"buckled" down at an old foundation

[DiggityDiggity]

Got permission to hunt a house foundation deep in some woods, circa 1820s. After a couple hours of detecting around the foundation, I came out empty handed in the coin department. Booo.. Found an old sad iron and an old belt buckle. Kind of disappointed. Maybe the 'gems' are too deep for my detector? I use a Garrett 350. Thanks for looking and HH!

 

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[doninbrewster]

Looks like a "batwing" or Baldric style button. That's pretty cool. I found two of them the same day along with a silver knee buckle earlier in the year. Here's the ones I found. Oh, how big is your's? Mine are quite large. They were also found in NY at a farm that's been in the same family since 1795.

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Nice buckle and iron find !! Probably theres other junk masking off the smaller signals, most old home sites often are iron infested.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

The recent dry weather will limit your deep finds. It's always easier to find the deep stuff after a day or two of rain.

 

[g-olden years]

Like the buckle! I'm sure you'll find more good stuff there in the future also. Andi

 

[Gaspipe]

OK nice buckle. As too why you didn't find much else . 1) the hole was already hit( although you'd think someone would have dug those big targets). 2) You need to hit the area better maybe find out where the barns were and area they did work say on their horses or oxen. 3) You are simply missing stuff in the iron so slow down and listen . Can you get a smaller coil for the ACE? I won't use the large stock coil on my ATP around cellar holes because the 5x8 is far superior at isolating stuff in the iron. Good luck

 

[The Rebel]

WTG on the Batwings. Still looking for my 1st.

 

[dirtlooter]

still pretty cool finds and you are probably like me, the dirt is dry right now and there is a lot of iron to mask the smaller stuff. so like what was mentioned before, we need to hit our spots again a day or two after a good rain.

 

[bootybandit]

Maybe just need to hit it from different angles.

 

[DiggityDiggity]

Thanks for the helpful replies. I think I need to slow down. I've been hittin it with quick sweeps at a slow but steady pace. There's so much area to cover so I want to cover as much ground as possible. I've been focusing on the front of the foundation where I think the driveway was located. The ground was fairly wet. I'll be hitting it up again Sunday and update here if I find anything else.

@doninbrewster: Cool buckles dude! Yeah, this buckle is huge. I would say at least 3 to 4" wide. I was surprised at it's size when I dug it up.

@Gaspipe: I hate my stock coil so much. lol I need to get the smaller one for sure. I dont think this site has ever been hit. It's tucked away pretty well in a very remote location. There is an old barn foundation next to it. As you can imagine, the whole site is littered with iron. It's overwhelming. I discrimmed my signals to incorporate nickel and higher signals. Maybe I need to dig the deep iron signals too..

 

[Davers]

Love the Buckle As well as the Smith Marked Iron.

Davers

 

[DiggityDiggity]

Love the Buckle As well as the Smith Marked Iron.

Davers

Thanks Davers. Do you know anything about Smith Irons? I tried the googlemobile and didn't come up with much.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Maybe just need to hit it from different angles.

This is GREAT advice! I've been hunting the same field for weeks now, but I'm still finding flat buttons and IHC's almost every day. I find them by changing the angle and the direction when I scan the area. One day I'll do the field the long way and the next day I'll go across the short way. Then on the third day, I'll do it diagonally. Works great, especially on "hunted out" fields.

I'm not sure why this is true, but some targets only show up in one direction or from one angle. If you mix it up, you will eventually find 95% of all the relics and coins there. Good luck and don't give up! Hit it again and again!