Finds from the past two weeks include old military and coppers

[BTV Digger]

Hi folks. Here's some of my finds from the past two weeks, including my most recent hunt this past Sunday. About 1/3rd of this came from my honey hole field, with the other 2/3rds coming from two other permission fields I have. Nabbed a number of relics including my first CW-era bullets here in VT (2 Williams cleaners and a standard Minie Ball) and 3 military buttons (my second c. 1830s Navy, a CW Eagle I and a NY Militia (1850s/60s). Also got an older pewter rosette, a fatty 1859 Indian and a M.J. Tobias pocket watch cover from the mid-late 1800s. My 3 coppers are all pretty much wiped, but I was able to ID all three - a no date KG3 Irish Halfpenny 17??, a 1798 Draped Bust LC and a no-date nearly slick Classic Head LC. I'm definitely gonna return to the field I found the CW bullets - was only there about an hour. This site is near the Canadian border here in the Champlain Valley and there were some non-CW related skirmishes up in this area related to the Finian Raids ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenian_raids) just after the war. Perhaps this site is where one of them took place. Thanks for looking and HH!

John

 

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[TomW244]

Just amazing! You did a great job cleaning up those coins and relics, too! Well done!

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on those great military relics, and coins.

 

[vpnavy]

FANTASTIC finds BTV Digger. Thanks for sharing...

 

[GB1]

 

[Reanm8er]

Very nice finds and good presentation, Congrats! I'm going to read up on the Fenian Raids.

Best wishes-----Phil

 

[Hawks88]

Some real nice saves. You cleaned them up beautifully. Congrats

 

[A2coins]

Amazinv finds well done my town was founded 1826ish no way Ill find stuff that old unless all you people come here and start seeding us lless fortunate ones lol