A nice Civil War site found in local backyard today- VIDEO ADDED

[umrgolf]

I'm pretty certain this fella's backyard had never had a detector swing over it. Knocked on the door at 9:30AM, left about 2PM this afternoon.. I'll be back next week. I'll keep this short and let the pictures explain. Happy New Year










69's and melted lead





round balls (44 and 50 cal), chewed 69





carved bullets





69 cal carved chess piece?





watch key winder, pocket knife, eagle buttons





grommet, ring, belt rivets, suspender buckle





1861 halfdime (yes, that's a shovel mark on the obverse )

 

[ModernMiner]

Jeff,
You lucky #@&%!!! What a yard!
Congrats on some fantastic CW lead and the half dime
Super video. Thanks.
Looking forward to seeing round #2.
-Dug-

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Nice pile of lead, brass and silver Jeff. I'm sure that helps to ease the pain of living outside of ole Virginie. Look forward to your next post.

 

[umrgolf]

excellent finds Jeff, really enjoy the carved lead and the watch key winder. it brings the hunt more personal with the soldiers in camp. the dime with the starting date of the Civil War, very cool.

Can't wait to see what's next, Bill

yes, the personal stuff is always very nice.. I believe that halfdime would have been AU had I not dinged it

Very cool. Gotta love finding a CW camp area that hasn't been detected before! I'm usually a very late comer to such sites here but have still managed to do pretty well by going low and slow. Wish I could find a property that hasn't been hit like the one you're on. HH and I will look forward to your future posts. You north or south of St. Louis?

southwest

Amazing! that's the only word that i can think of ,And that's not good enough

thanks

Sweet finds! Enjoyed the vid and pics--thanks for posting!

thanks, glad the video turned out decent

Great finds!!!! I would be camped out in his yard!

Right, CW soldiers camping=so shall I campeth in your yard

Amazing virgin site, keep digging !

virgin indeed.. thanks!

Going to go out on a limb here and say you're not missing Virginia that much anymore

Great Finds.

right, that lasted all of about three days since I replied to your thread

Great finds and great video - thanks for sharing. I'd be back at that spot as often as possible. It should keep producing for a while.

I intend to be back next Tuesday

Great finds Jeff, congrats on finding that camp. I hope there is a plate in there for you.
-Evan

I kept waiting for that big "aluminum can signal" maybe next time

Jeff,
You lucky #@&%!!! What a yard!
Congrats on some fantastic CW lead and the half dime
Super video. Thanks.
Looking forward to seeing round #2.
-Dug-

thanks Dug, glad you enjoyed the video

Nice pile of lead, brass and silver Jeff. I'm sure that helps to ease the pain of living outside of ole Virginie. Look forward to your next post.

it's nothing like VA, but I can't gripe about a lack of relics in this area

 

[birdman]

Good for you! A virgin site is huge now a days! Hope I could find one.

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

wow! your gonna do well there in future visits.nice lead & a sweet seated!

 

[Sniffy]

What an amazing site you found! keep pluggin away!

 

[dwayne sueno]

that looks like a fun day, man.
looking forward to seeing what the rest of the yard holds.

 

[peanut]

Glad to see you posting some awesome finds again,I tried to call you last week and it says your number has been disconnected .I would grid that yard off and suck every relic out of the ground!
See ya buddy
peanut

 

[umrgolf]

Glad to see you posting some awesome finds again,I tried to call you last week and it says your number has been disconnected .I would grid that yard off and suck every relic out of the ground!
See ya buddy
peanut

hey there, Matt.. sorry about that, I sent out a text that I changed my number. I'll send it to you in a pm here shortly


Thank you all for the nice comments!

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Early 2012 & your not wasting no time tearin' it up Jman Enjoyed the video a fantastic cherry pickin' area to hunt and quality CW finds , injured my eye grinding some metal so I can 't see the half dime nick eh , what are ya gonna do , it happens. Good to see your back out there ! Best of Luck , dawg

 

[kuger]

Fantastic bud!!Now that ya got all that lead outta the way... ...I cant wait to see what else comes outta there!Get into the neighbors too!!!

 

[relicminer]

Yeap, the site itself was the first great find!!!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Very nice Jeff! It doesn't matter where you go, you seem to find the killer relics. That Teknetics T2 Ltd is treating you good buddy. I am amazed to say the least how well these machines perform relic hunting.

 

[Lanny in AB]

Wow!! You hit the mother lode of cool lead!

All the best,

Lanny

 

[umrgolf]

Early 2012 & your not wasting no time tearin' it up Jman Enjoyed the video a fantastic cherry pickin' area to hunt and quality CW finds , injured my eye grinding some metal so I can 't see the half dime nick eh , what are ya gonna do , it happens. Good to see your back out there ! Best of Luck , dawg

believe me its there hope your eyes heal up soon dawgman

Fantastic bud!!Now that ya got all that lead outta the way... ...I cant wait to see what else comes outta there!Get into the neighbors too!!!

neighbor's place looks good too

Yeap, the site itself was the first great find!!!

thanks relicminer

Very nice Jeff! It doesn't matter where you go, you seem to find the killer relics. That Teknetics T2 Ltd is treating you good buddy. I am amazed to say the least how well these machines perform relic hunting.

actually, I only use the Fisher Gold Bug DP.. thanks Mike

Wow!! You hit the mother lode of cool lead!

All the best,

Lanny

thanks, I really like the melted lead.. i think it displays well with the bullets

 

[Hill Billy]

Hey Jeff, congrats to you on all of that lead, looks like you found a great spot .
I bet you can't wait to go back.
Is it snowing there yet?

HB

 

[umrgolf]

Hey Jeff, congrats to you on all of that lead, looks like you found a great spot .
I bet you can't wait to go back.
Is it snowing there yet?

HB

View out the back window of my shop

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[sscindercoop]

Sweet half dime

 

[BuckleBoy]

Top notch post! Nothing like getting the relics and not having to deal with the trash. It's like a relic hunter's wet dream.




Cheers,

Buck

 

[cntrydncr1]

Great hunt Jeff! I love the buckle! congrats on the half dime!