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Well the weather outside was delightful...OK will save you from the rest.
The temps warmed up a good bit yesterday and that combined with ideal conditions (except the water temp) meant that my wet suit was calling and I answered. I managed to get back to one of my colonial watering holes for a couple of hours for a quick hunt and boy am I glad that I did.
I was hoping to start the year off with a colonial silver and when I heard the first possible tone, I was pumped, what came out next was unexpected. A beautiful silver ring was looking back at me through the muck and it was not a beach ring! (apologies to the beach hunters, all in fun). I typically do not get excited about jewelry, but this bad boy is old and hand engraved. There are no markings in it, but the engravings are a thing of beauty. This site dates from the 1650s and while it is certainly not that old (I don't think) it is still colonial to early expansion (1750s-1820s) by the looks and design.
After a few minutes, I got my composure back and started moving again (was sooooo cold at this point) and I began to think that this might be my only silver for the day. A couple of 1600-1700s musket balls popped up and then a civil war three ringer and then finally a nice solid high tone. I knew it was not going to be a cut coin as it read to high and to my surprise a nice thick 1 reale cob (no date) popped up! #1 for the season yeeeehaw! A few feet later I got another similar tone, though a little bigger. I immediately began to think of a repeat as has happened to me at this and other sites so many times. While it was not a cob, another nice 1800's Large Cent popped up #1 copper for the season! While walking across a small point, I eyeballed a nice little native american point and then immediately dug a nice complete 1600s buckle!
This short trip was beginning to really pay off (and I was even colder at this point as my legs started to shake with the wind blowing 20 mph). To close the day out, I had one more big high tone and this one was deep in the muck. I half expected it to be junk, until I hit the clay layer and knew it would be something decent. Out surfaced from the deep a trifid utensil minus the dish (spoon). I searched a little longer for the dish to no avail.
My take for the day includes the ring, two coins, buckle, nice marked lead bale seal, 9 musket balls and 3 civil war 3-ringers (along with a pile of smaller lead shot) 5 buttons and a weird rock (not iron) that I am wondering if is native american related.
All in all it was a good trip and while the coins met my goals, I was really excited with the ring.
HH
Dan
The temps warmed up a good bit yesterday and that combined with ideal conditions (except the water temp) meant that my wet suit was calling and I answered. I managed to get back to one of my colonial watering holes for a couple of hours for a quick hunt and boy am I glad that I did.
I was hoping to start the year off with a colonial silver and when I heard the first possible tone, I was pumped, what came out next was unexpected. A beautiful silver ring was looking back at me through the muck and it was not a beach ring! (apologies to the beach hunters, all in fun). I typically do not get excited about jewelry, but this bad boy is old and hand engraved. There are no markings in it, but the engravings are a thing of beauty. This site dates from the 1650s and while it is certainly not that old (I don't think) it is still colonial to early expansion (1750s-1820s) by the looks and design.
After a few minutes, I got my composure back and started moving again (was sooooo cold at this point) and I began to think that this might be my only silver for the day. A couple of 1600-1700s musket balls popped up and then a civil war three ringer and then finally a nice solid high tone. I knew it was not going to be a cut coin as it read to high and to my surprise a nice thick 1 reale cob (no date) popped up! #1 for the season yeeeehaw! A few feet later I got another similar tone, though a little bigger. I immediately began to think of a repeat as has happened to me at this and other sites so many times. While it was not a cob, another nice 1800's Large Cent popped up #1 copper for the season! While walking across a small point, I eyeballed a nice little native american point and then immediately dug a nice complete 1600s buckle!
This short trip was beginning to really pay off (and I was even colder at this point as my legs started to shake with the wind blowing 20 mph). To close the day out, I had one more big high tone and this one was deep in the muck. I half expected it to be junk, until I hit the clay layer and knew it would be something decent. Out surfaced from the deep a trifid utensil minus the dish (spoon). I searched a little longer for the dish to no avail.
My take for the day includes the ring, two coins, buckle, nice marked lead bale seal, 9 musket balls and 3 civil war 3-ringers (along with a pile of smaller lead shot) 5 buttons and a weird rock (not iron) that I am wondering if is native american related.
All in all it was a good trip and while the coins met my goals, I was really excited with the ring.
HH
Dan
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I don't get excited over jewelry often (ever), but that ring is just fantastic man. Hand etched stuff like that is some of my favorites. Hope to hear more about it, but it has that "old look" to me.
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