Draped Bust Largie, Buttons, and Cufflink

[Steve in PA]

The monsoon finally moved out of western Pennsylvania around noon yesterday and the skies brightened up. I was visiting my parents over the weekend, but I had my metal detector with me so I decided to try and get a few hours in before heading back to Pittsburgh. Farm fields were out of the question due mud and standing water, so I decided to try the Deus out at an old site I have hunted many times over the last 18 years. This place is grassy and drains well so mud and water wouldn't be a problem.


This is a pretty old site for my area, and I have recovered 27 coppers and 3 Spanish silvers here, including an 8 reale and a cut pistareen, not to mention the buttons and other relics. I wasn't expecting to find much because I have hit this place hard with every new machine I get. This was the Deus' first crack at this place and it lived up to it's reputation.

Copper #28 finally made it's appearance, a Draped Bust large cent. I am going to work on it some more tonight to see if I can bring the date out.

Here are a couple dirt shots - Copper #28 peaking out of the dirt and a freshly dug, large and shiny tombac.

 

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[Truth]

What a beautiful spot to have for all those years to swing and still coming up with the goods. You are one lucky man.

 

[pepperj]

It's alway nice to get something else out of a hard hit site. The Deus has proven this a few times with me also, I'd be happy to get what you just got from your site. Congrats

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Great recoveries Steve. I can make out part of the date from your cleaned up photo. I would be tempted to work that area some more, but carefully. It would be cool if it was a 1700's coin. Congrats!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Awesome spot to search, congratulations! GL & HH

 

[Tpmetal]

nice, sounds like that site has been kind to you

 

[dirtlooter]

wow, what a site and you managed even more out of it. I love my Deus too. congrats

 

[Roundness]

You guys in New England always wear it out!!! Congrats

 

[trdking]

COPPERS WERE WORTH SO MUCH BACK THEN. EVERY TIME I SEE ONE I WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO CAUSE THEM TO LOSE ONE. Sorry for the caps

 

[G.A.P.metal]

COPPERS WERE WORTH SO MUCH BACK THEN. EVERY TIME I SEE ONE I WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO CAUSE THEM TO LOSE ONE. Sorry for the caps

No pockets !

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Steve
Real productive hunt copper, largie ,buttons that makes the winter a little shorter.
That Deus is great for picking out the good stuff !
Gary

 

[Rubka888]

That's awesome! Have you gone over that same spot with your other machines? I am just wondering how the largie sounded. Was it a squeak or a strong signal that your other detectors would have gotten?

 

[Steve in PA]

That's awesome! Have you gone over that same spot with your other machines? I am just wondering how the largie sounded. Was it a squeak or a strong signal that your other detectors would have gotten?

This site is very small, maybe 20 x 30 yards if that. I have been over every inch of it multiple times, but I hadn't hunted it in several years. I have found that when you leave a site alone for a few year, then come back there are good signals that you couldn't hear before for whatever reason. The Large Cent was sitting at about a 45 degree angle, not vertical, but it might have been standing on edge for years, and finally started to flatten out. It was a decent signal, but not quite as good as a large cent usually sounds on the Deus, and the numbers were a bit lower. Plus ground conditions were great and maybe I had the Deus settings just right. It was only about 8 inches deep.

 

[BLK HOLE]

Those are some really sweet finds!

 

[Relicific]

Excellent hunt

 

[billpa]

You dug some nice coins there.

 

[HighVDI]

Great hunt Steve. Those draped bust coins are gorgeous.

 

[digging440yrs]

Awesome job !

 

[basque-man]

Very nice!!! What a great looking location as well! Ours is now covered in SNOW!

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Sick sick sick sick. (Did I mention sick ?)