BlackX
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I've been getting pretty tired of the same old sites so I tried a site near here that I haven't tried before where there was fighting during the opening day of the war on April 19, 1775. Was finding a ton of clad which I quickly started leaving behind and cherry picking quarters and looking for anything deep. (Probably left hundreds of surface coins that my coil went over.) Ended up with almost 30 quarters, 10 dimes, 10 nickels, and about 30 pennies, most of the non-quarter clad coming from pocket spills. I've never had so many pocket spills in one outing. (Or as many quarters.) Probably 7-8 spills by the time I was done. From what I found at what depth--almost everything was in the top 4 inches--I'm pretty sure this site was pounded earlier but it looks like it's not been hit much lately.
Early on I hit a spot where an old oak(?) tree had been pulled out but no luck there. Started moving toward a Rev. War-era building and hit a signal that read pretty much like a penny but sounded different. Pulled out an old suspender buckle, I think, with "Patent" on the clip but no other text that I can tell. Then, toward the very end of the night while I was walking back to the jeep I finally hit a deep signal. Somewhat iffy but pretty recognizable as a likely good target. Pulled up the flat button marked "Standard Gilt" with a crown above it. There's a hint of gilding peeking through above the shank near the crown that sort of looks like brass on the pic.
What's the approx. date for these? Is there likely to be gilt underneath on the button or, if it's looking like that, does it mean the gilt is gone? (Trying to figure out whether to peroxide it or try aluminum jelly (for the first time). Any other thoughts?
(Even if they turn out not as old as the start of the Rev. War--at this point I suspect the button might be but the clip isn't--I'm still going to frame (or some such) these puppies due to the location.)
Oh, I did found one wheat penny--a '42 that had been clipped by a lawn mower. It was at the approriate depth comparative to the surface clad and the flat button (which was around 8-9").
Early on I hit a spot where an old oak(?) tree had been pulled out but no luck there. Started moving toward a Rev. War-era building and hit a signal that read pretty much like a penny but sounded different. Pulled out an old suspender buckle, I think, with "Patent" on the clip but no other text that I can tell. Then, toward the very end of the night while I was walking back to the jeep I finally hit a deep signal. Somewhat iffy but pretty recognizable as a likely good target. Pulled up the flat button marked "Standard Gilt" with a crown above it. There's a hint of gilding peeking through above the shank near the crown that sort of looks like brass on the pic.
What's the approx. date for these? Is there likely to be gilt underneath on the button or, if it's looking like that, does it mean the gilt is gone? (Trying to figure out whether to peroxide it or try aluminum jelly (for the first time). Any other thoughts?
(Even if they turn out not as old as the start of the Rev. War--at this point I suspect the button might be but the clip isn't--I'm still going to frame (or some such) these puppies due to the location.)
Oh, I did found one wheat penny--a '42 that had been clipped by a lawn mower. It was at the approriate depth comparative to the surface clad and the flat button (which was around 8-9").
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Oh yeah... Does the crown on it mean it was British or was that a common image to use?
