Key date 1871 IH, 1841 Queen Victoria copper, Early Sling buckle, ETC..

[umrgolf]

Sentinel and I have stumbled upon a great site.. Before today, we had gotten a 1753 pillar one reale, 1845 halfdime, several coppers (10-12 approx), 2 confederate "I" buttons, CW navy button, CW marine corps button and a Belgian boot pistol in three hunts.. Today was no disappointment either. Here are today's finds.. HH Jeff

My first dig was the Queen Victoria copper and is the same size as a US half cent which is what I thought it was.. Here's the IH before cleaning and the 1841 Queen Victoria fresh out of the mineral oil bath.


You can barely see the wreath design on the back of the Victoria


1871 IH after a small amount of cleaning




U.S. Life Saving Service 2-piece button, corner of a silver shoe buckle


Early Sling Buckle


Group Shot with general service vest button and Ring-tail Sharps

 

[cntrydncr1]

awesome! like the buckle too!

 

[VOL1266-X]

Great finds Jeff!! You guys must have lucked on an old bank site. HH, Quindy.

 

[umrgolf]

Thanks you two, and no matter what the site was Quindy, Josh and I are very fortunate to have found it.. Unlike the PA brothers, there was no research involved other than a field across the street from an old house site that turned out to have several early dwellings

 

[BuckleBoy]

Those are some Quality finds. Shame that silver buckle wasn't whole. The sling buckle IS early, an it is a great find.

We got out today and dug several sites. Got permission for 430 acres with no prior research at all. Ended up finding 5 sites. Two were newer (so we didn't dig them)--1910s or 20s. Althought I got an IH from one of those. One was mid-1800s brick, but long-occupied and covered in canning jar lids (frustrating, but we'll be back). Another one we didn't even get to hunt because right as one buddy found it, I'd found the other. The last site had early 1800s buttons and some very interesting bits. And we still have more of the property to "selectively hunt." Probably only got two-thirds of it today.


-Buck

 

[umrgolf]

Those are some Quality finds. Shame that silver buckle wasn't whole. The sling buckle IS early, an it is a great find.

We got out today and dug several sites. Got permission for 430 acres with no prior research at all. Ended up finding 5 sites. Two were newer (so we didn't dig them)--1910s or 20s. Althought I got an IH from one of those. One was mid-1800s brick, but long-occupied and covered in canning jar lids (frustrating, but we'll be back). Another one we didn't even get to hunt because right as one buddy found it, I'd found the other. The last site had early 1800s buttons and some very interesting bits. And we still have more of the property to "selectively hunt." Probably only got two-thirds of it today.


-Buck

Thanks BB, I searched like a madman for the rest of that shoe buckle.. Sounds like you guys are on a good spot. Anxious to see what comes out.. Don't you hate those sites that had early occupation but there's so much new trash on them that it turns out to be a dead end.

 

[{Sentinel}]

You know, we've had a killer time in this field The J-Team has definitely been killin it lately and

this post just shows that the field is still producing even after several hunts! We'll have many

more days like this to come!!

 

[Rickiowa2009]

Great finds

 

[umrgolf]

You know, we've had a killer time in this field The J-Team has definitely been killin it lately and

this post just shows that the field is still producing even after several hunts! We'll have many

more days like this to come!!

Yep, time to start knockin though

 

[penniesmine]

Nice finds keep digging

 

[umrgolf]

Nice finds keep digging

Thanks Alan, hope you can make it up this way for some digging this summer bud

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

J-Team is hammering the he!! out of that site nice relics and coins ,esp. like the 1871

 

[JerV3]

Nice finds

The 71 is a good one to find. I have a few of those sling type buckles. Didn't know they dated that early.

HH Jer

 

[CRUSADER]

I think its a Canadian Trade Token. Ask IP whether he can ID.

 

[{Sentinel}]

I think its a Canadian Trade Token. Ask IP whether he can ID.

I agree Cru, I told Jeff that I thought it to be a Canadian coin myself

 

[Sniffy]

That sling buckle is pretty awesome! You seem to be surfacing alot of good stuff down there! Keep it up man!

 

[Gator-Flea]

Some good fines..............

 

[umrgolf]

Thanks for the replies guys.. I appreciate it. The sling buckle is pre-CW Jer, how old? im not sure.. Thanks dawg, sniffy, CRU... Plehbah, the only thing that's better about my spots than a tot lot is that I don't have to fear for my life

 

[Kyle PA]

Early Sling Buckle = SAAAAAAAAWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!!! You da man, Jeff! The Colonial Casino was the place to be in Colonial VA!!

Kyle