Old Site + Turned Soil = New Finds!

ANTIQUARIAN · May 11, 2016

I found this old homestead site late last year by researching 1878 maps of my area. I hunted it last fall for a couple of weeks after the corn came off, but found it a major challenge swinging the coil due to the cornstalks. Not much was found at that time and I just knew this site must have more treasures yet to be found. I've been anxiously waiting for the soil to be turned, so when I drove by yesterday and saw this was done I hit it for 3hrs. :thumbsup:

My first find was made within 5mins and it was an 1864 Indian Head Penny :hello2:

, after that the finds came fast a furious! When I got a solid 92 – 93 on the Deus, I just knew it had to be silver. All I could say when I flipped over the plug was… “Please let it be a Vickie”? Unfortunately, it turned out to be her great-grandson, a 1942 Quarter :laughing7:

. All I can say is that, “Sometimes the ‘eyeball finds’ turn out to be almost as good as the detector finds” and this was certainly the case yesterday!

Thanks very much for looking,
Dave

ANTIQUARIAN · May 13, 2016

trapperart said:
Congrats on some nice finds and post

Thanks very much for your post! :thumbsup:

Dave

Tommy G said:
Congrats on some nice finds. Personally, I get a lot of satisfaction from finding old sites shown on maps like that - then validating it with the finds. Nice job.

I hear you Tommy! :occasion14:

Once I get onto the site I usually start with a field walk, this way I can see the spread of the pottery and glass.
Dave

digging440yrs said:
Cool ! Amazing the ink bottle is still unbroken in a plowed corn field

I still can't believe it survived as well! :icon_scratch:

I think it must be because it's round, small & thick... just like my dog! :laughing7:

Dave

scruggs said:
Nice field you got to hunt = very nice finds you made!

Thank you for your post scruggs! :occasion14:

Best of luck to you,
Dave

CoilyGirl said:
You post some beautiful well detailed pictures. Great hunt you had there! It's always amazing to me what cornfields plowed over the years can turn up. The button with the birds on it is really pretty.

I love finding these 'sporting' buttons, actually I love finding any kind of button with a design on it. :thumbsup:

As far as the pics go, if you're going to post 3, it's just as easy to post 13! :laughing7:

Best of luck to you CoilyGirl,
Dave

david680 said:
That's a heck of a nice haul. Beautiful IHC, and I really love the Bank of Upper Canada token. The ink is just icing on the cake.

Thank you for your post David! :thumbsup:

Some people might find not like finding everyday relics like these, but it gives me a better understanding of the folks that lived here 100+ years ago.
Dave

Steve in PA said:
Nice digs Dave. That is a beautiful IP. The stoneware inkwell is a great find as well. Looks like you have at least a couple more chances to hit that spot before it's planted.

Hi Steve!

Good to see you again my friend, hope you're having a great year so far!

I did get back here again yesterday, the finds weren't quite as plentiful, but interesting just the same.
I'll post this later today,
Dave

Garrett424 said:
Nice hunt. Congrats on all of your cool finds.

You had great instincts on that site and it paid off. It's funny how one day you can get nothing and then go back and kill it at the same exact site.
The ground is always changing and so are we. Sometimes I can do much better when I get into "the zone" and things just begin to appear. Funny how that works.

Thanks very much for your post Garrett! :occasion14:

I hear you about "getting into the zone", this is exactly how I felt on Wednesday.
I only started using my new XP Deus in late March and it's definitely been a challenge to learn it's language! :laughing7:

But getting onto this site and finally digging some interesting keepers, tells me that the Deus is certainly a keeper! :thumbsup:

Dave

J.Cache said:
Great looking stuff there Dave, your research paid off. Hopefully there's some big fat silvers hanging around there for you!

Thanks very much J.
As you well know, these older homestead sites rarely turn up silvers, as these people were farmers and likely didn't have much money.
So, just finding LC's in any quantity is very gratifying to me! :thumbsup:

Take care buddy,
Dave