Weekend finds: Colonial, War of 1812, and CW

[Jason H.]

It was a beautiful weekend here in central Virginia, so I hit my spot for part of both days. I had arranged to take my Dad on a hunt for Sunday, so Saturday I was just scouting for a new hot spot to take him to on Sunday. Didn't find one, but a few things popped up here and there. The highlight of the day came as I was on my way back to the car, swinging in between two colonial house sites. Got a small but strong buckle reading and dug a Spanish half real! The hole took out part of the date, but under magnification I determined it to be a 1791.

On Sunday I had my Dad with me. He hunted when he was a teenager and wanted to see what a newer detector could find. We hit the colonial house site that's been searched the last five hunts. Just before we got there, I dug a button and showed it to him as an example of a typical flat button. The colonial site is getting thin, but there's still relics to be found. Eventually we moved to another part of the field and dug the two Minies and the .44 dragoon. When I got home and cleaned the "typical" flat button, it turned out to be a War of 1812 era artillery button!

I didn't get a huge haul from the two short hunts, but I had a great time, found a few good ones, and enjoyed being outside with my Dad.
HH,
Jason

 

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[wyattrr]

Looks like you had some fun...Congrats on your finds! HH

 

[ringfinder]

Wow, what a couple days you had Jason!! Congrats to you and your dad. Finding a Spanish Reale is a fantastic find, but to throw in a War of 1812 button, WOW!! I found one of those many years ago here in Ohio, it sure made my day as well as yours.

Again, Congrats on all your finds!!

HH, Ringfinder

 

[KyFreeBird]

 

[Blind Squirrel]

Good group of finds, and nice to see you got your dad out to hunt

 

[ModernMiner]

Jason,
Excellent job on the relics. Congrats on the Spanish 1/2 real and the 1812 button. Those Colonial houses will turn up things for years.
-MM-

 

[chark21798]

Great finds sounds like a great spot. HH Mark

 

[billpa]

Sweet lookin digs.even better when you can hunt with your dad.

 

[Steve in PA]

Congrats on that artillery button Jason!

 

[civilman1]

Some great dig's there Jason,keep em comin'

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

You're on a roll Jason

You've been bringing some real(e) nice stuff back every time. Congrats on the spanish silver and that nice button. And I know you enjoyed that time with your dad. Looking forward to your next post ..... Bill

 

[allen]

great assortment of finds, but the
best one was detecting with your dad !!

 

[Bank Runner]

 

[digginer]

WAY TO KEEP YOUR HEAD IN THE DIRT!!!

 

[MKnTenn]

Nice finds, HH

 

[Jason H.]

Wow, what a couple days you had Jason!! Congrats to you and your dad. Finding a Spanish Reale is a fantastic find, but to throw in a War of 1812 button, WOW!! I found one of those many years ago here in Ohio, it sure made my day as well as yours.

Again, Congrats on all your finds!!

HH, Ringfinder

Thanks Denny! I've always liked the design of this button, but didn't really expect to find one at this site.

Jason,
Excellent job on the relics. Congrats on the Spanish 1/2 real and the 1812 button. Those Colonial houses will turn up things for years.
-MM-

I appreciate that, MM, and I think you're right. Lots of deep relics still to be found here.

 

[Jason H.]

Congrats on that artillery button Jason!

Thanks Steve!

You've been bringing some real(e) nice stuff back every time. Congrats on the spanish silver and that nice button. And I know you enjoyed that time with your dad. Looking forward to your next post ..... Bill

Thanks Bill, that means a lot. I've always been amazed at the quantity and quality of your early finds. This has been an unusually good relic season for me so far.

 

[Jason H.]

great assortment of finds, but the
best one was detecting with your dad !!

You're right about that Allen, thanks!

 

[traverdog]

Nice finds.