My First Standing Liberty Quarter

[steelheadwill]

She ain't pretty, but I love her!
This is why I don't find Spanish Silver, if she looks like this after 75 years or so,
not likely to be much silver left after 300 :P
some other stuff too, couple flat buttons, & a big old Crusty Pewter.
a nice silver bound pocketknife.
Picked up some halfs & Dollars from the bank, got a half with no reeding
One more day to Dig! thanks for looking!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Congratulations on the great silver!

 

[augusthog]

Great finds! I'm done for the rest of the year due to a little "storm" blowing through.

 

[ModernMiner]

Great dig you crazy Manatee. Congrats on your first SLQ.
Any design on that partial oval piece to the right of the hem weight?
-MM-

 

[HISPAN]

Nice Silver coin and more finds ... congrats !
Happy New Year !

 

[dfx willy]

nice finds will!! i havent found a stander yet.do you do most your digging in the mud or rocks too? i got plenty of places like that to do. just cant seem to get myself to do it. im a woods person. keep up the great work.maby well hook up in spring. willy

 

[soupie]

You sure did find one,way to go
HH Soup

 

[mud dog (aka) Salty Dog]

That Lady is in bad shape,but silver is silver nice asst. of goodies on that hunt,cool little pocket knive,keep the finds coming,best of luck in 2011,Dave

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great selection of finds there Herbie!
This piece looks like it might have been part of
a colonial shoe buckle . . . what do you think?

What does the thumbwheel read on that lamp burner?

Have a great New Years!

Dave

 

[trixie charger]

congrats

 

[steelheadwill]

Great dig you crazy Manatee. Congrats on your first SLQ.
Any design on that partial oval piece to the right of the hem weight?
-MM-

Thanks MM!
There's a few incused lines but nothing identifiable, may be environmental.
HH to you!

 

[steelheadwill]

Great selection of finds there Herbie!
This piece looks like it might have been part of
a colonial shoe buckle . . . what do you think?

What does the thumbwheel read on that lamp burner?

Have a great New Years!

Dave

Hello Dave, the burner is a 'Holmes Booth & Hardens' patented 1865.
(first I've heard of them)
I've been finding small pieces of those buckles since starting at this spot in the spring, I will get them all together for a picture at some point this winter,
Here's one of the larger pieces.
When I posted them on whatsit, the concensus was 'Shoe buckle'.
the smaller pieces I've found all match pattern.
Happy New Year to All!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great selection of finds there Herbie!
This piece looks like it might have been part of
a colonial shoe buckle . . . what do you think?

What does the thumbwheel read on that lamp burner?

Have a great New Years!

Dave

Hello Dave, the burner is a 'Holmes Booth & Hardens' patented 1865.
(first I've heard of them)
I've been finding small pieces of those buckles since starting at this spot in the spring, I will get them all together for a picture at some point this winter,
Here's one of the larger pieces.
When I posted them on whatsit, the concensus was 'Shoe buckle'.
the smaller pieces I've found all match pattern.
Happy New Year to All!

Thanks for the updated information Herbie. I've owned a lot of HB & H burners in the past, they're very well made products.

"Holmes, Booth & Hayden began in 1853 with Hiram Hayden, Israel Holmes, & John Booth in Waterbury, Conn. CT. The company operated until 1901 when it became part of a consolidation which included Scovill Manufacturing & the new American Brass Co. in 1893."

Regards,
Dave

 

[steelheadwill]

nice finds will!! i havent found a stander yet.do you do most your digging in the mud or rocks too? i got plenty of places like that to do. just cant seem to get myself to do it. im a woods person. keep up the great work.maby well hook up in spring. willy

hooking up sounds great!
You got the woods skills, I know the Coastline. I have searched many foundations i've found & have yet to make significant finds, well I did get a NICE 1886 Indian at one.
(it looks like it was dropped straight out of the mint)
Mud or rock, both can be good hunting, first you gotta find where there was activity
back then, (you know this), if it's mud, there has to be a firm substrate underneath, or everything will have sunk too deep, there's usually gravel or clay under the mud here in S. NH, look especially for out of place rockpiles! I've found 2 ships ballast stone piles that have given up dozens of military buttons & coins, the type of rocks & buried timbers confirm ballast piles.
Other coastal hotspots are inland tidal creeks that go through urban areas.
people have been swimming, losing items, & discarding trash, (what was trash then can be treasure now) in these for centuries.
If you can deal with the cold, these spots will give up finds year round.
great to hear from you! Happy New Year!