A Few More Old Coppers + Buttons

[Hunthicks]

Managed a few hours of digging yesterday with the girlfriend, hit a field I haven't done in a few years. Last fall Patriot, Iron Patch, Ironhorse and I hit this field for about 10 minutes only to find the grass too high to swing. I had previously found a couple George III coppers here, so I was hoping for something nice!
Finds were sparse and contained to a pretty small area just down slope from the foundation depression.
1815 Starr & Shannon token:

1832 Halfpenny:

Group shot, couple buttons, a blank copper, and a ring, which seems to have been made from a coin punched out and sanded down:

 

[Iron Patch]

You must mean the field we tried across the road, we walked up first, I stopped at the site and you went a little higher up the field, then the other two came up? If so, I knew there was more because I dug a few old things even with the conditions how they were.

I've been meaning to check in with you, and deleted that last message way back by mistake, and didn't think of it for several weeks. But for the most part it sounds like we have a similar knee problem that we're both ok for a while but as the miles add up they start to get bad.

 

[Hunthicks]

You must mean the field we tried across the road, we walked up first, I stopped at the site and you went a little higher up the field, then the other two came up? If so, I knew there was more because I dug a few old things even with the conditions how they were.

I've been meaning to check in with you, and deleted that last message way back by mistake, and didn't think of it for several weeks. But for the most part it sounds like we have a similar knee problem that we're both ok for a while but as the miles add up they start to get bad.

Yup, that's the field! It was cut a few weeks back and yesterday was the first chance I had to dig, was a bit long but the finds were there - I only dug for roughly an hour. Didn't post the other stuff, thimbles, spoons etc.
I think our knee problems are very similiar, I've had some success with feeling better but any amount of time on my feet, especially stationary and I'm hobbling around like I'm 75.

 

[steelheadwill]

Nice old Copper

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Like to find a starr & shannon, to go with the similar commercial change (same design)

More sites comming "on line" now. Seen one the other day freshly tilled, must be for winter wheat, gotta get there fast.

Hope you knee holds up.

nice "solid" buttons, straight shanks too.

 

[Hunthicks]

Like to find a starr & shannon, to go with the similar commercial change (same design)

More sites comming "on line" now. Seen one the other day freshly tilled, must be for winter wheat, gotta get there fast.

Hope you knee holds up.

nice "solid" buttons, straight shanks too.

I do like the various tokens, when it comes to coppers I haven't found too many "doubles"!
I'm hoping it'll be a productive fall once the fields start opening up.

 

[JW15]

Nice haul!

 

[Iron Patch]

You must mean the field we tried across the road, we walked up first, I stopped at the site and you went a little higher up the field, then the other two came up? If so, I knew there was more because I dug a few old things even with the conditions how they were.

I've been meaning to check in with you, and deleted that last message way back by mistake, and didn't think of it for several weeks. But for the most part it sounds like we have a similar knee problem that we're both ok for a while but as the miles add up they start to get bad.

Yup, that's the field! It was cut a few weeks back and yesterday was the first chance I had to dig, was a bit long but the finds were there - I only dug for roughly an hour. Didn't post the other stuff, thimbles, spoons etc.
I think our knee problems are very similar, I've had some success with feeling better but any amount of time on my feet, especially stationary and I'm hobbling around like I'm 75.

My first hunt of the year it was a bad 75. The plowed fields seem to make things bad faster but what are ya gonna do, not hunt? That first hunt early Spring I'd say I was down to maybe 20% strength in both knees and once home had to put both feet on each step to walk up or down the stairs. It's probably a good thing I like sticking to the iron patch because racing around a field ain't going to happen too much now.

 

[Hunthicks]

My first hunt of the year it was a bad 75. The plowed fields seem to make things bad faster but what are ya gonna do, not hunt? That first hunt early Spring I'd say I was down to maybe 20% strength in both knees and once home had to put both feet on each step to walk up or down the stairs. It's probably a good thing I like sticking to the iron patch because racing around a field ain't going to happen too much now.

I get the exact same thing at times, gotta go up and down the stairs putting both feet on each step. Nope, I don't think I could stop detecting and my other outdoor fun, I'd go crazy!! Wonder if they make a carbon fiber wheelchair that won't affect the detector if I need it someday

 

[allen]

I like that old token and copper !!!

 

[The Patriot]

still lots of stuff in that area...we'll be out soon