Patriot Relics
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Hey guys,
Got out to a few different sites this weekend and the range of digs certainly reflects it. Site one involved a long drive out to DownNDirty's neck of the woods, second was a fond fairwell to the watermelon patch with DirtStalker & Twin Picks, and finally a revisit to my favorite low tide location. Out of Glenn's site I managed a few military digs among a mountain of shotgun shells- CW Naval Coat button and an Enfield trigger guard.
The button is listed in Albert's books as #NA 81.
Also from the CW site was this copper whazit- I've seen these before but can't remember the ID. Help is appreciated
Also managed 2 decorative bosses/leather ornaments
From the ole' WP I managed a few flat buttons, religious pendant, and a few round balls. Also pulled an interesting surface find- a partial 1870s Holloway's ointment cure all jar.
Intact it would have looked like this one-
At my coastal site I dug a New York Button City Works great seal button (Pre 1924). No clue how it got there but in great shape.
The post title was certainly my favorite dig of the weekend- an 1778 Louis XVI Liard! I can count on 1 hand the number of colonial coppers I've recovered in SC so this one was certainly a surprise...and French! Given that it was minted during the American Revolution make its even cooler for me.
In mint shape it would have resembled this one-
All in all a great weekend with a wide array of history recovered from the dirt. Thanks for looking
Got out to a few different sites this weekend and the range of digs certainly reflects it. Site one involved a long drive out to DownNDirty's neck of the woods, second was a fond fairwell to the watermelon patch with DirtStalker & Twin Picks, and finally a revisit to my favorite low tide location. Out of Glenn's site I managed a few military digs among a mountain of shotgun shells- CW Naval Coat button and an Enfield trigger guard.
The button is listed in Albert's books as #NA 81.
Also from the CW site was this copper whazit- I've seen these before but can't remember the ID. Help is appreciated
Also managed 2 decorative bosses/leather ornaments
From the ole' WP I managed a few flat buttons, religious pendant, and a few round balls. Also pulled an interesting surface find- a partial 1870s Holloway's ointment cure all jar.
Intact it would have looked like this one-
At my coastal site I dug a New York Button City Works great seal button (Pre 1924). No clue how it got there but in great shape.
The post title was certainly my favorite dig of the weekend- an 1778 Louis XVI Liard! I can count on 1 hand the number of colonial coppers I've recovered in SC so this one was certainly a surprise...and French! Given that it was minted during the American Revolution make its even cooler for me.
In mint shape it would have resembled this one-
All in all a great weekend with a wide array of history recovered from the dirt. Thanks for looking
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