Shoreline Relic Time Capsule- Rev War to 1903 Barber Silver

[Patriot Relics]

Hey guys,

Gheenoe78 and I got out on the water early and hit a shoreline site that bordered an 18th century plantation. This site was definitely a mix of highs and lows...the lows being the knee deep mud Gheenoe78 sunk into, nearly losing a boot, while the highs were the outstanding range of relics we recovered spanning over 250 years.




Defying the swarms of biting gnats and mosquitoes, I manage to recover some outstanding buttons: domed 35mm copper scripted button (unknown origins), late 1700's 30mm heavy pewter dandy, 2 acorn pewter 1 piece buttons (looking for more info on these), tomac button, 25mm fancy copper button, 2 brass small flat buttons and a small copper ring. The surprises of the day were a an intact PN Southern Campaign Rev War button and 1902 Great Seal button. Among the coins recovered was a 17X7 George III half penny and a 1903 Barber Dime! (The 1772 GIII picture is just for reference). An unmarked brass padlock also survived the salt water after a few hundred years, in full working order. Another great hunt...and wait till Gheenoe posts his intact 1770 Artois buckle! Thanks for looking

 

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[The Rebel]

Really spectacular finds! Do you hunt right from the kayak?

 

[gheenoe78]

In hindsight, I'm wondering if someone else lost his shoe in that muck which is how I came to find the buckle. One acorn button, a roached copper flat button, salt-worn Indian head, 1910 wheatie and a pocket knife added to the haul. All in all a great day.

 

[Patriot Relics]

Really spectacular finds! Do you hunt right from the kayak?

Hey Rebel, primarily use the kayaks to get to remote sites, but yes I have stood up and swung the detector directly from the yak.

 

[sutphin]

07 you really know how to hurt a guy damn nice relics you got there hope to see some more.vanzutphen

 

[Patriot Relics]

07 you really know how to hurt a guy damn nice relics you got there hope to see some more.vanzutphen

Were going to hit the site again next weekend, hopefully it continues to produce.

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Very nice finds. Congrats.

 

[park pirate]

Awesome..

 

[kingskid1611]

Fantastic!

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Mach1Pilot]

Looks like a great relic hunt to me!

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Super amount of variety there, kudos for hunting that challenging area

 

[Patriot Relics]

Thanks for the feedback, here's a close up of the P N Southern Campaign button.

 

[gheenoe78]

Its worth noting that that button you found has a reverse script N. Havent seen any others like it and its not shown in any books ive seen. Adds to the riddle...

 

[Patriot Relics]

Its worth noting that that button you found has a reverse script N. Havent seen any others like it and its not shown in any books ive seen. Adds to the riddle...

Yea, the strange thing is that the P is correctly stamped...making the reverse N on the scissor mold a mistake. Potentially proof that it was manufactured locally and not an import from Spain as some have speculated.

 

[mcmich]

Seriously jealous, nice finds

 

[metalev4]

Nice digs, great range of history.