Western Mass time travel site

[TreeFarm]

It was a gorgeous day here in Western Massachusetts. Low sixties, sunshine and the bugs are finally backing off. I’ve been itching to try to get at a site I researched this summer and it was a really weird experience. There is a colonial history to the area and the proximity to a small town made me think that it may be productive. I called Cheffer but he was out of town for the weekend so I saddled up and rode solo.

Iron was everywhere but in the edges of the ring of grunty tones a flat button appeared. Then a KG II piped up with perfect roundness in the ears. A buckle and then life got weird. Pure copper tone but jumpy as hell. Boom.... an early 1900 straight razor? What? Then a domed button with copper guilting.... and finally a 1916 barber dime a full ten inches down! Did I mention that the king George was at two inches?



Can’t wait to get back there tomorrow! I’m hoping to solve the mystery of this site!

Thanks for reading folks!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Beautiful old copper, congrats!

 

[lenmac65]

Nice day in Eastern Massachusetts too! Wish I had the hunt you had. Congratulations on some nice finds. That copper held up well, and the Barber is great. Hope you have continued good luck.

 

[cheffer]

Nice work Jeff, and a great assortment. One of the best things about our region are these multi-era spots and all the layered finds. Dime at 10 inches, that's awesome, must have been just a whisper in all that iron. And you know how I love those old coppers. Wish I could call in sick and join you tomorrow, if you're still out after work let me know and we'll meet up!

Steve

 

[vpnavy]

 

[grasshopper]

That KG looks really nice. Congrats on some nice finds!

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[TreeFarm]

Thanks everyone! Hope your coil find amazing things! Catch ya soon!

 

[secondstar]

Nice hunt TreeFarm! You came with us once to another historic site in Western Mass. I hope to hunt again with you some day!

 

[TreeFarm]

I’d love to hunt with you guys again. I really enjoyed getting to know you and I was psyched when you pulled that counterfeit copper! Let’s hear it for the rebel’s in western mass!

 

[xcopperstax]

It's really neat when a coin like a KGII (nice coin by the way!!!) is at such a shallow depth and then a much more modern coin is deeper. Was the dirt moved? Did different soil conditions exist? Did the ground push the old coin up from frost!? Who knows.

 

[gunsil]

Nice hunt!! That KG is living proof that coins don't sink in the soil. I have found many colonial coins at less than four inches on undisturbed sites. Your KG is super-fine, you must have kind soil there. The razor is a safety razor, not a straight razor.

 

[tahomatom]

That's some history you dug into.