1720 Dump issue Half Penny, shoe buckle, Flying Eagle Cent, flatties..

[Scrappy]

I got out today for a quick morning hunt with the Basstards of Bramble. It's been quite a while since the three of us have hunted, and we had fun.

Here's my take:



My first high signal was this KG1. I called Bart over to listen because it sounded pretty funky. He agreed that it sounded nice enough to dig.

After that I snagged a Flying Eagle Cent follow d by a shoe buckle under a pile of branches I moved.



All in all it was a great hunt with my buddies. Charlie took us to a spot that may not have had a ton of signals, but the signals it has are usually winners. Thanks Charlie.



Good hunts everyone

Steve

 

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[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the old coppers!

 

[pepperj]

Now you have to admit the face is one very cool find. Is it solid or hollow? Nice copper and buckle also.
I got 10 minutes in the field before the skies opened up.

 

[Relicific]

That's a nice hunt

 

[joeyfresh]

Creepy Planet of the Apes face! Nice finds Steve-o!

 

[DownNDirty]

What is the story with the monkey face? Was it a button?

Looks like another speed hunt Scrappy style! Great job findings the coins and shoe buckle too.

 

[dirtlooter]

a great hunt with great people is always a win win but to find finds like those takes it over the top. congrats for achieving it all

 

[Loco-Digger]

Nice to read that the B.O.B.s reunited for another hunt. You killed it Scrappy, loving the coppers. The FE still evades my coil.

 

[Iron Patch]

George I is getting back there! Not a dump though... only 1717, 1718... and 1719, but that one is extremely unlikely to be dug.

 

[Silver Tree Chaser]

Scrappy: I got an ID on the decorative monkey piece - killer find! Check it out.



I'm quite certain that you've recovered a belt plate fragment belonging to General Ursus from the original Planet of the Apes, you know, Charlton Heston and all that. He was a great military leader as far as gorillas go. Amazing find! Congrats!

 

[A2coins]

Nice coppers scrappy an the ancient taboo is creepy!!!!

 

[trapperart]

Looks like a good hunt congrats on your finds

 

[Scrappy]

Now you have to admit the face is one very cool find. Is it solid or hollow? Nice copper and buckle also.
I got 10 minutes in the field before the skies opened up.

Hollow.

Very deep signal. I suspect it's rather old but can't say what the hell it was. Thanks for looking Pepp

 

[Scrappy]

What is the story with the monkey face? Was it a button?

Looks like another speed hunt Scrappy style! Great job findings the coins and shoe buckle too.

Dunno about the face. It almost looks broken from the picture I just posted about. I've seen these face types on 18th C. rings so perhaps it was that. Dunno

 

[Scrappy]

George I is getting back there! Not a dump though... only 1717, 1718... and 1719, but that one is extremely unlikely to be dug.

Thanks for the tip on the Dump issue. I was under the impression it was all but the late ones.

What's the story behind the 1720 not being commonly dug here in the US? I looked and they seem quite common.

 

[Scrappy]

Scrappy: I got an ID on the decorative monkey piece - killer find! Check it out.

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I'm quite certain that you've recovered a belt plate fragment belonging to General Ursus from the original Planet of the Apes, you know, Charlton Heston and all that. He was a great military leader as far as gorillas go. Amazing find! Congrats!

Excellent ID! I was however, unaware of action in the area we searched. Perhaps this will rewrite history! Lol.

Cheers [emoji482]

 

[Eastcoasthunter21]

AlwYs a pleasure hunting with the ba$tard$
I found nothing. But smoked a lot of
" Indian tobacco " and took a short siesta.
I love those woods. What a great piece of land. I know
There's more there. When fall comes and it opens up we will kill it

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

You seem to pull some nice ones out on every trip Steve, and yesterday was no exception. Keep 'em coming man ....

 

[Iron Patch]

Thanks for the tip on the Dump issue. I was under the impression it was all but the late ones.

What's the story behind the 1720 not being commonly dug here in the US? I looked and they seem quite common.

1719 Dump would not be dug as it's a fairly rare coin in general. I just googled for 5 minutes and couldn't find a single example online.

 

[Gridwalker306]

Pfft, as if digging coins from the first quarter of the 18th century isn't awesome! Very nice digs, and that little face is a really cool find