Smoker's site 1853 Half Dime

pepperj

Gold Member
Feb 3, 2009
37,032
137,024
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1
Detector(s) used
Deus, Deus 2, Minelab 3030, E-Trac,
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Looking over the maps and doing some measuring. I figured that there was another possibility on a permission.
So after a tilling up the gardens it was time to get a bit of playtime in.
Not a heavily targeted site for finds, but it was for glass, and pipe stems. For the 1/3 acre spead and the amount of eyeball finds it was fun filled couple of hrs.
First target was what looks like a whizzer?
(Seems like a curse as it has happened twice before,first and last good target)
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The next hour was nails, iron, one piece of lead. I started to work down the slope
and got a nice sounding 95.
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Just broke the soil and it appeared. I could see by the stars and size I had a good one!
Now it needs a like soaking to take off the crust, but no less it was an easy retrieval.

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Then another hour before I got the candle snuffer end.



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So an ok little scratch the itch from a new site.
First time I've gotten a grey pipe stem.
There's the open pontil ends again. Teasers they are!
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Thanks for looking, and best of luck to you all on the next dig.
 

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billb

Silver Member
Sep 23, 2010
4,573
10,146
New York
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1
Detector(s) used
Excalibur2,,silver sabre
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Very nice congratulations on your beautiful accomplishments.Your determination to look at the maps and research rewarded you
 

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pepperj

pepperj

Gold Member
Feb 3, 2009
37,032
137,024
🥇 Banner finds
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Detector(s) used
Deus, Deus 2, Minelab 3030, E-Trac,
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Very nice congratulations on your beautiful accomplishments.Your determination to look at the maps and research rewarded you
Thanks Bill
The historical map atlases are great. Usually the site location is what the map indicated.
Though it could be just a barn or another outbuilding. Not always a home.
 

Hunk-a-lead

Bronze Member
Dec 20, 2020
2,093
3,259
Kansas City
Detector(s) used
Nokta Legend, Predator Phoenix Shovel
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Looking over the maps and doing some measuring. I figured that there was another possibility on a permission.
So after a tilling up the gardens it was time to get a bit of playtime in.
Not a heavily targeted site for finds, but it was for glass, and pipe stems. For the 1/3 acre spead and the amount of eyeball finds it was fun filled couple of hrs.
First target was what looks like a whizzer?
(Seems like a curse as it has happened twice before,first and last good target)
View attachment 2024374 View attachment 2024375
The next hour was nails, iron, one piece of lead. I started to work down the slope
and got a nice sounding 95. View attachment 2024380 Just broke the soil and it appeared. I could see by the stars and size I had a good one!
Now it needs a like soaking to take off the crust, but no less it was an easy retrieval.

View attachment 2024377

View attachment 2024379
View attachment 2024378 Then another hour before I got the candle snuffer end.



View attachment 2024381
So an ok little scratch the itch from a new site.
First time I've gotten a grey pipe stem.
There's the open pontil ends again. Teasers they are!
View attachment 2024382 View attachment 2024383
Thanks for looking, and best of luck to you all on the next dig.
nice haul and love that silver, well done
 

Digger RJ

Gold Member
Aug 24, 2017
19,314
33,458
SW Missouri/Oklahoma
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
2
Detector(s) used
Minelab CTX 3030; Minelab Equinox 800;
XP Deus 2
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Looking over the maps and doing some measuring. I figured that there was another possibility on a permission.
So after a tilling up the gardens it was time to get a bit of playtime in.
Not a heavily targeted site for finds, but it was for glass, and pipe stems. For the 1/3 acre spead and the amount of eyeball finds it was fun filled couple of hrs.
First target was what looks like a whizzer?
(Seems like a curse as it has happened twice before,first and last good target)
View attachment 2024374 View attachment 2024375
The next hour was nails, iron, one piece of lead. I started to work down the slope
and got a nice sounding 95. View attachment 2024380 Just broke the soil and it appeared. I could see by the stars and size I had a good one!
Now it needs a like soaking to take off the crust, but no less it was an easy retrieval.

View attachment 2024377

View attachment 2024379
View attachment 2024378 Then another hour before I got the candle snuffer end.



View attachment 2024381
So an ok little scratch the itch from a new site.
First time I've gotten a grey pipe stem.
There's the open pontil ends again. Teasers they are!
View attachment 2024382 View attachment 2024383
Thanks for looking, and best of luck to you all on the next dig.
Very Nice!!!! Congrats!!!
 

Florida Finder

Bronze Member
Dec 17, 2020
1,718
5,321
Southern States of America
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
AT Max
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Looking over the maps and doing some measuring. I figured that there was another possibility on a permission.
So after a tilling up the gardens it was time to get a bit of playtime in.
Not a heavily targeted site for finds, but it was for glass, and pipe stems. For the 1/3 acre spead and the amount of eyeball finds it was fun filled couple of hrs.
First target was what looks like a whizzer?
(Seems like a curse as it has happened twice before,first and last good target)
View attachment 2024374 View attachment 2024375
The next hour was nails, iron, one piece of lead. I started to work down the slope
and got a nice sounding 95. View attachment 2024380 Just broke the soil and it appeared. I could see by the stars and size I had a good one!
Now it needs a like soaking to take off the crust, but no less it was an easy retrieval.

View attachment 2024377

View attachment 2024379
View attachment 2024378 Then another hour before I got the candle snuffer end.



View attachment 2024381
So an ok little scratch the itch from a new site.
First time I've gotten a grey pipe stem.
There's the open pontil ends again. Teasers they are!
View attachment 2024382 View attachment 2024383
Thanks for looking, and best of luck to you all on the next dig.
Great job as always pepper! Congratulations on your half dime!
 

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pepperj

pepperj

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Feb 3, 2009
37,032
137,024
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Detector(s) used
Deus, Deus 2, Minelab 3030, E-Trac,
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Congrats on that small silver coin. Enjoy the in-situ pictures also.
Thanks Mike
I really try to take a picture of the find in the dirt.
Then put it in the album of the permission.
Getting to that stage in life "where did I find that?"🤣
 

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pepperj

pepperj

Gold Member
Feb 3, 2009
37,032
137,024
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
Deus, Deus 2, Minelab 3030, E-Trac,
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Nice ones pepper,cool half dime! That phrase always gets me,I picture a dime cut in two!
Thanks Crash.
Time you get some dirt under those clean fingernails.
 

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