Old Homesite Hunt

camb1 · Dec 25, 2010

Got off early thursday to do a little detecting with my buddy Tommyboy72. We were out driving on some old fire trails that we had gotten perrmisson to detect. I knew of a area that might have been a old homesite. So we walked off into the woods a little and to our surprize there was trash scattered around that was treasure to us. Old mason jars and other things that were collectable laying everywhere. We started swinging away and after awhile we had came up with several wheaties. I got a nice signal next to a old cedar tree, so I dug out a plug and swung over the hole and nothing. I then got out my pinpointer and search the hole and got a signal way down in hole just to the side. I then reached in with my hand and pulled out a large silver coin that got my heart going. We had to leave due to it getting dark so soon. I hate winter. Here is pictures of coin. Thanks for looking.

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 25, 2010

I wonder how something as "recent" as that coin could have
made it out in the woods of Illinois and be down so deep?! :icon_scratch:

camb1 · Dec 25, 2010

Antiquarian said:
I wonder how something as "recent" as that coin could have
made it out in the woods of Illinois and be down so deep?!

I was thinking it might had been a souvenir of a WWII Veteran.

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 25, 2010

camb1 said:
Antiquarian said:

I wonder how something as "recent" as that coin could have
made it out in the woods of Illinois and be down so deep?!

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I was thinking it might had been a souvenir of a WWII Veteran.

That's likely the most probable scenario. :icon_thumright:

tommyboy72 · Dec 26, 2010

Awesome Find Camb1 !!! Glad I was there to see you find it! Can't wait till this snow is gone so we can go back and find the rest of the goodies! LOL!!!

camb1 · Dec 26, 2010

tommyboy72 said:
Awesome Find Camb1 !!! Glad I was there to see you find it! Can't wait till this snow is gone so we can go back and find the rest of the goodies! LOL!!!

Sounds good to me. Guess I better get me a new GPS to put in those locations since road was moved several years back.

Joe Hoo? · Dec 28, 2010

camb1 said:
tommyboy72 said:

Awesome Find Camb1 !!! Glad I was there to see you find it! Can't wait till this snow is gone so we can go back and find the rest of the goodies! LOL!!!

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Sounds good to me. Guess I better get me a new GPS to put in those locations since road was moved several years back.

GREAT FIND! just make sure you do not settle for a cheap GPS WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR PURCHASE... i went to overstock.com 2 yrs ago and got a TOM TOM WITH ALL THE NOOKS AND CRANNYS for a great price, i had 2 choices.. a GARMIN, or TOM TOM... i went with the tom tom and i am very satisfied with my purchase... also wanted to let you know i was at a old homestead built in 1875 yesterday found 15 sterling spoons black as coal... i am very cautious about my finds and what i post, i am presently working on cleaning these spoons there soaking in lemon juice and i also am doing a lil cleaning with a toothbrush and flouride toothpaste... the property belongs to a Centralia police officer, he said anything i find is all mines... because he just bought the land and they will be building there future home there starting this spring, i live in one of his houses, it was built in 1897, i just moved in here may 2010... i have a half a block of property... 3 car garage and a big lot enough to put 3 houses on... i will be scouring the land when the weather gets warmer... if you would like to see the spoons give me a day to clean them a lil better i will send ya some pics... :headbang:

HH

camb1 · Dec 28, 2010

Hello WishBone, I mean Joe Hoo. Thanks for comments and info.

Joe Hoo? · Dec 29, 2010

camb1 said:
Hello WishBone, I mean Joe Hoo. Thanks for comments and info.

Ur welcome my friend.. went back out yesterday found 2 more spoons am very curious why no forks knives etc also found a old victorian style pendent sterling silver with some green stones and also the chain is sterling and also black as coal after further examing spoons they have a date of 1910 0n them with the manufacturers name ( WM Rogers AND SONS PATENTED NOV 3 1910) Been told they were the high end stuff back in the day only the wealthy could afford.. HH :headbang:

Joe Hoo? · Dec 29, 2010

tommyboy72 said:
Awesome Find Camb1 !!! Glad I was there to see you find it! Can't wait till this snow is gone so we can go back and find the rest of the goodies! LOL!!!

you may get your chance today thursday and friday i hear friday its gonna be 60 then back to the cold saturday....

Steve in PA · Dec 29, 2010

I can't remember the last time I saw a holed Rupee - LOL :laughing7:

Twin Digger · Dec 29, 2010

Happy Holidays! We got a lot of snow early and had to putaway the locator to soon. I guess it is time for a vacation for some beach hunting.

camb1 · Dec 29, 2010

Twin Digger said:
Happy Holidays! We got a lot of snow early and had to putaway the locator to soon. I guess it is time for a vacation for some beach hunting.

I am heading to Florida in March during spring break.

Joe Hoo? · Dec 30, 2010

After 2 days of cleaning here are the results... i also found some more spoons, which brings my total to 21 heres a pic of the first 16.... can not figure out why no knives and forks etc... also working on cleaning a pendant and chain and a bracelet that is also silver.....

Joe Hoo? · Dec 30, 2010

back side pic of spoons........ HH :headbang:

Digger62918 · Jan 1, 2011

Nice piece of silver you found there. It looks like its a fairly big coin? If you get some free time soon and want to get out let me know, I'd like to get out and some detecting with you. Congrats on the cool find!