SILVER shows itself at Colonial property UPDATE- Is it "WRIGHT"

ModernMiner · Feb 7, 2009

SILVER shows itself at Colonial property ***UPDATE- Is it "WRIGHT" ***

I recently received permission to detect a Colonial property and made my first attempt today. There is one house that was built in the 1790's and the large house was built in 1809. There are a few outbuildings too, and it all sits on about 3 acres.
Right off the bat I found a large button (Colonial?). Then about 30 minutes later a 1901 Barber dime!!! I finally got the silver monkey off my back. :thumbsup:

Found some neat things today, and a nice variety.
I found a rectangular plate (copper I think) that once cleaned, revealed a name on it in very old looking text like you would see in the early 1800's possibly. :icon_scratch:

Here's my take for the day:

*1901 Barber dime. :thumbsup:

*1946 Quarter - SILVER :thumbsup:

*Old Eagle brand brass padlock. Very nice. :thumbsup:

*A U.S. pin with small M.A. in the center. Any idea what war this would be from? What does the M.A. stand for? :icon_scratch:

*28mm Colonial (?) button w/shank

*23 mm button (possibly pewter) with a lion w/crown and a unicorn on it. Some of the words look like, "SOITOUIMA" "DIEU ET MONORON". Any ideas what the heck I found? :icon_scratch:

*A rectangular names plate PRINTED BACKWARDS with "Mr. and Mrs. James T. Wright (?). The last name is tough to read. My wife thinks it says "Hughes". Any idea what this could be & why the backwards print? :icon_scratch:

*Lrg square decorative piece with a flower on it. Any ideas? :icon_scratch:

*A tiny decorative gold gilt piece with "Ste Anne De Beaupre Sir" on it. There was a tiny thumb screw on the back like on an old earring, before I broke it off.

*1935 wheat.

Well that's all folks. Any help on the mysteries would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
MM

ModernMiner · Feb 7, 2009

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More pix

seger98 · Feb 7, 2009

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Boy you sure kicked that place in the butt on the first day out on it! Congratulations on that first silver of the year, the rest will now come easy! Nice relics too.. :thumbsup:

Chris

allen · Feb 7, 2009

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sweet silver and nice going on the buttons and relics...

zztop357 · Feb 7, 2009

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I think the US with M.A. stands for machinist apprentice..... The plate withe the backwards name, maybe a signature plate=ink stamp

maybe.
Outstanding finds, whatever they are

Good luck and HH. zztop

beetle662 · Feb 7, 2009

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Wow! Those finds are awesome!!!! Congrats on all the goodies! Sure there is more there waiting for you!

Way to go!!!! :thumbsup:

diggergrl · Feb 7, 2009

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Amazing finds Modernminer! I agree with zztop357 that the backwards writing is for a printing plate or a stamp/seal of some sort as a signature. Also, the oval brass thing with two holes in your 13th picture has been the subject of a lot of speculation.

Here's the link to the "what is it" post if you know what it is or would like to post your photo:

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,175963.0.html

Happy Hunting!!!

DG

HolyDiver · Feb 7, 2009

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Sweet silver and other finds!! :thumbsup:

ModernMiner · Feb 7, 2009

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seger98 said:
Boy you sure kicked that place in the butt on the first day out on it! Congratulations on that first silver of the year, the rest will now come easy! Nice relics too..

Chris

Thanks Chris. The silver has been a loooooooooooooooooooooong time coming. :wink:

-Doug-

allen said:
sweet silver and nice going on the buttons and relics...

Thanks Allen, much appreciated.
-Doug-

zztop357 said:
I think the US with M.A. stands for machinist apprentice..... The plate withe the backwards name, maybe a signature plate=ink stamp maybe.
Outstanding finds, whatever they are Good luck and HH. zztop

Thanks ZZ.
I thought the plate was just junk until I got home and it with a brass bristle brush.

-MM-

beetle662 said:
Wow! Those finds are awesome!!!! Congrats on all the goodies! Sure there is more there waiting for you!

Way to go!!!!

Thanks a bunch Beetle.
-MM-

diggergrl said:
Amazing finds Modernminer! I agree with zztop357 that the backwards writing is for a printing plate or a stamp/seal of some sort as a signature. Also, the oval brass thing with two holes in your 13th picture has been the subject of a lot of speculation.

Here's the link to the "what is it" post if you know what it is or would like to post your photo:
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,175963.0.html
Happy Hunting!!!

DG

Thanks DG. As soon as I dug that oval piece I remembered it was a mystery item. This will make my 4th one. I thought they were a harness decoration from what I recall.
-Doug-

Mr. Pappagiorgio said:
Lish ~ YOUR ON FIRE ...
However it would be an INFERNO if there were some Colonial Golden Rats ...
Dude I am Lovin Livin vicarious though YOU ...
Rock ON & Persevere ~ Nick

Thanks Nick.
The silver was great, and the dated LC still eludes me. Perhaps there is one at this property. :icon_scratch:

-Doug-

HolyDiver said:
Sweet silver and other finds!!

Thanks HD.
-MM-

Captn SE · Feb 7, 2009

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Hey Doug!! :headbang:

All that "whining"

you've been doing about not finding any silver lately has finally rewarded you with a couple nice ones!! :icon_jokercolor:

But don't think that's the only way you're going to find more.......Persistence/location is key!! Yeah!!! :thumbsup:

And you've got a lot of really cool old relics. What a great hunt!! Do you think you left anything else there? I bet you did.

Good luck on your next visit, buddy!! :thumbsup:

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

donny_n_mo · Feb 7, 2009

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Very Nice Finds !!!!!!!!

Michiganne · Feb 7, 2009

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Excellent finds, Doug! WTG :thumbsup:

That decorative flower plate is very nice along with your Barber. Glad the monkey's gone!

HH
p.s. Ste. Anne de Beaupre is a large cathedral near Montreal, Canada.

Michiganne · Feb 7, 2009

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Doug: Do you know what the circular thing, with the slit in it, on the left is in your last pic? I found a similar one on our property and have never been able to ID it.

HH

ModernMiner · Feb 7, 2009

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Captn_SE said:
Hey Doug!!
All that "whining" you've been doing about not finding any silver lately has finally rewarded you with a couple nice ones!! But don't think that's the only way you're going to find more.......Persistence/location is key!! Yeah!!!
And you've got a lot of really cool old relics. What a great hunt!! Do you think you left anything else there? I bet you did.
Good luck on your next visit, buddy!!
HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

Thanks Dan. As soon as I dug that Barber I thought of you.

I thought to myself, "Dan's going to be so proud of me." :wink:

Now I can stop my whining about not finding any silver lately. :thumbsup:

I used your baking soda cleaning method on the silver. They came out pretty nice too.
I'm sure there is more to be had at this place, as I only hit a small section. Both silvers were found next to two different large old Oak trees. That quarter just sceamed when I ran the coil over it.

I'll be hitting a 1900 house tomorrow.
-Doug-

donny_n_mo said:
Very Nice Finds !!!!!!!!

Thank you Donny.
-MM-

Michiganne said:
Excellent finds, Doug! WTG That decorative flower plate is very nice along with your Barber. Glad the monkey's gone!

HH
p.s. Ste. Anne de Beaupre is a large cathedral near Montreal, Canada.

Thanks for that info Mich.
I almost tossed that flower piece today. I'm glad I kept it and cleaned it up to find it was really a neat find. :thumbsup:

-Doug-

silverfreak · Feb 7, 2009

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Nice finds Doug. I knew you were going to find plenty of silver this year. :thumbsup:

Now....no more posts about not finding silver. :tongue3:

You are going to kick butt this year.

nc-joe · Feb 7, 2009

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Congrats, Doug! You did better than me today, to boot!! I only managed 1 lonely ole Merc dime. Glad you are back into the silver! :thumbsup:

Deno · Feb 7, 2009

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The buttons and lock are way cool. I wouldn't be able to sleep until I got back there. Congrats.

Goldiver · Feb 7, 2009

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Nice finds! The rectangle plate is a printing plate used to print a name on a card to be given out sort of like business cards. I found a similar one many years ago and it was identified for me on another forum.

Steve

dave-enc · Feb 7, 2009

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wow doug you were turning it out today wtg on a bunch of terrific finds
hh
dave+bobbie

DigginThePast · Feb 7, 2009

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Great finds. Silver is nice but those artifacts are really cool. Congrats. :thumbsup: