Western Mass time travel site

TreeFarm

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Aug 22, 2017
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It was a gorgeous day here in Western Massachusetts. Low sixties, sunshine and the bugs are finally backing off. I’ve been itching to try to get at a site I researched this summer and it was a really weird experience. There is a colonial history to the area and the proximity to a small town made me think that it may be productive. I called Cheffer but he was out of town for the weekend so I saddled up and rode solo.

Iron was everywhere but in the edges of the ring of grunty tones a flat button appeared. Then a KG II piped up with perfect roundness in the ears. A buckle and then life got weird. Pure copper tone but jumpy as hell. Boom.... an early 1900 straight razor? What? Then a domed button with copper guilting.... and finally a 1916 barber dime a full ten inches down! Did I mention that the king George was at two inches?
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Can’t wait to get back there tomorrow! I’m hoping to solve the mystery of this site!

Thanks for reading folks!
 

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Beautiful old copper, congrats! :occasion14:
 

lenmac65

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Jul 28, 2009
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Nice day in Eastern Massachusetts too! Wish I had the hunt you had. Congratulations on some nice finds. That copper held up well, and the Barber is great. Hope you have continued good luck.
 

cheffer

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Sep 17, 2004
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Nice work Jeff, and a great assortment. One of the best things about our region are these multi-era spots and all the layered finds. Dime at 10 inches, that's awesome, must have been just a whisper in all that iron. And you know how I love those old coppers. Wish I could call in sick and join you tomorrow, if you're still out after work let me know and we'll meet up!

Steve
 

grasshopper

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That KG looks really nice. Congrats on some nice finds!
 

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TreeFarm

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Aug 22, 2017
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Thanks everyone! Hope your coil find amazing things! Catch ya soon!
 

secondstar

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Nice hunt TreeFarm! You came with us once to another historic site in Western Mass. I hope to hunt again with you some day!
 

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TreeFarm

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Aug 22, 2017
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I’d love to hunt with you guys again. I really enjoyed getting to know you and I was psyched when you pulled that counterfeit copper! Let’s hear it for the rebel’s in western mass!
 

xcopperstax

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It's really neat when a coin like a KGII (nice coin by the way!!!) is at such a shallow depth and then a much more modern coin is deeper. Was the dirt moved? Did different soil conditions exist? Did the ground push the old coin up from frost!? Who knows.
 

gunsil

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Nice hunt!! That KG is living proof that coins don't sink in the soil. I have found many colonial coins at less than four inches on undisturbed sites. Your KG is super-fine, you must have kind soil there. The razor is a safety razor, not a straight razor.
 

tahomatom

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Sep 3, 2013
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Got rid of the Minelab pointer,
Then got a Garrett. Much better pointer.
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That's some history you dug into.
 

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