BuckleBoy
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Hello All,
Shangalang, Diggergirl, and I all happened to get a day off this week, so as normally happens during a massive planetary alignment like this we did the only thing we could think to do--go digging! Here's the video:
We got out in the sugarcane fields at dawn, and were greeted by a beautiful sunrise
![184_1106.JPG 184_1106.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099466-feb7e87718e0a8b1a3fc40dae940eaa1.jpg)
No sooner had I stepped into the field than I dug a Spanish Silver! 1807 half real!! I was ecstatic to add another colonial coin to the list for this year!
![HR in dirt.JPG HR in dirt.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099481-a9da2375d4f3feb9926e988de99c2548.jpg)
![HR in hand.JPG HR in hand.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099485-094e72b9386550de1ada2135f68c32a1.jpg)
Then within literally ten minutes of finding the picayune, DG calls me over to see what she's found. It was a GORGEOUS 1857 Seated Half Dime!![hello2 :hello2: :hello2:](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/hello2.gif)
![1857 HD in hand.JPG 1857 HD in hand.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099511-8fbd4653c3846f1fc229482816a09a8c.jpg)
So we get back at it, rounding up a few musketballs, suspender clips, etc. I dug a nice Maynard Carbine variant (Civil War). No sign of the casing, but the only thing that survives in our plowed fields is usually the end of the casing with its tiny hole in the center. I was very happy to have another one of these not-so-common bullets in my collection, especially a nice dropped example.
![maynard in hand.JPG maynard in hand.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099526-fa9983e30d179a93abf866962aab579a.jpg)
Then I get an insistent double beep and the numbers aren't locking on. Raising the coil, I got 62 on my F75, locking right in. Expecting a pack rivet, I grabbed a handful of dirt and saw the flash of silver again! This time it was an 1849 Half Dime!!
![1849 in dirt.JPG 1849 in dirt.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099554-dda9254cfda6300fb0294eac178bc7db.jpg)
![1849 in hand.JPG 1849 in hand.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099569-6f65d04c6e9bcfe9a0a9c215b49d42a8.jpg)
At this point, the finds start to thin out, and we're aware we're walking out of this small site. So I double back in and on the way back across the field dig a nice condition shield nickel to finish off the day:
![shield in hand.JPG shield in hand.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099608-1b4e42fa266294a71040f54f81970d73.jpg)
Ended up being a nice haul for a short hunt. It had started to get unbearably hot, so we decided to call it a day.
![all finds dirty.JPG all finds dirty.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099624-560ec997969cb83e832e56171f95e6c0.jpg)
There were several surprises when I got home and my wife (DG) and I cleaned what we'd dug. She got a weird item. Any ideas?
![weird bracelet thingy.JPG weird bracelet thingy.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099653-b65f5070415f212c754d8481805842ef.jpg)
As I was cleaning the random brass, I saw a small bended piece that looked like it had two prongs sticking out of it. When I carefully unbent it, it turned out to be the face of a sportsman's button!
![sportsman button.JPG sportsman button.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099666-c8f893952e22dd0bfcafb96672297673.jpg)
As I dry toothpicked what I thought was a normal flat button, I could see a bit of a design. It was a leaping stag. This is one of my favorite civilian buttons I've ever dug.
![deer button.JPG deer button.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099680-1be3f675fbbed12d9a3c2fcbfc8a08e2.jpg)
And of course, here are the coins and other finds:
![shield obv.JPG shield obv.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099696-c52f38e2171fff04d5ddb8c8bbcea9de.jpg)
![shield rev.JPG shield rev.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099714-c296f9107e1e73416619d6ca5b748684.jpg)
![maynard carbine.JPG maynard carbine.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099734-c4da2da84ceb83d0b9729d7be0e5029e.jpg)
![1849 HD obv.JPG 1849 HD obv.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099750-3789c0441f79aff0fed981bb1a7e8614.jpg)
![1849 HD rev.JPG 1849 HD rev.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099760-e198c9fe8014d9920fae91bb17ed9995.jpg)
![HR obv.JPG HR obv.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099782-92643a4678a220d5e3d42aca3cafd4c9.jpg)
![HR rev.JPG HR rev.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099795-48edb876ca136dec413cec536e620bf6.jpg)
And I've gotta compliment DG on her recovery of such a beautiful Seated:
![1857 HD obv.JPG 1857 HD obv.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099806-54b5cf59eecc534001680e2254c6f53d.jpg)
Here are the combined finds (His and Hers LOL):
![my finds.JPG my finds.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099851-77daab75fc602f02aca3a8cf61333908.jpg)
![DG finds.JPG DG finds.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099869-7330bacf8b3e48282d4f43a8627ccbe5.jpg)
Best Wishes and Happy Hunting,
![Cane Bandits.jpg Cane Bandits.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/608/608982-b2593fb160da2b73bf302cbd87558175.jpg)
The CaneField Bandits![Cheesy :D :D](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/cheesy.gif)
Shangalang, Diggergirl, and I all happened to get a day off this week, so as normally happens during a massive planetary alignment like this we did the only thing we could think to do--go digging! Here's the video:
We got out in the sugarcane fields at dawn, and were greeted by a beautiful sunrise
![184_1106.JPG 184_1106.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099466-feb7e87718e0a8b1a3fc40dae940eaa1.jpg)
No sooner had I stepped into the field than I dug a Spanish Silver! 1807 half real!! I was ecstatic to add another colonial coin to the list for this year!
![HR in dirt.JPG HR in dirt.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099481-a9da2375d4f3feb9926e988de99c2548.jpg)
![HR in hand.JPG HR in hand.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099485-094e72b9386550de1ada2135f68c32a1.jpg)
Then within literally ten minutes of finding the picayune, DG calls me over to see what she's found. It was a GORGEOUS 1857 Seated Half Dime!
![hello2 :hello2: :hello2:](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/hello2.gif)
![1857 HD in hand.JPG 1857 HD in hand.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099511-8fbd4653c3846f1fc229482816a09a8c.jpg)
So we get back at it, rounding up a few musketballs, suspender clips, etc. I dug a nice Maynard Carbine variant (Civil War). No sign of the casing, but the only thing that survives in our plowed fields is usually the end of the casing with its tiny hole in the center. I was very happy to have another one of these not-so-common bullets in my collection, especially a nice dropped example.
![maynard in hand.JPG maynard in hand.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099526-fa9983e30d179a93abf866962aab579a.jpg)
Then I get an insistent double beep and the numbers aren't locking on. Raising the coil, I got 62 on my F75, locking right in. Expecting a pack rivet, I grabbed a handful of dirt and saw the flash of silver again! This time it was an 1849 Half Dime!!
![1849 in dirt.JPG 1849 in dirt.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099554-dda9254cfda6300fb0294eac178bc7db.jpg)
![1849 in hand.JPG 1849 in hand.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099569-6f65d04c6e9bcfe9a0a9c215b49d42a8.jpg)
At this point, the finds start to thin out, and we're aware we're walking out of this small site. So I double back in and on the way back across the field dig a nice condition shield nickel to finish off the day:
![shield in hand.JPG shield in hand.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099608-1b4e42fa266294a71040f54f81970d73.jpg)
Ended up being a nice haul for a short hunt. It had started to get unbearably hot, so we decided to call it a day.
![all finds dirty.JPG all finds dirty.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099624-560ec997969cb83e832e56171f95e6c0.jpg)
There were several surprises when I got home and my wife (DG) and I cleaned what we'd dug. She got a weird item. Any ideas?
![weird bracelet thingy.JPG weird bracelet thingy.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099653-b65f5070415f212c754d8481805842ef.jpg)
As I was cleaning the random brass, I saw a small bended piece that looked like it had two prongs sticking out of it. When I carefully unbent it, it turned out to be the face of a sportsman's button!
![sportsman button.JPG sportsman button.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099666-c8f893952e22dd0bfcafb96672297673.jpg)
As I dry toothpicked what I thought was a normal flat button, I could see a bit of a design. It was a leaping stag. This is one of my favorite civilian buttons I've ever dug.
![deer button.JPG deer button.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099680-1be3f675fbbed12d9a3c2fcbfc8a08e2.jpg)
And of course, here are the coins and other finds:
![shield obv.JPG shield obv.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099696-c52f38e2171fff04d5ddb8c8bbcea9de.jpg)
![shield rev.JPG shield rev.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099714-c296f9107e1e73416619d6ca5b748684.jpg)
![maynard carbine.JPG maynard carbine.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099734-c4da2da84ceb83d0b9729d7be0e5029e.jpg)
![1849 HD obv.JPG 1849 HD obv.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099750-3789c0441f79aff0fed981bb1a7e8614.jpg)
![1849 HD rev.JPG 1849 HD rev.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099760-e198c9fe8014d9920fae91bb17ed9995.jpg)
![HR obv.JPG HR obv.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099782-92643a4678a220d5e3d42aca3cafd4c9.jpg)
![HR rev.JPG HR rev.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099795-48edb876ca136dec413cec536e620bf6.jpg)
And I've gotta compliment DG on her recovery of such a beautiful Seated:
![1857 HD obv.JPG 1857 HD obv.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099806-54b5cf59eecc534001680e2254c6f53d.jpg)
Here are the combined finds (His and Hers LOL):
![my finds.JPG my finds.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099851-77daab75fc602f02aca3a8cf61333908.jpg)
![DG finds.JPG DG finds.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1099/1099869-7330bacf8b3e48282d4f43a8627ccbe5.jpg)
Best Wishes and Happy Hunting,
![Cane Bandits.jpg Cane Bandits.jpg](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/608/608982-b2593fb160da2b73bf302cbd87558175.jpg)
The CaneField Bandits
![Cheesy :D :D](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/cheesy.gif)
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