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  • 1878 Contemporary counterfeit Trade dollar, San Francisco mint mark!

    Me and my buddies Eastcoast hunter and Bart got out for a hunt. A real beat up place that’ll reward you if you try hard enough. I’m right in a spot overlooking a stream and I get clunky mid-signal. What I uncovered blew my mind. First I saw the eagle and the corroded edges and, having dug a...
  • French Colonial-1752 silver, cut silver, knee&shoe buckles & silver Auspice Maria

    French Colonial-1752 silver, cut silver, knee&shoe buckles & silver Auspice Maria It’s been a while. Winter had me busy doing other activities but I finally got out and went on a road trip. I happened to have some great research and dropped in on a site that I don’t believe was ever touched...
  • Stunning Early Militia Artillery Belt Plate leaves me stunned! WOW!

    When you text a find to some of your best buddies and they all curse at you, that's when you know you have something really killer. Well today was that day for me, and I'm so pleased with this find despite a new fan club being started called "FU Steve" (whatever that means) lol. I've been...
  • 1783 Nova Constelatio - Liberty. Justice. Beautiful. Rare!!

    I went back to a colonial site for which I had little hope. I was hoping for just a button or a trinket on this dreary Sunday. It took 1.5 hours to do, but I cleared another 20' x 20' section of heavy bramble, and was rewarded with arguably my rarest coin. A 1783 Nova Constelatio...
  • A Coin Spill for the Ages: Spanish Silvers, Large Cents, and a massive Old Silver!

    The day started at sunrise with me hiking through the dark woods. You see, I snuck out at 6am and before any of my 15 Thanksgiving guests awoke. After a 3/4 mile hike I arrived at my target site. It turned out to be a complete bust full of beer cans and illegal dumping. So instead of going...
  • Naval Officers Buckle 1850s - Rare AMES mfg. variety

    Naval Officers Buckle 1850's - Rare AMES mfg. variety I got out for a quick jaunt this afternoon. The new location I found was a house that had the exterior modified, but surely dated pre-1840's. It had been abandoned and literally had 2-3' weeds, and was almost undetectable. Almost... First...
  • Multiple GW Inaugural Buttons...Heraldic Eagle 6-point Estoile variety

    I stopped a a location on my way down to Virginia. Sure glad I stopped at a spot a friend recommended. I dug these four buttons from a pounded field, all within 10' of one another. When I say there were no high signals in this place I mean none...pounded to death. Also there was fill everywhere...
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