More colonial goodies - silver thimble

The Patriot

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Managed to get out again yesterday and after driving an extra hour to find the land owner, we were able to obtain permission for all her fields and properties (over 4 sq miles). Should keep us busy all Fall and Spring.
Not as good as last week, which will be hard to beat in my books. Managed a Geo I, Geo II and Geo III (pictured the III, as it is the best shape one) late in the day along with a really toasty RP button. About half way through the hunt I managed to pull this stunning bracelet out but is only silver plated (my wife loved it). I was wondering if I was going to make the silver board and I did with this silver initialled thimble, it's crushed a bit but has MB on it...maybe one I will have restored. Yup a trade axe was found this hunt as well but not by me this time...thanks for looking.
 

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Rick (Nova Scotia)

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Sounds like a great property. Do you believe more than one house site on it ?
Good assortment, and that thimble should straighten out pretty good.
 

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We gave it a good hard day, and 3 of the 4 of us managed a piece of silver, plus there was gold and a silver spoon last time. Lots of jewelry coming out as well, that bracelet is nice, I got the plated ring last week and I think the other guys got some sort of jewelry piece too.
 

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Congratz on a nice hunt!
 

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The Patriot

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Sounds like a great property. Do you believe more than one house site on it ?
Good assortment, and that thimble should straighten out pretty good.

The site is huge, I know there is more than one house on there :)
 

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It's looking like an awesome site Patriot, congrats on the new permission and finds. A silver thimble is still on my bucket list... I've found about a dozen colonial-early 1800s brass ones but the silver ones have seemed to elude me. :) The coppers are fantastic as well... also... any close-ups on the RP button?
 

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Great digs. Congrats on the bracelet and thimble.
 

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A new property and a bag of finds, sounds like a perfect day!

Having enough for four people to dig at a site is a pretty good site in my books, I'd be over the moon if we had a site that lasted an entire day
 

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It's looking like an awesome site Patriot, congrats on the new permission and finds. A silver thimble is still on my bucket list... I've found about a dozen colonial-early 1800s brass ones but the silver ones have seemed to elude me. :) The coppers are fantastic as well... also... any close-ups on the RP button?

Nothing that looks good to my camera but here is one that my buddy found just about a foot from mine.. Darn pewters!
 

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Looks like a great site check that will take sometime to hot spot out. Liking the silver thimble are you going to have it straightened out or display like it was found?
 

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Looks like a great site check that will take sometime to hot spot out. Liking the silver thimble are you going to have it straightened out or display like it was found?

If I can find a name or 2 of persons who can straighten it out I will...would like to do it justice... thanks
 

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Yeap looks good & that counterfiet Geo III is pretty cool with the off-centre die.
 

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It's crazy the number of these RP buttons you guys dig, would love to have one at the bottom of my plug. Looks like very promising dirt, congrats on a killer permission.


It's a tease in a way because every other Loyalist button is a better find, but we keep running into RPs. Would be nice to see something different come out.
 

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It's a tease in a way because every other Loyalist button is a better find, but we keep running into RPs. Would be nice to see something different come out.

Speak for yourself...all i get is those 2nd Americans, which love but...need desent RP for display...
 

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Congratulations on the cool relics and coins!
 

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