Steve in PA
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- Jul 5, 2010
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- Fisher F75, XP Deus, Equinox 600, Fisher 1270
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I have been hunting around the site of a mid 19[SUP]th[/SUP] to mid 20[SUP]th[/SUP] century house site and not really finding too much worthwhile besides a merc and a barber dime and few wheats and Indian Heads. Now with all the crops surrounding the site harvested, I decided to explore the surrounding fields and see if I could locate an earlier site. I was working along a spring gutter when I got a decent signal and saw roundness.
Turned out to be a KG III. That was followed by a large caliber musketball, a button, shoe buckle fragment, and two more coppers. One of the coppers was a toasted Virginia halfpenny, and the other one I’m not sure about. I had to cut the hunt short due to rain and Thanksgiving dinner at my parents. The spot was a little weird because there was no pottery or iron, although there were plenty of hot rocks. I felt like I was not on the main concentration. Here are the better finds from Thanksgiving.
The next day I went back looking for the main house site. I continued to follow the spring gutter. About 100 yards from where I was the previous day, I dug a piece of pewter spoon bowl, then a shield shaped leather strap tippet. Next signal was a solid and shallow 96 on the Deus. A couple inches down was more roundness.
Turned out to be a Liberty Cap Large Cent with lettered edge “one hundred for a dollar”, my first one of these. I concentrated on this area, one row of corn stubble at a time. I ended up with two more coppers, one being a decent KG III, and the other a well worn Connecticut. Here is the take from day two.
Here are the coins from both days.
Here are both day’s finds together.
Unfortunately deer hunting season started and I will have to stay away for a while. I'm really looking forward to hitting this place after the spring plowing when I won't have to deal with the corn stubble. Thanks for looking and good luck if you get out
Turned out to be a KG III. That was followed by a large caliber musketball, a button, shoe buckle fragment, and two more coppers. One of the coppers was a toasted Virginia halfpenny, and the other one I’m not sure about. I had to cut the hunt short due to rain and Thanksgiving dinner at my parents. The spot was a little weird because there was no pottery or iron, although there were plenty of hot rocks. I felt like I was not on the main concentration. Here are the better finds from Thanksgiving.
The next day I went back looking for the main house site. I continued to follow the spring gutter. About 100 yards from where I was the previous day, I dug a piece of pewter spoon bowl, then a shield shaped leather strap tippet. Next signal was a solid and shallow 96 on the Deus. A couple inches down was more roundness.
Turned out to be a Liberty Cap Large Cent with lettered edge “one hundred for a dollar”, my first one of these. I concentrated on this area, one row of corn stubble at a time. I ended up with two more coppers, one being a decent KG III, and the other a well worn Connecticut. Here is the take from day two.
Here are the coins from both days.
Here are both day’s finds together.
Unfortunately deer hunting season started and I will have to stay away for a while. I'm really looking forward to hitting this place after the spring plowing when I won't have to deal with the corn stubble. Thanks for looking and good luck if you get out
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Hopefully a lot more to be found after hunting ends.
