1734 KGII and some buttons

[Don in SJ]

Spent a couple hours hitting the tiny isolated homestead that my son got a NJ copper at last month and both him and I got three 1798 Large Cents on the same hunt. I beat the bushes for the finds today, used my smaller coil and my efforts were rewarded with some more goodies from this very small site.

At first I thought I had a copper coin, and was satisfied that I got one and some buttons but just before i quit for the day I got another coin signal and this was a no doubt about it King George II copper fresh out of the ground.

Once I got home and looked more closely at what I thought might have been my first copper of the day I saw more of a button appearance than a coin. So after cleaning and studying the copper I will have to call it an unknown, not sure if some beat the heck out of a copper coin or out of a old large button, either way, I will for now call it a button.

Been a good week for tombacs, think it I have 4 or 5 this week alone, always like getting them, but better if they have designs on them though.

Ticks were bad at this site, time now to spray the socks and pants with Permanone and have some protection, none on the body, but must have flicked off at least a dozen over the course of the hunt from my jeans, this time of year it pays to wear the light colored jeans, in order to see those little buggers crawling up your pants!

Don

 

[coltdavis]

Awesome finds Don! keep it up best of luck and HH

 

[Narthoniel]

That is a great looking coin. I hope the other one turns out to be a nice old coin as well.
Anthony

 

[hikermike]

Nice digs!!!Love the kgII......... I got my first copper the other weekend. Good job on the buttons too!!

hh
MIKE

 

[Jerry1NJ]

Nice finds Don!!!

 

[tymcmurray]

That '34 has some excellent detail!!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

More great finds Don! congrats

 

[collector01]

You know how to find the good stuff, congrats on some great finds, love the 34 shes in good shape.

 

[pjroo33]

Nice finds! The KGII is in very nice condition. Congrats!

 

[HomesteadHunter]

Beautiful buttons, and a great KGII to boot!. I can't believe the awesome condition your finds are in. I would guess its because they aren't field finds that have been beaten by the plow. It sure sounds like you work hard for your finds, great to see your efforts have paid off.

James.
HomesteadHunter.

 

[dfxmatt]

outstanding as usual don

 

[John987]

Super Great Finds!!
Congrats!

John

 

[BuckleBoy]

That is a Beautiful KG II, Don.

 

[hogge]

Wow! That's a nice looking copper. I hope people appreciate how good this thing is. They don't come from the ground in this shape. Congrats on this stellar find.

 

[Finman]

Don, Congrats on that super old copper, nice detail considering it's age!!!! WTG

HH Joe

 

[pepperj]

Nice copper you found,

 

[allen]

way to go on those great looking finds !!!!

 

[John (Ma)]

Outstanding finds!!!

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Don,

That is a terrific looking KG copper. As far as the other one, I doubt you will ever be able to know for sure. Your best guess is the feel of the coin. I am sure that was one of the factors for you to call it a button.

Those other buttons seem to be a matching set(?). I guess that would indicate a buried garment, rather than one that came loose in the field 200 years ago.

I sure miss detecting in the sandy "piney" areas of the state. Those sandy soils are kind to the coppers. All of my coppers this year have been pretty ugly. They have been found in heavily mineralized upland forest areas, which are not nearly as kind to the coins.

I noticed that this time of year the tick population varies widely from site to site. Some sites I have not gotten any on my clothing, and others seem to be worse than the last few years. I would have thought that the harsher winter in the region would have kept the population down this year. Those little pests sure are resilient!!

 

[pinebarrens1]

i have to say that coin looks great .......and you know don how the coins come out of the pines .........must be good dirt up there ...........