cellar hole find

[lee]

as you folks probably know, i do for cellar hole hunting what a fish does for a bike...i suck! but that all changed the other day when i found this right next to a chunk of iron.
i kept running me detector over it and could hear a little high tone mixed in with it,i must of been scanning the signal for 10 mins before i decided to dig it but hell im glad i did.
from the research Ive done it appears to be a medallion given to civil war solders at there reunion in 1884 where they unveiled a statue of William Buckingham that now resides in somewhere called the hall of flags ?.
its got a hole in the top that makes me think a civil war solder wore it around his neck...how cool is that ? and what an honer to hold it in my hands...wow.
also found was a 1857 seated dime,a type print block with the words WASHINGTON FEB 25TH on it along with a George 3 copper, 5 Indian heads a stunning butter knife with designs all down the blade,early spoons along with loads of musket balls.
the place is infested with iron but every now and then a high tone comes singing out.
here is a picture of the medallion.
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[lee]

just thought i would add a few more pictures
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[Digger_O'Dell]

Awesome finds Lee! Love that medallion and the seated, Congrats!

BTW, also love that Churchill quote! :lol:

[Bucknut]

Awesome old Seated Dime! great relics too!

[MangoAve]

Oh, I didn't realize this was a cellar hole hunt you went to. You didn't explain that part. Grats on the seated and token.

[Full Metal Digger]

Great finds Lee. Love the medallion and seated dime! That's a lot of fancy on that butter knife! Best wishes and HH, Dave.

[aloldstuff]

Lee, very nice medallion and seated. Can't wait till tomorrow.

[The Rebel]

Nice going Lee! Here's some info on the Hall of Flags:

https://www.cga.ct.gov/searchresults.asp?cx=005177121039084408563%3Ahs1zq 3ague8&ie=UTF-8&cof=FORID%3A10&q=hall+of+flags&submission=%EF%80%82


59578 (https://www.cga.ct.gov/searchresults.asp?cx=005177121039084408563%3Ahs1zq 3ague8&ie=UTF-8&cof=FORID%3A10&q=hall+of+flags&submission=%EF%80%82)

[del]

I bet I can guess who will be detecting cellar holes a lot more !:thinkingabout::lol::teasing: Well done Lee , I like the commemorative medallion a lot and the seated dime is a great find too !:notworthy:

Dan

[Hiluxyota]

Great finds lee. Now your hooked on cellar holes with those awesome finds ..

[Donnie B]

The commemorative medallion is an awesome and historical find!

[Tony Two-Cent]

Congrats on the terrific finds, Lee! The medallion is a neat piece of history, and the 1857 Seated Dime is awesome! Very productive hunt!

:congrats:

[lee]

Nice going Lee! Here's some info on the Hall of Flags:

https://www.cga.ct.gov/searchresults.asp?cx=005177121039084408563%3Ahs1zq 3ague8&ie=UTF-8&cof=FORID%3A10&q=hall+of+flags&submission=%EF%80%82


59578 (https://www.cga.ct.gov/searchresults.asp?cx=005177121039084408563%3Ahs1zq 3ague8&ie=UTF-8&cof=FORID%3A10&q=hall+of+flags&submission=%EF%80%82)
that's really cool rebel, i want to go there now.

[lee]

I bet I can guess who will be detecting cellar holes a lot more !:thinkingabout::lol::teasing: Well done Lee , I like the commemorative medallion a lot and the seated dime is a great find too !:notworthy:


Dan

i met this young lad detecting in wethersfield about 2 weeks ago and he has got me into it.
he took me and aloldstuff to a exploded powder mill from the 1740s yesterday...omg i have no words,your walking through the woods and this giant building just hoves into view.. i aint kidding you when i say Ive never seen anything like it in my life, 3 walls still standing that must be 100 feet tall.

[Noah]

I love it, these building off in the woods!! Question comes to mind, who owns the land and how do you get permission? Use to check out old homes on my uncles property in Nebraska as a kid. Reminds me of those times. Abandoned buildings have to belong to someone though. Like the knife and seated! :perfect10:

[Noah]

Great finds lee. Now your hooked on cellar holes with those awesome finds ..
Wish we had more cellar hunt opportunities here in IL brother!

[wisconsin digger]

Great finds and research. Im a coin guy, so the bext find to me is the seated. Congrats WD

[BTV Digger]

Very well done Lee! That token surely held up well!

John