Its my birthday... Dug Silver, Wheats, and a DRAPED BUST CENT!!!

FooserPaul · Nov 7, 2009

Well what a day....

Today I turned 49... It started off with my wife and daughter cooking me breakfast :-)

I had a place set up to detect at but he was not going to be home until noon.... so I headed to a local school that has been yielding silver....

I started with clad... then hit a spot with old dirt... 1 wheaty... then a 2nd.... then I got a nice signal that I was sure was silver....

I thought it was a dime.... But I"ll take a ring :-)

So I head north and meet up with the home owner... He shows me around then explains it was built in the 20's (as he had explained before) so I was hoping for a nice silver day.... he then adds... that it was a foundry before that and he has unearthed tons a slag in the gardens and such... doh!

I well... lets see what we have... its 2 acres... can't be slag everywhere right ??

Well the front yard was a completly scilent on my detector... all descriminated out.... not a good sign...

I head to the side and along the driveway and start to get some clear areas and hit new clad and memorials...

Then there is a 13/45 signal @ 3-4" ... and I was expect a memorial...

I was not expecting:

I can barely make out 180

I came home to my favorite meal... hugs and kisses from the family and some nice gifts...

Happy Hunting!
Paul

garthbfan169 · Nov 7, 2009

WTG FP Sounds like a perfect day!! :notworthy:

Detectingfreak · Nov 7, 2009

Very nice job! Looks like 1800 to me!

romeo-1 · Nov 7, 2009

daytondigger · Nov 7, 2009

Excellent, that would make my birthday. Nice score on the copper! Happy Birthday, by the way. :icon_thumright:

pjroo33 · Nov 7, 2009

Love the draped bust! Congrats

tymcmurray · Nov 7, 2009

Happy birthday!!!
She is a beauty!!!
Congratulations.

Nate in Ohio · Nov 7, 2009

Sounds like you had a great birthday. Nice old LC..looks like an 1800 to me too. No idea what slag is. Glad it was a good one!

BandB1 · Nov 7, 2009

Happy birthday and Congrats on the cool finds! :thumbsup:

Good luck,
HH.

Colonial Copper Zeus · Nov 7, 2009

Happy Birthday! You were rewarded with a nice Draped bust 1800 Largie. :thumbsup:

Chris

Rusted_Iron · Nov 7, 2009

Great early find, congratulations!!

Slag is such a scourge. You know there just has to be something good lurking in it, though.

HH,
Rusted

BTW, Happy Birthday!!

Ricky1601 aka pull tab king · Nov 8, 2009

Happy Birthday and congrats on the finds.hh

Goes4ever · Nov 8, 2009

congrats on some stellar finds!

johnnyi · Nov 8, 2009

Nice going on the draped bust. That looks like the kind of light corrosion that will clean up well if you use Don's technique (the peroxide, toothbrush, wax, etc.). Nice bold drapery! Can't wait to see it cleaned. :icon_thumleft: