Kingston, New York 1600s Farm Field Hunt

Terry Soloman

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May 28, 2010
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Nokta Makro Legend// Pulsedive// Minelab GPZ 7000// Vanquish 540// Minelab Pro Find 35// Dune Kraken Sandscoop// Grave Digger Tools Tombstone shovel & Sidekick digger// Bunk's Hermit Pick
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Metal Detecting
Kingston, New York 1600's Farm Field Hunt

My buddy Joe drove in from Long Island, then I drove the next 90-miles upstate to meet our host Frank (FMERG). We hunted a farm dating back to the 1600s, that has given up Spanish silver, British coppers, and a very rare New York Militia belt plate so my hopes were very high.

We detected from 9:30am - 3:30pm in three newly plowed and disked fields. Joe found a flat button (a first for him), Frank pulled some Indian heads, musket balls, and a large copper, and I got a 1899 V nickel and my first intact sleigh bell. I got to meet Frank's hunting partner Rich, who pulled a Shield nickel, a British copper, and http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...ay-four-farm-field-fishermen.html#post4947210
Rich is the man that found the militia buckle.

Frank presented me with a rare gift (see last photo), that really moved me. No Spanish silver for today, but great buddies and clear blue skies made it a great day!
 

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Man oh man! That is a gorgeous tab Terry!
I'm soooooo jealous.....the fold is just about perfect... Exquisite example! You've got great friends!
 

Great going. Love the pull tab. About the only thing that should be put in a slab is a pull tab, not ever a coin. Then again, there are a lot of people who think they're coin collectors when in reality they're plastic collectors. Just say no to slabs.
 

FMERG has sold a bunch of those tabs at our local LCS and on Ebay. going rate is $8 for the prized digging artifact. just realized_____________he never gave me one, even after I arranged a buyer for his Quattro :---( *)#@|+%$^----what a shallow guy he is. ( an inside joke)
 

Nice finds Terry & LOL on the Tab gift :tongue3:
 

Wow! I should get mine slabbed too.
 

Nice outting Terry, Summer is coming.. I see Gold in your future!
 

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