This weeks lunch time pasture finds - Gridding continues

ModernMiner · Apr 19, 2008

I'm supposed to be outside right now doing some stonework & building a planter, but it's cooler in the house. AND my wife's out shopping. :thumbsup:

I thought I'd sneak this post in.

I'm still gridding off the plantation house pasture during my lunch time, and will hopefully finish it off this coming week. I'm up to the top of the hill now (close to the house) and there is a lot of trash and melted metal pieces (lead).
I'm kind of disappointed that my oldest coin in this pasture has been a crusty 1881 IH so far. A lot of buttons and bullets though.

I was able to do a good deed for the guy ("Cowboy") that boards his horses and leases the pasture land. I was detecting Friday and he came out to see how I was doing. He said he had lost a tow bar off of his tractor some time ago and couldn't find it anywhere even after pulling a big rake through there. He said he tried to order a new one, but couldn't.
Now here's the good part.... I had just found it with my detector about 10 minutes before that. It was buried in a large area of hay & horse cr-p.

He couldn't believe it when I told him the good news. He even offered to give me some $, which I would not take. It was a reward just seeing his smiling face. I've made a good friend since I've been detecting this plantation property.

Here's last weeks lunch finds. Nothing too great unfortunately:

*TWO bullets in one hole!!! One 3-ringer and one cleaner (drops).

*"Plated London" flat button.

*Wreath backmark flat button w/shank.

*Two tiny decorative buttons, and a 4-hole button.

*Asst's latches, lead chunk, pottery shards, 1948 wheat, buckles, and a "Wm. Rogers & Sons" spoon.

Have a great week,
MM

DebbzInNC · Apr 19, 2008

Great Haul!! I don't think you will ever runout of finds there!! It amazes me just how many things are buried under Mother Earth's blankets of dirt and flora. Amazing!!

SoreKneesDayton · Apr 19, 2008

Nice finds and thanks for the closeups it really helps.

SKD

dave-enc · Apr 20, 2008

still some real nice finds MM wtg, and thumbs up on the good deed :thumbsup:

hh
dave+bobbie

ModernMiner · Apr 20, 2008

Nick Pappagiorgio said:
Lish..

The Cleaner ROCKS

Congratulations on a SUPERSTELLAR Set...

MoltoDelish...
Nick

Nick,
This ones for you. Italian Sunday at my house. Yum!!!

-Lish-

Bavaria Mike · Apr 20, 2008

Nice finds MM! Have you done the sunny side of the house where the clothes line would have been? What time is lunch, LOL, I like my noddles cooked al dente? HH, Mike

ModernMiner · Apr 20, 2008

Bavaria Mike said:
Nice finds MM! Have you done the sunny side of the house where the clothes line would have been? What time is lunch, LOL, I like my noddles cooked al dente? HH, Mike

Mike,
I'll get the noodles ready for you.

Yeah, I think I know where one of the clothes line used to be. I found a lot of wheats and a few Mercs on that side. There was another spot where the son told me an old clothes line used to be, but there is a grape arbor there now. Very hard to get in to swing. :'(

Have a great week Mike.
-MM-

Merf · Apr 20, 2008

Nice finds MM :thumbsup:

Those gilt buttons about 1840?

BuckleBoy · Apr 20, 2008

Nice work, MM!

Those are some purdy drops. They're a much better find than the fired ones. Nice flat buttons too. I'm sure with that many drops and buttons there ought to be a coin or knapsack hook in there somewhere.

Keep it up,

Buckleboy

Mirage · Apr 20, 2008

Man, all that old stuff and no coins. Very surpising.

Good deal on finding that peice. Reward in itself.

Bob

ModernMiner · Apr 21, 2008

BuckleBoy said:
Nice work, MM!
Those are some purdy drops. They're a much better find than the fired ones. Nice flat buttons too. I'm sure with that many drops and buttons there ought to be a coin or knapsack hook in there somewhere.
Keep it up,
Buckleboy

Thanks BB.
I too am really suprised I haven't found a knapsack hook yet with all the relics I've found over these last couple of years. :icon_scratch:

Maybe the woods is holding one for me?

-Doug-

Mirage said:
Man, all that old stuff and no coins. Very surpising.
Good deal on finding that peice. Reward in itself.
Bob

I agree. Where the heck are the old coins? With this many buttons & bullets, surely someone dropped a few somewhere. :icon_scratch:

I'm not giving up yet. As you've seen, there's a lot of ground yet to cover.
-Doug-

BuckleBoy · Apr 21, 2008

ModernMiner said:
Where the heck are the old coins?

I was wondering that myself after a hunt today. :icon_scratch:

ModernMiner · Apr 21, 2008

BuckleBoy said:
ModernMiner said:

Where the heck are the old coins?

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I was wondering that myself after a hunt today.

BB,
I got it figured out. You bring the time machine, and I'll bring the Buttoneers. We'll go back into the 1800's and make a killing selling Buttoneers. As you can see with all the buttons dug up, there has to be a BIG need for them. Can you say "CASH"?

Sorry, but I had to add this to my THREAD. :tongue3: