Short 2hr. Farm Hunt

ANTIQUARIAN · Jul 11, 2015

I got out today for a short 2hr hunt on a farm in the Durham Region, northeast of Toronto. I wish the finds had been better, it was very trashy here and I was being extra careful due to the crops popping up. I found part of a pewter spoon, a brass saddle shield and a small aluminum racehorse shoe... kinda looks like a pony shoe? :icon_scratch:

I found a 1944 US Wheat, a 1940 George and a 1972 Quarter... not exactly worth getting excited about! This site definitely has potential for more finds, I'll have to make a revisit here in the fall when the soybeans have been harvested! :thumbsup:

Hey, it's better than working around the house any day! :laughing7:

Dave

vpnavy · Jul 12, 2015

Nice finds! Thanks for sharing...

ANTIQUARIAN · Jul 12, 2015

Thanks very much for your post vpnavy! :thumbsup:

I love this line... "Criminals obey "gun control" laws in the same manner politicians follow their oaths of office".

Best of luck to you,
Dave

Old Dude · Jul 12, 2015

Amen to the " better than working round the house " Dave! You can't find it from the couch lol. Definitely looks like a spot for the fall.

pepperj · Jul 12, 2015

Seems like you love the horse shoes Dave, aluminum shoes were used for a variety of reasons it seems. Good to scratch the itch and to line up the possibilities for the fall.
Steel versus Aluminum Horseshoes - VeterinaryPartner.com - a VIN company!

cjon455 · Jul 12, 2015

interesting looking site dave!, I bet come fall its gonna be great!

thrifty76now · Jul 12, 2015

Get back there after those crops are in.Good potential in those old farms Buildings appear to be very old.

deershed · Jul 12, 2015

Nice!!

The pewter spoon piece would get me excited.

ANTIQUARIAN · Jul 13, 2015

Old Dude said:
Amen to the " better than working round the house " Dave! You can't find it from the couch lol. Definitely looks like a spot for the fall.

Glad to see you're getting some time to detect as well Dave! :thumbsup:

Thank for your post,
Dave

pepperj said:
Seems like you love the horse shoes Dave, aluminum shoes were used for a variety of reasons it seems. Good to scratch the itch and to line up the possibilities for the fall.
Steel versus Aluminum Horseshoes - VeterinaryPartner.com - a VIN company!

Thanks for the link to the article Jim! :occasion14:

I just new these aluminum shoes had to have other uses other than for racehorses.

Looks like this might have belonged to a show horse or a hunter / jumper. :icon_scratch:

Dave

cjon455 said:
interesting looking site dave!, I bet come fall its gonna be great!

Thanks for your post Chris! :thumbsup:

Best of luck to you bud,
Dave

thrifty76now said:
Get back there after those crops are in.Good potential in those old farms Buildings appear to be very old.

Thanks for posting and for your thoughts thrifty! :hello:

I didn't want to take pics from the front of the property, as it would easily be identified from the road by others.

I'll definitely be heading back here in the fall when the crops are out! :thumbsup:

Dave