SC finds (Charleston)

[bergie]

Hello All,

Maybe you saw my post on the main site (Today’s Finds) a couple weeks ago about my site by the Holiday Inn - Riverview. Sharing the exact location. Since I moved west I wanted to share it so others could go there and knowing detectorists I’m sure someone or more than one went there pretty quickly (I had found a 1721 French coin but there was more area to detect). Anyway, I asked that anyone who finds anything please PM me because I’m still curious about the site and would appreciate knowing. I also plan to post other east coast sites that have produced over the years. I haven’t heard, so want to assure you that if anyone finds anything, first of all it’s obviously yours or I wouldn’t have posted the location. I have a lifetime of great finds. Secondly, I won’t go posting about it - that’s up to you. I know how we detectorists can be about protecting a good site (and we are also good about sharing sites when appropriate). Bergie

 

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[Blak bart]

I went to your spot !! I hit the back grass strip that you mentioned....it was pretty good !! Got wheats and a silver quarter. Also got what I think is a pretty old flat button, maybe 1700s. Only had a few hours to hunt and was staying at the city docks across the river. I'll take some pics and post them. Thank you for the tip...I enjoyed it immensely !! I worked my way under the bridge and found a really nice blob top bottle. There was a tremendous amount of targets at the base of the bridge as I moved under and around to the west side of the bridge embankment. Found alot of pottery frags that date to 1830-40 !! Great potential there. If I could have crossed over the small creek to the island to the west I would have...it looks very promising !! Need a kyak though to get there. Local dock hand said to keep on the lookout for megalodon teeth. He has found big ones there. The little grass strip was good !!

 

[Blak bart]

Thank you bergie....I was only there overnight and that little hunt was great for my freetime !!

 

[Blak bart]

As I never know when I'll be in chalrston I'm perfectly fine letting the peeps here in on it. Hope someone can cover it more thoroughly and get some of the goodies I suspect are hiding there !! Good luck and happy hunting peeps.

 

[Blak bart]

After that flat button I was fired up....it confirmed to me what you were saying, and every target after that I was dreaming of 1700s coins and relics. I dont doubt there are some more great coins and relics there. Maybe next time I'll be graced with a coin like you found.

 

[Blak bart]

The finds in total from 2 1/2 hour hunt.
The clad

The silver and wheats ( 2 wheats are missing in my luggage) they'll shake out of my clothes I'm sure.


The bottle from Massachusetts found under the bridge.....cant find much info.

The relics. Silver plated pickle fork, flat button, musical instrument reed plate and other what's its ??

The flat button that got me excited. Not sure on age....it has faint spiral lines radiating from the center and was probably gilded at one time. Be great if someone has a date range ? There was an old hinge strap, bullets, a cool VW emblem and a crumpled copper something that looked to have some decorative elements to it ? A pretty busy hunt for the short time there !! dated the pottery shard to 1840 ish crumpled copper something and possible lead bale seal....theres some kind of faint symbol or image on it.....but it's pretty far gone if it's a bale seal.

 

[RTR]

Charleston, a perfect place to weather a hurricane in the old days

 

[Blak bart]

Roger...its a perfect place to metal detect after a hurricane too !! So much history in that town weathering out of the shifting sands !!