Military Button, Roosie, 1864 IH, and a KG II Copper...

[CTDirtFisher]

Hello all!

This post covers targets recovered from Wednesday Sept 15th and Friday Sept 17th, 2010...

My Video's >> http://www.youtube.com/user/CTDirtFisher

Video for these targets:

Dirt Fishing (Metal Detecting) in Connecticut - Sept 15th and 17th 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpxg9JuFc9Y#)

Wednesday, with 90 minutes to hunt... I head back to an old school that I have worked pretty good over the last 2 years... but still produces keepers most of the time...

I first target out of the hole was a US Military Button... I don't know the era... *shrug*

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2010/Sept/91710_AmerMilButton.jpg

Next up was a sweet silver sound (as you can hear on the Video...) 1946 Roosevelt Silver Dime...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2010/Sept/91710_1946Roosie.jpg

Thurday night was lots of rain and storm in CT so i neaded to a spot on Friday that yielded some nice old coppers a few weeks back, but was bone dry...

I had a nice 12/26 signal @ 6 that yielded this King George II Half Penny (1727–1760) Might be my imagination... but look like a 175X for a date...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2010/Sept/91710_KGIIObverse.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2010/Sept/91710_KGIIReverse.jpg

I recovered a few flat button here and the last keep was this 1864 Indian Head Penny... That LOOKED pretty rough out of the hole but cleaned up fairly good...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2010/Sept/91710_1864IH.jpg

This totals:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2010/Sept/91710_Totals.jpg

Happy Hunting all!
Paul

[z118]

Great digs, what a neat variety of finds! Congrats!

[angellionel]

You had several good hunts, and nice variety of finds too. That's a good old copper, and it does look to be dated 175? It's too early in the morning for me though. lol Nice going!

[CTDirtFisher]

IronPatch on Tnet said:

Yep it's an oldie! But it's a Farthing not a Halfpenny. It's also the young head which puts it 1730s, and by the picture looks like 1737 with the last 7 dropped down slightly.

[xzlr8n]

Pretty cool old stuff you found --- 1757 or 1737 :shocked04:. What's twenty years when you are already 250 years old. If only the coin could talk!!

[jkress]

Great set of treasures there Paul!!

You sure know how to pull good stuff from hunted areas.

That's a skill I'm trying to learn.

Congrats.

[milco]

Awesome finds, and great video!

[coinnut]

Nice finds Paul, I was gonna say farthing since it reads too low for a copper half cent and it looks like about quarter size. Great find and congrats on your oldest coin :clapping: It could still be a counterfeit copper since I'm not sure where the regal ones read. The button will be a Tombac if it's a dull silver color and it has a mound on the shank (loop ) side. I watched the vid, but I don't remember the back of it, but I think it is just a large cloak button. No GW on the other side is there? lol I think the Military is after 1903 and is probably around that time or a bit newer, but the backmark would probably help date it. A super hunt!!