BTV Digger
Sr. Member
- Joined
- Jul 24, 2014
- Messages
- 365
- Reaction score
- 1,011
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- Location
- Northern VT
- Detector(s) used
- AT-Pro; Fisher F2; Tesoro Silver UMax
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
Hi all. Spent the late morning and afternoon down on the shores of Lake Champlain this past Sunday with a good friend at a permission site that's very, very old by VT standards. Early French occupation began in the early to mid 1700s, with some of the first VT homesteads in the Champlain Valley following by the later 1700s. Didn't find anything French, but did pull one of my better Draped Bust LCs over the past few years (1805, standard strike) and a very intriguing medallion possibly made of pewter. It's a Beehive Medallion from the late 1700s/early 1800s. These were often given to school children for well done, hard work. The beehive motif was very popular in early America, the bee colony symbolizing how the ethics of hard work and community service lead to a successful life. I'm very happy I dug it, despite its worn condition. I also dug other standard New England fare including a few tombac buttons, two barrel tap key bows and a pewter spoon bowl among a few other doo-dads. Thanks for looking and good luck out there!
John
John
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and that token is awfully nice! 
