Finally dug my first cob today!

[screwynewy]

Sunny and 50 degrees hear in southeast NC so I headed out to an old standby colonial site that I have been hunting for the past 4 years. I've pulled close to 200 buttons, whole buckles and tons of buckle fragments and 3 colonial silvers before today. I have pounded this site over the years but it still gives up a couple keepers every time I go. I was trying out my newly upgraded T2 SE and running the sensitivity up at 90 with zero noise. I think I'm going to like this quiet running machine and especially being able to turn the iron audio down.

When I headed out today I was really not expecting much and would have been happy with a couple of buttons. I was wandering a plowed soybean field when I got a nice high tone. Dug down in the sandy soil about 10 inches and checked the plug but the signal was still in the hole. Stuck my pointer in and got a nice solid hit. Expecting a button I grabbed a handful of dirt and had it in my hand. Brushing the dirt away I see a shiny sliver of silver and I immediately think old pull tab but that would be very unusual on this site. My eyes quickly focus on the silver object and see a cross and immediately know what it is. I utter a string of words out loud that I can't repeat here but needless to say I'm very happy to have dug my first cob.

It's very worn but hopefully some of the resident cob experts can help with an ID and a range of dates for it.

 

[cjon455]

Wow that's great, sorry I can't help w the I.D. but I can say it's a great find!!

Congrats

 

[bill from lachine]

screwynewy,

Good score on the silver cob.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[dirtlooter]

pretty darn cool find, congrats

 

[flatbutton]

Nice! Congrats! Sure wish my hunt turned out that way!

 

[pepperj]

Congrats on the Cob, a very rewarding find to be able strike it off the want list.

 

[DJWEHAGE]

Haven't found one yet. Congratulations on an awesome find!

 

[Vino]

Big congrats on the Cob...
You guys down south are killing me!! Lol.
Outside my window there is a foot of snow...
I believe im going to have to head south..
George

 

[Ahab8]

My man! Hell yeah brother! I am PSYCHED for you. What a killer find. The T2 strikes again. Sending mine out soon. Great job

 

[gtoast99]

Congrats on the killer find man!!

 

[ironhorse]

For some of us they do not come easy, I hope it doesn't take so long to find your next!
Congratulations on your first cob

 

[screwynewy]

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the kind words and comments. Definitely made my day and maybe my year!

 

[Ahab8]

Hey bud see if this matches

 

[screwynewy]

Hey bud see if this matches
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You might be on it. The cross looks the same but the other side of mine is so worn its hard to match up. Thanks for researching it.

 

[Ahab8]

Yeah it's hard to tell but it looked the closest to me. I'm super happy for you bud. That's so cool

 

[Ahab8]

Big congrats on the Cob...
You guys down south are killing me!! Lol.
Outside my window there is a foot of snow...
I believe im going to have to head south..
George

I wish we had a foot man. We've got about 3' and another foot coming Monday. Here's a typical sidewalk

 

[screwynewy]

I wish we had a foot man. We've got about 3' and another foot coming Monday. Here's a typical sidewalk

Yeah, that's too much snow for me. My wife keeps wishing for snow but not that kind of snow. We're lucking to see 3 inches all winter long.

 

[RobRieman]

I wish we had a foot man. We've got about 3' and another foot coming Monday. Here's a typical sidewalk
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Wow Abe! That will slow your swing down! And the snow won't help either.

 

[Ahab8]

Wow Abe! That will slow your swing down! And the snow won't help either.

Lol yep too many damn distractions. But I'll get it all out of me this winter and be ready in the spring :-)

 

[park pirate]

Sweet find..