New Site offers up some nice Civil War & other finds!

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New Site offers up some nice Civil War & other finds!

Hey Y'all. For those of you that don't know, I've started back school working on my Masters Degree and school started back about 3 weeks ago and it has been FEET to the FLOOR non-stop leaving very little time for anything else but studying and homework. However, I did get back out to a new field site that I got permission at last weekend to scout around. There are 4 fields, two of which are tremendous in size and they sit at a very salient point during the War for Confederate and Union Troops as thousands of Rebels and Yanks were in this general area building up their forces in anticipation for a great big battle. Last weekend while out there, I dug a couple of goodies including a very nice 1917 Standing Liberty Type 2 quarter that photo grades on PCGS between 35 & 40.
These fields have some great potential and they have stuff scattered about there should be a couple housesites/campsites somewhere on them but it will take me some time to work them.
Yesterday I started out with a couple bullets including some fused buck from a Buck n Ball load (Very Cool). Then dug some old pieces of shoe buckles and a couple D-Buckles... The prize of the day however came from a high point in the left of the field. I had just dug a couple Minieballs when I got this pretty signal that turned out to be a Civil War era lead-filled "U.S." Rosette! I dug one similar to this one years ago but not as pretty so I was very happy about it and suspect this high point was an overnight cavalry spot as I also found some small caliber .36 & .44 Colts. I also found a Firman's Celebration Medal that is VERY SIMILAR to the one one the cover of last month's (Feb.) American Digger magazine.
I will be going back out there this weekend to enjoy some more Civil War relics, hopefully something Confederate will pop out as this field lays right on the Fall Line of the Confederate/Union Boundary between Virginia and Hampton Roads.








Photos of the Back Field from last weekend:



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.....we were livin' on...HIGH COTTON....(actually had just been harvested)
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My Brother out there Tryin out my new T-2 Limited
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U.S. ROSETTE (probably lost during the Siege of Suffolk)
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1800's Firemens Celebration Souvenir Medal (Similar to the one on the cover of American Digger)
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1917 Type 2 Standing Liberty Quarter


Fresh from the Dirt:
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Washed off and lightly cleaned, still has alot of black tarnish on it:
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1898 Barber Dime
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Group Shot of my Finds: Eagle Coat and Cuff, Minies, Buck and Ball, D-Buckles, 1898 Barber Dime, etc.


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Re: New Site offers up some nice Civil War & other finds!

Some awsome finds they are in exceelent shape to be in the dirt that long looks like your coins have some value to them in $ range also but if you are like me your finds are your keeps and I never sell mine either. :icon_thumright:
 

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Wow ! What a great looking place to hunt with good finds already and excellent prospects for some great posts to come ! I sense something special from this site ! I can"t wait to see what it is ! MaineRelic
 

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Hill Billy said:
Great relics Josh, that field looks huge and would take weeks to cover.
Better hurry, Spring's a coming. :thumbsup:

Hill

Yep, my thought's EXACTLY about this field and spring. BTW, your avatar...so that's how Hillbilly girls from Kentucky roll huh? What part of Kentucky did you say you live in? :laughing7: ;D :wink: :wink:


steelheadwill said:
Beautiful 'US' Rosette!, Rare & Historic Find,
the SLQ is in great condition :hello2:
Great Post! Keep Pillaging ;D

Thanks SHW, I was surprised with the SLQ and got double lucky on the date and the condition. And you know I will continue the pillaging of the dirt :laughing7: (in a good way ;D)

jamesbibb said:
Super nice digs there josh WTG! Sweet rosette! And any SLQ with a date :icon_scratch: is worth yelling about especially a key date! :headbang: :headbang:

Yeah like I told Steelhead above, I just got double lucky with it being a key date and being in great condition...either one of those off and the coin is only worth $5 instead of near $100. Not what I was after but I'M DEFINITELY not upset with it! :occasion14:


Dixiedigger said:
Looks like your on to something big. New places are hard to find. Makes me want to get out and hunt this weekend. Congrats :thumbsup:
Thanks DixieD, yeah, it was time for another 'permission mission' and this one definitely turned out to be an 'ace in the hole'. :icon_thumleft: :wink:
 

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you wont ever forget that day.. nice job.
 

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CurbdiggerCarl57 said:
Been a long time since I've had a day of hunting like you had, and I can't even remember when I've dug a Standing.
Kudos!
Carl

Thanks Carl, I was definitely surprised when I saw the date on the Standing. :icon_thumleft: :wink:


MaineRelic said:
Wow ! What a great looking place to hunt with good finds already and excellent prospects for some great posts to come ! I sense something special from this site ! I can"t wait to see what it is ! MaineRelic
:icon_thumleft: :wink: There should be some more good finds there!
 

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Love a nice plowed field to play on, great job!!!
 

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Sweet! Love the Rosette
peanut
 

Re: New Site offers up some nice Civil War & other finds!

Great finds. Good luck in your next hunt there.
 

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