plehbah2
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My friends,
I have been lurking in the local fields, beating the Rabbitbrush with my magical stick, and digging various pits in the ground looking for old trash. These efforts have met with some success, and now my computer desk is covered with relics from the 1870s and the dirt which has dried and fallen off of them. I have esoteric taste in junk, and have been having lots of fun, but am only including some items here with more mass appeal.
I am lucky to own some land in and around the old business district of an 1870s ghost town with lots of old store sites and cabin sites, so I always have an old cellar or privy I am digging, along with metal detecting in the weeds. The main field is across the county road and about a 30 second walk for me, so I go there a for a little while on a nice evening and hunt for a bit. The little 1853 with arrows Seated Liberty half dime I found last night on a 10 minute hunt. It is the first silver with my new Deus II which did a great job of picking it out of an ungodly amount of square nails. The other coins are from the same little spot in the field where the post office stood, and from a little 5 foot by 4 foot by 4 foot deep cellar which I excavated. That hole gave up a couple of Shield nickels, the Indian Head penny, and some nice old bottles, including the second known example of the best bottle from my area. I didn't include a picture of that because it has the town name on it!
The coins are an 1854 with arrows dime, the 1853 with arrows half dime, a couple of 1866 Shield nickels with rays, a couple of 1867 Shield nickels, an 1872 Shield nickel, and an 1865 Indian Head penny. Also pictured is a lock plate from an old black powder rifle or shotgun, and a neat little bottle I dug out of an 1870s privy a couple of days ago for Dr. Sage's and Dr. Pierce's Catarrh Remedy. That privy also gave up an early 1870s Dr. Hostetter's stomach bitters, half a dozen mining assay cupels, and some lesser but very old bottles for around here. It is hard to find early 1870s bottles in Colorado these days, so I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity.
I have even pictured the finds on a mid-quality paper plate like a pro!
I have been lurking in the local fields, beating the Rabbitbrush with my magical stick, and digging various pits in the ground looking for old trash. These efforts have met with some success, and now my computer desk is covered with relics from the 1870s and the dirt which has dried and fallen off of them. I have esoteric taste in junk, and have been having lots of fun, but am only including some items here with more mass appeal.
I am lucky to own some land in and around the old business district of an 1870s ghost town with lots of old store sites and cabin sites, so I always have an old cellar or privy I am digging, along with metal detecting in the weeds. The main field is across the county road and about a 30 second walk for me, so I go there a for a little while on a nice evening and hunt for a bit. The little 1853 with arrows Seated Liberty half dime I found last night on a 10 minute hunt. It is the first silver with my new Deus II which did a great job of picking it out of an ungodly amount of square nails. The other coins are from the same little spot in the field where the post office stood, and from a little 5 foot by 4 foot by 4 foot deep cellar which I excavated. That hole gave up a couple of Shield nickels, the Indian Head penny, and some nice old bottles, including the second known example of the best bottle from my area. I didn't include a picture of that because it has the town name on it!
The coins are an 1854 with arrows dime, the 1853 with arrows half dime, a couple of 1866 Shield nickels with rays, a couple of 1867 Shield nickels, an 1872 Shield nickel, and an 1865 Indian Head penny. Also pictured is a lock plate from an old black powder rifle or shotgun, and a neat little bottle I dug out of an 1870s privy a couple of days ago for Dr. Sage's and Dr. Pierce's Catarrh Remedy. That privy also gave up an early 1870s Dr. Hostetter's stomach bitters, half a dozen mining assay cupels, and some lesser but very old bottles for around here. It is hard to find early 1870s bottles in Colorado these days, so I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity.
I have even pictured the finds on a mid-quality paper plate like a pro!
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....looks like you are in a metal detector's dream spot and those are beautiful recoveries. Thumbs up!
Wouldn't mind seeing some more from your museum, Thanks for the great story.
