Ponchatoula finds...

[ACE250]

Found these in a strawberry field......

the ring is 14 K...... keep hunting guys its out there......

 

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[Cajunme]

what is the backmark? sometimes quality beats quantity. Great finds!

 

[Juanmoretime]

Nice button you found there. Good job!!! The ring is okay too but I like buttons more! Lol!

Steve

 

[wildrider]

Nice.
I like the button better than the ring.

 

[River Rat]

Those are some terrific finds, Ace. I hunted around my brother's strawberry field, which dates back to the 20's/30's when my grandpa raised berries. Didn't find anything like what you found, but it was fun finding some older farm tools lost over the years.

RR

 

[ACE250]

what is the backmark? sometimes quality beats quantity. Great finds!

All I can read off the backmark is scoville mfg co. from what I can read.....

 

[ACE250]

And thanks for the Kudos guys and gals... these are the only things that gave me a signal besides a few nails....I almost did not dig the gold ring ( pulltab signal ) but decided to dig it anyway it was only one out there...... I am glad I did now...


We will be hunting a plantation this week end I hope the weather holds up...... I will try to remember to bring my camera and post some pics...... Wish me luck guys ...

ACE....

 

[ACE250]

Those are some terrific finds, Ace. I hunted around my brother's strawberry field, which dates back to the 20's/30's when my grandpa raised berries. Didn't find anything like what you found, but it was fun finding some older farm tools lost over the years.

RR

I have found some interesting things about the little ACE250 in some places that i hunt that have a lot of Iron in the soil...... I missed a lot of the really good small targets....... So i have been going over my sites with one of my other detectors and have been finding some good stuff that I have looked over.... I don't know if you tried this RR or not ? you will be surprised....


ACE...

 

[Pimp Lenin]

I hunted around my brother's strawberry field, which dates back to the 20's/30's when my grandpa raised berries.

I bet my great-grandpa knew your grandpa. He was a strawberry farmer too in Madisonville the 20's and 30's.

 

[ACE250]

Well no one wished me any luck and I had none ... but I had lots of fun talking and hunting with friends



Here are some of the finds

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

what is the backmark? sometimes quality beats quantity. Great finds!

All I can read off the backmark is scoville mfg co. from what I can read.....

http://www.relicman.com/BackmarkScovillMfg.htm

Could it be the Louisiana State Seal?

 

[Juanmoretime]

You had no luck?? Man, I would hate to see what you would find if you had luck!!!! Lol!
Steve

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

better link. http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache...a+state+seal+button"&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

You may have a $200 - $2000 button depending on type and condition. Nice find.
http://www.picketpost.com/csstates.htm

IMPORTANT: DO NOT CLEAN until you do some research on preservation. You could ruin the value. A good reference is by "Buckleboy" on cleaning buttons in our cleaning and preservation section but I cant seem to find it.

 

[ACE250]

You had no luck?? Man, I would hate to see what you would find if you had luck!!!! Lol!
Steve

Unfortunately the pic with the flag bandanna is mine...... I had trouble with one of my detectors and had to use a backup i will bring three machines next time.....lol

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Also looks like you may have found a scabbard tip.

 

[ACE250]

better link. http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache...a+state+seal+button"&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

You may have a $400 - $2000 button depending on type and condition. Nice find.
http://www.picketpost.com/csstates.htm

IMPORTANT: DO NOT CLEAN until you do some research on preservation. You could ruin the value. A good reference is by "Buckles" on cleaning buttons in our cleaning and preservation section.

Thanks bigcypresshunter I had no idea .... sad to say mine is in two pieces but was surprised when i found it. to me it is a nice piece of La history to pas on to my Grandkids ..... I wonder if there are any more there ?

 

[ACE250]

Also looks like you may have found a scabbard tip.

might be made in the field its made of lead...

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Also looks like you may have found a scabbard tip.

might be made in the field its made of lead...

oh i thought it was copper.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Well no one wished me any luck and I had none ... but I had lots of fun talking and hunting with friends



Here are some of the finds

No Luck!!!


That's a piece of a mid-1800s SWORD! Unless the "no luck" line was meant in jest, I wanted to bump this up to make sure the finder knew what this item was.

 

[BuckleBoy]

bump. See reply above.