Found: 1861 Seated Half-Dime, Colonial Relics, + Confederate Civil War Finds

[Dman]

Vol1266X and I went back to the colonial site we have been hunting. I will not bore you with details on the research that Q did to find this site . He will inform you on his post in a couple of long paragraphs. After pouring over historical books and old maps, he finally narrowed it down to about 50 square miles. I can sum it up in one word as to how we found this site: "dumbluck" . I thought it might be a pretty good day because within the first 15 minutes I found 2 flat buttons. I wandered to the top of the hill and found what I thought was another flat button. After a while we took a break and I didn't have my glasses with me and I didn't clean the buttons up until we took the break. I showed Q the flat buttons I had found. One of the cuff buttons I found turned out to be an 1861 half-dime. We hunted for a couple more hours and I found a couple more flat buttons, a knife, and a couple of buckles. I also found a couple of iron relics that have holes in them. I am hoping some of you colonial experts can identify them. The last picture is of a confederate camp that we have hunted before. I found a button back, a buckle, two chewed up .69 round balls, three .58 bullets (one with the top cut off) and a few small round balls. I also found a small triangular relic that I hope someone identifies. Thanks for looking! All help identifying some of these relics will be greatly appreciated.
Dman

 

[jeffk]

nice finds
jeffk

 

[Ed-NH]

Congrats on the 1/2! and nice finds all around.

 

[mainer]

Nice finds.

 

[Old River]

Congradulations on the finds. Very nice....

 

[pepperj]

Nice going on the Seated, and relics

 

[Rickiowa2009]

Cool finds, congrats

 

[jdsarasin8194]

Thanks for the 1/2dime pic

 

[Deno]

I like the shiny stuff. The half dime is sweet.

 

[umrgolf]

Nice halfdime still waiting on my first

 

[Tnmountains]

I will take dumb luck any day with digs like those. Looks like you are a very good site.
Good luck.
TnMtns

 

[Nana40]

Hey Burt...you do know that when you're out hunting, it's not mandatory for you to look like a movie star, don't ya? Put them glasses on! Do you realize how many minutes of happy dance you cheated yerself out of by not knowing that you'd found that AWESOME coin?

Bunch of terrific finds!!! That dime is fab!!!

Nana

 

[Knightwalker]

Some really cool awsome finds Dman. HMMM did you find the other half of the dime and glue it together, it looks whole to me, not half. Does that mean a half dime is worth five cents?
You and Vol better slow down, before long the only place in Tenn. you all have to hunt will be in your homes.
HH in 2010
KW

 

[BuckleBoy]

Killer finds, Dman! That's a Fine hunt you had. Any time a seated comes up, it's a great hunt--AND you got some nice relics too.

Well done, my friend.

 

[BandB1]

Nice relics, that's a great looking half-dime, Congrats!

Good luck,
HH.

 

[ModernMiner]

"He will inform you on his post in a couple of long paragraphs. After pouring over historical books and old maps, he finally narrowed it down to about 50 square miles. I can sum it up in one word as to how we found this site: "dumbluck" . "

You two guys crack me up. Dumb luck and poor vision paid off for you Dman. Some great finds there. Congrats. That is the first half dime cuff button I've seen posted here on TN. I vote banner!
You can't beat a CW / Colonial site to detect. Looking forward to you and Q's next outing and antics.
-Doug-

 

[civilman1]

Sweet 1/2 dime there Dman,I found the same date up in the field's of Antietam last year.You guy's are raking it in.....Great save's

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Sweet finds and love the seated

 

[Giant056]

Great bunch of relics and nice old half dime

 

[2bits]

Great finds! HH