Colonial Hunt with Del

[coinnut]

We snuck out today for a quick hunt, because tomorrow is not available for detecting. Dan took it easy on me since I went to the gym on Wednesday to get reaquainted with some of the machines lol They miss me after 3+ years :rolleyes: It didn't really hurt until today :stretcher: lol So we went to a site that is about a 30 second walk |:confused:) |:confused:) I used the small 5 coil for most of the day and picked through as much iron as I could handle. I was rewarded with 2 Indians, an 1863 (fattie), and yes Dan, an 1:dontknow:b]:dontknow:/b]3 Indian. Too new for that site, so a hunter must have droped it after the homes were long gone. :thinkingabout: Also got 2 big Eagle buttons. They cleaned up really well. I even got some gilt on the darker button. Lots of non ferrous targets today, but only two coins (not counting that Jefferson) lol It was good to get out, but walking and digging were a challenge 8/ lol Where is that video when you need it :cheesysmile:

[MassDirtFisher]

Congrats on the Indians and Buttons. Happy Hunting!!

[hockeyguy]

Excellent.....must feel good to get back in the woods :white:usaflag:: after last weekend!

[jkress]

Nice bunch of finds George. <: Especially the fatty. :drool: I'm trying to find one. :daydream:
Congrats on another great hunt.

[del]

George had a great day despite the fact he walked like a 95 year old with a bad hip lol lol :poke: :poke: going that slow was probably the secret to his success :yes:
this site has been pounded hard by alot of detectorists but also has tons of area and is littered with iron , tin and usual celler trash so you can still pickup something if your determined enough. great great buttons George :perfect10: the best i've seen in along time from there , as i said tag them correctly .

i had explained to George that the civil war buttons are a special ones as they are from one Charles Webster age 22 who served in Company H of the 29th regiment Connecticut Volunteers , an all black regiment (one of only two in Connecticut) that died june 7th ,1861 . his body lies and is remembered on the property that he grew up on and finding one of the buttons off his coat at his homesite a few hundered yards away from his memorial is an awesome feeling.


the site has been hit repeatedly for the last eight years or so and it has always been a standby because theres such a large area to detect and a great variety of coins and buttons can be found . i remember the first two times i was there (i was noobie in my cellar hunting days ) the only thing i picked up was a badly shaped fat indian but since it has produced over 50 coins ( large cents , shield nickles, two centers , indians and flying eagles and even a couple of colonial half pennies )and over a hundered buttons including Coinnut's GW last year and different military ones . this time i only pulled a few relics ( not very noteworthy ) but i though it would be cool to show you the day i had on the third time out there about 7 or 8 years ago .

most of this was found about a 120 yards away where i assumed was a picnic area
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/100_0071websterfinds.jpg
and now for some closeups of the buttons
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/100_0068websterfindsbuttons1.jpg
one was an artillery button from 1808-1821 still one my finest looking buttons from thet era also later i had found 3 civil war general coat eagle buttons .

and now a closeup of the some of the buckles
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/100_0069websterfindsrelics1.jpg
also you can see a jaw harp in the lower left ( a popular musical intrument)
now the coins for that day
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/100_0067websterfindscoins1.jpg
a 1775 King George III a holed 1843 braided hair large cent and a 1798 draped bust large cent , an 1866 shield nickle (with rays) , 2 flying eagle pennies , and five indians
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/100_008211.jpg

this day (about seven or eight years ago) was really a memorable one as you can see and i'm glad Coinnut found some good things here yesterday and before with his altered GW button last year . so keep hitting those sites as they do keep producing finds .

Dan

[trout-hunter]

Dan and George all I can say you guy's rock!!!!! :peace: :clapping: |:confused:)

[sniffy]

What an awesome site....nice job coaxing these targets out!

[CTDirtFisher]

Amazing day guys! :clapping:

[pulltabsteve]

HOLY SMOKES!!!! What a day! :clapping: Those are some amazing finds! And you even got a twanger thumbsup01

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

beautiful stuff fellas!

[jkress]

Del.... man 'o man, look at those beauties. :shocked04:
Talk about a great pile of keepers. You guys are something else. |:confused:)

[randy]

Awesome guys :clapping: Way to keep milking that worked out site.

[v3ikid]

All you can say is WOW!!. I would like one time with a hunt like that. Awsome job. :perfect10: :clapping:

[aloldstuff]

Congrats on all the great finds. Going slow(95 yr old w/broken hip) was that the key?

[RobW]

You guys blow me away.

Geaorge I can't believe the condition of those buttons :shocked04: a little guilt on them, they look awsome! I see you're back at skunking Dan again >:tongue:

[coinnut]

I see you're back at skunking Dan again >:tongue:


rofl I think you are the only one who really read the post lol

[tanacat]

Great hunt you guys! I love the variety of your finds- as usual thumbsup01 Nice eagle buttons George! And that awesome artillery button Dan (it is the one on the far left?)

[fsa46]

You fellas have days that many of us can only dream of... :daydream:.... congratulations.

[alderan33]

Wow! The second Eagle Button looks like it came from a museum. Nice!!!!