Dug My Youngest Keeper!

[steelheadwill]

I hunted the outskirts of the Town Common today,
Forested, with ferocious thorns, many piles of fill, & a couple WW1 bunkers/gun emplacements.
Thought there might be some coins in the fill scraped off the park over the years.
Well, I got one! 1963 Rosie. shiny right out of the dirt
A couple table knives, one U.S. issue. don't know what metal the handle is, but the blade must have been carbon steel or iron cause there's no trace of it.
A crude copper ring, it almost fits me,(got fat fingers) outside profile is round, & inside edge is radiused, so it's not just a piece of pipe.
also, a piece of lead that resembles half of a large projectile, 2 ringer?
Stopped by a small local bank, the friendly teller got me $61 in large dollars & halfs from the vault, All clad.
Figured I had to try after reading that CRH score in 'Yesterdays Finds'
Any day with silver is a great day in my book! Thanks for looking & HH to All!

 

[Erik in NJ]

Great finds Will and the silver Rosie was just the icing on the cake!

Best, Erik

 

[crazyjarhead]

You sure are pesistant Will. Are you in New Hampshire? If so, Ican'tbelieve you are still hunting up there. We are frozen over and snow covered in Ohio. Usually it's the other way around. Leslie up in Nova Scotia is still hunting. That's a long way up north. I usually hunt till Jan. But the sub-freezing temps came early this year and won't let go. We have been below freezing for weeks. We usually are in the 30's a least. Keep at i and have a wonderful holiday. Ron

 

[Mr Tuff]

nice hunt!!!! MR TUFF

 

[HISPAN]

Nice coin...silver coins we like them all.
Merry Christmas.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Sorry I missed this post Herbie, but I had to respond to this ring find!

It's a very interesting piece . . . are they very common?
When might it date to?
Are there any identifyable marks on this ring?
Have you found out anything more about it?

"A crude copper ring, it almost fits me,(got fat fingers) outside profile is round, & inside edge is radiused, so it's not just a piece of pipe."

Thanks,
Dave

 

[steelheadwill]

Thanks for your replies!
Dave, I haven't even gotten to cleaning this ring, Am doing that now, Hopefully will find something on it.
It was dug in town common, area was used since 1600s
New Castle NH
Most areas of the common are so trashy, hunting is very difficult,
I stick to the wooded outskirts. HH to All!
The Locals engaged in the first overt acts of the Revolution
Read a little history of this island here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Castle,_New_Hampshire

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Thanks for your replies!
Dave, I haven't even gotten to cleaning this ring, Am doing that now, Hopefully will find something on it.
It was dug in town common, area was used since 1600s
New Castle NH
Most areas of the common are so trashy, hunting is very difficult,
I stick to the wooded outskirts. HH to All!
The Locals engaged in the first overt acts of the Revolution
Read a little history of this island here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Castle,_New_Hampshire

Thanks very much for the information Herbie! Very intersting history on New Castle.
I've printed off the article you sent me on The seizure of His Majesty's Fort William and Mary at New Castle - December 1774.

As you can probably tell, even though I live in Canada, I'm very interested in America history. Having grown up so close to the US/Canada border and having a keen interest in the war of 1812, I guess it was only natural.

Just thought you'd get a kick outta seeing what my wife got me for Christmas this year.
I've wanted one of these for a while now and finally found one online that I liked.

Thanks again buddy,
Dave