Sniffin Silver

[Hill Billy]

I had a friend tell me of a spot they found behind their house that they thought was Civil War related. They had swung a detector on this site before but hadn't found a thing. So I decided to go over there today and see what I could find. I treked back into the woods and when I hit the hillside I saw these rock structures built into the hill. There was 15 or more of these rock stacked walls in no particular order. I knew they weren't house foundations but what they are I have no clue. I swung on the hillside for an hour or so without a peep. I decided to go to the top of the hill and see what was up there. Finally a target, pulled a small round lead shot ,then a 30-30 shell. Moving around on top I got a signal and knew it was a coin and of course it was a stinkin linkin. I thought to myself, it's time to go. Filled my hole and started swinging again, 8 inches from the penny was a good signal, I thought coin spill. Opened the plug and I could see small silver. Thought I might of had a half reales but turned out to be a 1843 Half Dime. After that I couldn't buy another target, decided to call it quits. Enjoyed my short hunt, nice finding some 0ld Silver .

Happy Hunting
HB

[umrgolf]

nice coin, interested to hear what those structures could be

[worldtalker]

HILL BILLY,Widen your search man!Scan them woods!Those rock piles remind me of shooting barracades.Nice half dime!!! God Bless Chris

[VOL1266-X]

Well worth the time and effort HB!! Good looking silver and isn't it funny how the best finds are on the way back to the truck. HH, Quindy.

[BuckleBoy]

That's a killer find! It's great when a hunch gets rewarded.

That's a sweet OLD Seated there. Great find! You are like an old hound dog sniffin out silver.


-Buck

[nova treasure]

Excellent save, half dimes are one of my favorite coins. I would think the rock piles were carried from the hillside and stacked and ready for the wagon to build fences. alot of rock fences in that area.

Bill

[Hill Billy]

Excellent save, half dimes are one of my favorite coins. I would think the rock piles were carried from the hillside and stacked and ready for the wagon to build fences. alot of rock fences in that area.

Bill

Possible I guess, seems aweful steep to run a wagon on that hill though. Plus at the very bottom of the hill there was a stone fence running along the river. It almost looks like they were staged all over this hillside to shoot across the river from. Obviously something was going on up top since I found the half dime there, but it must have been a random drop, only one other old target was found. Maybe the site had been hunted before and that's why I couldnt find anything on the hillside. Or everything has slid down the hill and is buried . Certainly open to anymore thoughts.

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

Nice one H.B. keep on a sniffin.
Chris

[ModernMiner]

HB,
I had to decide whether I wanted to listen to Madonna warble her crappe' at the Super Bowl halftime or reply to your post.
Without a doubt your post was MUCH better. What a neat looking spot.
Congrats on the great looking half dime Dude!
-Dug-

[johnnyblaze]

Nice find


You dont dig half dimes everyday thats for sure..

Those rock piles could be Cairns


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairn
Blaze

[Hill Billy]

HILL BILLY,Widen your search man!Scan them woods!Those rock piles remind me of shooting barracades.Nice half dime!!! God Bless Chris

I scanned them bud, quiet as a church mouse on the hillside.

Well worth the time and effort HB!! Good looking silver and isn't it funny how the best finds are on the way back to the truck. HH, Quindy.

I'm just glad I decided to swing up top, I would have gone home stumped. I couldn't believe the hillside produced nothing. maybe I need to go rehunt the hill with a Minelab

That's a killer find! It's great when a hunch gets rewarded.

That's a sweet OLD Seated there. Great find! You are like an old hound dog sniffin out silver.


-Buck

Thanks Buck

Nice one H.B. keep on a sniffin.
Chris

Good to hear from you Chris!

HB,
I had to decide whether I wanted to listen to Madonna warble her crappe' at the Super Bowl halftime or reply to your post.
Without a doubt your post was MUCH better. What a neat looking spot.
Congrats on the great looking half dime Dude!
-Dug-

Thanks Doug, or is it Dug? I unfortunately had to watch Madonna warble her crappe' instead of surfing Tnet. Good game eh?

Nice find


You dont dig half dimes everyday thats for sure..

Those rock piles could be Cairns


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairn
Blaze

Well I know I don't dig them everyday Blaze, tiny little coin, thought I had a half reales.
You got me what the rock piles are, I guess they could be cairns. But why so many in one place?

[johnnyblaze]

Here in New England they are all over the place..

Many in one place like yours..


They say that they are Native American grave markers


Blaze

[BuckleBoy]

HB,
I had to decide whether I wanted to listen to Madonna warble her crappe' at the Super Bowl halftime or reply to your post.

GrandMilf.

[4seasons]

Hey, Hill Billy
I was just wondering what state this was in. It looks just like a place I have seen before. Wondering if it is the same?
4 Seasons

[Newt]

There has to be something good around those rock piles.
At least a shotgun shell or 2.
Newt

[ModernMiner]

HB,
I had to decide whether I wanted to listen to Madonna warble her crappe' at the Super Bowl halftime or reply to your post.

GrandMilf.

LMAO!
An antique virgin.

[Sniffy]

Nice little silver HB Keep it up!

[Deno]

Nice find HB.

That does it, I'm getting out this weekend.

You guys are making us look bad.

[BuckleBoy]

HB,
I had to decide whether I wanted to listen to Madonna warble her crappe' at the Super Bowl halftime or reply to your post.

GrandMilf.

LMAO!
An antique virgin.

Touched for the very last time.

[tomjiggy]

Not cairns, guys. They would have been a little longer than a body(approximately 6 ft in length) and wider as well(most at about 3 ft wide). They would have been more buried than anything, not so much above ground. Also, the way they would have been stacked to make a mound. I'd probably guess by approximate size that they were stacked there awaiting transport to make a fenceline or maybe a slate roof?