Rick (Nova Scotia)
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A great year it was in many ways. It started with the first hunt of the year (Mar 14) with a banner find 1862 New Brunswick 10 cents with double punched 2. Good luck continued on, and broke some records, namely most coppers, and most silvers in a season by big margins. Recovered quite a few good old silver coins along the way including another banner on Oct. 25.
70 different days hunting, about 350+ hours total. About half of those spent with ZDD.
154 Colonial coppers, of those at least 23 were 1700’s coins, and 11 were the very large 34mm coins. The total is more than the last two years combined, and included a few firsts. Previous best year was 69.
20 Canada LG cents
38 Silver coins, 8 are 1700’s, 6 Spanish, 2 French.
7 are 1800’s, British, USA, and Can., the rest 1901 to 1960’s
189 old buttons, 11 tombac, 10 pewter, 1 drilled shank, 1 blow hole, 7 military.
From the top ten list, I got first French Silver, (1710, oldest dated silver so far) First Victorian quarter, and first artillery button (2 actually, different sizes).
Other firsts were a 1700’s silver spoon (ship), and a small trade axe (tomahawk).
I don’t expect to repeat these numbers next year or maybe never again, unless I get that cache, or hoard which is always number #1 on the wish list every year.
I am thankful to be able to hunt as much as I do, and thankful to have a good friend to do a lot of it with.
The pictures. (Were tken at larger size than I normally do so should open up for a decent look.)
The lot of it, grouped by site as found.
A pile of the coppers, canada lg cents on the right.
My few military buttons.
Best buckles...hope to find the other half.
Some of the "firsts" coppers, A 1814 RH 1P Scarce, 1815 Magdalen 1P scarce, first countermarked GEO 3, first decent GEO 1 hp.
Some Silver.
Spanish Silver, 1723, 25, 47, 55, 76 2 reales, 1783 half real.
Oldest Silver, 1710 french 30 deniers.
The "Ship" Spoon.
And the 2 Banners.
And one of Misc. One bent up, and one broken shoe buckle frame...a good one still on the list.
HAPPY NEW YEAR !
and Good Luck out there.
Rick
BTW the start new thread box is missing on the annual finds forum, or I would have put this in the right place.
70 different days hunting, about 350+ hours total. About half of those spent with ZDD.
154 Colonial coppers, of those at least 23 were 1700’s coins, and 11 were the very large 34mm coins. The total is more than the last two years combined, and included a few firsts. Previous best year was 69.
20 Canada LG cents
38 Silver coins, 8 are 1700’s, 6 Spanish, 2 French.
7 are 1800’s, British, USA, and Can., the rest 1901 to 1960’s
189 old buttons, 11 tombac, 10 pewter, 1 drilled shank, 1 blow hole, 7 military.
From the top ten list, I got first French Silver, (1710, oldest dated silver so far) First Victorian quarter, and first artillery button (2 actually, different sizes).
Other firsts were a 1700’s silver spoon (ship), and a small trade axe (tomahawk).
I don’t expect to repeat these numbers next year or maybe never again, unless I get that cache, or hoard which is always number #1 on the wish list every year.
I am thankful to be able to hunt as much as I do, and thankful to have a good friend to do a lot of it with.
The pictures. (Were tken at larger size than I normally do so should open up for a decent look.)
The lot of it, grouped by site as found.
A pile of the coppers, canada lg cents on the right.
My few military buttons.
Best buckles...hope to find the other half.
Some of the "firsts" coppers, A 1814 RH 1P Scarce, 1815 Magdalen 1P scarce, first countermarked GEO 3, first decent GEO 1 hp.
Some Silver.
Spanish Silver, 1723, 25, 47, 55, 76 2 reales, 1783 half real.
Oldest Silver, 1710 french 30 deniers.
The "Ship" Spoon.
And the 2 Banners.
And one of Misc. One bent up, and one broken shoe buckle frame...a good one still on the list.
HAPPY NEW YEAR !
and Good Luck out there.
Rick
BTW the start new thread box is missing on the annual finds forum, or I would have put this in the right place.
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I had a blast hunting with you and had some very memerable times too. I expect that we will do even better next year.
First you have to live in an old area where there is great sites to be found, then you have to put in the effort through research or walking fields to find those sites, and lastly you have to spend the time digging lots of targets to make your way to the good stuff. Take just one of those keys to success away and the year goes from a great one to just pretty good, or maybe of all things, normal. 
I've had a few of those perfect storm type detecting years and for various reasons can't see it happening again.... so enjoy it while it lasts! 
