New Site Relics And Coins Part 2

[F350Platinum]

Returned to the new permission today, it got up in the 50s so it was pretty pleasant. I went to a spot further away from the farm where I had marked some house sites. I found two of them anyway. First I hunted this field, found nothing but buck balls and some mason jar scraps. I did two diagonals across it, walked the far end, and did find a patch iron but after a bit of walking around found nothing of interest. You can see the farm off in the distance on the other side of the highway.

Heading back I spotted this old house way back in the woods, I hunted around it for a while and only found a couple of aluminum buttons. I'll probably return to this place but hunting is difficult again due to the overgrowth. There is a deer stand right next to it, and a camera. I let it photograph me 😀

Got tired of tripping on stuff at that house, so I went across the highway to this one, visible from the road. When I moved here 20 years ago I remember a light on it, I passed it every day going to work just past the farm.

I searched around the house, it was tough to swing in the brush but I managed to get my best find of the day near the front door on the right, for some reason this tiny house has 2 entrances.

1925 Mercury dime in pretty good shape. It was a solid 28 and only about 4" down. There are a lot of roots so it was hard to get to but my Barracuda shovel cut them nicely. I was hoping I'd find more but only got the antique clothespin in the finds photo:

I went back to the place I was yesterday and dug the rest of the coins, most of them came from under the tree swing. 2 Zincolns, 10 pre-1982 memorial pennies, the oldest being a 1959 D. 5 dimes, oldest was 1971. A 1981 quarter. Some of these were multiple coin spills. The lipstick tube top has a woman standing with two children, I'm putting it in the 40s or 50s.

At least I can say for sure if there is any silver under my coil I will probably find it. The Merc was pretty heavily masked.

[Valens Legacy]

Another nice hunt, try to locate where the old out house was and check around the path to it.

Good luck and have a great Christmas.

[Cal_Cobra]

Nice going on the merc, by the front door no less, love it! 

[NCtoad]

Congrats on the merc!   I would re-search the area where you found that clothespin.  Might have been a clothesline there back in the day.  

[rvpopeye]

Well you did it again,,,,,made me look bad ! skuh kuh kuh kuh👍

That place is gold , even without the finds .

[Tom_in_CA]

We see lots of each other's show & tell finds, but I always love to see landscape location hunt-site pix too.  It puts the finds in context ! 

[F350Platinum]

Just now, Tom_in_CA said:

We see lots of each other's show & tell finds, but I always love to see landscape location hunt-site pix too.  It puts the finds in context ! 

Thanks Tom. I live in a very old part of Virginia that hasn't changed much since the 1600s, not in urbanization nor in culture. It's really a gem. Hunting and fishing are king here, there isn't much else to do. I've only scratched the surface of the possibilities here but there have been others before me in some of the better places. 

I used to do some pro photography, and landscape/architecture was my favorite. I wish I could show the best parts of some of these locations but I think it wouldn't be a good idea, as I'm sure you feel about your hunting places. I do like to convey the feel of the place.

Much more to come, thanks for the encouragement. 🙂 I very much appreciate the stuff you guys find over there, and look forward to your posts.

It's all great to discuss merits/faults of detectors and such, we're coming back with the proof in the puddin'. 😀

[F350Platinum]

50 minutes ago, rvpopeye said:

Well you did it again,,,,,made me look bad ! skuh kuh kuh kuh👍

That place is gold , even without the finds .

Thanks RVP! This place has over 1,000 acres of woods and fields, and a few hidden buildings. The only place I'm restricted from is the main house grounds, about 2 acres. 🤣 Maybe in time the owner will be impressed with my skill and let me hunt his yard.🙏🤞