Todays enjoyable hunt with Nova Treasure

Hill Billy · Feb 20, 2010

Met up with Nova on Tnet chats this AM and he asked me if I'd like to go help him hunt a site he had in mind. I said sure, see you at 11. Well I met up with him and we went on a land owner hunt. Turns out the owner says he leases the place to another man to run cattle on and we would have to ask him. Well we went to his house and there was nobody home. $:-\$ We were on our way out and spoke to a man along side the road and had an 1 1/2 hour talk with him about the history on the area. Well after the time passed the man we were looking for pulled up. Big Nova got out and spoke with the man and got a green light to go hunt all we liked. We then headed over to the site we were looking for and started swinging. We found the site immediately. There were signals everywhere. We made some good finds and enjoyed a beautiful sunny day doing what we enjoy.

Thanks Nova,

My finds for the day

hammered · Feb 20, 2010

WTG Hill Billy :icon_thumleft:

, nice range of finds :icon_thumright:

, go get some more

.

hammered

nova treasure · Feb 20, 2010

I really enjoyed Detecting with ya HB,
We made some pretty cool finds and finally getting some beautiful weather and some good company and getting permission to hunt several hundreds of acres for some future hunts, the day turned out to be a pretty good day.

my finds today was slim, but the first find for me was definitely worth digging in the mud. It's a Officers Staff button with 29 stars and than with 4 arrows in the talon, a pointed shield and a backmark that reads Superior Quality. If someone could date it for me, it would be Greatly Appreciated.
I also found a smashed thimble, 2 skeleton key covers and a few misc relics.

Bill

VOL1266-X · Feb 20, 2010

Nice Finds HB!!! Like the "V" and IH. Sounds like both you guys had a good hunt. Is that a part of a lamp in the upper right of the first pic? HH, Quindy.

wingmaster · Feb 20, 2010

Great finds there congrats on the IH and V.

Bavaria Mike · Feb 21, 2010

Nice hunt and finds! HH, Mike

Hill Billy · Feb 21, 2010

VOL1266-X said:
Nice Finds HB!!! Like the "V" and IH. Sounds like both you guys had a good hunt. Is that a part of a lamp in the upper right of the first pic? HH, Quindy.

I believe it's the piece that holds the glass globe Quindy.

Sniffy · Feb 21, 2010

Looks like you guys had a nice hunt....the V nickle looks to be in good shape. And the button is awesome. Good job guys.

mlayers · Feb 21, 2010

You guys had a decent hunt. Nice V and IH plus the other finds are great also. Ground is still frozen here up north. May still be another month before we can get out here. Sure hope it isn't that long but who knows....Matt

Newt · Feb 21, 2010

Y'all did good for a short hunt. That "key system" item might be the turn knob for the lantern part you have there also.
Newt

Hill Billy · Feb 21, 2010

Newt said:
Y'all did good for a short hunt. That "key system" item might be the turn knob for the lantern part you have there also.
Newt

I believe its a button from the railway system.

Don in SJ · Feb 21, 2010

You guys had a nice winter hunt, good post and congrats on a V nickel! Now as far as that button goes, one weak area for me are the Eagle buttons, but looking through Albert's, I feel safe to say the button is a 1850's to 1860's General Staff Officer button. What I did not find was one with 29 stars, there is a GS17 4 arrows in right talon with 28 stars and a GS18 four arrows in right talon with 30 stars. If there is one for 29 stars I did not find it. Either way, sure that is the time frame, so that for sure is a keeper. :thumbsup:

Don

rogues71 · Feb 21, 2010

nice haul of loot gratz

nova treasure · Feb 21, 2010

Don in SJ said:
You guys had a nice winter hunt, good post and congrats on a V nickel! Now as far as that button goes, one weak area for me are the Eagle buttons, but looking through Albert's, I feel safe to say the button is a 1850's to 1860's General Staff Officer button. What I did not find was one with 29 stars, there is a GS17 4 arrows in right talon with 28 stars and a GS18 four arrows in right talon with 30 stars. If there is one for 29 stars I did not find it. Either way, sure that is the time frame, so that for sure is a keeper.

Don

Thanks Don for the kind words, I did get out the magnifying glass and recount my stars, there is 30 and not 29, so sorry for the miscount and I greatly Appreciate you looking the Button up for me.

I am getting ready to go try my luck again for a couple hours and see if there might be another button waiting for me.

Bill

pepperj · Feb 21, 2010

Nice assortment of finds. :icon_thumright:

VOL1266-X · Feb 21, 2010

Bill and HB, that's a great looking Eagle button. That one is right up Dman's alley. Keep your eye out for him up there in Kentucky with buttons like that one in that condition still in the ground. HH guys.

nova treasure · Feb 21, 2010

VOL1266-X said:
Bill and HB, that's a great looking Eagle button. That one is right up Dman's alley. Keep your eye out for him up there in Kentucky with buttons like that one in that condition still in the ground. HH guys.

Thanks,
I Love finding buttons and it sure is nice to see them come unearthed with the gold gilt still on them.

Bill

nova treasure · Feb 21, 2010

I always think it's cool to add some info with the finds and started rearching out the Stove tag that HB found. I believe it is from Wallace & Lithgrow that started out as a Sheet metal shop in 1836 and than in 1844 they started making heating & cooking stoves in the Eagle Foundry off of 2nd st and the river in Louisville, Ky but that foundry was destoyed by fire and they built a new foundry at the corner of Main st and Clay st., which is where this Stove tag would have came from.
Wallace died in 1861 and than Lithgrow took his 2 brother inlaws in business and the name changed to J.S Lithgrow & co.

Bill

Hill Billy · Feb 22, 2010

nova treasure said:
I always think it's cool to add some info with the finds and started rearching out the Stove tag that HB found. I believe it is from Wallace & Lithgrow that started out as a Sheet metal shop in 1836 and than in 1844 they started making heating & cooking stoves in the Eagle Foundry off of 2nd st and the river in Louisville, Ky but that foundry was destoyed by fire and they built a new foundry at the corner of Main st and Clay st., which is where this Stove tag would have came from.
Wallace died in 1861 and than Lithgrow took his 2 brother inlaws in business and the name changed to J.S Lithgrow & co.

Bill

Nice work and info on the tag Bill.
Thanks