coinman123
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I called my father and told him that I was going to the colonial cellar hole that I found. I was hoping for some buttons and maybe a coin if I was lucky. I went a few days ago for less than five minutes, found a button, but then got drenched by a severe downpour (and the rain was louder than my metal detector, which was more quiet from water around the speaker). Anyways, Dad went off the trail (a colonial road, abandoned around 1800, and used as a trail long after). I went next to the cellar hole. I pulled out a pewter button right after turning on the metal detector. Dad yells that he found a button with an anchor. Shortly after I found another button, and then another. My dad kept finding them too. Within half an hour we had a total of 5 buttons between us. I got a nice shallow signal, and dug up the chape from a shoe buckle. I also found a colonial trash pit, which I didn't have time to go through, which had a colonial iron spoon and butter knife. There was also a dandy button in it. I moved farther away from the cellar hole and found an interesting buckle, and an iron buckle. My dad came over yelling that he found a large cent on the trail, his first copper ever. Five minutes later he comes over again yelling that he found silver on the trail, an seated dime. I decided to go the other direction on the trail, and found a clad time and a shotgun shell. My dad's button is a Civil War navy button, the only military button found at any site I have been to. No battles were ever fought anywhere near where I was. Overall this was an extremely fun hunt, probably one of the most productive hunts ever.
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. This is my second honeyhole since I began metal detecting, the first one lasted from 2014-2016 and produced around 100 buttons and 20 coppers. I hope this one is almost as good!
