Brendan M.
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- Apr 14, 2006
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Hooray for spring!
I recently took some time during a rainy spell to do some more research before the sunny weather returned, and managed to locate the site of an old picnic grove heavily used from the 1880s onward. Without giving away too much, let me say that not much about it has changed since its heyday, so upon arrival at the first of my two trips there this week I got pretty excited to start digging, right from the get-go. I could tell it was going to be a spot I'd be haunting for who knows how long.
I only had about an hour the first evening, so I just did a quick scan of the grounds near some former outbuildings, and immediately started making finds. One particularly hot spot yielded a 1918 Mercury Dime and four Wheaties, plus an antique keyhole plate, all in a small area, but the sun was going down and the black flies were biting, so I headed home after that initial "scout" convinced there was much more awaiting.
The anticipation was killing me, so by last Sunday afternoon I had to go back. With about three solid hours on my hands, I set to work again, this time hitting a large open field that I could imagine hosting large groups back in the day. Again, right away the quality targets started coming, but the finds were even better than I'd hoped.
Right after digging a 1906 Indian Head Penny, I hit another dime-type signal, and saw the tiniest sliver of silver in the plug. As it emerged I realized I had found a 3-cent piece, or "Trime." My first! (After taking a closer look at home, I determined it to be an 1852. The date is rough, but the '2' is clear and the pattern is of the original, pre-1854 variety). Even though I wanted to do a happy dance and head home right there, I kept digging.
The next couple of hours yielded a bunch of other nice finds, including a gorgeous 1951 Franklin Half Dollar (!!), another Indian Head Penny (1905), another five Wheaties, a game token, a lead bag seal with the wire still attached, a really nice old Army coat button, and an ornate gilded whatsit that my wife thinks might be part of an old perfume bottle (see pic).
Needless to say, I will be returning there. Stay tuned!
--Brendan
I recently took some time during a rainy spell to do some more research before the sunny weather returned, and managed to locate the site of an old picnic grove heavily used from the 1880s onward. Without giving away too much, let me say that not much about it has changed since its heyday, so upon arrival at the first of my two trips there this week I got pretty excited to start digging, right from the get-go. I could tell it was going to be a spot I'd be haunting for who knows how long.
I only had about an hour the first evening, so I just did a quick scan of the grounds near some former outbuildings, and immediately started making finds. One particularly hot spot yielded a 1918 Mercury Dime and four Wheaties, plus an antique keyhole plate, all in a small area, but the sun was going down and the black flies were biting, so I headed home after that initial "scout" convinced there was much more awaiting.
The anticipation was killing me, so by last Sunday afternoon I had to go back. With about three solid hours on my hands, I set to work again, this time hitting a large open field that I could imagine hosting large groups back in the day. Again, right away the quality targets started coming, but the finds were even better than I'd hoped.
Right after digging a 1906 Indian Head Penny, I hit another dime-type signal, and saw the tiniest sliver of silver in the plug. As it emerged I realized I had found a 3-cent piece, or "Trime." My first! (After taking a closer look at home, I determined it to be an 1852. The date is rough, but the '2' is clear and the pattern is of the original, pre-1854 variety). Even though I wanted to do a happy dance and head home right there, I kept digging.
The next couple of hours yielded a bunch of other nice finds, including a gorgeous 1951 Franklin Half Dollar (!!), another Indian Head Penny (1905), another five Wheaties, a game token, a lead bag seal with the wire still attached, a really nice old Army coat button, and an ornate gilded whatsit that my wife thinks might be part of an old perfume bottle (see pic).
Needless to say, I will be returning there. Stay tuned!
--Brendan
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