HighVDI
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Got the invite to meet up with pa dirt-nc sand and Steve of PA on a cellar hole spot they have been hitting.
Was my first tnet member group hunt and it really does break up the monotony of digging by yourself! I figured I'd stay to a confined area and try to go slow and possibly eek out something that had been missed on the side that produced a few coins in the past. Got the hang of the soil after a few hot rocks and .22 shells+shotgun rounds......ok maybe more than a few! Posted up the shotgun shells so they know I wasn't golfing and really was digging! Lol. Was able to dig a few repeatable mid tones that ended up being keepers. There was one amazing signal that made my heart skip a beat. Was a perfect US copper signal and when it was recovered it ended up being a nice brass buckle. No copper but I'll take it. Not long after pa dirt NC sand snagged his sweet merc dime. Steve was on the other side of the cellar most of the time so I didn't get to see too much of his progress but he seemed to do pretty well.
The last mid tone ended up being a neat kids toy. Don't see too many of them stamped made in the USA anymore. Time was up and I had to go. Wife gave the go ahead to hit one other spot I got closer to home. Was able to get an hour or so in and dug a couple wheats, buttons, miner check tags, perfume bottle, suspender clip (for some reason not in the pic) and a nice pair of sterling cufflinks.
kind of stumped on the age of these as the shape says early but the stamped silver seems a little later? If anyone could help dating them it would be awesome. Thanks for looking and good luck everyone.
Was my first tnet member group hunt and it really does break up the monotony of digging by yourself! I figured I'd stay to a confined area and try to go slow and possibly eek out something that had been missed on the side that produced a few coins in the past. Got the hang of the soil after a few hot rocks and .22 shells+shotgun rounds......ok maybe more than a few! Posted up the shotgun shells so they know I wasn't golfing and really was digging! Lol. Was able to dig a few repeatable mid tones that ended up being keepers. There was one amazing signal that made my heart skip a beat. Was a perfect US copper signal and when it was recovered it ended up being a nice brass buckle. No copper but I'll take it. Not long after pa dirt NC sand snagged his sweet merc dime. Steve was on the other side of the cellar most of the time so I didn't get to see too much of his progress but he seemed to do pretty well.
The last mid tone ended up being a neat kids toy. Don't see too many of them stamped made in the USA anymore. Time was up and I had to go. Wife gave the go ahead to hit one other spot I got closer to home. Was able to get an hour or so in and dug a couple wheats, buttons, miner check tags, perfume bottle, suspender clip (for some reason not in the pic) and a nice pair of sterling cufflinks.
kind of stumped on the age of these as the shape says early but the stamped silver seems a little later? If anyone could help dating them it would be awesome. Thanks for looking and good luck everyone.
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