Sniffy
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- Mar 27, 2009
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Went on another cellar hole hunt with Heavymetalnut. I picked him up at 6am and headed to some new sites we located. The ground was FROZEN....but that doesnt' stop a madman with a strong desire to find colonial coins and relics. Today I brought a pry bar and a hammer to assist me with this stubborn ground. My first target was this neat little shoe buckle. It came out of the hole in a icy clump and it took the majority of the day for it to thaw out enough for me to discover if it was complete or not. As you can see, it's not. Shortly after, I began digging a target and to my suprise a colonial eye glass lens came out in my spoils. Sorry no pic. It's small and looks something similar to what Ben Franklin would wear. After swinging about I found a solid copper signal. GROUNDS FROZEN SHUT! aFter cursing at the ground for a minute or so, I start pounding away with my hammer and pry bar. FINNALY after 20 minutes, I carefully exumed a Classic Head Half Cent ( 1809-1836). EUREKA!! Unfortunately, the condition of this worn out girl is pitiful to say the least. I barely whisked it with a light toothbrush and "away goes the detail". bummer...no date either. However, the thrill of finding it is worth alot more to me.......By now my hunting buddy (Heavymetalnut) is becoming frustrated with his all out warfare with the frozen ground with minimal success, we decide to march onward towards a new cellar hole. After finding a similar effect here, we march further and further into un-marked territory sniffing for copper and silver. Finnaly, to brighten Daves day.....he pulls an 1892 Barber Dime. BUT IT"S STILL NOT ENOUGH! HE HUNGERS FOR COPPER! Slightly amused, Dave follows his footsteps back to a site he had a hunch about, and sure enough....he pulls an 1845 Coronet in beautiful shape...His first copper of the year, and mine to (half cent) Now were both happy as can be. Dave also dug several interesting relics, an eagle button, a medalion, and some other odds n' ends. I pretty much ended up with a bag full of nails, an assortment of antique shotgun shells, and an 1896 IH to send me off with. Thanks for looking!
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