metalev4
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- Aug 12, 2006
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My relic hunting season finally started last weekend. Due to weather and other factors, my season is late spring through early fall when everyone else has hung up the detector for the season. Anyway, my brother and I ventured to a remote site in hopes of some solitude and metal. We both work as psychologists, consequently our goal is maximum finds with minimum social interaction and conversation. We started in a field which has yielded minie balls in the past, however tall grass often makes for difficult conditions. This trip the grass was non-existent and the good finds surfaced quickly. The epaulette came out soon followed by some pack parts, 1/3rd of a Borman shell and a handful of bullets, soon to be followed by the Cavalry overcoat button, which has seen better days, but is what it is. After a couple of hours we transitioned into the excavation of a likely already dug privy. I am guessing it had been dug 20 years ago or so, however in the bottom corner we located some uniform pieces, with eagle button remnants and several iron and glass trouser buttons. Later, given the sheer amount of iron present everywhere, my brother decided to do some eyeballing. Although I thought it was a crazy idea, he crawled around in the dust for 20 minutes and managed a shoulder scale, round ball and a beautiful Hardee Pin on top of the ground. Treasure is where you find it I guess! To close out the hunt we went trash pit hunting and finally located one just before it was time to head out. The pit yielded a cavalry cuff, a couple of eagle coats and a nice 1860s Philadelphia Fluid Extract bottle. Still plenty more to dig there so hopefully a little more glass will surface next time. Several pieces of plantation bitters came to light and I am hopeful that a complete example remains as this has always been high on my relic hunting bucket list. Lastly from the trash pit came 2 unique items including a 58 minie ball with a trouser button melted into it as well as a piece of twisted brass that must be meaningful but I cant place. If anyone has an ID, I posted pics in a response below the post. Anyway, thanks for looking and good luck out there, dig deep.
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