Had Three Visitors this Weekend and one of them was Francais

[soupie]

Started out the weekend on Saturday with a hunt with Mark,a fellow tnetter from the northern part of the state...we got in about 4 to 5 hours of hunting...Was a fairly slow day at the old Ghost Town..Mark did manage a nice old copper ring,and I recovered an IH and a few Flat Buttons...

Sunday I started a morning hunt with Matt W,another fellow tnetter from the north...I scored early with another IH and shortly there after I unearthed a large silver coin...turns out to be a Louis Philippe I 5 Frank I believe,no year visible yet...
we were joined mid morning by Mark...

We hit several sites...to include a ghost town,oneroom schoolhouse site,and a former homestead,all fields now..

These were the items of interest recovered

Mark
Homemade Copper Ring
Gold Plated Ring
1 or 2 IH one was a 1865
Spoon Parts
Decorative Copper
Small Buckle





Matt W
IH 1892
Rimfire Shells
Spoon
Silver Plated Something??







Soup
Louis Philippe I Silver Coin 5 Franc
IH 1863 fatty and a 1898
Undated Wheat
Flat Buttons
Pewter Utensil pieces
Suspender clips
Lots of lead,rivets and shell casings
Lantern parts (attention steelheadwill )

















Hope you enjoy the pics as much as I enjoyed the company....HH Soup

 

[Old River]

Wow, nice finds. Congradulations....

 

[ModernMiner]

Some nice digs there guys. Congrats on those coins. Any idea when that style silver Louis coin was minted? Is that an "8" or "S" I see on the back?
-Doug-

 

[Briz06]

Looks like a chilly day, glad ya had some nice finds to show for it

 

[soupie]

Thanks Doug,
That is a S you are seeing at the end of the word Francs
I think they were Minted in the 1830 to 1840 era...Just a guess...Anyone
Scott

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Really great finds yet again Soupie!
Nice to see there's very little coming out of the site that dates past 1900!

 

[Marc(NB)]

nice old silver, but that ring.....might be a trade ring.Is there any makings on it??

 

[soupie]

Thanks Dave..
The Ghost town site has only given up 1850's to 1860's coins except the French Silver which I believe dates back earlier still,the newer coins were from the other sites hunted...hoping it remains that way
Scott

 

[soupie]

Marc NB,
We did not see any,but it needs futher cleaning,Mark has it with him...will have him check it,and get back to us...by the way what kinda of markings may one expect on a trade ring....
Soup

 

[Marc(NB)]

depends sometimes it can be religious symbols,check the link below,scroll down and see on the right hand side,look for jesuit trade rings and trade rings
http://www.bobsphotogallery.com/gallery2/main.php

 

[rebeljim52]

Look like a great hunt.

 

[HISPAN]

Nice france silver .... congrats !

 

[mattw]

It was a great day, only managed a few bullets, old spoon and an 1892 IH... But it was a great day! Never dreamed I would be out field hunting in January.

Matt

 

[{Sentinel}]

Congrats Soupie on a Nice Day! Did you think it was a Barber at very first glance?? Looks about the right size from the pics. Anyways, good job

 

[scrounger d detector collector]

nice old silver, but that ring.....might be a trade ring.Is there any makings on it??

if there are any markings they are hidden under a rich green patina.

i hate to disturb the patina. should i scratch t off

to look

WHAT SAY U ?

 

[soupie]

Thanks for the reply Sentinel.
That is exactly what I thought....
Was sure it was a Half...then
Definitely a nice suprise..
Included a WLH and a Barber Quarter for size reference.
HH Soup

 

[soupie]

Thanks for the replies
Old River,Rebeljim52 and Briz06

Hispan,always a pleasure to see you drop in on my post...

Mark and Matt,thanks for sharing the fields with me this weekend...

Soup

 

[scrounger d detector collector]

Thanks for the replies
Old River,Rebeljim52 and Briz06

Hispan,always a pleasure to see you drop in on my post...

Mark and Matt,thanks for sharing the fields with me this weekend...

Soup

DEAR SOUP

just ran to check the ring again

thinking it might be something special got me excited

and distracted me from finishing my post.

it is i who should be thanking you for the privilidge

of coming to these historic old sites.

you are a generous and considerate guy.

and a credit to detectoriss evcerywhere

.i am sure u will find much great junk and artifacts.

great job on this post. also

 

[Woodland Detectors]

You....are a die hard Scott

Nice finds out there

 

[Marc(NB)]

nice old silver, but that ring.....might be a trade ring.Is there any makings on it??

if there are any markings they are hidden under a rich green patina.

i hate to disturb the patina. should i scratch t off

to look

WHAT SAY U ?

Try looking at the ring with a good magnifying glass first to see if u see any details.Its a gamble to try to pick at it right now.