1500 miles in 2 days, with 16 hours of hunting

[Vino]

Headed down south 330am Sunday morning.
Pulled into the hotel in SC at 130pm.
Monday morning went to hunt a plantation with a few tnet friends. CT,Tom and Todlip, And Jon VMIairpower.
All great guys.
The hunt was less then productive. But it was great scenery, with so much history. Just sitting by the water for a few moments were the slaves lived was beyond words!!
I left the hunt by 2pm to get on the road to head to Virginia.
Pulled into the hotel in Virginia at 8pm.
Met up with Bill D The next morning at 7am, then drove another hour to the site. And met up with Joey fresh.
First time meeting Joey and he was a great host and great guy.
We were chopping at the bit to go.
By the time I got my headphones on and ground balanced I look up and wow, Bill was gone!! Lol!!
I have to say, I was intimidated. There had to be 300 ac.
I followed Joey up the ridge. And got this deep iron signal and dug it out. This is what came out.
After that is was lots of lead shot shot gun stamps and some buttons in between. It was the easiest digging I ever did. Beautiful sandy soil. And the finds came out like the day they were dropped.
I found some great things!! The best of the day was this button. My first ever lead button. Joey said, looks like it was just taken out of the mold.
Also a few other pewter buttons. And flat buttons.
I found this pic on the net, looks just like the one I found.
This one came from England.
This was a really cool find, a buck and ball mold..
I like this one
And here is a buckle piece or something like it.
So we finished up around 4pm, and off I went back to Philadelphia. 5 hours later I was home.
It was a great trip with some really fantastic people to hunt with.
Thanks again Bill and Joey!!
Ps, One thing I have learned is they didn't have as much money to lose down south!! Lol
Lots of great old relics though!!
George

 

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[gwdigger]

Nothing quite like reaching back into the 17th century in the USA, which you clearly did.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Awesome seeing you my man. Glad that you were able to cross the border into Dixie. See we aint all that bad. Just poor!

Glad you made it home safely.

Congrats on the finds!

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

That's quite a road trip George, but I'm sure you're glad you made it. Great to see you again, and hope you can get in a little more digging before reality sets in.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Way to make that quality time with the kids count! Great job!

 

[Vino]

Nothing quite like reaching back into the 17th century in the USA, which you clearly did.

Thanks Gary,
It was a blast

 

[Vino]

That's quite a road trip George, but I'm sure you're glad you made it. Great to see you again, and hope you can get in a little more digging before reality sets in.

Thanks Bill,
Very very Glad I made it..
It was fantastic!! Just being on a site like that. Wow
And no homeowners to bother you! Priceless

 

[Vino]

Way to make that quality time with the kids count! Great job!

Baby steps Gary, Baby steps!!

 

[WHADIFIND]

Baby steps Gary, Baby steps!!

 

[P@tch]

That waterfront was mesmerizing to me as well. Real nice to finally meet you.

 

[Ahab8]

Glad you enjoyed the trip buddy. That button is really something. And time with some good buddies is always worth it

 

[Vino]

That waterfront was mesmerizing to me as well. Real nice to finally meet you.

It was great meeting you also.
It was fun regardless.
And would love to see you come on up for a guaranteed silver hunt..lol

 

[CRUSADER]

Yes, a small buckle piece, circa 18th C.

Its nice to get those complete lead (mostly) buttons with the shank. Tough to date sometimes over here, but most of our earlier ones have iron shanks, so I've always dated these to the 18th C.

 

[joeyfresh]

Even if you didn't find what you were looking for you still got to empty your wallet for gas and lodging...that's a good trade off [emoji1]
It was great meeting you and I really got that sense of passion from you for detecting and that's great to see. I still think that button was the find of the day.

 

[Vino]

Yes, a small buckle piece, circa 18th C.

Its nice to get those complete lead (mostly) buttons with the shank. Tough to date sometimes over here, but most of our earlier ones have iron shanks, so I've always dated these to the 18th C.

Thanks Cru,
It was good practice for walking the fields over on your side I'm March

 

[Vino]

Even if you didn't find what you were looking for you still got to empty your wallet for gas and lodging...that's a good trade off [emoji1]
It was great meeting you and I really got that sense of passion from you for detecting and that's great to see. I still think that button was the find of the day.

Thank Joey,
It was a blast. And hey it's called hunting right?
And I'm happy with what I found!!

 

[Eastcoasthunter21]

nice digs that is a cool lead button I've never seen one before
Sounds like you had a nice road trip
Enjoy hh gl easecoast

 

[DirtStalker]

Well let me Kick my 2 Large Cents in about your trip. Vino I'm glad you enjoyed the view down by the cabins soaking up.the historical aspect. The Spanish moss hanging in giant oak trees is something I'll never get tired of seeing. I just wish the finds had been better for you here. Your trip back to Va looked more productive and think that lead button is awesome. Hope you rest up and come back. And no I still won't trade you.

 

[Vino]

Well let me Kick my 2 Large Cents in about your trip. Vino I'm glad you enjoyed the view down by the cabins soaking up.the historical aspect. The Spanish moss hanging in giant oak trees is something I'll never get tired of seeing. I just wish the finds had been better for you here. Your trip back to Va looked more productive and think that lead button is awesome. Hope you rest up and come back. And no I still won't trade you.

Thanks Allen,
Beautiful county you have down there..
Are you sure you will not trade? Lol..
I promise it will be in good hands

 

[terpfan]

George, as if it wasn't already known, you are one hard-core metal detecting fanatic! My hat's off to you. It looks like you had a fantastic adventure with some terrific guys.