The bean field gives up lots of goodies

[Merf]

Greetings friends.
Gates and I hunted an old farmstead site today and both found some good stuff.
I had hunted it yesterday too and it just keeps giving.
I think it may have been a store, tavern, or post office as it is producing lots more than the average farm site.
Thanks for looking and best luck to all.

 

[Merf]

Thanks Shaun,Steve, and old River

 

[prolab69]

some of those fields can be hard hunting, the farmers up here leave too much stubble, we tried an onoin field, it seemed like walking on 4 inches of dried stcks, stawks, twigs,...we did find some iron for the scrap yard tho. maybe better luck after its plowed.

great finds Merf

 

[beetle662]

Great finds!!!! Congrats! Love that Seated!

 

[STH69]

can't wait to hunt a big field like that

 

[BuckleBoy]

Merf, those are beautiful finds and beautiful photos! The state seal button is a great find too--even if it is damaged by the plow. It could be CW era.

The weird pewter "spartan head" is an item that one of my buddies has found before:

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,185209.0.html



Congratulations, My Friend. Keep up the good work.




-Buckles

Thanks Buckles ----The info on the state seal button and the spartan head are greatly appreciated. Best luck my friend

I just looked at it again, and it appears to be a NY militia Staff Officer button with the word "excelsior" broken off by the plow. (Alberts NY30) They are very common buttons, but they date all the way back to the 1850s.


Best Wishes,


Buckles

 

[mlhudson]

THOSE FINDS LOOK REAL GOOD, SOME OLDER THAN " DIRT"
GOOD JOB ON THE RECOVERIES...

GOOD LUCK NEXT TIME OUT.....

MLHUDSON

 

[Merf]

Thanks Prolab,Beetle, and MLHudson.

 

[Merf]

Thanks for the info on that button, Buckles
Best regards---Merf

 

[Captn SE]

I think it may have been a store, tavern, or post office as it is producing lots more than the average farm site.

I think so too, Merf. You've been doing awesome out there.

That's such a large area to detect. I bet there's a lot of dead zones, and then hot zones!

Congrats, again! Good luck on your return!

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

 

[WeaponsUSMC]

Almost had a full Civil War New York button, grats on many nice finds.

 

[Michiganne]

I gotta find me a bean field. 8)

Me too!

Outstanding finds, Merf! Excellent pics, as usual.

Keep digging!

 

[artzstuff1]

Man that place is flowin big with booty!!! wow,, good pictures, thanks for the show!!!
art

 

[crazyjarhead]

Very nice hunt Merf. Better hurry up before planting time. Now is a great time to hunt the old farm fields. Keep em comming. Is that a crotal bell I see in the pile of relics That half coin is awesome too

 

[Merf]

Thanks Dan,Weapons,Michiganne,Art,and CJH

The crotal bell is broken---Once in a while I find a whole one that dodged the plow.

 

[Finman]

That would be a hunt of a lifetime for me!! Congrats on all of your finds!!! I love the seated coin, as these coins still elude me.
HH Joe

 

[Mental Granny]

Those are some very cool finds, I'd like to find me a field that" produces" that great!