My First "O" Minted Silver And A Bunch Of CW Minie Balls

[Sooper Dave]

Got out for a couple of hours this afternoon. I went to an old house that has a huge yard that I have been wanting to try for a while. I got permission to go and headed straight to the front yard. I made a pass down the sidewalk and found a couple of old wheaties. Close to the road I got a great signal that came in like a deep Indian, dug me a deep plug and saw that awesome sight of a Minie Ball, but this one is the bigger .69 caliber. Before you know it I was digging one after another from a small area. One I dug was an Enfield with an "L" stamped inside the base and dug some .58 calibers as well. I have dug a few CW bullets but it is still an awesome thrill to see these in the dirt. In between the bullets I was digging a few clad coins and got a 12-46 and thought it would be another deep clad quarter, I was excited to see silver and was a nice Barber. I did not know it had a mint mark until I was taking photos and I was very happy to see the little "O". It turned out to be an awesome afternoon for relics and silver. HH David

 

[TNGUNS]

Now that is a great afternoon for anybody. Love to pull those Minnie Balls out. Congrats.

 

[park pirate]

If only it were an S mint..$$$$$...Nice job...

 

[treblehunter]

Very nice finds. Congrats!

 

[detroitdigger]

Looks like you had a great day!

 

[Davers]

Very cool , not a great many 69cal,s in your area IMO, neat Enfield also & the dime is a great find as well. Congratz...Davers

 

[oddrod]

Nice minis, and great dime. Gotta love the O's

 

[VOL1266-X]

"L" base marked Enfields are certainly not found very often. You had a very good day. WTG & HH, Quindy.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Those are awesome! HH!

 

[ggossage]

Great job with the photos! Nice hunt, congrats!

 

[fishkiller41]

For those who may not know it,(such as myself) the "O" mint-mark stands for New "O"rleans...
(GOOGLE) is my friend.

 

[jewelerguy]

very nice finds and excellent job on the close up pics

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Sooper Dave]

Thanks for all the comments! Thanks fishkiller41 for sharing the info on the New Orleans Mint using the "O" on the coins! I forgot to put that in my post.

 

[Old Dude]

What a great collection of lead! I second the compliments on your pics. I usually just have my IPod touch with me, and it doesn't do great at close ups. This would certainly be a favorite hunt for me had I made these great finds. Keep sharing with us.

 

[Sooper Dave]

What a great collection of lead! I second the compliments on your pics. I usually just have my IPod touch with me, and it doesn't do great at close ups. This would certainly be a favorite hunt for me had I made these great finds. Keep sharing with us.

Thanks Old Dude! I love to dig anything from the Civil War. I get goosebumps every time I see that lead in the dirt. It's so amazing to think the last person to touch these bullets was a soldier in the war 150 years ago! You just can't get closer to the history than that!

I try to take good pictures to document my finds. Having a lot of light is a big help for a decent photo. HH David