Most of a Trigger guard, Cartwheel, and neat Conder, to end the Copper Trail

Iron Patch · Dec 19, 2015

Had my last hunt with Ironhorse today, so will be the Spring of 2016 before we're back at it. Nothing special but I was damn happy to get another shot, and hit some little fields I figured would have to wait until April. If the temps stay mild and my area opens up again by Christmas I'll have to take a walk, and I'm hopeful, but we'll see how it goes. The conder halfpenny is from Rochdale, Lancashire, and is my keeper for the day. (I like things I've not found before)

Iron Patch · Dec 19, 2015

bill from lachine said:
IP,

Running into Christmas the temps look pretty decent in your area....still time to dig up a killer 8 reale...

Regards + HH

Bill

Christmas and boxing day looking good... need a few days to lose the snow. We were an hour out of town today.

Brian W · Dec 19, 2015

Nice token and cartwheel...do all cartwheels date 1797?..love that trigger guard as well.

bill from lachine · Dec 19, 2015

IP,

Looking pretty decent weather wise in my area also....there's a nearby high school that will be closed next week for Christmas break not much age but might hit the front yard hoping for some modern silver or gold....since it's closing in the spring it'll probably get developed into condos and the site will be lost to detecting.

Regards + HH

Bill

Iron Patch said:
Christmas and boxing day looking good... need a few days to lose the snow. We were an hour out of town today.

ironhorse · Dec 19, 2015

johnnyblaze said:
IP and Ironhorse getting out real early on the way to a site...

When Hollywood makes a movie of our detecting exploits, Will Farrell IS going to portray me in the younger days, and Johnny Depp is thinking about the role of an older me, but he agrees I'm much better looking than he is!

Iron Patch · Dec 19, 2015

Brian W said:
do all cartwheels date 1797?

Sure do!

Loco-Digger · Dec 19, 2015

Great finds IP. This is your 3rd "last" hunt of the season, should I look for another this week? What is this piece?

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1248978&d=1450568175

Iron Patch · Dec 20, 2015

Loco-Digger said:
Great finds IP. This is your 3rd "last" hunt of the season, should I look for another this week? What is this piece?

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1248978&d=1450568175

Yeah with a snow storm forecast and minus temps, you don't really to expect to get out again, and my area is actually still shot down for detecting right now. The only reason we got out is because we traveled an hour to where it was better. As for another swing it looks like possibly a window around the 25th or 26th. The temps. gradually improve before that, but it will take several days to make it decent. From what i can see I think I'll be out the 26th if nothing changes. Walking out today it's hard to believe it's going to warm up again because it is damn cold!

trapperart · Dec 20, 2015

Nice job congrats

treblehunter · Dec 20, 2015

Nice finds, I like the trigger guard best. Another warm front coming, it's not over for you guys yet. Think positive and positive things will happen. And be careful of those trucks!

Bill D. (VA) · Dec 20, 2015

That's a great way to go out IP. The copper trail has been good to you guys, and will be waiting for you after the thaw. Until then, I'm gonna try and take up some of the slack but it's been very tough going around here this season.

Steve in PA · Dec 20, 2015

Nice hunt Patch. Maybe we won't have a winter this year eh?

Iron Patch · Dec 20, 2015

treblehunter said:
Nice finds, I like the trigger guard best. Another warm front coming, it's not over for you guys yet. Think positive and positive things will happen. And be careful of those trucks!

Did you notice my broken coppers? I was going to post them as cut just to see what would happen. :laughing7:

Last night on our hour+ drive home we reminisced about the better days we had, and how some of our success was from locations we never would have expected.... and of course the truck thing came up. It still crosses my mind every now and again and like I told IH I think of it as a positive thing now because if you're having a bad day you know it could be a whole lot worse. Plus I said thank God we survive, otherwise I would not have made the banner.

Iron Patch · Dec 20, 2015

Steve in PA said:
Nice hunt Patch. Maybe we won't have a winter this year eh?

My saying I'm finally done seems to be working, so that was my last hunt.

Last year I hunted Dec. 25th and 26th and hope to do that again, and the current forecast suggests I will likely be able to. Only once since 1999 has IH and myself been able to hunt into January, so it's unlikely, but possible.

Vino · Dec 20, 2015

Nice hunt IP,
I would love to find one of them big penny's.
And congrats on the condor.
Has anyone found them over this side of the boarder?

Iron Patch · Dec 20, 2015

Vino said:
Nice hunt IP,
I would love to find one of them big penny's.
And congrats on the condor.
Has anyone found them over this side of the boarder?

You find plenty better than the big old British coppers, but I can see how you would like something different, as i wouldn't mind finding something like a nice early American Navy button.

Yes, Conder tokens can turn up there too, but just not as much as here. We had a lot of British settlement into the 1800s, and of course you guys created your own coins so there was no need or reason for Conder halfpennies to be there. That's sort of like early American coins here..... We have dug a few early 1800s American large cents, and only one from the 1700s... not many made it here.

Vino · Dec 20, 2015

Iron Patch said:
You find plenty better than the big old British coppers, but I can see how you would like something different, as i wouldn't mind finding something like a nice early American Navy button.

Yes, Conder tokens can turn up there too, but just not as much as here. We had a lot of British settlement into the 1800s, and of course you guys created your own coins so there was no need or reason for Conder halfpennies to be there. That's sort of like early American coins here..... We have dug a few early 1800s American large cents, and only one from the 1700s... not many made it here.

Gotcha! Yes anything old and different is cool at list point..lol
Thanks for the info.
Oh by the way, I love your cut coppers!! Haha

ironhorse · Dec 20, 2015

treblehunter said:
Nice finds, I like the trigger guard best. Another warm front coming, it's not over for you guys yet. Think positive and positive things will happen. And be careful of those trucks!

Trucks huh!
Fight fire with fire, I'm gonna get me a treasure truck! Then there'll be no worries

ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1450625244.989928.webp

Iron Patch · Dec 20, 2015

Vino said:
Gotcha! Yes anything old and different is cool at list point..lol
Thanks for the info.
Oh by the way, I love your cut coppers!! Haha

I also like different, and you'd probably be surprised how much of the same stuff I've dug over and over again.

The cut coppers are from a George III Halfpenny, Denmark 1771 1 Skilling. Both of which I have already dug so no big deal.

Zodiacdiverdave · Dec 20, 2015

You guys had a good year, congrats.
ZDD

treblehunter · Dec 20, 2015

Iron Patch said:
Did you notice my broken coppers? I was going to post them as cut just to see what would happen.

Last night on our hour+ drive home we reminisced about the better days we had, and how some of our success was from locations we never would have expected.... and of course the truck thing came up. It still crosses my mind every now and again and like I told IH I think of it as a positive thing now because if you're having a bad day you know it could be a whole lot worse. Plus I said thank God we survive, otherwise I would not have made the banner.

I didn't notice, just noticed the good finds