Frigid Colonial hunt w/ OutdoorAdv. Early buttons (variety), copper, relics

[Scrappy]

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Brad and I got out for a hunt. The temp was about 15-20 degrees the entire day, however we were outside of the snowstorm line, so that worked out. The ground was still soft, but that's not going to last long. The entire day we had dirt freezing to everything. Our shovels were iced over, and our pinpointers were even getting frozen to our pouches.

We tried to find a concentrated pit but couldn't find enough concentration. So we did some brush removal and iron clearing instead with some good success. I'm very pleased with the buttons I dug, and a few were early. Among them was my best example of this type of pewter. I thought it could have been a USA button when first dug.

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Other notables was a two-piece 18th C button (a first), fur trade era blowhole button, a drawer pull plate (or another theory is a fork furrule), and a 1770's counter King George half penny.
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Great company and great fun. It's always a blast hunting with Brad. He brings a lot to this hobby and is very knowledgeable.

Stay warm and good digs!

Steve

 

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[Carolina Tom]

Well done Scrappy. Good to see the two of you(s) scoring some goodies, despite the weather.

 

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[McCDig]

Way to go you men of the north! Never hunted in that cold, low to mid 20s is my personal record.

 

[Patriot Relics]

Nice digs to start off 2017 Steve, anything on the front of those pewter buttons?

 

[Patriot Relics]

Great shots you added. I was having trouble getting the low tones between all that iron with the CTX. I should have brought my Deus like you did. And great finds. Those machine turned tombacs are unbelievable. That broken one would have been the "belle of the ball" if t we're whole.

I'm all, yep we're insane. As you know my wife lets me know, but this time of year you have to go for it. The door up here is basically now shut. Maybe this winter I'll go down and bother you and Joey

I find that I can work between the iron with the CTX using combined 4 tones quite well, full tones for me is just to much noise on heavy iron

 

[Isaac]

Great hunt dudes!

 

[montcalm]

Nice variety relics finds!The coin look like a Georges III half penny circa 1772.

 

[montcalm]

Nice variety relics finds!The coin look like a Georges III half penny circa 1772.It,s funny to learn the English meaning from frigid( I,m french from Quebec)it means in french a women who,s kind of cold about..:-)

 

[Scrappy]

Steve and Brad, you guys really are hard core! To find anything in those conditions is commendable and both of you came back with a variety of good finds. Well done!
Steve I think it was so cold that even your pictures froze

Glenn, Brad is hardcore. Ive never seen anyone destroy overgrowth and brush like that man. Thanks for looking - a few old relics made the hunt all worth it for us.

 

[hunting deer]

Nice relics! I can relate. I went out in it too. My buddy carhartt and I. Managed an axehead, Great finds!

 

[Scrappy]

Great hunt steve, you trudged on thru the freezing cold and were rewarded greatly! Jealous!!

Thanks Chris. I know you're busy and probably froze through now, but I hope you find more time to get out in 2017. Cheers man

 

[Steve in PA]

You guys must have a bad case of the "fever" to be out digging in these temps
You won't find me out digging in this weather unless I have a really hot virgin site that can't be ignored...lol

But it looks like you both made some nice finds, so that probably warmed you up some.

 

[Scrappy]

Nice digs to start off 2017 Steve, anything on the front of those pewter buttons?

I find that I can work between the iron with the CTX using combined 4 tones quite well, full tones for me is just to much noise on heavy iron

I wish there was something on the front Jon. In fact I ran over to Brad when I went to wipe off the front. Lol.

I also use 4-tone GH program, but when the iron is "machine gun", I still loose the lows. Funny enough I had brad test a section of heavy iron ground I scanned to check my work. He didn't find anything in the 8'x12' section with the Deus in fast/18kHz.

 

[port ewen ace]

Soooooooooooo jealous looks like youse diggers raided a museum

 

[Scrappy]

Nice variety relics finds!The coin look like a Georges III half penny circa 1772.It,s funny to learn the English meaning from frigid( I,m french from Quebec)it means in french a women who,s kind of cold about..:-)

Haha, that's pretty funny stuff. Yep, that also translates into that over here as well. Thanks for looking egh.

 

[Scrappy]

Nice relics! I can relate. I went out in it too. My buddy carhartt and I. Managed an axehead, Great finds!

Cudos to you for getting out. Hopefully it was a nice early hand wrought axe head?

 

[Scrappy]

You guys must have a bad case of the "fever" to be out digging in these temps
You won't find me out digging in this weather unless I have a really hot virgin site that can't be ignored...lol

But it looks like you both made some nice finds, so that probably warmed you up some.

I think part of it is the difficulty for Brad and I to get a hunt in together, because of schedules and what not. The rest I believe is what my wife refers to as "crazy idiot". Lol.

 

[K1DDO1979]

I think part of it is the difficulty for Brad and I to get a hunt in together, because of schedules and what not. The rest I believe is what my wife refers to as "crazy idiot". Lol.

I hear ya. I went out during the big snowstorm the other night while still only a few inches was down. Went to a old site but managed only a 1992 penny for all my trouble but it was totally worth it because it would be impossible right now to go even in the woods. The wife just shook her head but her eyes said "crazy idiot"! Haha

 

[joeyfresh]

Do any of you people work?

 

[joeyfresh]

.....great hunt fellas. I love the tenacity of you two and you certainly deserve the great relics you're pulling out!

 

[Scrappy]

Do any of you people work?

.....great hunt fellas. I love the tenacity of you two and you certainly deserve the great relics you're pulling out!

Work? Hahah. And our next time out we're going to need a location that's a bit milder. Hmmmm....perhaps a mid-Atlantic state that begins with V. And with a guy with a name that begins with J. Lol.

It was a great hunt, and a good way to end the season. And that "button" I texted you a pic of? ....likely a hat pin top. ID courtesy of a member across the pond.

Cheers bud