Large Copper, Crotal bell, and a few other relics.

[Evolution]

Got out today with my buddy FatTony315 for a little foundation hunting. We ended up in an area we hadn't been to before and had a fairly good day. First 2 signals at the first foundation we hunted.... #1. Modern quarter at 1 inch deep. #2. signal was the same as the first, as was the depth, so I was thinking another modern quarter... Nope! It was an 1829 Matron Head Large Cent.



Cleaned up pretty well without even really doing anything to it yet.



Walked a while in the woods and came across a nice big foundation. Here's a couple pics of it.





Thought this place would be great but its a little overgrown and its definitely been hunted in the past. Here's a couple pics of the finds for the day.

 

[Ahab8]

Very nice bud

 

[park pirate]

Love them finds..

 

[fistfulladirt]

Nice - are those east coast foundations?

 

[Evolution]

Nice - are those east coast foundations?

Yes. In New York.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great finds.

 

[Cross Potent]

Really like crotal bells. Been a long time since I found one. Nice finds.

 

[romeo-1]

Nice finds...good mix right there!

 

[K1DDO1979]

Great stuff. I like the crotal bell and it looks in good shape. I like washing the soil out under the tap and hearing the bell start ringing again!

 

[Old Dude]

Great finds! Lots of nice relics and the LC is really nice.

 

[WheatWaffle]

Nice finds!

 

[collector01]

Nice large cent! Great relics also! HH!

 

[Gaspipe]

Great work

 

[Greylock]

Those are some good finds. I like the bell. That cellar hole looks like a good size one. The one I hunted today could probably fit in it.

 

[fmerg]

i think the bell is a sleigh bell not a crotal bell crotal bells usally only have one slot
also if you look at the top of the bell is it riveted if it is then it is a sleigh bell

 

[Evolution]

Those are some good finds. I like the bell. That cellar hole looks like a good size one. The one I hunted today could probably fit in it.

Both Tony and I were saying the same thing when we came upon this one. It's a very large foundation.

 

[cjon455]

Killer hunt, thats a nice flat button

 

[Evolution]

Great stuff. I like the crotal bell and it looks in good shape. I like washing the soil out under the tap and hearing the bell start ringing again!

I like the crotal bells too. I found so many broken ones in my early detecting career.... took me a while to find an intact one. I've found a few intact ones now and it always puts a smile on my face when they turn up. Thanks for the reply.

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[beez0404]

The LC is in extremely nice condition. Quite a lot of detail remaining. My buddy dug 3 on a recent trip to NY and they were pretty toasted. Two from farm fields which makes sense. The third was just a bit better but still nowhere near the detail of yours. So excellent find.