Hello All,
Rodeo Recon, Diggergrl, and I went on a trip to another one of my Civil War picket post sites. Kindafoundabuckle and I had thought we had picked it pretty clean, and it is a fact that this one was the least productive of the picket posts I had found. I knew that this die-hard crew of relic hunters would perhaps be able to squeeze a few more relics from the site. We walked out in the field on Saturday--freshly cut soybeans--and got to work.
Rodeo was the first one to nab a CW find--a .69 caliber round ball. He quickly also recovered a pistol ball as well. I replied with a .69 caliber round ball of my own:
The field was strewn with can slaw, and between all the aluminum we dug, we were finding a decent number of relics. Here's a photo of yours truly hard at work trying not to get skunked by these experienced relic hunters:
We made an effort to explore that vast expanse of field a bit, and Rodeo was rewarded in his exploration of the site--pulling three round balls and several grommets from a little patch up on a small hill. We started marking our finds with old cornstalks so that we could see the boundaries of the site. Can you see the detectorist in the photo above?
Cornstalks in the foreground mark recoveries.
Digger suddenly shouted out "Button!" and we rushed over to investigate. She had what we first thought was a flat button (later cleaning revealed that this was the top of a knapsack hook). Then it was Rodeo's turn in the button department with a nice two-piece button that I suspected might be an eagle button. Digger quickly answered with another button--a flat button with shank intact (backmark says "double gilt"):
I found a few more .69 caliber round balls, as well as a carved round ball sliced perfectly in half. Rodeo made the last interesting find of the day--a bullet carved into a perfect three-sided pyramid:
Here is a photo of the 40 pounds of can slaw and junk iron we dug out of the site:
Our finds for the day before cleaning:
Our finds after cleaning:
And a photo of Rodeo's Eagle "I" button after cleaning. Welcome to the Eagle Button Club, buddy!
I was a little skunked on the button finds this trip, but I was glad to see the site still producing good finds! The last trip there, we were all battling the heat and the cornstalk stubble last March, and it appears that conditions in the field this time made for a great hunt for everyone. Congratulations to Digger and Rodeo! It was a pleasure to have you two along. Special thanks to Rodeo for some fantastic photos as well.
Oh...and by the way...
If you happen to see me out in my new Treasuremobile, feel free to stop in and say hi
Regards,
Buckleboy
Rodeo Recon, Diggergrl, and I went on a trip to another one of my Civil War picket post sites. Kindafoundabuckle and I had thought we had picked it pretty clean, and it is a fact that this one was the least productive of the picket posts I had found. I knew that this die-hard crew of relic hunters would perhaps be able to squeeze a few more relics from the site. We walked out in the field on Saturday--freshly cut soybeans--and got to work.
Rodeo was the first one to nab a CW find--a .69 caliber round ball. He quickly also recovered a pistol ball as well. I replied with a .69 caliber round ball of my own:
The field was strewn with can slaw, and between all the aluminum we dug, we were finding a decent number of relics. Here's a photo of yours truly hard at work trying not to get skunked by these experienced relic hunters:
We made an effort to explore that vast expanse of field a bit, and Rodeo was rewarded in his exploration of the site--pulling three round balls and several grommets from a little patch up on a small hill. We started marking our finds with old cornstalks so that we could see the boundaries of the site. Can you see the detectorist in the photo above?
Cornstalks in the foreground mark recoveries.
Digger suddenly shouted out "Button!" and we rushed over to investigate. She had what we first thought was a flat button (later cleaning revealed that this was the top of a knapsack hook). Then it was Rodeo's turn in the button department with a nice two-piece button that I suspected might be an eagle button. Digger quickly answered with another button--a flat button with shank intact (backmark says "double gilt"):
I found a few more .69 caliber round balls, as well as a carved round ball sliced perfectly in half. Rodeo made the last interesting find of the day--a bullet carved into a perfect three-sided pyramid:
Here is a photo of the 40 pounds of can slaw and junk iron we dug out of the site:
Our finds for the day before cleaning:
Our finds after cleaning:
And a photo of Rodeo's Eagle "I" button after cleaning. Welcome to the Eagle Button Club, buddy!
I was a little skunked on the button finds this trip, but I was glad to see the site still producing good finds! The last trip there, we were all battling the heat and the cornstalk stubble last March, and it appears that conditions in the field this time made for a great hunt for everyone. Congratulations to Digger and Rodeo! It was a pleasure to have you two along. Special thanks to Rodeo for some fantastic photos as well.
Oh...and by the way...
If you happen to see me out in my new Treasuremobile, feel free to stop in and say hi
Regards,
Buckleboy
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Glad you didn't pick something that might be more conspicuous at a dig site. I might have been able to find your picketposts. 
