BuckleBoy
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Hello All,
Well, we hadn't been hunting much in the past 2 months as many of you have realized. Been way too busy, and then once the schedules cleared out Christmas and travel got the best of us. So long story short, we couldn't wait to hit the fields. So DiggerGirl, Shanegalang and I finally got a chance to dig, and had some great results.
Here's a little soundtrack for you to enjoy while you read this post:
And here is the hunting video for those of you who enjoy watching the vids rather than reading:
So we hit the fields with our hearts set on silver and our ears listening to every chirp our detectors made.
It was a long stretch in the morning with no finds. We'd decided to police up the "out-lyers" on the fringe edges of a site. You see, plantation complexes were vast, and often contained the main house, carriage house, separate kitchen, slave quarters, overseer's house, a massive mule barn, sheds, pigeonnier, sugar mill, and other buildings. The layout of these buildings depended on the cultural origins of the original plantation owner (Anglo, Creole, or Acadian--each with their own distinctive plantation layout), and the layout of the land compared to then existing roads, flood plains, and water sources. Often by exploring the perimeters of one site, another, smaller site can be found.
Well we didn't find a smaller site, but we did make a couple finds before lunch. Intuition and persistence netted me an iron spur neck with a brass rowel. I was thrilled to dig it, since I have never seen a brass rowel attached before (although I have dug them). Then it was Shane's turn. He got a near-new, yet holed 1857 half dime. That was the first silver of 2014 for us! I got an Indian Head (1893?) that was so crusted up I didn't even think it was a coin. I actually pinched some of the corrosion on it and it crumbled away!
Then we broke for lunch.
Some shrimp etouffe and gumbo later, we were refreshed and ready to hit the fields again. 
After lunch we made a brief stop to try and track down a site, and Shane struck silver again with a silver thimble. We dug a couple musketballs, but no real concentration, so...we decided stop by a site that we hadn't been to in two years. We had searched the site once, and spent a couple hours, finding only a brass skeleton key and a crusty V nickel. The site hadn't ranked high on our list then, and so we had left it un-hunted for two years.
Call it a hunch. Call it a premonition. Call it what you will. We went to that site and within a couple rows my F75 chirped a solid 62 and when I looked down I saw Seated Liberty staring up through the cane stubble!
That was my first silver for 2014! A nice 1848-O Half Dime
No sooner did I video the find and get back to swinging, and Shanegalang is yelling that he's got a Quarter! I was secretly hoping that it wasnt a Barber--not only because I was hoping Shane's first silver quarter might be older, but also because although I have never dug a Barber Quarter everyone I've dug with has recovered one on my watch.
He came over and his hands were shaking with what turned out to be an 1876-S Seated Quarter. I remember last January we were digging with VOL1266-X and Dman who were visiting, and I dug a seated quarter on the last day they were here. That was the first silver of 2013, and 2013 turned out to be my year. That means that 2014 will belong to Shane. It'll be great though. I just love seeing those relics and coins jump out of the ground!
The shadows got long on the fields, and DiggerGirl took a break in the car (which turned into a very long nap!). We finally decided to call it a game and watch the Saints game on TV.
Here are the finds photos. First off, the WORST IH I have ever dug.
Here's Shanegalang's pile of silver for the hunt:
His 1876-S Seated Quarter appears to have a geometric design scored onto the front. Congrats on your first Silver Quarter, Shane! Big Seated Silver is few and far between!
And here are his and my total finds, including my brass spur rowel with the iron neck. (RH photo at the 4 o'clock position)
I also finally got around to cleaning some buttons that had been laying on my table for two months. Was surprised to see an Eagle peeking through, outlined in gilding. The backmark is simply "EXTRA RICH" on this tiny button. Any idea what this is? Either way, this was a nice New Year's gift. Photos below:
We WILL be doing a 2013 Year-End post. I am going to start working on all the photos for that. May even make a video too. This year can't go by without some sort of a wrap-up, since 2013 was the year I dug my find-of-a-lifetime. Stay tuned. We're back at it, and there will surely be more to come!
Best Wishes,
The CaneField Bandits
Well, we hadn't been hunting much in the past 2 months as many of you have realized. Been way too busy, and then once the schedules cleared out Christmas and travel got the best of us. So long story short, we couldn't wait to hit the fields. So DiggerGirl, Shanegalang and I finally got a chance to dig, and had some great results.
Here's a little soundtrack for you to enjoy while you read this post:
And here is the hunting video for those of you who enjoy watching the vids rather than reading:
So we hit the fields with our hearts set on silver and our ears listening to every chirp our detectors made.
It was a long stretch in the morning with no finds. We'd decided to police up the "out-lyers" on the fringe edges of a site. You see, plantation complexes were vast, and often contained the main house, carriage house, separate kitchen, slave quarters, overseer's house, a massive mule barn, sheds, pigeonnier, sugar mill, and other buildings. The layout of these buildings depended on the cultural origins of the original plantation owner (Anglo, Creole, or Acadian--each with their own distinctive plantation layout), and the layout of the land compared to then existing roads, flood plains, and water sources. Often by exploring the perimeters of one site, another, smaller site can be found.
Well we didn't find a smaller site, but we did make a couple finds before lunch. Intuition and persistence netted me an iron spur neck with a brass rowel. I was thrilled to dig it, since I have never seen a brass rowel attached before (although I have dug them). Then it was Shane's turn. He got a near-new, yet holed 1857 half dime. That was the first silver of 2014 for us! I got an Indian Head (1893?) that was so crusted up I didn't even think it was a coin. I actually pinched some of the corrosion on it and it crumbled away!
Then we broke for lunch.
Some shrimp etouffe and gumbo later, we were refreshed and ready to hit the fields again. After lunch we made a brief stop to try and track down a site, and Shane struck silver again with a silver thimble. We dug a couple musketballs, but no real concentration, so...we decided stop by a site that we hadn't been to in two years. We had searched the site once, and spent a couple hours, finding only a brass skeleton key and a crusty V nickel. The site hadn't ranked high on our list then, and so we had left it un-hunted for two years.
Call it a hunch. Call it a premonition. Call it what you will. We went to that site and within a couple rows my F75 chirped a solid 62 and when I looked down I saw Seated Liberty staring up through the cane stubble!
That was my first silver for 2014!
A nice 1848-O Half DimeNo sooner did I video the find and get back to swinging, and Shanegalang is yelling that he's got a Quarter! I was secretly hoping that it wasnt a Barber--not only because I was hoping Shane's first silver quarter might be older, but also because although I have never dug a Barber Quarter everyone I've dug with has recovered one on my watch.
He came over and his hands were shaking with what turned out to be an 1876-S Seated Quarter. I remember last January we were digging with VOL1266-X and Dman who were visiting, and I dug a seated quarter on the last day they were here. That was the first silver of 2013, and 2013 turned out to be my year. That means that 2014 will belong to Shane. It'll be great though. I just love seeing those relics and coins jump out of the ground!
The shadows got long on the fields, and DiggerGirl took a break in the car (which turned into a very long nap!). We finally decided to call it a game and watch the Saints game on TV.
Here are the finds photos. First off, the WORST IH I have ever dug.
Here's Shanegalang's pile of silver for the hunt:
His 1876-S Seated Quarter appears to have a geometric design scored onto the front. Congrats on your first Silver Quarter, Shane! Big Seated Silver is few and far between!
And here are his and my total finds, including my brass spur rowel with the iron neck. (RH photo at the 4 o'clock position)
I also finally got around to cleaning some buttons that had been laying on my table for two months. Was surprised to see an Eagle peeking through, outlined in gilding. The backmark is simply "EXTRA RICH" on this tiny button. Any idea what this is? Either way, this was a nice New Year's gift. Photos below:
We WILL be doing a 2013 Year-End post. I am going to start working on all the photos for that. May even make a video too. This year can't go by without some sort of a wrap-up, since 2013 was the year I dug my find-of-a-lifetime. Stay tuned. We're back at it, and there will surely be more to come!
Best Wishes,
The CaneField Bandits
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That emerald ring must be a humdinger!
