Nice 1863 fatty, small coin spill, and a bit more

[lenmac65]

I hit the woods near a former home site for a couple hours yesterday. There was a home there at least as early as the mid-1850s, and disappeared by about 1920. The area is very difficult to detect, as it is so overgrown and the ground is noisy with trash and iron. There are also old rusty items strategically placed on logs and stone walls, suggesting that other detectorists have hit the area on occasion as well. Nonetheless, I managed to find my first fatty Indian Head penny, an 1863 coin in fairly decent shape, at least the obverse. A few feet away, I dug what I think is a pocket watch, though it seems sort of small – perhaps a locket? If anyone has any ideas about possible age, I would love to hear it. The other coins were all found in the same hole closer to the road, which I suspect is a hunter’s coin spill. The Wheats are 1918, 1920, and 1926, while the Mercury is 1935. The final find was a large flat button closer to where the home was located. However, this button is very lightweight and has a lip to it, so I am not convinced it is a 1700’s button despite its size. Could this be a more modern two-piece button or something else, or could this in fact be a 1700’s button? I found a 1700’s shoe buckle here several weeks ago, so I suppose anything is possible. Any insights would be most appreciated. Happy hunting. Hope you are all staying cool and safe.

 

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[Professor of Engineering]

Nice looking IH cent!

 

[mddavis3]

Great finds!

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

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[40 Rounds]

The pocket watch may be exactly that but a women's size. Pocket watches came in varying sizes with 18 being the largest. They descended size 16, 14 etc until reaching a size of "0". Men traditionally carried 18-14, after that the smaller sizes were considered women sizes. I would recommend measuring the diameter of the pocket watch frame and then finding a site about pocket watches and it could likely give you the approximate size you found. Sweet Indian btw

 

[Silvermonkey]

That's a very nice collection of finds. Those fatty IHP's don't come along too often ( at least for me), so worthy of a celebration. Congrats!

 

[lenmac65]

The pocket watch may be exactly that but a women's size. Pocket watches came in varying sizes with 18 being the largest. They descended size 16, 14 etc until reaching a size of "0". Men traditionally carried 18-14, after that the smaller sizes were considered women sizes. I would recommend measuring the diameter of the pocket watch frame and then finding a site about pocket watches and it could likely give you the approximate size you found. Sweet Indian btw

Thanks for the info and advice. I don't often find watches, and don't know much about them. Appreciate the tips.