First 2 Dirt Hunts...very Promising!

[okara gold]

Up in NY for a couple weeks and hunting some property that is quite old. This is my first time dirt hunting with the Manti, so I'm playing it cautious and primarily digging good signals and hunting in LC mode. Here are some finds that are pretty impressive to me. I've been saltwater beach hunting up until now, but this is FUN!

First and second picture I was hunting near the old house. More newer things but I did find a large cent, can't read any dates on anything.

Third picture is a nice old marked button in a field a few hundred feet from the house. This area is where I'm finding more old coins and buttons. No dates can be read so I need to find a silver coin... Hopefully!

Trying to post multiple pics off a laptop that I am also learning!!   Will post more later as I learn more.

Just looking at the pictures as they got posted. They are not in order so the first picture shows some of todays' morning finds. Second to last is from near the house.

[okara gold]

Waiting for the rain to stop so I can get back out there. A couple more pics. As I lifted the plug up, the coin was at the bottom of the plug and dropped into the hole.

Only got fooled a few times by iron.

[JCR]

That is some nice digging. Even the bigger iron could have been something interesting.

[okara gold]

3 hours ago, JCR said:

That is some nice digging. Even the bigger iron could have been something interesting.

There are a lot of iron targets especially small ones. This is my first time hunting this spot so I'm somewhat cherry picking and trying to find boundaries where better finds might be. 

[okara gold]

A couple of hours more produced one more coin and a button. Most everything is deep. Still can't read any dates.

I'm using a recovery speed of 3, sensitivity between 26 to 28, one region all tones.

[jim tn]

Yeah, you have a fun spot. Good digging, some nice old stuff in general. HH Jim Tn

[TampaBayBrad]

I'm jealous. Guess I need to plan a trip to fix that. I've always wanted to find old stuff but never have tried. 

Good hunting. Now you have a few relics to add to your jewelry collection. 🙂

[UKD2User]

Nice finds!

I found an incised 'dandy' button exactly like the one in your second pic here in southern England - I wonder if they were made in the same place?

A very similar button was found in this area a few years ago: https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/pictures-from-the-big-dig-in-petworth-park-in-august-2015-which-uncovered-some-exciting-finds-4010584?page=2

 

[okara gold]

1 hour ago, TampaBayBrad said:

I'm jealous. Guess I need to plan a trip to fix that. I've always wanted to find old stuff but never have tried. 

Good hunting. Now you have a few relics to add to your jewelry collection. 🙂

I grew up in NYS and back in the late 70's started metal detecting. So many places had never seen a metal detector and it was wide open hunting. Schools, parks, church grounds, etc. had your pockets bulging with old silver coins! It's not like that anymore. But these new detectors are opening up old hunted out areas again. The place I'm hunting is virgin ground.

[okara gold]

1 hour ago, UKD2User said:

Nice finds!

I found an incised 'dandy' button exactly like the one in your second pic here in southern England - I wonder if they were made in the same place?

A very similar button was found in this area a few years ago: https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/pictures-from-the-big-dig-in-petworth-park-in-august-2015-which-uncovered-some-exciting-finds-4010584?page=2

 

Thanks for that information! I didn't know they were called Dandy Buttons. I'm researching their history and it's really interesting. No idea where it was made. I guess by measuring it you can get an approximation of its age.