HomesteadHunter
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- Joined
- Nov 14, 2008
- Messages
- 145
- Reaction score
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- Golden Thread
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- Location
- Amherstburg, Ontario
- Detector(s) used
- Fisher F75.
The best hunt i've had in years!
A couple of days ago, I decided to take a long walk thru an old field, with hopes of finding an old homesite. I started to notice the odd piece of pottery, than the iron signals came. I followed the iron and debris, but much to my suprise I found alot more than a regular homesite. Here are some pics of my finds. They represent 2 hunts, totalling about 6 hours of hunting.
This is a group shot of the buttons. Their is 21 military buttons total, and including the flats, 47 buttons found at the site. Here are some close-ups.
This one is a real beauty. Its a gold gilted 89th regiment, and its nearly perfect. Aside from a few scratches, the gilt is complete.
This one is a Medical Staff button, and its in almost perfect shape as well. The gold gilting is nearly complete, and all the detail is there.
Here are some of the 34th regiments I found. They are a bit worn, but they are all complete.
Here are the 43rd pewters I found. They are kinda rough, but i'm happy to have them in the collection.
I found a real nice pair of US greatcoat buttons as well. They are backmarked "UNITED STATES", and they are both absolutely perfect and complete.
A nice british 1839 silver 6 pence, I was hoping to find some brit silver!.
And to cap the hunt off, I found a nice little 1847 half dime.
It was a blast getting to hunt a virgin site, i'm glad I found it!. No doubt the site will continue to produce over the years, i'll have to bribe the farmer to plow it good and deep.
Thanks for looking and happy hunting.
James.
HomesteadHunter.
A couple of days ago, I decided to take a long walk thru an old field, with hopes of finding an old homesite. I started to notice the odd piece of pottery, than the iron signals came. I followed the iron and debris, but much to my suprise I found alot more than a regular homesite. Here are some pics of my finds. They represent 2 hunts, totalling about 6 hours of hunting.
This is a group shot of the buttons. Their is 21 military buttons total, and including the flats, 47 buttons found at the site. Here are some close-ups.
This one is a real beauty. Its a gold gilted 89th regiment, and its nearly perfect. Aside from a few scratches, the gilt is complete.
This one is a Medical Staff button, and its in almost perfect shape as well. The gold gilting is nearly complete, and all the detail is there.
Here are some of the 34th regiments I found. They are a bit worn, but they are all complete.
Here are the 43rd pewters I found. They are kinda rough, but i'm happy to have them in the collection.
I found a real nice pair of US greatcoat buttons as well. They are backmarked "UNITED STATES", and they are both absolutely perfect and complete.
A nice british 1839 silver 6 pence, I was hoping to find some brit silver!.
And to cap the hunt off, I found a nice little 1847 half dime.
It was a blast getting to hunt a virgin site, i'm glad I found it!. No doubt the site will continue to produce over the years, i'll have to bribe the farmer to plow it good and deep.
Thanks for looking and happy hunting.
James.
HomesteadHunter.
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I could have made the 1000 mile trip. 
