Don in SJ
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I hunted rather thoroughly the immediate area where I found the 1796 Large Cent on Monday and could only recover a nice late 1700's button with nice geometric circles on it and a small rosette. But, while I was there I got the pleasure of viewing and sort of photographing two Scarlet Tanagers, a brilliant colored male and dull colored female, one pic included when he was sitting high above me in the trees.
Anyway, I decided to do some exploring in the area and started walking further east following the faint remains of an old dirt road, long forgotton about. LOL< I got a beautiful signal in the middle of nowhere and unfortunately it was a clad quarter, grrrrrrrrrr, not what you expect to find in an area like that.
As I walked about a mile, I found no signs of any new places to hunt, so I turned around and as I got back within a block of the sawmill, I started to get a lot of iron hits and I looked around and saw a 5 foot deep small hole in the ground with a very big pine tree growing out of the center of it! I was not quite sure at first that it was a homestead site ,but I immediately dug a button, then about 4 pieces of harmonica. So, now I decided to take my time at this spot and delay leaving for a bit. Glad I did, even though I got no old coins today, I think when I unearthed the Navy Anchor brass piece, a nice smile appeared. I never saw anything similar so finding a military related relic is always a thrill.
So the highlight of the hunt today was finding the navy anchor thing. Sure am looking for idea of what it was nailed to, and possible a date era?
As I got back to my truck , I saw a hen turkey fly over it. Kind of neat, then I heard a cluck, cluck, cluck type of sound. I looked around and thought perhaps it was a hunter using a call for turkey, since the season is in right now in Jersey, but no, it was the real deal. Near the top of a big Cedar tree was a big ole Tom Turkey, Cluckin away.
While driving home saw quite a few hen turkeys, very active right now, just before nesting season I guess. Overall, a very enjoyable morning, seeing wildlife (no snakes this time) and getting a few relics.
Don
Anyway, I decided to do some exploring in the area and started walking further east following the faint remains of an old dirt road, long forgotton about. LOL< I got a beautiful signal in the middle of nowhere and unfortunately it was a clad quarter, grrrrrrrrrr, not what you expect to find in an area like that.
As I walked about a mile, I found no signs of any new places to hunt, so I turned around and as I got back within a block of the sawmill, I started to get a lot of iron hits and I looked around and saw a 5 foot deep small hole in the ground with a very big pine tree growing out of the center of it! I was not quite sure at first that it was a homestead site ,but I immediately dug a button, then about 4 pieces of harmonica. So, now I decided to take my time at this spot and delay leaving for a bit. Glad I did, even though I got no old coins today, I think when I unearthed the Navy Anchor brass piece, a nice smile appeared. I never saw anything similar so finding a military related relic is always a thrill.
So the highlight of the hunt today was finding the navy anchor thing. Sure am looking for idea of what it was nailed to, and possible a date era?
As I got back to my truck , I saw a hen turkey fly over it. Kind of neat, then I heard a cluck, cluck, cluck type of sound. I looked around and thought perhaps it was a hunter using a call for turkey, since the season is in right now in Jersey, but no, it was the real deal. Near the top of a big Cedar tree was a big ole Tom Turkey, Cluckin away.
While driving home saw quite a few hen turkeys, very active right now, just before nesting season I guess. Overall, a very enjoyable morning, seeing wildlife (no snakes this time) and getting a few relics.
Don
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