Don in SJ
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- May 20, 2005
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I planned on a lot of walking today and hitting several of my known sites and making it a long hunt day, but it did not work out that way. I started off finding a new site but it was one that the wonderful people in the area back in the 50's decided to use as their dumping site. It was a homestead, I immediately got a pewter spoon handle piece, and not long after an early 1800s flat no backmark button. I was trying to hunt around the trash, which was barbed wire, cans, chicken wire, pulltabs, all the things not wanted in the woods, but I did eventually get a pair of cufflinks which I was happy to see. But not one old coin at this site. I did get the two Wheaties there and needless to say, seeing Lincoln instead of Liberty was not a joy.
I decided to head deeper into the woods, to the site my son and I got 6 coins at last month on one hunt and since I was hunting with the smaller coil today I was hoping to squeeze out some more coins or buttons. Well, I did get one more Large Cent from there, which I missed with my stock coil, so kudos to the smaller coil doing its job. Also got two more buttons in the same area which I pound a few times before with the stock coil.
The Large Cent is an 1812 Classic Head, worn down quite a bit, but good enough for ID and that is fine with me. The cufflinks after cleaning showed some beaded design, but if there was any more design, it was worn off. The Shoe buckle piece came from the new site, forgot to mention that. I will return to the new site shortly and press a tad harder to get a coin from there.................
Did not have my camera with me today, so no site photos.
Don
I decided to head deeper into the woods, to the site my son and I got 6 coins at last month on one hunt and since I was hunting with the smaller coil today I was hoping to squeeze out some more coins or buttons. Well, I did get one more Large Cent from there, which I missed with my stock coil, so kudos to the smaller coil doing its job. Also got two more buttons in the same area which I pound a few times before with the stock coil.
The Large Cent is an 1812 Classic Head, worn down quite a bit, but good enough for ID and that is fine with me. The cufflinks after cleaning showed some beaded design, but if there was any more design, it was worn off. The Shoe buckle piece came from the new site, forgot to mention that. I will return to the new site shortly and press a tad harder to get a coin from there.................
Did not have my camera with me today, so no site photos.
Don
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