ShipWreck Coins & Confederate buckle

[dfallis1]

Started the weekend off at a well known beach with several shipwrecks off shore. More than likely a lot more that is undocumented. I went there after the first storm and recovered a KG II half penny. We figured after the fourth nor'easter it might be a good idea to check the sand conditions. At first I was disappointed, we didn't see much erosion just a few beach ponds. After swinging 3 hours only pulling out modern change we switched tactics and hit a hotspot of heavies. First signal my buddy got was semi-weak but deep, after removing 6 inches it became a screamer. Around 15 inches down was a 8 cob. We checked the surrounding area and I recovered a 1775 KG III half penny. I love these coins.


Day 2 we decided to go back to a private permission, one of our nasty iron infested Civ sites. All the rain and snow did good, there was a few surface finds. I mainly stayed in one little area working real slow through all the iron and burnt debri. I ended up with 2 clay marbles 1 glass, clay pipe broken, brass skeleton key, several buttons 2 eagles, a few 19th C. buckles and 1 suspender buckle. The best find of the day was this almost perfect Confederate Snake buckle. It was missing the keepers but I found one iron keeper just a few feet away. I am soo excited to add this beauty to the collection. This season is coming to a end quick. I have noticed some farms already being prepped for seeding. I had a blast with some good people. Thanks for looking GL & HH

 

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[Brendan75]

Hi, wow what a hunt with nice finds, those are awesome finds. Congrats

 

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[fastliketurtle]

Unless I'm at one of our honey holes I would say usually 1 out of 25 plugs is something good. I easily dig up to 100 holes each outing if not more depending how long of a day I put in. But there is times you get on a site and theres literally no trash and every target is a relic of some sort. Those are good days. Chase the iron then youll find the goods. Happy Hunting

Chase the iron... i like that logic. Thanks.

 

[dfallis1]

Chase the iron... i like that logic. Thanks.

I usually hunt in corn fields all types of farms. One of my permissions is over 300 acres with one modern house. So far I found three other house sites on the farm from 18th C. I say chase the iron because as you walk the fields the first good indication is a heavy iron patch. That's how these sites were discovered. Also use common sense, Hill tops, weird sink hole, river/creek access. If you say to yourself "This would be a perfect spot for a house" then check.

 

[Honest Samuel]

Good for you. If I am lucky I will not run into snakes. To snakes, people are free food and great tasting.

 

[dfallis1]

Very nice finds, I'll see ya down there next good NorEaster!

Thanks treblehunter. Sounds good to me. We would need a big storm. They should be down there with tractors pushing the sand back up the dunes. These last 4 NorEasters nearly leveled the dunes in some areas.