paleomaxx
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A few weeks back I tried the front yard of this house, but only found a few wheat pennies and not many pieces of metal that seemed old. The house is 1830's though, so I kept at it and with this hunt I moved onto the side yard and had much better luck. Based on the bits of coal, pottery, and relics this was definitely where they dumped their trash and it made for some excellent detecting.
I found four older coins: a 1935 wheat, 1908 Indian head, 1888 Indian head, and my first V-nickel ever (1907)! No silver this time, but I'm sure there will be some in this yard somewhere.
I also found this beautiful pewter bridle rosette which will need a little bit of preservation work.
Much of the finds were your standard late 1800's fare. Clock plate, spoon fragments, parts from three different oil lamps, and a halter buckle. The rectangular piece in the last photo I'm fairly sure is the border from a photograph frame. The piece next to it is sort of strange and has a crest stamped into it, but I don't recognize it.
Finally the find of the day:
An absolutely perfect silver-washed infantry button that wasn't even 3" deep! The back mark is Horstmann Sons & Drucker N.Y. and the shank is perfect. I know you guys down south digs these all the time, but around the Albany NY area I never expected to dig one and certainly not in this condition. My guess is that the resident of this house was a civil war veteran so I'll do some research and see if I can verify that theory and get a name. Even if it was a random loss it's still one of my best button finds to date so I'm happy!
I found four older coins: a 1935 wheat, 1908 Indian head, 1888 Indian head, and my first V-nickel ever (1907)! No silver this time, but I'm sure there will be some in this yard somewhere.
I also found this beautiful pewter bridle rosette which will need a little bit of preservation work.
Much of the finds were your standard late 1800's fare. Clock plate, spoon fragments, parts from three different oil lamps, and a halter buckle. The rectangular piece in the last photo I'm fairly sure is the border from a photograph frame. The piece next to it is sort of strange and has a crest stamped into it, but I don't recognize it.
Finally the find of the day:
An absolutely perfect silver-washed infantry button that wasn't even 3" deep! The back mark is Horstmann Sons & Drucker N.Y. and the shank is perfect. I know you guys down south digs these all the time, but around the Albany NY area I never expected to dig one and certainly not in this condition. My guess is that the resident of this house was a civil war veteran so I'll do some research and see if I can verify that theory and get a name. Even if it was a random loss it's still one of my best button finds to date so I'm happy!
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