The Eagle Has Landed in PA!

[vferrari]

With Mid-Atlantic relic season winding down with high temps and planted fields, the "Cat" graciously invited me up to PA again to what I like to call the Relic Hunter's Amusement park based on the awesome finds that have come out of this site. Well today the Equinox 800 in stock Park 2 mode (with All Metal on) got a shot at it after the Deus had visited previously with some nice keepers. Decided to punish myself and try to pry some keepers out of the melted aluminum wreckage of a tractor motor explosion. After banging my head against the wall pulling some major melted aluminum globs out of the ground that sounded great in my headphones, I really got used to how hollow the aluminum high tone was and now have a better feel for when my coil is over a crushed can that sounds good and has a good VDI. It is a little different and that nuance will help me avoid cans in the future. Anyway, the subtleties of how aluminum sounds to an Equinox is not why we are here writing today. After I moved through the aluminum torture chamber I started picking up some keepers, a well worn early copper (a first for this late comer, so the day was a success after my first keeper), a CW knapsack J-hook, some bent brass, a minie ball. I kept letting the "Cat" know about each target I dug until I was nicely told to, well, keep it to myself. Lol. These quick succession CW era finds were a little surprising based on where I was in the field where mostly early 20th century stuff had been found previously. So, finding a concentration of CW stuff put me on high alert. I got another high tone, but it was more "solid" that the aluminum junk and registered a strong 22-23 VDI. I thought perhaps small silver coin but it seemed "louder"than that. Flipped the plug, saw a large circular object mostly covered in dirt and flipped it over. Bang, the Eagle Had Landed! Right in front of me was my first CW Eagle Breast Plate (actually, first military plate ever). Happy Dance Time. Fist Bump Time. The rest of the hunt was going to be gravy. Managed another minie ball in another part of the field and then my third bucket lister of the day as I snagged my first Seated silver, an 1853 Quarter. Kaboom, game over. Thanks to Smokey for a great wrap up of Spring farm field relic hunting for the year. Exceeded all my expectations even for the Relic Hunter's Amusement Park.

BTW the Cat has a story to tell, too...

 

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[vferrari]

Unlike some folks, I really do *share* a site. I'm the type who would feel bad if I took someone to my site and they didn't find anything! That has happened once or twice, primarily at Coin Beach, DE, but hey, it's a state park, and not so much "my" site! Now sneaking back the next night at midnight is not cool, but I don't think I know any nightstalkers personally. Yes, I could go by myself all the time and have more useless "stuff" around the house, but I like going and playing with others. And folks, value or not, it's just stuff. It has no eternal value. Other things do. It's also safer to go with someone. You never know when a crazed groundhog will attack! I actually saw a pretty big one today at the farm. Friends are more important than stuff.

BTW when do I get a seated quarter?

When I get a Confederate Button...

 

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[vferrari]

Totally awesome my friend, just one of those would have been the high light of a hunt for me but you killed it. Hunting with the Cat has to be pretty cool too, she seems to know where to go. That had to be an awesome trip for all involved.

Yep the Cat has a nose for finding incredible sites and knows how to hunt them.

 

[Relicific]

Awesome hunt

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice hunt, thank you for sharing!

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Congratulations Hugh on the Eagle Plate happy for you ...Seated Silver Quarter and all your Civil War finds !
Great hunt... smokey is a cool cat !
Gary

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Hugh
I love that Eagle Plate as your avatar...The Hard Core Relic Hunter Look !
Gary

 

[Eastcoasthunter21]

Lots of chatter about the equinox and it’s finds.
I see some of these posts read like advertising for the machine
I live your finds. Good stuff hh gl.

 

[Terry Soloman]

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[VERMONTIS]

I'm like to come down there to escape the ICE STORM !!! Sweet finds

 

[smokeythecat]

ARGHH! Ice storm is not good. This weather is nutso. It was 43 here this am. I drove to near Fredericksburg, VA 140 miles south or so and it was 75 degrees. Wind picked up about 1:30, and the temp dropped to about 63. I left about 3 and when I got halfway home it was 46 degrees. It's about 40 now and going to thunderstorm cats and dogs soon, with tornado watches in the general area I was digging today.

 

[Evolution]

Wow! That sucker is beautiful. Congrats!

 

[basque-man]

Very sweet saves!!!!!!

 

[vferrari]

Smokey - could get enough off that copper to tell it was def a Draped Bust. Early 1800's

 

[sutphin]

THATS A NICE DANG FIND .

 

[Calabash Digger]

That's is a great find! My wow meter just went up! I'm headed out the door to look for mine....

 

[Phishfarmer]

Awesome hunt. I find my share of J-hooks but plates are scarce as hen's teeth. Congrats.

 

[smokeythecat]

Yes, I think it's a draped bust. Do not use conventional methods to clean it. I'd use a set of the Andre's pencils. That's my go to at this stage, even for your plate and all buttons. Those things are amazing.

 

[vferrari]

Yes, I think it's a draped bust. Do not use conventional methods to clean it. I'd use a set of the Andre's pencils. That's my go to at this stage, even for your plate and all buttons. Those things are amazing.

Thanks, I will look into getting some.

 

[vferrari]

That's is a great find! My wow meter just went up! I'm headed out the door to look for mine....

Thanks, man. Hope you snag yours. I've literally been within 10 feet of Smokey's two plate saves in the last couple weeks plus mine. Something in the air I think, and it's not just pollen. So get on out there. Lol.

 

[vferrari]

The worn copper, J-hook and minies alone would make for a great 2-hour Saturday morning hunt. The plate and silver just pushed it off the charts and I will probably never top it (but that won't stop me from trying), but I can at least talk about it and bore my relic hunting buddies with the same story for years to come, so it's like gold to me. Lol.