Eagle, nice Buff and Reed spill

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Got out for 4 hours this weekend. Stayed local and hit some old cellar holes I have pounded with my new program.

Most interesting find was a high tone deep in a nail infested patch at my oldest site.




Got a couple IDs, one as a cane topper, the other a military saddle pommel.


This popped out with a button signal, bit of a mystery.

I either see a miner with a tool or a Polynesian with an umbrella by a palm tree.

Popped a really nice Buff iron “sifting” for shallow targets.



Here is the handful with a plethora of organ reeds in the same hole (they sound like silver dimes...)


And of course a spoon...


Good luck out there!

 

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[DirtDigginDan]

Nice bunch of finds, that's the nicest Buffalo nickel I have seen for awhile, congrats!

 

[Squirrel322]

That eagle head is so cool! Great finds

 

[A2coins]

I would say you did great love the eagle head lots of cool things you could do with that Great post and finds

 

[vpnavy]

Nice assortment of finds pa-dirt_nc-sand. Thanks for sharing...

 

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[Carolina Tom]

That eagle head is killer. Congrats!

I like the thought of it being a pommel from a saddle.

 

[Whyme]

Nice finds! That eagle head is really cool! The Buffalo is really nice too.

 

[TomW244]

The eagle head relic is awesome! I've never seen one of those posted before. Very cool!

 

[BLK HOLE]

Very nice finds!! Congrats

 

[GB1]

nice finds

 

[thrifty76now]

Quite a nice assortment of finds.

 

[GaRebel1861]

That eagle head is pretty awesome. I can't say that I've ever seen one before but, I sure like it.

 

[Hawks88]

Nice finds. I really like the eagle head. Congrats

 

[xcopperstax]

nice finds the eagle pommel is amazing! Congrats!

 

[Steve in PA]

I cast my vote for saddle pommel.

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Nice bunch of finds, that's the nicest Buffalo nickel I have seen for awhile, congrats!

Thanks! The Buffs around here come out of the ground with a black crud coating over a copper patina. I’ve been using .999 pads to get them to the level that I like, not full shiny nickel, but not looking like a penny either. This one has nice details and strong date.

That eagle head is killer. Congrats!

I like the thought of it being a pommel from a saddle.

Thx Tom. I like the thought that this is a pre CW officers sword pommel, but will take a saddle pommel or even a cane topper. All I know for sure at this point is that it is old. Nothing from the 1900’s has popped out of this old site.

That eagle head is pretty awesome. I can't that I've ever seen one before but, I sure like it.

Thx. You never know what will pop out. This was a high tone (too strong) in the middle of the nail zone. Dug a hole, could not use a pinpointer because of all the iron. Walked away then swung over it again on my way out and still heard that too loud high tone (still thought it was probably a big piece of rusty iron), but took one more shovel full of dirt and the eagle landed. First one I have seen as well, fun part of this hobby is learning history first hand.

I cast my vote for saddle pommel.

There seem to be a number of varieties of eagle head saddle pommels. The one in this pic is from a site that has it as a 1830 militia officers saddle, other sites have pics of CW varieties, Dragoon, Cavalry.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Great relic hunting, congratulations!