Started an 1820 property - 1st finds

[ModernMiner]

Just finding time to post. I started an 1820's property last Saturday. 80+ acres, original house, log tenant house, slave graves, etc. Was able to get in about 5 hours worth of detecting before the snow. As you know, finding old properties that haven't been detected before is getting tougher and tougher nowadays. Although I didn't find any old coins yet, I did recover a few nice old relics indicating that this place should provide me many happy return experiences. One of the horse pastures by the tenant house is just littereds with surface finds like the aluminum buckle, dog vaccine tag, glass shards, etc.

Some of my keepers were:
*Great looking brass heel plate w/unusual design.
*Whiffletree (as identified by Creskol in the "What is it" section)
*Mid-1800's "Treble Gilt" button

This place should turn up plenty of relics which I place on making the owners a display with for letting me detect.
I'll be hitting it again on Saturday.
Cheers,
MM

 

[cntrydncr1]

cool heel plate! keep em coming!

 

[VOL1266-X]

Looks very promising MM. There should be CW relics and OLD silver coins at that site. That doesn't look like any Whipporwill I've ever seen or heard-LOL. Very nice CW period heel plate. HH, Q.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Wow, you did well that Day Doug. I'm thinking Friday at the "Buck stopped here and did Betty station" Your welcome to cruise out. That heel plate is really nice man.

 

[FarmerChick]

oh boy are you going to have fun there!
great hunting to ya!

 

[nova treasure]

Cool finds and hopefully alot more to come. The Star shaped heel plate is a real nice find.

Bill

 

[1235CE]

Great finds!....Congrats!

Someone made a button out of a button??

HH all!

Greg

 

[hikeinmts]

You found the place.....now find the finds......looks like you got a great site. Keep us posted....and drooling.

 

[Steve in PA]

Nothing like a new spot to hunt! Looks like you will have to sort through the new to get to the old, but your off to a good start. I like the heel plate and the four holer made out of a flat button. I have one like that.

 

[Danimal]

Looks like you need Bob and I to make the trip down there and help you with such a large site Doug.

(that and to get away from the 12" of snow on the ground here )


Great stuff!

 

[kimsdad]

Great finds from a surface scratching at a very promising location!!!

Sounds like a dry land "Shark Pit" with many more good posts to come!

WTG!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Nice finds, looks like you were testing the site. I'll bet there are some good relics that are deep. Keep us posted on the finds. HH and good luck, Mike

 

[Nana40]

Wishing that snow away for ya, MM. I know you wanna get back out there! Super hunting! LOVE that heel plate!! 8)

Nana

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Great finds MM Hopefully many more to come. HH BS

 

[Dman]

Awesome finds. I expect to see some silver come out of that place.
Dman

 

[Skelly607]

Very nice finds

 

[pepperj]

Nice heel plate, and what's a whipporwill used for?

 

[jgas]

Hey Modern, This snow off the lakes blows! By the looks of all those nice relics, there is no doubt some coinage will rise soon. I would love to hunt with ya some day buddy. But lets make it where you live, not where I am Congrats on the finds so far. Keep pounding that site. Goodluck. jgas

 

[ModernMiner]

Looks very promising MM. There should be CW relics and OLD silver coins at that site. That doesn't look like any Whipporwill I've ever seen or heard-LOL. Very nice CW period heel plate. HH, Q.

Thanks Q.
I now have two iron heel plates, one heart, and now this one. This one is very sturdy. Nice green patina too.
I hope there are some CW relics to be had.
-Dug-

Wow, you did well that Day Doug. I'm thinking Friday at the "Buck stopped here and did Betty station" Your welcome to cruise out. That heel plate is really nice man.

Thanks Mikey.
I wish I could join you Friday, but I just got back from a biz trip, so I better show up at work.
Good luck you relic magnet.
-Dug-

Great finds!....Congrats!

Someone made a button out of a button??

HH all!
Greg

Greg,
Thanks for noticing that. I thought this button looked a bit strange. Great catch.
-MM-

Nothing like a new spot to hunt! Looks like you will have to sort through the new to get to the old, but your off to a good start. I like the heel plate and the four holer made out of a flat button. I have one like that.

Thanks Steve.
A flat button made into a 4-holer is a first for me.
-MM-

 

[KRAZYHORSES]

nice relics AWESOME heel plate kinda sucks my detecting days are over for the winter i think hh scott