Don in SJ
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Terrific February Day! Found a late 1700's virgin homestead 
For several months I have been trying to find a way to a possible homestead site that was legal to hunt but there was no easy access to get to it. I finally figured a way to walk thru the thick underbrush that allowed me to find the site today and I was kind of happy I went through all the effort.
I first found the refuse dump, I got a reading right away that thought might be a large copper but to my pleasant surprise it was one of those 1790 era large flat button. I had to chop the button out with my drywall hammer, but that was really no problem. Some of the ground was frozen rather hard and other sections were not that hard at all.
Well, right after I got the large button, I found a few more and all the readings were in the refuse area and the ground was full of old oyster and clam shells, which in this area is a beautiful sight to see, meaning a homestead was very close by.
I then got a nice reading that I made sure I got a photo of the reading on the Explorer XS since some like to ask where it read on the screen, hope you all can see it, because it screamed LARGE COPPER COIN to me!
Sure enough, it was a King George copper and in darn good shape to.
I ended up with about 6 buttons, of varies styles, a finial, some odds and ends and the copper coin ended up being a nice 1775 KG coin.
I will be going back to the site again later this week or next week for sure, since the cold weather has finally released its grip.
Enjoy the photos, I enjoyed the hunt.........
Don in South Jersey
For several months I have been trying to find a way to a possible homestead site that was legal to hunt but there was no easy access to get to it. I finally figured a way to walk thru the thick underbrush that allowed me to find the site today and I was kind of happy I went through all the effort.
I first found the refuse dump, I got a reading right away that thought might be a large copper but to my pleasant surprise it was one of those 1790 era large flat button. I had to chop the button out with my drywall hammer, but that was really no problem. Some of the ground was frozen rather hard and other sections were not that hard at all.
Well, right after I got the large button, I found a few more and all the readings were in the refuse area and the ground was full of old oyster and clam shells, which in this area is a beautiful sight to see, meaning a homestead was very close by.
I then got a nice reading that I made sure I got a photo of the reading on the Explorer XS since some like to ask where it read on the screen, hope you all can see it, because it screamed LARGE COPPER COIN to me!
Sure enough, it was a King George copper and in darn good shape to.
I ended up with about 6 buttons, of varies styles, a finial, some odds and ends and the copper coin ended up being a nice 1775 KG coin.
I will be going back to the site again later this week or next week for sure, since the cold weather has finally released its grip.
Enjoy the photos, I enjoyed the hunt.........
Don in South Jersey
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You have the nose for dem Colonial coppas! 
