2015 Year End

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

2015 Year End

Only hunted 20 days, and about a hundred hours.
Like others, my spring season was very short. For the time I spent it wasn't so bad, not 2013, but not bad. Only discovered a couple of good new sites late in the year. So have a good plan going into '16.

Didn't cross anything off my "Top Ten" list, but got a couple of firsts, mainly 1710 French 6 Deniers, and 1694 W&M half penny.

I sucked pretty bad in the Silver coin department too, but kind of made up for that with the heavy Silver bracelet.

Next year will be better, I'm sure, see end of post.

NUMBERS-TOTALS

Coppers- 48. of which 4 were Large 34mm 1P sized, 1 farthing size, rest ½ P

CAN LCs- 12.

BUTTONS- 78. 1 sporting, 1 Navy.

Pics.

The lot, grouped per site, and needs some fixing up.



The weeded out stuff



The Silver, a little over 3 OZs, oldest coin 1844 6P. I will do better next year.


On scale


The keeper buttons, 1 sporting, 1 Military, and the record 40mm Dandy.



The relics, finally a different seal, and I guess a sword hangar.



The Fav.Coppers-
top row L to R, 1769 Irish Evasion Token, 1710 6 Denier, 1694 Irish W&M
Bottom Row, L to R, Unknown crown over Shield 34-35mm,1753 GEO II, GEO III one Stiver.



And this is why my season is going to be better next year, this E-bike is on a truck headed for me and will be here by Thursday. This is going to double (or triple) my range, I think I'll be getting a second battery straight away.

 

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[Gridwalker306]

That's a pretty good bunch of stuff Rick! I love seeing all the old coppers, maybe because I don't really have the chance to dig them out here.

Your silver item count might be less than you'd like, but the sheer weight of the silver you did find is pretty sweet!

Glad you found some new sites with future potential in 2016. And now you'll have a set of wheels to really explore!

 

[gwdigger]

That dandy signs a pretty song that stands out immediately. I'm drawn to the seals and bells too. Lots of nice stuff there. Congrats and good luck to you in 2016.

 

[Isaac]

I love the French Sol copper, that's a really nice piece. You did excellent for only 20 days! Next year will be a great year for you, knowing you'll have that advantage.

 

[bill from lachine]

Rick,

That's quite the haul.....you had a great year.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[joeyfresh]

2015 was good to you Rick. The Denier is my fav and one that I know I'll never find. What kind of range can you get with that bicycle?

 

[BigWaveDave]

Great finds for the time you put in....and Dang! Nice bike!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

2015 was good to you Rick. The Denier is my fav and one that I know I'll never find. What kind of range can you get with that bicycle?

Range depends on hills, wind, and how much you pedal, but "should" do 20 miles on average ground with NO PEDALING ! So I can easily double that as I can do 20-30 miles myself, and detect for a few hours.

 

[The Patriot]

Congrats on a good haul, especially with the silver...not bad on the time spend out in 2015...hope this season is better to all of us.

 

[Iron Patch]

Anyone who has spent years in this hobby has good years and not so good years. 2015 was one of my better years in recent times, but now I'm back to thinking whatever happens in 2016, happens. And it would be pointless to stay fired up as Oct. is a long time away.

 

[Diggin Dude]

I have followed your finds throughout the year and I was astonished most every time! Congratulations! Keep it coming and happy hunting for 2016