Incredible Weekend with OutdoorAdv....1653 Copper, War of 1812 Buttons, Shoe Buckle,

[Ahab8]

This summer has been a tough one so far with a ridiculous work load and zero time to do much hunting. This weekend I got a rare opportunity to get out for a couple days. My boss told me to take Friday off and relax for a weekend. I asked Brad (OutdoorAdv) if he wanted to come up. It's a 10 hour drive so I never expected he'd be able to. Amazingly he's working in Ct next week so he was able to come up on Friday and we hunted the hell out of a few of my spots. Let me start by saying that Brad is a GREAT GUY!!!! Genuine and respectful and has a level of respect for history that is rarely seen. I have to say that I was a bit nervous and really wanted him to have a great experience here in Maine. He showed up with an killer electrolysis setup that he built for me. He also brought some gear for pit digging which I've always wanted to try. Now for the hunt. Friday we went to an area that contains 4 colonial cabin sites that were settled for a short time. None of these have cellar holes and they are all virgin. If not for a small iron patch you would never know there was ever a home there. The first site was one that I have hammered to death. Brad found one keeper there and Abe found nothing if I remember correctly. The next site gave up a few random keepers. The third was one that I'd never found before. I walked directly into an iron patch and quickly dug a complete pewter rat tail spoon. I dug a set of links right next to the spoon. About 40' away I found a really nice complete shoe buckle. I also dug two fragments of a pewter shoe buckle. These babies don't show up too often. On the way back to the truck we stopped at a small cabin site that I'd briefly detected before. This is where my find of the weekend came. I got a great high tone right on the edge of the old road. Out came a copper coin that looked like it had lots of designs and detail. I didn't think much of it until I got it home.
Day two was a trip to my War of 1812 site. We dug a pit that I had found and also did a lot of detecting. The pit gave up a few cool pieces of ceramic and also a couple of buttons. The detecting was a whole different ballgame. Brad found a small 20'x20' patch and we collectively dug 9 marked pewters I believe. Brad dug a pile of em. It was awesome. I was and am still so happy that he got all of those awesome early military buttons. I was happier seeing his excitement then I was to dig one myself. It was an amazing day!!!!
Last night ended with about 8 lbs of sushi and pewter button cleaning. Today ended with massive lobster rolls. In between all of this Brad showed me how to do the electrolysis. We chose a couple ugly pieces of rusty iron to do. I am shocked at how great these ax heads came out. After the electrolysis he waxed them for me. They are incredible....and I have a pile of rusty iron ready for the tank.
I can't begin to express how much fun I had this weekend. A great person to hunt with, some amazing finds and some great food. Perfect I say.
Now for the finds. I really would like more info on this coin. From what I understand it's related to King Philip iv. It's Spanish and the is counter marked with the BX. I can't find much info at all but would love to know more. This is my first 1600s copper and one of the coolest coins I've found. The detail is fantastic on it. Thanks for looking guys






This shoe buckle has a great story. I found the big fragments a couple months ago. Friday Brad dug another piece and I dug another piece. Amazingly when we got home the pieces all fit together to form a complete frame.





War of 1812 Finds. Brad crushed me at this site



These 1600s items were found a few weeks ago.banither Latten spoon and a great marked pipe stem that's quite early. I was able to find the mark




The electrolysis/wax items


Pit ceramics

 

[austin]

Be awhile before anybody equals that score. Really great stuff. Love the Spanish coin...

 

[Davers]

This summer has been a tough one so far with a ridiculous work load and zero time to do much hunting. This weekend I got a rare opportunity to get out for a couple days. My boss told me to take Friday off and relax for a weekend. I asked Brad (OutdoorAdv) if he wanted to come up. It's a 10 hour drive so I never expected he'd be able to. Amazingly he's working in Ct next week so he was able to come up on Friday and we hunted the hell out of a few of my spots. Let me start by saying that Brad is a GREAT GUY!!!! Genuine and respectful and has a level of respect for history that is rarely seen. I have to say that I was a bit nervous and really wanted him to have a great experience here in Maine. He showed up with an killer electrolysis setup that he built for me. He also brought some gear for pit digging which I've always wanted to try. Now for the hunt. Friday we went to an area that contains 4 colonial cabin sites that were settled for a short time. None of these have cellar holes and they are all virgin. If not for a small iron patch you would never know there was ever a home there. The first site was one that I have hammered to death. Brad found one keeper there and Abe found nothing if I remember correctly. The next site gave up a few random keepers. The third was one that I'd never found before. I walked directly into an iron patch and quickly dug a complete pewter rat tail spoon. I dug a set of links right next to the spoon. About 40' away I found a really nice complete shoe buckle. I also dug two fragments of a pewter shoe buckle. These babies don't show up too often. On the way back to the truck we stopped at a small cabin site that I'd briefly detected before. This is where my find of the weekend came. I got a great high tone right on the edge of the old road. Out came a copper coin that looked like it had lots of designs and detail. I didn't think much of it until I got it home.
Day two was a trip to my War of 1812 site. We dug a pit that I had found and also did a lot of detecting. The pit gave up a few cool pieces of ceramic and also a couple of buttons. The detecting was a whole different ballgame. Brad found a small 20'x20' patch and we collectively dug 9 marked pewters I believe. Brad dug a pile of em. It was awesome. I was and am still so happy that he got all of those awesome early military buttons. I was happier seeing his excitement then I was to dig one myself. It was an amazing day!!!!
Last night ended with about 8 lbs of sushi and pewter button cleaning. Today ended with massive lobster rolls. In between all of this Brad showed me how to do the electrolysis. We chose a couple ugly pieces of rusty iron to do. I am shocked at how great these ax heads came out. After the electrolysis he waxed them for me. They are incredible....and I have a pile of rusty iron ready for the tank.
I can't begin to express how much fun I had this weekend. A great person to hunt with, some amazing finds and some great food. Perfect I say.
Now for the finds. I really would like more info on this coin. From what I understand it's related to King Philip iv. It's Spanish and the is counter marked with the BX. I can't find much info at all but would love to know more. This is my first 1600s copper and one of the coolest coins I've found. The detail is fantastic on it. Thanks for looking guys
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This shoe buckle has a great story. I found the big fragments a couple months ago. Friday Brad dug another piece and I dug another piece. Amazingly when we got home the pieces all fit together to form a complete frame.
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War of 1812 Finds. Brad crushed me at this site
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These 1600s items were found a few weeks ago.banither Latten spoon and a great marked pipe stem that's quite early. I was able to find the mark
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Great write up Abe8.
Looks like you guys had a wonderful time Awesome relics ; Those Ax / Hatchet heads should display Nicely.

ODA , has his Electrolysis technique down to a science.

Davers

 

[kcm]

You've had a VERY busy weekend! Great finds!!

 

[tomhighland]

What a great weekend. Congratulations on the Spanish and I love the shoe buckle.

 

[joeyfresh]

Wow, what a great outing you fellas had. That was super nice of you to share your sites with B-Rad and that was cool he was able to make some great finds. As for you, you're the spoon King! Though not as old as that latten spoon, the rattail is one heck of a find and will look great with the thousand others in your collection. Good luck with the coin ID.

 

[Tnmountains]

Oh yeah you guys are back on your "A" game once again! Very nice well thought out and researched post. Research is everything and you guys prove it!
HH
TnMtns

 

[nsdq]

WOW!!!!

 

[Ahab8]

This is a heck of a thread, you guys had a great weekend. Where do I start, the copper is a really good find, the buttons, the buckles...the spoons lol! I'm also really liking how the axe heads came out, they are beautiful. Nice job dude!

Thanks buddy. I love these weekends with a huge variety of finds. This one sure checked all the boxes and covered a huge dare range

 

[Iron Patch]

That Spanish copper is a great one to add to your collection... very different! That may be the theme for you this year having got the French 15 Deniers recently. I only know of one early Spanish copper found around here.... early copper cob dug by a friend many years ago.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Glad to see that you both had a nice weekend.

The copper cob is really sweet... I like that they call it "pirate money"... just makes it seem all the cooler. The shoe buckle frame story is a good one too.

I hope that you are able to get out a bit more. I really like to see your older finds. GL Abe!

 

[Ahab8]

That Spanish copper is a great one to add to your collection... very different! That may be the theme for you this year having got the French 15 Deniers recently. I only know of one early Spanish copper found around here.... early copper cob dug by a friend many years ago.

Glad to hear from you buddy. I was really curious how scarce that coin is around here. One of those things you would never expect to find. The detail is fantastic on the one side and a date is always awesome. Thanks

 

[Iron Patch]

Glad to hear from you buddy. I was really curious how scarce that coin is around here. One of those things you would never expect to find. The detail is fantastic on the one side and a date is always awesome. Thanks

It's something where I think you need the real early sites first, and then just a matter of it being what turned up.

Seems you want that dollar back pretty bad.

 

[DownNDirty]

Man, what an amazing weekend for you and Brad! So many early finds in outstanding condition. The cob is a rare find, especially one that early in the US-my banner vote is in. Great job guys!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

That's a great copper, glad the date stayed on it for oh so long for you.
And yet another complete buckle.

 

[flyadive]

Now for the finds. I really would like more info on this coin. From what I understand it's related to King Philip iv. It's Spanish and the is counter marked with the BX. I can't find much info at all but would love to know more. This is my first 1600s copper and one of the coolest coins I've found. The detail is fantastic on it. Thanks for looking guys

This is my first 1600s copper and one of the coolest coins I've found.
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Are you forgetting your 1652 ??

 

[Ahab8]

This is my first 1600s copper and one of the coolest coins I've found.
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Are you forgetting your 1652 ??

First 1600s "copper". And I could never forget about my 1652. I love her so very much lol

 

[Ahab8]

Lost for words! Fantastic hunt, congratulations!

Thanks Professor. This weekend was a blast!!!!

 

[Ahab8]

What an incredibly fun and productive weekend you guys had, and thanks for keeping me in the loop. I thought we had that coin ID'd as a copper cob, but after seeing the back I have no clue. I'm sure someone will chime in soon. And great job on all those other early relics, especially that crude pewter rat tail spoon which is my favorite. And I'll certainly second the motion about Brad being a great guy. They don't come any better than him, and his generosity and willingness to help are second to none. We're both very privileged to have him for a friend. Congrats again on all the outstanding assortment of early relics.

Yeah this coin is a bit of a mystery. From what I've read there's a million different counterstamps associated with this time period. It's hard to sift through them all and figure out exactly what's what. You know how hard these 1600s coins are to find. To get one in this condition that's so unique is a dream come true. One more for the 1600s collection. Awesome!!!!
As for Brad....that guy is a true gentleman and the nicest of the nice. We are very lucky to call him a friend. Generous, kind and passionate.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Awesome weekend hunt you guys had!
Awesome finds too! Congrats!
The copper cob is awesome, i love the spoon!

Super electrolysis job! :thumbup:

 

[OutdoorAdv]

What an incredibly fun and productive weekend you guys had, and thanks for keeping me in the loop. I thought we had that coin ID'd as a copper cob, but after seeing the back I have no clue. I'm sure someone will chime in soon. And great job on all those other early relics, especially that crude pewter rat tail spoon which is my favorite. And I'll certainly second the motion about Brad being a great guy. They don't come any better than him, and his generosity and willingness to help are second to none. We're both very privileged to have him for a friend. Congrats again on all the outstanding assortment of early relics.

Yeah this coin is a bit of a mystery. From what I've read there's a million different counterstamps associated with this time period. It's hard to sift through them all and figure out exactly what's what. You know how hard these 1600s coins are to find. To get one in this condition that's so unique is a dream come true. One more for the 1600s collection. Awesome!!!!
As for Brad....that guy is a true gentleman and the nicest of the nice. We are very lucky to call him a friend. Generous, kind and passionate.

That means a lot guys and thanks a ton to the both of you. I say the exact same things about you guys.

Abe I wanted to add that I did cast my banner vote yesterday for this INCREDIBLE copper! That was the coolest thing I've ever seen unearthed and it probably wasnt funny when you handed it to me and I said "this looks like a chuck e cheese token" Its probably the oldest piece of history I will ever hold in my hand and certainly the coolest coin I've ever seen dug. Amazing job dude