Best Find of 1999

Rich in Central PA · Dec 28, 2006

Man I starting to really get on a roll

Did you ever drive past one of those roadside historic markers and think, "One of these days I'm going to stop and check that out"? $:-\$ Well I did, gave in to the impulse, and found an 18th century fort site in a cornfield close by.

Permission to detect was duly granted,

and the Colonial coppers and buttons I started retrieving hinted that history hadn't had its final say there. Suddenly, I got a strike that froze me to the spot from a rattlesnake!

Okay, not a real rattler...a silver-plated brass button bearing a snake coiled around 13 eggs, symbolic of the 13 colonies. It's an unlisted variety, but the same motif appears on other patriotic American buttons produced from the post-Revolution late 18th century until at least the 1820s. The complete story can be found in the April 2000 issue of Western & Eastern treasures magazine.

So my 2nd best find was a: circa 1790's Early American Patriotic Button

romeo-1 · Dec 28, 2006

Beauty find!

jeff of pa · Dec 29, 2006

Still my Favotite, of all your finds Rich

Rich in Central PA · Dec 29, 2006

Thanks romeo and Jeff. Too bad that place is picked out. Maybe when they build that park something might surface. Was a thrill picking up all those coins and relics while it lasted. That is a no-till field so If they only would till that field and bring up some goodies that would be great..................Rich

lonewolfe · Dec 30, 2006

Excellent!

HH

PHANTOM35 · Dec 30, 2006

VERY NICE , THATS A VERY COOL FIND THERE.

eathabs · Dec 30, 2006

Rich, I went down to Reading today on Rt 61. Do you and Jeff know that the lake in Deer Lake has been drained??

jeff of pa · Dec 31, 2006

eathabs said:
Rich, I went down to Reading today on Rt 61. Do you and Jeff know that the lake in Deer Lake has been drained??

I just head yesterday it's supposedly completly drained.
is it ?

I did that a few times this past summer (the ball field) some silver.

The lake has about 8 to 10 feet of mud in it.
beer cans from the 60's at arms length depth.
memorial pennies at 10"

Rich in Central PA · Dec 31, 2006

eathabs said:
Rich, I went down to Reading today on Rt 61. Do you and Jeff know that the lake in Deer Lake has been drained??

Eathabs..............yes I knew that. Deer lake has been drained for a couple of months now. I didn't detect it but I know Jeff has and a few others................Rich

PS: One of my favorite places is on top of Blue Hill where the old Shikellamy Hotel was. I found 2 silver dollars up there over the years among other coins but they are scattered, you have to be a little bit lucky. If ya get a chance, head on up there and try your luck................Rich