Finds from a 1779 house

[JeffInMass]

My buddy and I were given permission to hunt a 1779 house on the south shore- lots of EMI and mineralization made it very difficult- had to turn the sensitivity WAY down. First decent signal turned out to be my first shield nickel in quite a while- appeared to be 1866 or 8, until the dirt dried, flaked off and took the date with it! Next was an 1889 Indian, very worn and not worth a pic.

Got a real nice signal near a tree, but it was almost totally covered by thick roots, so after leaving much skin behind I finally nabbed an older wheat penny at 6"- very depressing . Just a few feet away, however; karma rewarded the previous effort with 2 silvers, just a foot apart, and only a few inches down- 1931 Merc & 1936 Washington. Also nabbed a pretty cool button on the back side of the house.

All in all, not a bad day..

HH All!

-- Jeff --

 

[trdking]

Nicely done on the silvers and the nickel, liking the button as well. Congrats.
Note: What's with these wheats digging themselves down so deep into the soils, especially roots?

I thought all coins ran to the roots to die?

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Very nice finds Jeff, congrats!

You really had to work for those, the ground just didn't want to give them up!

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[JeffInMass]

Very nice finds Jeff, congrats!

You really had to work for those, the ground just didn't want to give them up!

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Thanks my friend- hope you're getting out and finding some goodies!
Jeff

 

[Phishfindr]

Well done, Sir! Congrats on those really sweet coins. Cool button too.

 

[scruggs]

Wonderful day you had with some very nice finds!

 

[Silvermonkey]

Nice going Jeff! I've only ever found 2-3 shield nickles. Hard to come by, and seldom do they come out of the ground in good shape. Congrats on all your finds!

 

[Silvermonkey]

Nice going Jeff! I've only ever found 2-3 shield nickles. Hard to come by, and seldom do they come out of the ground in good shape. Congrats on all your finds!

 

[HighVDI]

Very nice hunt. Hope you make it back to dig up more!

 

[Digger RJ]

Congrats on the Shield Nickel!!!!

 

[rotty23]

All finds are worth a pic sir 😎

 

[skarmajunga]

That pic looks familiar, your lucky t- shirt paid off!

 

[JeffInMass]

That pic looks familiar, your lucky t- shirt paid off!

Yes indeed, I was "Diggin History on (or off) Cape Cod"!!

 

[skarmajunga]