4 COPPER SPILL*SNOWY CELLAR HOLE HUNT

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Todd & me were itching to get out since the snow fell & today seemed like the perfect day to do it.warm temps snow melting and praying the whole ride that it wasn't too deep where we were heading.
Got there at 8am foggy,snowy but warm.looked like about 2-3 inches of snow in the woods.not too bad we been out in deeper stuff last year.
Found the site after about a 1/2 mile hike in.looked like an early center chimney cellar hole with a starter home or older cellar hole nearby.targets were tough going at 1st but later in the day our coils heated up.i got some buttons here n there.had a nice solid 92 VDI thinkin silver i dig a solid square of lead . one cool find and wish it wasn't busted is a monogramed letter "G" or "C" on a broken crotal bell piece.
later on i dug a nice complete shoe buckle.so towards the end of the day i get a nice coin reading.i call todd over to check the signal, he's like yeah dude that's a copper.so, dig down and flip the shovel of dirt out and see the disc but under the coin is another one.2 KGII's in the same shovel full. i fill in the plug .stand up swing to check.like 4 inches over i get another signal,i'm like todd i think theres another one.so I open up the hole pin point and see a smaller coin in the hole.pick it up and see another one still in the hole.another small copper.4 coins all holed.2 are smaller KGII half farthing? and the worn French coin is a Liard de France 1643 to 1715 should be enough on obverse to to confirm that I think. the 1749 half farthing is in awesome shape!
Todd is swinging like 5 feet over from my pocket spill and he gets a 3 copper pocket spill!

so while cleaning my finds and get to the square lead block running water over it.i'm like what the hell? only thing i can figure is it's a hand made lead ink well? has some stuff carved into sides DDD?
was a fun hunt.
we both ended up with 4 coppers each.we both got shoe buckles. funny how on most hunts we match each others finds. great to go home knowing we both had a great day detecting.

 

[VOL1266-X]

That hunt was certainly worth getting cold for Dave. Those are some super nice coins and I like that old buckle. Merry Christmas, Q.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Well done! I love snowy hunts before the ground gets too hard. Sometimes I miss the snow down here...

Anyhow, I like the inkwell a lot. And some great coin finds too!

-Buck

 

[detroitdigger]

Sweet finds! Love the coppers!

 

[treblehunter]

Baddd Asss. Someone was missing that after the string broke. You dont see many farthings dug very cool! Love that shoe buckle also. Im telling you theres something about snow/rain that just wakes the ground up!

Very cool finds heavymetalnut, I might have to think about going out today anyhow, Jim.

 

[mcogan / L.I. Mongo Mike]

OMG. GREAT DAY.

 

[romeo-1]

With conditions and targets like that I would be out there until I had frostbite! Great hunt!!

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

With conditions and targets like that I would be out there until I had frostbite! Great hunt!!

darkness set in otherwise we would have stayed for sure.going back sat so we shall see.thanks!

 

[Bubba65]

Congrats Dave on some AWESOME FINDS!!!!

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

What an awesome hunt that was!! You made some great finds, and it must have been fun hunting in the snow.

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

What an awesome hunt that was!! You made some great finds, and it must have been fun hunting in the snow.

thanks Bill! nah it wasn't that fun being cold & wet :O(

 

[Steve in PA]

That was a great hunt you had there Dave and I bet there is a lot left there. Those coins were holed in a curious manner, further away from the rim than normal. Looks like someone lost their string of coins or the string broke. Were Todd's coins holed as well?

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

I Agree with Steve "someone lost their string of coins or the string broke."

Those were all on a string that has rotted away over time , A Looooonnnng time ago ... Awesome , Merry Christmas Dave the Metal Man your the Best There Ever Was out in Cellerholeville land

dawg

 

[Gunrunner61]

Man! I'd love to have a place or two like that to look, But the chances of finding a spot like that down here are slim to none
Anyway, Great finds, Love them.........HH

 

[Valley Ranger]

Fantastic digs!

 

[relicmeister]

So amazing, HEAVYMETALNUT

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

thanks everyone and i'm sure mine were all together on a string at some point.none of todds were holed.his were all matron head LC's.

 

[Ahab8]

thanks everyone and i'm sure mine were all together on a string at some point.none of todds were holed.his were all matron head LC's.

Now that's my kind of tree! Great stuff there. Merry Christmas

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Great bunch of finds! Congrats! Hope you can get out there again ! HH!