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

72cheyenne · Feb 7, 2009

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Dadgum MM, send a little of that luck my way :wink:

Very Nice

kimsdad · Feb 7, 2009

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More excellent relics, and some sweet silver, too!! :thumbsup:

WTG!!

Dman · Feb 8, 2009

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Way to go . Looks like some really nice finds.
Dman

Ray in CA · Feb 8, 2009

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Oooh, those are some NICE finds MM!!! And nice job on the silver!

Ray

lairmo · Feb 8, 2009

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Congrats on the silver and those beautiful relics!!!
Sounds like one nice spot!!!
February has turned out to be an awesome month huh?

dfx willy · Feb 8, 2009

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that thing next to the franklin looks like a retainer clip for something. have you ever done rear brakes on a GM it looks like one of those retainers for the springs only bigger. willy.

Bavaria Mike · Feb 8, 2009

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Awesome hunt and finds! I really like the British button. Congrats and HH, Mike

VOL1266-X · Feb 8, 2009

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MM, you made some very interesting finds there. The plate is very interesting and I've got the quarter that's the same date as your dime that I found 13 months ago while looking for CW Relics. Great finds (as usual). HH.

Woodland Detectors · Feb 8, 2009

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YESSSSSSS! dougie! The silver drought has ended!!!!! congrats neighbor on a good day!!!! mike

ModernMiner · Feb 8, 2009

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Michiganne said:
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

Mich,
Mine it part of an old lantern. The piece the wick goes through at the top. I've found lots of these.
Yours looks to be a bit different and newer though. :icon_scratch:

Willy DFX has possibly ID'd yours above.
-Doug-

tford62 · Feb 8, 2009

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I am thinking that USMA stands for U.S. Military Academy. Just a thought. Great finds though. T.

Michiganne · Feb 8, 2009

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Mich,
Mine it part of an old lantern. The piece the wick goes through at the top. I've found lots of these.
Yours looks to be a bit different and newer though. :icon_scratch:

Willy DFX has possibly ID'd yours above.
-Doug-
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Thanks! I've never done a brake job....still not sure what it is. :icon_scratch:

It is not threaded at all.

The lock you found is primo, Doug. :thumbsup:

HH

Evolution · Feb 8, 2009

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Looks like a very promising piece of property Doug. Great array of relics. :thumbsup:

I found a similar printing plate type thingy a while back. Here's the post I made about it in the What is it? section. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,147959.0.html

Rob

terpfan · Feb 8, 2009

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Congratulations on the two silvers!!! It is so fun finding an assortment of old relics, lost over a long period of time. I really love that Eagle lock. Any idea how old it is?

cntrydncr1 · Feb 8, 2009

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Wow that is a great assortment of finds. Very nice stuff. Congrats on the good hunt!

B|lker · Feb 8, 2009

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Awesome assortment Doug :thumbsup:

I like it all. Keep at it energizer ::)

Bill

silvercop · Feb 8, 2009

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sweet :thumbsup:

trusty · Feb 8, 2009

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tford62 said:
I am thinking that USMA stands for U.S. Military Academy. Just a thought. Great finds though. T.

My thought too.

ModernMiner · Feb 8, 2009

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silverfreak said:
Nice finds Doug. I knew you were going to find plenty of silver this year.
Now....no more posts about not finding silver. You are going to kick butt this year.

Thanks buddy. The Barber was a happy sight. No more whining from me for a while now. :tongue3:

-Doug-

ModernMiner · Feb 8, 2009

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nc-joe said:
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!

Thanks Joe.
You coming up and over next Saturday with Baby Huey?
-Doug-

VOL1266-X said:
MM, you made some very interesting finds there. The plate is very interesting and I've got the quarter that's the same date as your dime that I found 13 months ago while looking for CW Relics. Great finds (as usual). HH.

Thanks VOL.
A Barber quarter is still on my list.

-Doug-

tford62 said:
I am thinking that USMA stands for U.S. Military Academy. Just a thought. Great finds though. T.

You are exactly right. I put it in the "what is it" section and it was ID'd as a circa 1917-1921 WW1 United States Military Academy coller pin.
Now I'm really happy.

-MM-

Evolution said:
Looks like a very promising piece of property Doug. Great array of relics. I found a similar printing plate type thingy a while back. Here's the post I made about it in the What is it? section. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,147959.0.html
Rob

Rob,
Thanks for that link. I see yours was found at a Colonial site too. Very cool. :icon_king:

-Doug-

terpfan said:
Congratulations on the two silvers!!! It is so fun finding an assortment of old relics, lost over a long period of time. I really love that Eagle lock. Any idea how old it is?

Thanks Terpfan. I haven't received a date on the lock yet, but I seem to remember PBK IDing one for someone in the past that was from the early 1900's. I was glad to find out I was able to open it. It made it a lot easier to clean the dirt out of the inside.
-Doug-