Part of my Trade Silver from the last few days.

[Ia.FurTrade]

Hunted last Friday, most of the day yesterday & about 4 hrs. this PM.
The "touch-mark" on the center triangle appears to be "JM". ( It"s upside down)
Got 23 pieces including cut scraps.
Also pictured is a small brass pendant with a blue stone.
Got alot of other stuff too & may post it later.
HH! Dale

 

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[Charmin]

Hunted last Friday, most of the day yesterday & about 4 hrs. this PM.
The "touch-mark" on the center triangle appears to be "JM". ( It"s upside down)
Got 23 pieces including cut scraps.
Also pictured is a small brass pendant with a blue stone.
Got alot of other stuff too & may post it later.
HH! Dale

That stuff is just BEAUTIFUL, Dale! After reading all your posts and looking at all the pictures of the stuff you find, my daughter is "enthralled" with the Fur Trade era and the French & Indian War! We bought a book called "Competitive Struggle-America's Western Trading Posts" that she is reading right now. Your posts make this era come alive ~~~kind regards, sandcreek4

 

[PA]

hi dale,

i love viewing trade silver like this. that site should produce some nice old coins. what kind of coins have you found there? go get more now.

henry

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

hi dale,

i love viewing trade silver like this. that site should produce some nice old coins. what kind of coins have you found there? go get more now.

henry

Henry, the only coins I know of found there were 1/2 & 1 Reales (3-5)
Dale

 

[A. Grignon]

Awesome finds, with that many coins and silver it should have been quite a busy area back in that time. Have any info on what was going on there? Dates? Just from what you have posted and the area I would guess it's a late historical period site, 1770 - 1820? Just a guess.
Keep working it and love the pics.

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Awesome finds, with that many coins and silver it should have been quite a busy area back in that time. Have any info on what was going on there? Dates? Just from what you have posted and the area I would guess it's a late historical period site, 1770 - 1820? Just a guess.
Keep working it and love the pics.

You sure know your Fur Trade!
You're "spot-on" with the dates! This was an Indian village approx. 1765-1820.
Thanx, Grignon! Dale

 

[PA]

hi dale,

id love to see some pictrues of the spanish reales. great finds

henry

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

Sorry, Henry...only know of where one of them is now, as I didn't find them! My hunting buddy has it.
HH! Dale

 

[silvercop]

love that old silver

 

[Tank69]

awsome finds

 

[Goldiver]

Great looking finds!

Steve

 

[Hardy]

Nice Finds bud, Would love to find Silver trade in a few days like that

 

[Rob (B.C.)]

That's some beautiful trade silver pieces!!!......I gotta get back out there and try to find some of that!

 

[relic reaper]

Thats a great silver haul, would be cooler to have the pieces as they looked before they were hacked but still incredible!! well done