5th Colonial for me at this site. 12th for the group.

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

Kyle and I were able to hit the site today that was good to us this past month. We honestly did not think anything was left to dig here. I found a small hot spot that was overlooked by the detecting trio. A nice colonial thimble , shot musketball , an iron do dad , a piece of broken Tombac button and finally a King George III copper popped out of an area the size of an automobile or so.The copper had a strange reading. Before I dug it up I said to Kyle that this target would be a Copper if the green line( high frequency) was predominant. It was one of the only coppers that was red line predominant (mid frequency.)Red usually indicates brass, aluminum. Next week should be better due to impending permission .
Chris

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Re: Fourth Colonial for me at this site. Eleventh for the group.

chalk up another copper! nice hunt!

 

[dwayne sueno]

Re: Fourth Colonial for me at this site. Eleventh for the group.

nice, funky GIII.
i like it when I'm not expecting a copper because of the reading,
and it turns out to be one. usually happens for me with William III's.
look forward to some KKC posts from the new site you alluded to.

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

Re: Fourth Colonial for me at this site. Eleventh for the group.

nice, funky GIII.
i like it when I'm not expecting a copper because of the reading,
and it turns out to be one. usually happens for me with William III's.
look forward to some KKC posts from the new site you alluded to.

I know what you mean. I found a William III that read low a couple of weeks ago.

 

[Kirk PA]

Re: Fourth Colonial for me at this site. Eleventh for the group.

Great job, Zeus, on hitting another Colonial copper at this site. It is actually our 12th Colonial from this field. We must all hit a new site hard next Sunday.

Kirk

 

[watercolor]

Re: Fourth Colonial for me at this site. Eleventh for the group.

Sweet stuff Chris

Every once and awhile I'll get "squirrely" signals that I normally wouldn't dig but because
of the area I'm hunting but, I'll dig them anyway and most often, I'm glad I did.

(Glad to see you're still showing the nephews a thing or three )

 

[romeo-1]

Nice finds! Looks like you guys are getting close to tapping that spot out...looking forward to the posts from the next site!

 

[cntrydncr1]

I like the thimble. congrats

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Never found a thimble with an open top like that. With that in mind some have found more in a day than I have all together at 4.

5 coppers isn't bad for a site especially when there have been 7 more found. No doubt you can still squeeze one more out of it. If you have more sites to explore I'd do that though, you can always go back. I like to explore new sites, and keep the better producing ones in reserve for when no new ideas come to mind.

Those old timers didn't have a lot of coin to loose, I also think they were no doubt careful with the coin that they did have, and the Silver that everyone "thinks is on their site" often is just not there.

Good luck out there.

 

[CRUSADER]

I like the thimble. congrats

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=31756&cat=all
Yeap, open topped thimble in that shape beats the copper.

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

I like the thimble. congrats

http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=31756&cat=all
Yeap, open topped thimble in that shape beats the copper.

Thanks for the link Cru. It's the exact same thimble. Down to the mm.
Chris

 

[Woodland Detectors]

I call him the King old Old copper finders!

 

[civilman1]

Great job on the copper there Chris,Best of Luck to you and the guy's

 

[timekiller]

Nice Chris,that site done well for you guy's. Like the old thimble. Your Do-Dad looks like part of a strap hinge.(4th pic down in the middle)....of course yours is the real deal.
Take Care,
Pete,
http://www.wildwesthardware.com/hinges/hinges.htm

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

Nice Chris,that site done well for you guy's. Like the old thimble. Your Do-Dad looks like part of a strap hinge.(4th pic down in the middle)....of course yours is the real deal.
Take Care,
Pete,
http://www.wildwesthardware.com/hinges/hinges.htm

Thanks Pete. That's what I told Kyle that it is.
Chris