Rick (Nova Scotia)
Silver Member
ZDD and me, the way it should be.
Six hours digging today, just at the freezing mark, but ground still soft.
Dave started right off pulling Coppers one after another, and was up to 6 or 7 before I got my first. I think we got 14 between us, and a hand full of buttons.
I had thought in the field that mine were all blank discs, and only on the way home did I notice that one had some circles, and said to Dave cool I never saw this before, that will give me something to do when I get home. At home Dave looks at it, and says "I knows what it is, saw one on a video recently, it's French, but I can't remember what it was called."
So in the house get my specks, and give them all a thumb rub cleaning, and thought hey this isn't so bad, for an "old" Copper, discovered another non-blank too. It is a French 6 Deniers only made 1710-1712, and a first for me, so was a really good day in the dirt.
Dave got a good button, I think will clean up nice, we'll see soon, as he makes his first post in a long time shortly.
My pics. of the lot, only missing one relic
JOHN ALEX BARRY HALIFAX 1815 hp token (also a first)
And the French 6 Deniers, the date area has rotted off, so could be 1710, 1711, 1712
(6 deniers=2 liard, I think)
In other news, I took one of my dug horse buckels, and repurposed it, had been planning to for awhile now, I polished it up, flattened, and bent up 3" nail for a tongue.
Then went to the local harness maker.
Now I have a new sturdy belt that should out live me. As the last "genuine leather' one from WM lasted about 2 months.
Good luck out there.
Six hours digging today, just at the freezing mark, but ground still soft.
Dave started right off pulling Coppers one after another, and was up to 6 or 7 before I got my first. I think we got 14 between us, and a hand full of buttons.
I had thought in the field that mine were all blank discs, and only on the way home did I notice that one had some circles, and said to Dave cool I never saw this before, that will give me something to do when I get home. At home Dave looks at it, and says "I knows what it is, saw one on a video recently, it's French, but I can't remember what it was called."
So in the house get my specks, and give them all a thumb rub cleaning, and thought hey this isn't so bad, for an "old" Copper, discovered another non-blank too. It is a French 6 Deniers only made 1710-1712, and a first for me, so was a really good day in the dirt.
Dave got a good button, I think will clean up nice, we'll see soon, as he makes his first post in a long time shortly.
My pics. of the lot, only missing one relic
JOHN ALEX BARRY HALIFAX 1815 hp token (also a first)
And the French 6 Deniers, the date area has rotted off, so could be 1710, 1711, 1712
(6 deniers=2 liard, I think)
In other news, I took one of my dug horse buckels, and repurposed it, had been planning to for awhile now, I polished it up, flattened, and bent up 3" nail for a tongue.
Then went to the local harness maker.
Now I have a new sturdy belt that should out live me. As the last "genuine leather' one from WM lasted about 2 months.
Good luck out there.
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