pa-dirt_nc-sand
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I had a youth soccer tournament out of town planned for Saturday/Sunday, so I knew my only real window to hunt would be early AM on Monday. The previous week I had been researching a big county park nearby that I have only been to once, with minimal luck, but it?s very close. Friday was a wash out out with steady constant rain, but I had an hour and wanted to check out my research on one old home site from the 1862 map and corresponding lidar imagery, no note of this home after 1870 map. Found a nice close parking spot, forded a flooded stream, then climbed a near vertical 30? mud cliff deer path. But at the top was the hole, chimney brick pile and stones surrounding it. The stone foundation was totally into and flattened around the surrounding area, normally there is a good portion of the foundation standing. So I had high hopes for Monday going through my mind all weekend.
Here are Monday?s finds.
Small cent is a 1857 Flying Eagle. Sorry pic needs to be viewed 90 degrees counter clockwise to see the date at the bottom.
Lots of pewter spoon fragments.
Not as many flat buttons as I would have thought, but the ground is very wet and full of iron. I need to go back when it dries out and I can hear the small targets better.
Three nice CW Eagle I?s also popped.
A couple of pewter doll house tea cups.
Some personal items. The arrow looking thing was found 2? from the circle pin, not sure if they were connected at one point.
This key was about 20? from the hole, not sure if it was from this homesite or contamination from nearby old neighborhood.
Here is the rest of the stuff.
I rarely find spots that are this loaded and virgin, here is my handful from the previous 2 hunts at a different part of town, more typical.
I think the round piece is that mystery ?E? token thingy people find and the markings on the ring are in the next pic, not sure how old it is.
Good luck out there!
Here are Monday?s finds.
Small cent is a 1857 Flying Eagle. Sorry pic needs to be viewed 90 degrees counter clockwise to see the date at the bottom.
Lots of pewter spoon fragments.
Not as many flat buttons as I would have thought, but the ground is very wet and full of iron. I need to go back when it dries out and I can hear the small targets better.
Three nice CW Eagle I?s also popped.
A couple of pewter doll house tea cups.
Some personal items. The arrow looking thing was found 2? from the circle pin, not sure if they were connected at one point.
This key was about 20? from the hole, not sure if it was from this homesite or contamination from nearby old neighborhood.
Here is the rest of the stuff.
I rarely find spots that are this loaded and virgin, here is my handful from the previous 2 hunts at a different part of town, more typical.
I think the round piece is that mystery ?E? token thingy people find and the markings on the ring are in the next pic, not sure how old it is.
Good luck out there!
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