200yr old Half Penny, Buttons, One Heavy Bell

[pepperj]

Did some tree planting and I figured I'd earned a two hour hunt break=6.5hrs later
So back to the corn patch down the road to hit it again. Even though the actual site is only a couple of acres it seems to just keep giving up the finds, but the corn stalks suck!
Got the 1815 Half Penny which is in pretty decent shape compared to the thin 23mm crispy one I dug next. The Crotal Bell is a thick honker 55gr and I believe it's one of the thickest walled bell I've dug to date.
I dug silver, saw what looked like the rim of the coin, a little silver showing so I threw it into a water container and looked at it an hour later. In the meantime I had visions of different coins and years then the cold reality of seeing a silver washed, shank less button in the water.
Over all it was a good day a few different finds like the bone handle, a very chewed up piece of lead about the size of a musket ball, what looks like a knife handle end, and more silver washed flat buttons that have the loops, the little rivet thingy has some leather still attached and it seems to have a gold washed washer under the first part.

 

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[pepperj]

Great color on that token!

Thanks IP

It's one of those that just pops it's colour, it sure beats the brown burnt look.

 

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[ARC]

Meany greeny.

 

[sutphin]

DANG PEP I WANT THAT COIN WITH THE SHIP DESIGN DAMN WHAT A NICE FINDS AND THAT GOES WITH ALL THE REST . THAT COIN IS SWEET ..

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

Great saves man keep up that good work!

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Another awesome hunt and that green half penny looks fantastic! Great finds pepperj. I got fooled by one of those buttons not too long ago. It was a huge tombac that had a perfect silver color that I thought was a 4 reale for a split second.... it was a great feeling while it lasted. ha So at least you had a "silver coin" for that hour it was soaking. ha

 

[pepperj]

Meany greeny.

Thanks AARC

Is that a polite way of saying "Bad A$$ greeny"?

 

[pepperj]

DANG PEP I WANT THAT COIN WITH THE SHIP DESIGN DAMN WHAT A NICE FINDS AND THAT GOES WITH ALL THE REST . THAT COIN IS SWEET ..

Thanks for the kind reply sutphin, it's a keeper.

Great saves man keep up that good work!

Thanks NEPADIGGER

Another awesome hunt and that green half penny looks fantastic! Great finds pepperj. I got fooled by one of those buttons not too long ago. It was a huge tombac that had a perfect silver color that I thought was a 4 reale for a split second.... it was a great feeling while it lasted. ha So at least you had a "silver coin" for that hour it was soaking. ha

Thank you OutdoorAdv

It all added up in the end, and yes after all these years I'm still walking around in the clouds when I think something is going to be great and then it turns into not so great, but I enjoy the feelings while they last.

 

[PaDirtDigger]

Awesome early stuff! I love that green patina that copper/bronze coins get... Thanks for sharing these nice and old relics!

 

[pepperj]

Awesome early stuff! I love that green patina that copper/bronze coins get... Thanks for sharing these nice and old relics!

Thanks PaDirtDigger

It's kind of weird how some in the field can come like this one, and a few feet away burnt to a crisp. I'll take one like this token anyday.

 

[OutdoorAdv]

... It's kind of weird how some in the field can come like this one, and a few feet away burnt to a crisp....

Crazy isn't it!? I wish I knew why this was. I've noticed the same thing.

 

[pepperj]

Crazy isn't it!? I wish I knew why this was. I've noticed the same thing.

I can understand a ploughed field, but this one has been a no till for good many years. But I guess that's only a spit in the bucket for a 200 yr old token.