BuckleBoy
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Hello All,
Went back with Shanegalang to try and pull out anything else we could before the cane overgrew the rows. After some tiny junque, shotgun shells, and a couple other bits, I dug a crucifix. This must've been a resurrection crucifix, cause Jesus was nowhere to be found LOL. The brass cross can be seen in my photos below.
At any rate, there were a couple big items found, showing that this field is by no means worked out. I got a barrel tap deep in the bottom of a row, and also dug a pocket watch rim that was a great signal:
We got some VERY lucrative news today. Just secured exclusive permission for two large plantation properties a good distance away. They have never been detected, and the owners didn't want folks on their property for liability reasons, but we knew the right people and managed to get the green light! We will make plans to check out those properties thoroughly in the near future, since there will be colonial sites on both of them according to my research There is still a lot of un-harvested cane in the fields, and we want to have the run of the place.
Anyhow, Shane and I were digging and fairly soon I got a nice little signal. Sounded shallow, so I took out a tiny scoop of dirt. There for a flash I thought I could see a small silver coin fall back into the loose dirt, so I called Shane over for the video. Didn't get it all, due to camera malfunction, but we filmed the coin coming up which is great:
Here is the coin. An 1853 Seated Half Dime.
Well, we ate lunch, then got back in the fields and didn't have a whole lot of luck. I was trying every trick in the book to squeeze a couple more finds out of the field. there are three main ways of doing this, in my experience. The first is to lower your discrimination. The second is to widen out your search area. The third is to sweep slower and more methodically. I did all three, and didn't find much the rest of the hunt, but I did eyeball a bone four-hole button that I was pleased with. These are not common finds, with most of the buttons being either flat buttons or white glass. I also got a strange piece of brass that looks like a very plain bracelet. Not sure what that is, and I'd appreciate some feedback if anyone knows (10 o'clock position in the photo below).
Here is a photo of my finds for the hunt:
And the back and front of the half dime I dug. Nice to get one that wasn't banged up, bent, burned, or holed!
I think we're headed toward a great fall season. With a long list of sites to detect, permissions totalling over 40,000 acres in several different locations, and two months of beautiful, warm weather coming up, the finds should be excellent. The key is to balance our scouting trips with trips to known sites where we can always be sure to find a couple keepers.
Best Wishes and Happy Hunting,
The Cane Bandits
Went back with Shanegalang to try and pull out anything else we could before the cane overgrew the rows. After some tiny junque, shotgun shells, and a couple other bits, I dug a crucifix. This must've been a resurrection crucifix, cause Jesus was nowhere to be found LOL. The brass cross can be seen in my photos below.
At any rate, there were a couple big items found, showing that this field is by no means worked out. I got a barrel tap deep in the bottom of a row, and also dug a pocket watch rim that was a great signal:
We got some VERY lucrative news today. Just secured exclusive permission for two large plantation properties a good distance away. They have never been detected, and the owners didn't want folks on their property for liability reasons, but we knew the right people and managed to get the green light! We will make plans to check out those properties thoroughly in the near future, since there will be colonial sites on both of them according to my research There is still a lot of un-harvested cane in the fields, and we want to have the run of the place.
Anyhow, Shane and I were digging and fairly soon I got a nice little signal. Sounded shallow, so I took out a tiny scoop of dirt. There for a flash I thought I could see a small silver coin fall back into the loose dirt, so I called Shane over for the video. Didn't get it all, due to camera malfunction, but we filmed the coin coming up which is great:
Here is the coin. An 1853 Seated Half Dime.
Well, we ate lunch, then got back in the fields and didn't have a whole lot of luck. I was trying every trick in the book to squeeze a couple more finds out of the field. there are three main ways of doing this, in my experience. The first is to lower your discrimination. The second is to widen out your search area. The third is to sweep slower and more methodically. I did all three, and didn't find much the rest of the hunt, but I did eyeball a bone four-hole button that I was pleased with. These are not common finds, with most of the buttons being either flat buttons or white glass. I also got a strange piece of brass that looks like a very plain bracelet. Not sure what that is, and I'd appreciate some feedback if anyone knows (10 o'clock position in the photo below).
Here is a photo of my finds for the hunt:
And the back and front of the half dime I dug. Nice to get one that wasn't banged up, bent, burned, or holed!
I think we're headed toward a great fall season. With a long list of sites to detect, permissions totalling over 40,000 acres in several different locations, and two months of beautiful, warm weather coming up, the finds should be excellent. The key is to balance our scouting trips with trips to known sites where we can always be sure to find a couple keepers.
Best Wishes and Happy Hunting,
The Cane Bandits
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