Patriot Relics
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Hey guys,
Headed back out to the colonial dump site that produced the flat buttons and 1812 Naval button yesterday. Tons of targets still remained however today I dug the shallower signals now that the deeper tones had been picked over. Apparently the site was utilized throughout the 19th and early 20th century given the spread of targets. The first dig was tangled in heavy oak roots and was a 30 minute labor to recover. I could see the edge of a copper whatzit and just kept at it until I had it out- Riding SPUR...guessing early 1800s given its copper vs iron.
As the site progressed a managed a few flat buttons, round balls, and my first early copper of 2016- guessing its a LC but cant be sure due to the salt water corrosion. Also a domed lead/pewter item...perhaps a gaming piece. ID help on these two are greatly appreciated
The next pair of targets was a huge surprise. Screaming shallow tone that I figured was almost certainly trash. Given the quality of the digs I wasn't leaving anything behind. Flipped the plug and starting back out me was the familiar edge of American silver...a 1897 Morgan silver dollar to be exact.
An even bigger surprise was the smaller silver tone a few feet away- flipped the plug and removed a tiny silver coin...My first TRIME!
I can understand losing the trime, but the Morgan...how to you drop a coin that heavy. Here's the largest and the smallest 1800s American silver dug in the same hunt
Heading back to the main pit I dug 2 screaming signals side by side- a Victorian button from the late 19th to early 20th century and a lost Catholic cross. No clue how the pair ended up in the marsh, but it did give me goosebumps when I held them together.
All in all an awesome followup from yesterday's hunt- can't wait for the warm weather this weekend.
Headed back out to the colonial dump site that produced the flat buttons and 1812 Naval button yesterday. Tons of targets still remained however today I dug the shallower signals now that the deeper tones had been picked over. Apparently the site was utilized throughout the 19th and early 20th century given the spread of targets. The first dig was tangled in heavy oak roots and was a 30 minute labor to recover. I could see the edge of a copper whatzit and just kept at it until I had it out- Riding SPUR...guessing early 1800s given its copper vs iron.
As the site progressed a managed a few flat buttons, round balls, and my first early copper of 2016- guessing its a LC but cant be sure due to the salt water corrosion. Also a domed lead/pewter item...perhaps a gaming piece. ID help on these two are greatly appreciated
The next pair of targets was a huge surprise. Screaming shallow tone that I figured was almost certainly trash. Given the quality of the digs I wasn't leaving anything behind. Flipped the plug and starting back out me was the familiar edge of American silver...a 1897 Morgan silver dollar to be exact.
An even bigger surprise was the smaller silver tone a few feet away- flipped the plug and removed a tiny silver coin...My first TRIME!
I can understand losing the trime, but the Morgan...how to you drop a coin that heavy. Here's the largest and the smallest 1800s American silver dug in the same hunt
Heading back to the main pit I dug 2 screaming signals side by side- a Victorian button from the late 19th to early 20th century and a lost Catholic cross. No clue how the pair ended up in the marsh, but it did give me goosebumps when I held them together.
All in all an awesome followup from yesterday's hunt- can't wait for the warm weather this weekend.
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