Old Silver and Civil War

[BuckleBoy]

Hello All,

This video is two hunts.



On Day 1, we got out and scouted some turn rows in the cane fields. I lucked upon two silvers--a war nickel and (surprise!) an 1853-O Half Dime in the turn row!



That was about it for the day. High hopes, but was mainly a bust.

The next day we got out in a new area I'd done some research on. Got permission for a field that just "looked good," and Shang and I walked out there. First off I dug a piece of old white lead. I said "lets hunt around here." The very next signal was a minieball!



Gotta love that camp ESP!

Then we kept digging melted lead and bullets until we ran out of the patch. Turning back I got a pewter piece that might be a pommel of some sort. Has feather like design on it. Any ideas? (See the last "group finds" photo below)


Shang dug a button from a shoulder scale, which is the first one we've dug down here (I've dug some of them in Virginia before). As soon as he said he had a guitar tuner shaped thing I knew what it was

The sun got low in the sky and he had to leave and I made a big loop around the site in a hasty exploration. I dug a tiny piece of decorative silver, then I got back to where I'd started and dug two pieces of can. The third signal locked in around 60 on my F75 and to my shock and surprise I was looking at Spanish Silver in the plug!



It was an 1810 Half Real!

Day 1 Finds:





Day 2 Finds:

Shang's finds:



My Finds:





Happy Hunting,



The CaneField Bandits

 

[BuckleBoy]

You guys put in the work and it is paying off . Congrats on some nice old silver.

Many thanks!

 

[BuckleBoy]

You find half dimes like I find mercs..... outstanding digs my man

Thx so much Dave! We do our best to get the old stuff!

 

[cambria09]

Hello BuckleBoy. Nice finds and vid...thanks for the post...I enjoyed it. Good Luck out there. C9

 

[WaterScoop]

Amazing finds, CONGRATULATIONS!

What is the square ruler you have around your coins called and where would I be able to purchase one

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I love seeing your hunts and awesome results you are a great inspiration

 

[BuckleBoy]

Amazing finds, CONGRATULATIONS!

What is the square ruler you have around your coins called and where would I be able to purchase one

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I love seeing your hunts and awesome results you are a great inspiration

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hi there! It’s a folding pocket magnifier. I believe the magnification 30x it maybe it’s 10x but honestly I bought it so long ago I don’t remember. Here’s a similar one.



https://m.dhgate.com/product/folding-30x-magnifier-magnifying-glass-with/124505799.html#pd-100

When taking photos I put the camera lens right on the lens of the magnifier. Works great.

FYI stay away from the physically larger sized ones of these. I bought a second one that was about four inches square (as opposed to the one I currently have which is around 2” square) and it hardly magnified and was unwieldy and the shape of the lens meant I couldn’t put the camera on it without distorting. Maybe that was a lower magnification version.

 

[WaterScoop]

Thank you for your awesome input BuckleBoy especially the tip on the larger version.

This is one of the many reasons I become a member on TNet. How much time and money does one save from the input given by its many awesome member’s hands on experience.

As I got older I realized how naive I was in my younger years where at 18 I thought I knew everything. Now in my later years I learned to value knowledge and research. That stich in time does save nine.

My favorite quote of all time is a quote from Socrates :



Cheers to you and thank you again BuckleBoy

 

[The Rebel]

Nice job nabbing those keepers!