Recent Finds...1857 Flying Eagle + More!!

[grasshopper]

These finds are from a few different places I've detected recently. Still getting used to the Deus - I've been going back to a few places I've hunted before.

First is the nice gold plated button with a very legible backmark, and the 1963 dog tag. Those were found at an 1830s house I've detected 2 or 3 times in the past.

The next few finds were from a yard I recently secured permission to detect, from about 1820. I know for a fact someone else has detected before (and found some good stuff) but wanted to see if he missed anything. Sure enough, I dug an 1857 flying eagle in the front yard (my second one!) in fairly decent condition. I was pretty happy with that. Also came across a flat button and a silver war nickel, and a wooden pocketknife.

Finally, I've been going back to a house site...not sure how old. I've been turning up bricks and some old pottery, so I think the site has some age to it. Nothing too great here, got an older padlock and another flat button..Has a nice script backmark....BEST STRONG and STAND in small letters.

Thanks for looking!

 

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[kingskid1611]

Wow! Congrats on the good loot. Love that flying eagle. Good Stuff

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Awesome old recoveries! The Flying Eagle cent is a great find! Congratulations.

 

[vaquero44]

nice flying eagle I've found one myself but very rough.........congrats!

 

[basque-man]

Very nice. Looks like your FE will clean up nicely. Congrats!!!!

 

[qaela4]

Nice Eagle, like that padlock as well.

 

[grasshopper]

Thanks all. Not sure how much more I'll be able to clean the flying eagle, it's pretty corroded. I tend to like leaving a little dirt on coppers to bring out the details.

 

[Honest Samuel]

I agree with all above great comments. Great finds, be careful cleaning coins worth more the face value.

 

[Vino]

Nice finds.. Love the fly Eagle.
Glad your enjoying the Deus.
Keep putting the time in, you wouldn't be disappointed.
George

 

[JeffInMass]

Congrats on the excellent finds! That Flying eagle is in really good shape- don't see them looking like that very often.

-- Jeff --

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

A few great finds there! Congrats!

 

[nsdq]

sweet diggins

 

[against the wind]

You had a great hunt.
That Flying Eagle is in really good shape.
If I find a way to silence all these steel bottle caps,
I will use my Deus more often.

 

[sutphin]

GAVE MY NEPHEW A 57 THAT I HAD AND DANG THERE GRASSPOPPER THE BUTTONS ARE REALLY SWEET . CANT MAKE OUT WHAT THE OLD ENGLISH SCRIPT SAYS BUT MAN YOU GOT SOME NICE FINDS ...

 

[grasshopper]

GAVE MY NEPHEW A 57 THAT I HAD AND DANG THERE GRASSPOPPER THE BUTTONS ARE REALLY SWEET . CANT MAKE OUT WHAT THE OLD ENGLISH SCRIPT SAYS BUT MAN YOU GOT SOME NICE FINDS ...

Thanks...the script part says BEST and STRONG and then it says stand underneath

 

[Scrappy]

Nice eagle. I'm jealous...my yard sucks and I've never found anything

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Great finds! Nice Flying Eagle... and flat buttons are always fun to dig. I've dug two FE's and no Fatty IHPs... somethings wrong with that. ha I just got a Deus last week and took it out this weekend for the first time. Its different, but I think I'm going to like it a lot. I also used a V3i for a couple years and I like how much simpler the Deus is... but you still have a lot of options.

 

[grasshopper]

Great finds! Nice Flying Eagle... and flat buttons are always fun to dig. I've dug two FE's and no Fatty IHPs... somethings wrong with that. ha I just got a Deus last week and took it out this weekend for the first time. Its different, but I think I'm going to like it a lot. I also used a V3i for a couple years and I like how much simpler the Deus is... but you still have a lot of options.

I also switched from the v3i to the deus. I have to admit there were some things I liked better about the v3i but do appreciate the simplicity and weight of the deus. Feel like I really need to keep working with it to get some more depth on coins and such...

 

[Dirtwisher]

You had a great hunt.
That Flying Eagle is in really good shape.
If I find a way to silence all these steel bottle caps,
I will use my Deus more often.

A few folks have suggested creating a program immediately next to the one you're using but change the frequency. Make the whole program identical to the first but make the second one with 4 kH instead of 11.7 or 17.8. Good stuff always has a drop in VDI with drop in frequency, but iron garbage goes the other way (stays high or goes even higher). Metaldetectingworld.com has a full chart on the Deus with over 100 items and their VDIs to show what happens in all 4 frequencies. I know it really got me thinking, so now I check the signal in 4 kH.