One of my latest hunts ..........

[Goat Rancher]

I got permission to hunt a home that was built around 1830-1840 that has a lot of history associated with it. The property was once owned by Lt. Col. Bartholomew who was a well know Indian fighter in his time. There is an Indiana county named after him.

Here is a picture of the house as it looks today:



http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r211/goatrancher/Treasure%20Hunting/DSC00002.jpg



Here are the finds:


http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r211/goatrancher/Treasure%20Hunting/DSC01332.jpg



http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r211/goatrancher/Treasure%20Hunting/DSC01168.jpg



http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r211/goatrancher/Treasure%20Hunting/DSC01210.jpg



http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r211/goatrancher/Treasure%20Hunting/BarberQuarter.jpg



http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r211/goatrancher/Treasure%20Hunting/VNickel-1.jpg



http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r211/goatrancher/Treasure%20Hunting/KeyToken.jpg



And last, but not least 1820 Large Cent:



http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r211/goatrancher/Treasure%20Hunting/1820_LargeCent.jpg

[coinnut]

Congrats on getting permission for that old of a house. I would have been drooling :drool: I have received permission to hunt a colonial tavern and did so, only to find a Mercury dime as my oldest coin lol At least you got a large cent which dates back to the beginnings of that place. Nice Barber and a real nice V nickel. Sometimes old places have so many layers of trash that it may take a while to get to the oldest layer. Nice finds!

[pulltabsteve]

Welcome to the Forum Steve!!!!! Thats a great looking spot to hunt. Congrats on the cool finds. Love the thimble :happydance01:

[angellionel]

Very nice hunt and finds! Yeah, I'm with George, that's a makes-me-drool site. :drool:

[zrickkid]

Best of luck to you on future hunts in this place. It looks pristine!

[Ill Digger]

Looks like a dream spot!!
I agree...you almost gotta go in there and just start deweeding the place :yes:
But the goodies are there !!
Nice finds!
The Barber quarter is really nice!
Congrats :grin:

[tanacat]

Wow I bet that 1820 LC was lost not soon after the house was built :) So is that your odest coin yet?

Love the pic of the house, congrats on ALL of your great finds there. I know you're not done there yet lol
I really like the gypsy looking bracelet with bells...

[Goat Rancher]

So is that your odest coin yet?


That is my oldest coin to date. I have found 3 Large Cents; 1851, 1837, and 1820. My oldest silver is a 1837 Capped Bust dime. Love these old home sites. :happydance01:

[Epi-hunter]

Wow, what a site! I am drooling :drool: Beautiful coins! How deep were they?

Those old home sites are great opportunities if you can get on them!

[Goat Rancher]

Wow, what a site! I am drooling :drool: Beautiful coins! How deep were they?

Those old home sites are great opportunities if you can get on them!


Thanks for the kind comments everyone. The barber and V were in the same hole at 6 inches. The large was at 8 inches under a big tree root.

The place is loaded with square nails and pieces of tin from the old roof which has been removed. I am sure there is more goodies there, but due to the masking I think they will stay there. I have hunted it slow and hard with the 4x6 dd. I will go back in the winter as there are grown up areas I couldn't hunt.

So it's off to 5 more sites I have lined up. Oh yeah.........they look as promising as this one. :grin:

[tanacat]

Are you really a goat rancher? Forgot to officially welcome you :beerbuddy:

[yazoo]

That looks to be a great place to hunt . Nice job and great goodies. Yazoo

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

very nice coins! i'd stick around and pull all that junk thats masking any better targets :yes: