Second year Seated Half Dime, braided hair, two more Belgium centimes. This spot has been almost all coins and buttons.

[RatherBeDigging]

This place has been a hot bed for coins and buttons. Some relics too.
Coin and button running total: 7 buttons, 12 1/4 coppers, 2 silvers, an 186_ shield nickel, a random 1950s wheaty and a President Taft token.

Been stopping sometimes for like 75 min after work until I run out of light. From research it looks like the home site was gone by 1876. Lot of the finds have clear fire damage. The spill of the two belgium centimes coins and little copper was melted together. Just like the first coin spill I found in here. This time I actually got the three coins apart. Unfortunately date side has little details. But given the age of the buttons that have come out and dateable coins it's pretty likely the Belgium centimes are king Leopold the first dating them 1833 to 1865. 1833 was first appearance of lion tablet reverse. 0 id on the little coin.

Little cut copper sounded like a pull tab. Or it's broken but looks intentional. No id on it.

Both buttons are a little burnt but can see whats left of extra rich on the back. Gilt at one time. Unsure on chunk of copper but it's old.


1838 large stars seated half dime is 😍 really sharp too. Sounded awful because there was a hot rock in the hole and I had sensitivity kinda high.

 

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[E-Trac-Ohio]

Killer finds - congrats !

 

[TomW244]

This place has been a hot bed for coins and buttons. Some relics too.
Coin and button running total: 7 buttons, 12 1/4 coppers, 2 silvers, an 186_ shield nickel, a random 1950s wheaty and a President Taft token.

Been stopping sometimes for like 75 min after work until I run out of light. From research it looks like the home site was gone by 1876. Lot of the finds have clear fire damage. The spill of the two belgium centimes coins and little copper was melted together. Just like the first coin spill I found in here. This time I actually got the three coins apart. Unfortunately date side has little details. But given the age of the buttons that have come out and dateable coins it's pretty likely the Belgium centimes are king Leopold the first dating them 1833 to 1865. 1833 was first appearance of lion tablet reverse. 0 id on the little coin.

Little cut copper sounded like a pull tab. Or it's broken but looks intentional. No id on it.

Both buttons are a little burnt but can see whats left of extra rich on the back. Gilt at one time. Unsure on chunk of copper but it's old.


1838 large stars seated half dime is 😍 really sharp too. Sounded awful because there was a hot rock in the hole and I had sensitivity kinda high.

Excellent hunting! Those are great finds, especially the seated dime. It is in amazing condition!

 

[Digger RJ]

This place has been a hot bed for coins and buttons. Some relics too.
Coin and button running total: 7 buttons, 12 1/4 coppers, 2 silvers, an 186_ shield nickel, a random 1950s wheaty and a President Taft token.

Been stopping sometimes for like 75 min after work until I run out of light. From research it looks like the home site was gone by 1876. Lot of the finds have clear fire damage. The spill of the two belgium centimes coins and little copper was melted together. Just like the first coin spill I found in here. This time I actually got the three coins apart. Unfortunately date side has little details. But given the age of the buttons that have come out and dateable coins it's pretty likely the Belgium centimes are king Leopold the first dating them 1833 to 1865. 1833 was first appearance of lion tablet reverse. 0 id on the little coin.

Little cut copper sounded like a pull tab. Or it's broken but looks intentional. No id on it.

Both buttons are a little burnt but can see whats left of extra rich on the back. Gilt at one time. Unsure on chunk of copper but it's old.


1838 large stars seated half dime is 😍 really sharp too. Sounded awful because there was a hot rock in the hole and I had sensitivity kinda high.

Very Nice!!!!! Congrats!!!!!

 

[mikefromIllinois]

Congrats on some nice oldies.

 

[RatherBeDigging]

Excellent hunting! Those are great finds, especially the seated dime. It is in amazing condition!

Thank you. It's been a great site. Surprised on the seated half dime condition give how slick the one real was. 0 idea on that big green spiral thing. Flower cuff button still has fabric in the shank.

 

[Silvermonkey]

Sites like this don't come around that often. Great bunch of finds! Work it hard and enjoy!

 

[RatherBeDigging]

Sites like this don't come around that often. Great bunch of finds! Work it hard and enjoy!

I've been driving past it for 10 years and when I got into detecting spring of 2020 figured it was probably no good and all fill. Finally gave it a shot late summer. It is a few inches of fill but with oversized coil and higher sensitivity you can get through it. Little emi there. Braided hair was a foot down. Seated was actually pretty shallow comparatively. Moral of story don't assume go give it a swing.

 

[oldmxrat]

Really great bunch of recoveries, congrats!

 

[scruggs]

Nice finds your making!

 

[Centsless Detecting]

Nice finds. Half dime looks great. What was the vdi for the half dime?

 

[RatherBeDigging]

Nice finds. Half dime looks great. What was the vdi for the half dime?

Thank you. Was out there one night this week and pulled an 1887 indian, a lock escutcheon and a door knob escutcheon. Half dime was in 21 to 23 range on equinox. It had a hot rock in hole so it was jumpy.