BuckleBoy
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Hello All,
Shangalang, Diggergirl, and I all happened to get a day off this week, so as normally happens during a massive planetary alignment like this we did the only thing we could think to do--go digging! Here's the video:
We got out in the sugarcane fields at dawn, and were greeted by a beautiful sunrise
No sooner had I stepped into the field than I dug a Spanish Silver! 1807 half real!! I was ecstatic to add another colonial coin to the list for this year!
Then within literally ten minutes of finding the picayune, DG calls me over to see what she's found. It was a GORGEOUS 1857 Seated Half Dime!
So we get back at it, rounding up a few musketballs, suspender clips, etc. I dug a nice Maynard Carbine variant (Civil War). No sign of the casing, but the only thing that survives in our plowed fields is usually the end of the casing with its tiny hole in the center. I was very happy to have another one of these not-so-common bullets in my collection, especially a nice dropped example.
Then I get an insistent double beep and the numbers aren't locking on. Raising the coil, I got 62 on my F75, locking right in. Expecting a pack rivet, I grabbed a handful of dirt and saw the flash of silver again! This time it was an 1849 Half Dime!!
At this point, the finds start to thin out, and we're aware we're walking out of this small site. So I double back in and on the way back across the field dig a nice condition shield nickel to finish off the day:
Ended up being a nice haul for a short hunt. It had started to get unbearably hot, so we decided to call it a day.
There were several surprises when I got home and my wife (DG) and I cleaned what we'd dug. She got a weird item. Any ideas?
As I was cleaning the random brass, I saw a small bended piece that looked like it had two prongs sticking out of it. When I carefully unbent it, it turned out to be the face of a sportsman's button!
As I dry toothpicked what I thought was a normal flat button, I could see a bit of a design. It was a leaping stag. This is one of my favorite civilian buttons I've ever dug.
And of course, here are the coins and other finds:
And I've gotta compliment DG on her recovery of such a beautiful Seated:
Here are the combined finds (His and Hers LOL):
Best Wishes and Happy Hunting,
The CaneField Bandits
Shangalang, Diggergirl, and I all happened to get a day off this week, so as normally happens during a massive planetary alignment like this we did the only thing we could think to do--go digging! Here's the video:
We got out in the sugarcane fields at dawn, and were greeted by a beautiful sunrise
No sooner had I stepped into the field than I dug a Spanish Silver! 1807 half real!! I was ecstatic to add another colonial coin to the list for this year!
Then within literally ten minutes of finding the picayune, DG calls me over to see what she's found. It was a GORGEOUS 1857 Seated Half Dime!
So we get back at it, rounding up a few musketballs, suspender clips, etc. I dug a nice Maynard Carbine variant (Civil War). No sign of the casing, but the only thing that survives in our plowed fields is usually the end of the casing with its tiny hole in the center. I was very happy to have another one of these not-so-common bullets in my collection, especially a nice dropped example.
Then I get an insistent double beep and the numbers aren't locking on. Raising the coil, I got 62 on my F75, locking right in. Expecting a pack rivet, I grabbed a handful of dirt and saw the flash of silver again! This time it was an 1849 Half Dime!!
At this point, the finds start to thin out, and we're aware we're walking out of this small site. So I double back in and on the way back across the field dig a nice condition shield nickel to finish off the day:
Ended up being a nice haul for a short hunt. It had started to get unbearably hot, so we decided to call it a day.
There were several surprises when I got home and my wife (DG) and I cleaned what we'd dug. She got a weird item. Any ideas?
As I was cleaning the random brass, I saw a small bended piece that looked like it had two prongs sticking out of it. When I carefully unbent it, it turned out to be the face of a sportsman's button!
As I dry toothpicked what I thought was a normal flat button, I could see a bit of a design. It was a leaping stag. This is one of my favorite civilian buttons I've ever dug.
And of course, here are the coins and other finds:
And I've gotta compliment DG on her recovery of such a beautiful Seated:
Here are the combined finds (His and Hers LOL):
Best Wishes and Happy Hunting,
The CaneField Bandits
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