George Kinsey Finds Of A Lifetime Thread

[Cal_Cobra]

7 hours ago, George Kinsey said:

Thanks Cal. I also have 3 of your favorites found at an old trading post site along a local river.

Love finding Phoenix buttons!  I wouldn't complain if a buckle would get under my coil though 😁

 

[George Kinsey]

I would have thought you would dig a 2-piece California buckle in the gold fields.

 

[deathray]

As good as it gets!!

[Cal_Cobra]

56 minutes ago, George Kinsey said:

I would have thought you would dig a 2-piece California buckle in the gold fields.

 

I've only detected one time in gold country. 

I found a couple at a trading site we found that turned out to be a bit different then initially anticipated, but in a positive way.  Turned out to be late fur trade right into the G.R. era and then ceased to exist.  TomCA just dug a nice G.R. era tongue and wreath buckle, got just dug a star buckle at one of our sites that appears to have fizzled out by the mid 1850's I'd say.  Anything you dig there's going to be something old, but not necessarily awesome, but it'll be old, even if it's camp lead 😏  I dug an eagle buckle at this camp on our first time, dug both sides a few feet away and managed to loose the wreath half.  Surprised we haven't found it, or if we have it got mixed up with another tongue.  Oh well.

[PI-Man]

Very nice.  Nice Gold.

What machine you get the gold on?

[George Kinsey]

The Lighter Side Of Our Hobby

So true.

[George Kinsey]

Some "Snakes" Snuck Into My House

No worry they are non-venomous.

[rvpopeye]

Skuh kuh kuh kuh kuh kuh

Hey,,,, NONE of US look like THAT !

A good wake up chuckle to start my day. Thx🖖 

 

 

[NCtoad]

Wow!   Just saw this.  Can you tell us what state or part of the country these are from?

[deathray]

California ??