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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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A cob, a sweet intact early buckle and that ring is sweet too.... you even threw a large cent in there for good measure.
