Got in a little hunt before the snow and cold

[Bill D. (VA)]

Got an invite from my friend Joey to hit a new site he had researched and gotten permission for back in the fall. The fields were expansive, and the best spot seemed to be a nice knoll in a cut peanut field where bare dirt was showing which is always nice. We both dug a few buttons and musketballs along with a barrel tap before moving on to other parts of the property. Joey eventually stumbled across a little brick and iron in an unsuspecting spot so we slowed down to give it a good look. There were quite a few signals and most targets were of a colonial nature. I started out with a nice piece from a 1600s trapezoidal buckle, and then we both dug a few more buttons and tacks. I also heard a very high, deep tone which really had me excited for a bit. It turned out to be a huge trade weight with some unidentifiable markings. I've dug a few of these before of various sizes, and all had the British crown mark. Not sure that's what I see here, but that's OK as I was happy with the find none-the-less. I think it probably dates to c1800 give or take a few years. We had to abandon our hunt by mid-afternoon due to the arctic air and impending snow getting ready to move in. But I'm sure we left behind a bunch more goodies which I hope we can get back to recover at a later date. But for now its back to research time with the snow cover and single digit temps.

 

[Darby]

Nice finds Bill D.! Look forward to seeing more nice relics from that field.

 

[vpnavy]

 

[lost]

You are a better man than I am. Going out in this cold...good grief? Wind Chill said to be -25 this morning. I gave a thought to driving my truck to my mail box to get today's newspaper. Am I a Whuss? You better believe it. Nice finds.

 

[Steve in PA]

Definitely looks like potential there Bill. That's a big weight!

 

[Don in SJ]

Nice weight Bill, that site does hold great potential. Hopefully Cru or one of the other Brits will chime in on the mark on your weight.

Don

 

[CRUSADER]

Massive weight it would beat mine largest by double!

The marks are of London. The Ewer is in the 6'oc & the sword is in the 12'oc but with out the positions of the Crown G or Averdepois (A) you can only narrow the date to Geo I - 1826. However, based on the 'style' & others I have found which could be dated, you are probably looking at 1790s-1826. Maybe your site can confirm & narrow it more, or take a close look for other marks.

 

[justdon]

Sweet finds.Congrats..HH.

 

[ironhorse]

Yowza!

That weight got some weight! What a biggie!
Nice one!

 

[Limitool]

You are a better man than I am. Going out in this cold...good grief? Wind Chill said to be -25 this morning. I gave a thought to driving my truck to my mail box to get today's newspaper. Am I a Whuss? You better believe it. Nice finds.

Nice finds guy... And you are a trooper for getting out in this cold weather.

lost... If your a Whuss your not alone. I DID drive to the mailbox.

 

[Wes-N-VA]

Well done Bill! Good looking peanut field!

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Really awesome finds! The bare ground looks fantastic, not much if that around now!
Sounds like you guys are going to be pulling some real nice relics out of there soon!
Congrats!

 

[joeyfresh]

That is a massive weight and I'm impressed you knew exactly what it was when you pulled it out of the ground. I had fun as usual and if it weren't for the cold weather moving in, I'm sure we would have pulled more from that spot.

On a side note, I hope you don't take offense to me rolling my eyes when I look up and see you smiling with your headphones off, lol. I tend to be a little competitive and my eye rolling means that you are kicking my butt on finds.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

That is a massive weight and I'm impressed you knew exactly what it was when you pulled it out of the ground. I had fun as usual and if it weren't for the cold weather moving in, I'm sure we would have pulled more from that spot.

On a side note, I hope you don't take offense to me rolling my eyes when I look up and see you smiling with your headphones off, lol. I tend to be a little competitive and my eye rolling means that you are kicking my butt on finds.

Yeah - I wish we could have stayed longer as I believe that area had plenty of good targets left. BTW - I wasn't offended at all Joey. Dan and I give each other that look all the time so I'm used to it..... haha. I think we all love the friendly competition.

 

[matt092079]

What a sight for sore eyes, Bill. I am dying to get out. All this snow is putting a damper on things for sure!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Cool finds Bill.

HUGE weight, tiny bottle. So what is the weight of the weight ? Interesting.

I don't know how to say this, other than to say it, nice to see some snow in your field shot. No offence my man, we got 2 feet yesterday, and it won't be going away anytime soon. Anyway I am glad (really) that some posters get to dig.

Good luck out there, look forward to more of your adventures. I'll be digging within 60 days.

 

[TNGUNS]

Awesome finds my friend. No doubt that is an early site. Congrats

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Cool finds Bill.

HUGE weight, tiny bottle. So what is the weight of the weight ? Interesting.

I don't know how to say this, other than to say it, nice to see some snow in your field shot. No offence my man, we got 2 feet yesterday, and it won't be going away anytime soon. Anyway I am glad (really) that some posters get to dig.

Good luck out there, look forward to more of your adventures. I'll be digging within 60 days.

Rick - the weight was too big for my pocket digital scales, but it appears to be around 2.0-2.5 lbs. I found another one a few years ago that was just as heavy, but it was thicker and not as wide. I also have a much smaller one. The two I already had include the GR with crown hallmark. This new one has several marks including the sword and ewer(?). They're pretty cool to find, and would seem to indicate some business activity may have been taken place at that site as precise weight measurements were needed for various transactions. So there could have been a trading post, inn, tavern, etc, at that site. I'm attaching some pics of all 3 of my trade weights so you can see the various sizes. Hang it there - spring will be here before you know it.

 

[ironhorse]

Rick - the weight was too big for my pocket digital scales, but it appears to be around 2.0-2.5 lbs. I found another one a few years ago that was just as heavy, but it thicker and not as wide. I also have a much smaller one. The two I already had include the GR with crown hallmark. This new one has several marks including the sword and ewer(?). They're pretty cool to find, and would seem to indicate some some of business activity may have been taken place at that site as precise weight measurements were needed for various transactions. So there could have been a trading post, inn, tavern, etc, at that site. I'm attaching some pics of all 3 of my trade weights so you can see the various sizes. Hang it there - spring will be here before you know it.

<img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=935237"/>

<img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=935238"/>

<img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=935239"/>

Those are monsters, go big or go home!

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Massive weight it would beat mine largest by double!

The marks are of London. The Ewer is in the 6'oc & the sword is in the 12'oc but with out the positions of the Crown G or Averdepois (A) you can only narrow the date to Geo I - 1826. However, based on the 'style' & others I have found which could be dated, you are probably looking at 1790s-1826. Maybe your site can confirm & narrow it more, or take a close look for other marks.

Thanks a bunch Cru. I've added a couple better pics showing the marks. Looks like a sword/dagger for sure, and maybe an "A" to the right of it. And maybe some kind of mark to the left as well. By the way, what's a "ewer" and how old is that mark?