard work sure paid off!