BuckleBoy
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Hello All,
2015 was a great year for us, in spite of our limitations on detecting time the last two months due to weather and work schedules.
This year saw Shanegalang dig his first Southern Button: a Kentucky Military Institute coat button! 2015 also saw him dig his first plate, which was a masonic sword belt plate--and come close to digging another plate with the recovery of a partial set of puppy paws from the back of one. He also dug some killer coins (semi-key seated dime and a 1/4 franc silver coin from the 1840s), as well as a large, solid silver serving spoon.
This year DiggerGirl dug some great finds too, recovering a blazing seated half dime, her first three-piece general staff officer coat button, and a twin-heart coin silver ring from the Civil War-era--in the same field where I had dug a twin heart ring earlier this year. That field is the field where we proposed and became engaged to be married a couple years ago during a detecting trip, so these are very special finds, dug in a very special place.
In 2015 I continued by Big Silver streak by recovering a blazing Barber Half Dollar. I also managed to recover two Seated Quarters and two Barber Quarters. Strangely enough, I had not dug a Barber Quarter before two years ago, and now I have 5 of them. Funny how that works...
I was lucky enough to dig two very rare finds, a rare token 8-12 examples known--and only 4 to ever have been auctioned, and a second counterstamped Planter's Bank 8 Reales (75-100 known). The counterstamped coin made the finds banner here, but the token did not. Nevertheless, the token is the rarest find I have ever made (almost 25 years digging).
Before I show all the finds, I want to start with some photos "from the field," showing some of the highlights from this stellar year.
Starting with DiggerGirl's finds. She dug the least of us, due to busy work schedules. But when she did get to go, she did well, as her display case demonstrates:
Next is Shanegalang's fantastic haul of finds, starting with Civil War buttons, bullets, a pair of sword hangers, and some musketballs:
MORE FINDS BELOW IN THE FIRST REPLY!
2015 was a great year for us, in spite of our limitations on detecting time the last two months due to weather and work schedules.
This year saw Shanegalang dig his first Southern Button: a Kentucky Military Institute coat button! 2015 also saw him dig his first plate, which was a masonic sword belt plate--and come close to digging another plate with the recovery of a partial set of puppy paws from the back of one. He also dug some killer coins (semi-key seated dime and a 1/4 franc silver coin from the 1840s), as well as a large, solid silver serving spoon.
This year DiggerGirl dug some great finds too, recovering a blazing seated half dime, her first three-piece general staff officer coat button, and a twin-heart coin silver ring from the Civil War-era--in the same field where I had dug a twin heart ring earlier this year. That field is the field where we proposed and became engaged to be married a couple years ago during a detecting trip, so these are very special finds, dug in a very special place.
In 2015 I continued by Big Silver streak by recovering a blazing Barber Half Dollar. I also managed to recover two Seated Quarters and two Barber Quarters. Strangely enough, I had not dug a Barber Quarter before two years ago, and now I have 5 of them. Funny how that works...
I was lucky enough to dig two very rare finds, a rare token 8-12 examples known--and only 4 to ever have been auctioned, and a second counterstamped Planter's Bank 8 Reales (75-100 known). The counterstamped coin made the finds banner here, but the token did not. Nevertheless, the token is the rarest find I have ever made (almost 25 years digging).
Before I show all the finds, I want to start with some photos "from the field," showing some of the highlights from this stellar year.
Starting with DiggerGirl's finds. She dug the least of us, due to busy work schedules. But when she did get to go, she did well, as her display case demonstrates:
Next is Shanegalang's fantastic haul of finds, starting with Civil War buttons, bullets, a pair of sword hangers, and some musketballs:
MORE FINDS BELOW IN THE FIRST REPLY!
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