My Best Hunt of the Year!!

[romeo-1]

Got out to a couple new sites for a full day of swinging with two of my hunting partners. First find of the day for me were a few buttons and then popped out the early Royal Artillery button and then the half French 4 Sol from the center of the iron patch...1670s. That set the pace for the rest of the day. Dug a few more buttons and coppers from that site before moving on to the second.

Second site was more scattered but the buttons and coppers were still flowing. Dug the decent George II copper and the French Marines button side by side. Dug a few more coppers and then popped out a mystery copper...smaller than the rest with "MARC" clearly visible. Sent a couple pics to Iron Patch and he was able to ID it as a 1619 1/2 Soldo from Venice. Pretty sure that's the oldest coin I've dug and was able to ID.

Last target of the day was dug as we were leaving the field. This is something I've wanted to dig since I started detecting. A Georgian era toy cannon...in perfect condition!

By far my favorite and best hunt of the year.

19 Buttons (2 Military)
12 Coppers
2 Musketballs
1 (half) Silver
1 AWESOME Cannon!

 

[romeo-1]

Best hunt of the year, I should say.
After a decade in the hobby a 12 copper day is hard to come by.
I know the cannon is special, but that 1619 coin being your oldest IDable must be quite special too ?

You got three things I never dug in one hunt.
Quantity and quality, it was a great day. Makes me miss getting out there.

Curious if the other two diggers found anything cool.

Hey Rick...yep...the other two found some more than decent targets. Several Royal Navy buttons, a bunch of coppers including a nice 1739 Dutch coin and a cannonball.

I'm well pleased with the 1619 copper but the toy cannon has been on my list since I started detecting almost 20 years ago.

 

[CRUSADER]

Hey Rick...yep...the other two found some more than decent targets. Several Royal Navy buttons, a bunch of coppers including a nice 1739 Dutch coin and a cannonball.

I'm well pleased with the 1619 copper but the toy cannon has been on my list since I started detecting almost 20 years ago.

Stick a toy petronel on the list to replace it, that must be a super rare find over there!

 

[GeoW]

Pardon me if I should know, what continent?

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Killer hunt, congrats!

 

[artyfacts]

Sweet hunt. Love the toy cannon.

 

[Seth Harville]

Wow really good job man! Jackpot

 

[romeo-1]

Pardon me if I should know, what continent?

Canada...east coast.

 

[ScriptRhythm]

Great finds - congrats!

 

[Relicific]

That’s old Italian 1/2 soldo is an amazing copper find.
Congrats