Seated..& relics

[prolab69]

This was my 2nd trip to this field site. 1st trip I didnt have my camera so I couldnt capture the sweet 07 barber half i pulled out of here, I also found 6 crotals/pedal bells and 9 buttons, one being a rev war riflemans on my first trip. Today was no different as far as luck goes here. I paced very very slow in the field between the barn and house foundations and walked away with some fabulous items. Im kinda curious about the US SCOUT emblem, so if anyone can chime in about its use,...that would be great. found a nice worn doun to nothing 1876 seated dime and 4 indians, the oldest being 1868. also found 2 intact dinner style bells today. the bull durham steer was probably from ciggs, also a little decrative container, for stamps im guessing. maybe ill get back there over the wknd, enjoy the pics,
Pro-

 

[winslow]

Wow! That's an excellent site. Congrats on the finds. That silver decorative container is really a nice cool relic.

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

I will take a stab in the dark and say that the silver decorative container is actually a match safe. Love the Seated Dime! Nice haul of relics too!


VPR

 

[Wldbil]

Great pics of the area... Congrats on the finds!!!

 

[Ground Inspector]

Nice coins!

 

[Gunrunner61]

Man! now theres a site that needs to be Hammered!......Killer finds, I found one o'those Bull Durham tobaccy bag fobs meself years ago.................................HH

 

[prolab69]

ok, so I got a little curious, the silver container IS actually for stamps.....theres a few inside it, the top one says, 1 cent FRANKLIN,

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

ok, so I got a little curious, the silver container IS actually for stamps.....theres a few inside it, the top one says, 1 cent FRANKLIN,

I guess that rules out the match safe idea How cool is that to actually still have remnants of the stamps still inside!

VPR

 

[FoundInNC]

Is the silver case hallmarked? I think it is very cool. I wonder what the bells beside the croatals were for? The Bull Durham tag was from a cigarette company in Durham, NC.

 

[prolab69]

Yes, it is silver. here is a close-up of the hallmark, the stamp seems to be a 1923 1cent.

 

[dougofpa]

Awesome finds....a site that you really need to get back to and hit again and again and then hit one more time....it's going to produce

 

[detectahead]

That is one killer looking place! Great pics and even greater finds! Congrats buddy! Show us more when you find it

 

[prolab69]

Yeah, today was my 2nd time there. Im pretty sure it hasnt been hit hard yet, usually I find piles of iron next to trees from previous hunters, there is no evidence of that here, its all still in the ground. So, as i remove more scrap, better signals should show up. All copper, brass and lead goes in my pouch for the scrap man, everything here read over 8inches deep.

 

[Tnmountains]

What a great site. You are getting to the good stuff. That US Scout emblem could possibly be from the Indian wars. Here is a different style on gun brokers
Original Indian War US INDIAN SCOUT Brass Insignia : Badges & Insignias at GunBroker.com
Nice hunt and that stamp in their really nails a time period on that piece..
HH
TnMtns

 

[CASPER-2]

Nice haul

 

[BobinSouthVA]

Wow that looks like a great site.

 

[IAMZIM]

Nice finds! I have found one of those "Bull Durham" pendants, the back says "14k plated", stupid plated stuff lol!

 

[sonofadigger]

nice finds whats the history of that field old park or homesite?

 

[Trezurehunter]

Great finds, & it looks to be a beautiful site to hunt

 

[Digginbingo]

Nice finds. I havent been out in a while.... but after seeing this im going out tomorrow! Keep at it and good luck.