Patriot Relics
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Hey guys,
Managed to get out on Saturday with D&D and Dirtstalker to secure a new permission site. Impressed with my Deus digs on Friday, I elected to press my luck and continue hunting with the new machine. The first site had tons of potential, with occupation dating back to the 1700s. After a chance encounter with the landowner, I secured the permission and we split up to work a massive field. While I did manage a few flat buttons, the more productive section of the site was likely slave quarters. This site had deep iron tools everywhere- Allen dug more than his fair share...a few rice hoes and a killer axe head, while I elected to cherry pick a handful of tombac buttons and 4 harness bosses.
On Sunday, I headed back out to a promising coastal site that I had scouted with the yak a few months back. After chatting up a nearby neighbor, he agreed to call the landowner and clear us hot to hit the adjacent property. Stef45 linked up with me a short while later and we began gridding the site. Armed with my old Safari, Stef scored a pair of buttons- one killer civil war era Charleston PD button. Think the minelab gods were reminding me that my CTX had been neglected all weekend
Not the most productive dirt, however I did manage a pair of epaulet clasps, a federal general service button, locking mech, and broken skeleton key.
Among the other weekend digs were a handful of copper flat buttons, partial sickle, massive iron buckle, and various lead.
All in all this weekend was just fanastic- 1812 Artillery, 1782 Real, Hibernia, Federal Service button, and great company. As always thanks for looking!
Managed to get out on Saturday with D&D and Dirtstalker to secure a new permission site. Impressed with my Deus digs on Friday, I elected to press my luck and continue hunting with the new machine. The first site had tons of potential, with occupation dating back to the 1700s. After a chance encounter with the landowner, I secured the permission and we split up to work a massive field. While I did manage a few flat buttons, the more productive section of the site was likely slave quarters. This site had deep iron tools everywhere- Allen dug more than his fair share...a few rice hoes and a killer axe head, while I elected to cherry pick a handful of tombac buttons and 4 harness bosses.
On Sunday, I headed back out to a promising coastal site that I had scouted with the yak a few months back. After chatting up a nearby neighbor, he agreed to call the landowner and clear us hot to hit the adjacent property. Stef45 linked up with me a short while later and we began gridding the site. Armed with my old Safari, Stef scored a pair of buttons- one killer civil war era Charleston PD button. Think the minelab gods were reminding me that my CTX had been neglected all weekend
Not the most productive dirt, however I did manage a pair of epaulet clasps, a federal general service button, locking mech, and broken skeleton key.Among the other weekend digs were a handful of copper flat buttons, partial sickle, massive iron buckle, and various lead.
All in all this weekend was just fanastic- 1812 Artillery, 1782 Real, Hibernia, Federal Service button, and great company. As always thanks for looking!
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