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Well this memorial day weekend has been a series of "off-guards." Beautiful weather, then turns to a tropical storm that now calls for rain. Well Friday rolled around and the weather was warm and Sunday and Monday looked to be rainy so off I went to catch a low tide and try for another colonial silver coin from the depth!
I worked pretty hard where Dad's James II came from and put my chips pretty much all in there and also where the rings came from to no avail. I did manage another nice early pewter flower button. This one has a cool mold seam on the back as well! You could see I was trying hard by the small tacks and lead shot I was digging. I did manage another musket ball and another brass decorative item. Not bad for a nice afternoon visit to the murk.
Yesterday was a cookout and I still felt the itch to get out, so I was off by 6am this morning for a quick two hour hunt at a local wooded site that has produced some nice items for me over the years and boy am I glad that I did. Things started off a bit slow, but then quickly picked up. First I located a nice silver "thin" ring with a solid silver brass stud on it. This came from ground zero at the 1600's site that I've hunted over the years. Not sure exactly what it is, but man I swore I had a silver coin when I heard it. I then moved around a bit and dug a few pieces of pewter (pewter spoon and parts) before the sweat and bugs chased me back to the truck. On the way I dug a tombac button which caused me to slow down and make one more pass. Again, boy am I glad that I did...a few feet later and I dug a nice two piece button that I just knew was going to be Confederate. I've dug two Virginia buttons and a scrip I from this site over the years and only one eagle button. With the size and shape I just knew it was not going to be an eagle. Just a step later and I popped out an early and decorative pin. I first thought it might bee an officer bar or similar device, but not so sure. It is more 1840s-1860s in design and construction, so not colonial and likely affiliated with the troops that were there. Any ideas?
A few feet later and I heard a very distinct signal, scrateched the leaves back, took a little dirt off and BAM there she was a nice 1725 cut pistareen!
All in all it was not a bad morning or bad afternoon trip to the murk. I might be rained in the rest of the weekend and likely unable to make it out next week or weekend, so this was a good way to take a pause!
HH
Dan
I worked pretty hard where Dad's James II came from and put my chips pretty much all in there and also where the rings came from to no avail. I did manage another nice early pewter flower button. This one has a cool mold seam on the back as well! You could see I was trying hard by the small tacks and lead shot I was digging. I did manage another musket ball and another brass decorative item. Not bad for a nice afternoon visit to the murk.
Yesterday was a cookout and I still felt the itch to get out, so I was off by 6am this morning for a quick two hour hunt at a local wooded site that has produced some nice items for me over the years and boy am I glad that I did. Things started off a bit slow, but then quickly picked up. First I located a nice silver "thin" ring with a solid silver brass stud on it. This came from ground zero at the 1600's site that I've hunted over the years. Not sure exactly what it is, but man I swore I had a silver coin when I heard it. I then moved around a bit and dug a few pieces of pewter (pewter spoon and parts) before the sweat and bugs chased me back to the truck. On the way I dug a tombac button which caused me to slow down and make one more pass. Again, boy am I glad that I did...a few feet later and I dug a nice two piece button that I just knew was going to be Confederate. I've dug two Virginia buttons and a scrip I from this site over the years and only one eagle button. With the size and shape I just knew it was not going to be an eagle. Just a step later and I popped out an early and decorative pin. I first thought it might bee an officer bar or similar device, but not so sure. It is more 1840s-1860s in design and construction, so not colonial and likely affiliated with the troops that were there. Any ideas?
A few feet later and I heard a very distinct signal, scrateched the leaves back, took a little dirt off and BAM there she was a nice 1725 cut pistareen!
All in all it was not a bad morning or bad afternoon trip to the murk. I might be rained in the rest of the weekend and likely unable to make it out next week or weekend, so this was a good way to take a pause!
HH
Dan
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