Just Coppers and Buttons, nothing fancy

Steve in PA · Mar 22, 2021

I like to dig the old stuff, like 18th century old, so Saturday I took a drive to one of my farm permissions to see if all the snow and cold we had this winter had knocked the vegetation down in one particular field that is normally pretty overgrown. This place had been hunted by myself and others over the years, and I wasn’t sure if there was anything left. I was happy to see that the weeds were flattened down, and where there was grass, the cows had done their job and kept the grass low. I ended up with 6 buttons, 2 coppers, 2 shoe buckle pieces, and a musket ball. I was hoping for a Spanish silver since I did get one here years ago, but no such luck this time.

Here is the group shot

I have been on a streak of digging crappy coppers, and the two I dug this hunt were pretty crappy, but at least I see a faint bust facing right on both.

Here is a picture of the cellar hole I was digging around.

I like seeing a shiny tombac button in the dirt. Five of the six buttons were tombacs. When you're digging tombacs, you know you're on 18th century dirt.

One of the coppers centered in the plug

That's all I got folks, thanks for looking!

Trezurehunter · Mar 22, 2021

I'd say that was a pretty good day Steve. Nice finds.

BigWaveDave · Mar 22, 2021

You dig 1700’s dirt like I dig 1950’s.....
Congrats on the coppers and stuff.

pa-dirt_nc-sand · Mar 22, 2021

Those tombacs get your heart pumping for a moment, cool finds. Congrats!!

Digger RJ · Mar 22, 2021

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

Johncoho · Mar 24, 2021

Looks good to me. Save some for me when I get back to Pa in May.

WHADIFIND · Mar 25, 2021

If you don't think it was a good day. Just take a peek at my last few posts.

Bull ring!?!? Indeed! :BangHead:

Steve in PA · Mar 25, 2021

I did a little work on the two coppers and brought out the profiles a little better. I believe they are both counterfeit KG3, but the busts are different.

erfranks · Mar 25, 2021

Great Saves, Looks like a good day for me. Last weekend dug up 13 shot gun shells, 3 buckshot, 1 birdshot, one flat button, little knee buckle two pieces pewter that may have been a button....

SC Keith · Mar 25, 2021

Nice hunt there Steve. I love being on sites like this and we know that next find could be something spectacular !

Joe-Dirt · Mar 25, 2021

One on the right looks like it might be a Connecticut variant

?? Nice job!!! Coppers are flyin’ out of the ground this year

cheffer · Mar 25, 2021

Lots of coppers coming up this spring! I'd say those are great finds AND fancy...

Steve in PA · Mar 26, 2021

Trezurehunter said:
I'd say that was a pretty good day Steve. Nice finds.

Thanks. I was happy to be digging 18th Century targets at a fairly consistent rate.

BigWaveDave said:
You dig 1700’s dirt like I dig 1950’s.....
Congrats on the coppers and stuff.

Thanks BWD. I know you are surrounded by old dirt down there :laughing7:

pa-dirt_nc-sand said:
Those tombacs get your heart pumping for a moment, cool finds. Congrats!!

Thanks Thad. They don't fool me though. Numbers are too low for silver, but they sure look good.

Digger RJ said:
Nice!!! Congrats!!!

Thanks RJ

Johncoho said:
Looks good to me. Save some for me when I get back to Pa in May.

You better hurry back. Conditions are optimal right now!

Steve in PA · Mar 26, 2021

WHADIFIND said:
If you don't think it was a good day. Just take a peek at my last few posts.
Bull ring!?!? Indeed!

Thanks. Things will get better, I promise :laughing7:

erfranks said:
Great Saves, Looks like a good day for me. Last weekend dug up 13 shot gun shells, 3 buckshot, 1 birdshot, one flat button, little knee buckle two pieces pewter that may have been a button....

Thanks, Sounds like you are on old dirt though...