Got a Big Assist from Mr. Ground Hog!!

[Steve in PA]

I finally got some help from a ground hog this weekend. In the first picture you can see the ground hog hole and the dirt pile. I always check these but rarely find anything. This time I got a perfect large cent signal on my Deus - steady 95 in all directions and shallow. I marked the spot by scraping a little dirt, then I took a picture.



Turned out to be a half decent 1837 Large Cent



Found a few other things over the weekend - Piece of shoe buckle, cuff link with a design I can't figure out, couple flat buttons, large PA State Seal button, and type set piece with letter D.



I can't figure out what the heck is on this cuff link. It came from a late 18th C site and is heavier than most and slightly convex.



Talk about detecting hazards! This lightning rod tip has 5 needle sharp points. I poked my finger on one of them.



After extracting this hellish device, I checked the hole again and found this Pennsylvania State Seal button from shortly after the Civil War.



Finally, not far from the lightning rod piece and the State Seal button, I dug this perfect circa 1910 sash buckle at about 14 inches deep.

 

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[Chizzy]

Whoda thunk to scan ground hog diggin's......lern sumthin' new every day!! Thanks Steve and REALLY nice recovery!!

 

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[basque-man]

Now that's they way to find them!!! hahahahaha

 

[RustyGold]

Very cool finds and large cent. Thanks for the look!

 

[Trezurehunter]

I'd try to catch him, and take him along as your new digging partner ! Nice coin Steve. I like all those relics also.

 

[Steve in PA]

I'd try to catch him, and take him along as your new digging partner ! Nice coin Steve. I like all those relics also.

I think I'll try to get down there this weekend and put some food outside his hole. What do groundhogs like to eat? Carrots?

 

[joesmarbles]

Hi Steve, just a wild guess on the cufflink.....a beehive and bees?.....Joe McDonough

 

[Steve in PA]

Hi Steve, just a wild guess on the cufflink.....a beehive and bees?.....Joe McDonough

Joe, Thanks for your thoughts. So you're thinking the flying saucer looking thing in the center is a bee hive? Could be. Between the abstract design and the ground action it's just really tough to tell. I don't even know if I have it oriented correctly

 

[HighVDI]

Nice finds, Steve! I also always check those dirt piles but never really had any luck over em.