A Dandy And Spectacle-ur Hunt

[F350Platinum]

Sorry, another corny title 🤣

I went back to the field where I dug the half-half real a couple of days ago. It was a cool and fairly windless day, I wanted to see what else was there.

Up by the highway there are power lines and huge transformers, my poor Equinox would suffer greatly near the road, so I brought the Deus 2 again. Even the Deus was affected slightly the closer I got to the road, but that's where all the beer cans, foil and slaw are. About 30 feet in things improve greatly. Despite the slight EMI the Deus can lock onto a target with little effort.

This is a small field so I figured 7-8 hours would cover it. It's wide near the highway but curves off to a small field off to the left.

I want to show y'all a really cool seat you can strap around your waist so you can take a break without ticks or chiggers getting you on the ground, I've seen Chase with one and my fabulous wife gave me this one:

It's about 2" thick, and the size of a Frisbee, maybe 10" in diameter. You pop it open and twist it slightly and it will hold 300 lbs!

Great if you need a break in a big field.

I walked all over this field and got a handful of relics:

Most of this stuff is very old. From top left, a rein guide, it is cast with figuring on it, some part of fancy horse tack, a small brass triangular object, 7 buttons. The buttons range from a large Dandy to two Tombacs, 3 breech buttons, and what may be part of a 2 piece, it has a star like design with possible silver plating in the crevices. A boss of some kind, a large lead ball with a hole in it, spectacle buckle, 4 lead objects that are mostly rifle/pistol/buck and a lead bag seal. The third brass knob I've found here, and some sort of threaded brass finial.

The Dandy also has silvered highlights:

It appears to have 12 sides, but it's very indistinct.

One of the Tombacs is highly figured as well and sadly broken:

And the oldest find of the day was this spectacle buckle, it was about 8" deep.

They date back to the 1650s.

I got 3 coins today, a 1970 and 1974 memorial, and a 1909 wheat that I can't make out much else on. 😵

Finds to trash was great today, I'm really getting used to the "tonal nuances" of the Deus 2, and able to distinguish most deep iron falsing.

A small amount of iron, buck balls and other junk.

 

[schoolofhardNox]

Some nice finds there. Definitely in an old area. Very interesting lead as well.

[F350Platinum]

3 minutes ago, schoolofhardNox said:

Some nice finds there. Definitely in an old area. Very interesting lead as well.

Thanks. 🙂 This is part of a 1,000 acre 1700s farm that may have War of 1812 relics, just have to get to them a mile away through dense forest. 😀 Talked to the owner again today. The road to the dock is totally overgrown. 😵 Big adventure eventually...

[kac]

Great area, bet there is more there. Silver plated button might have more silver on it still. Sometimes tossing it in a tumbler will take the crud off the top and reveal more silver plating.

[Valens Legacy]

Nice hunt again, and I am sure that you will find the other half of that coin someday.

I like the seat that you showed, I might have to get one.

Good luck on your next hunt.

[F350Platinum]

5 hours ago, Valens Legacy said:

I like the seat that you showed, I might have to get one.

Should have included the link:

https://www.amazon.com/Boreeman-Upgraded-Lightweight-Collapsible-Retractable/dp/B083945P76

They've upgraded it to 400 pound capacity.

I tried to keep it using the strap as a shoulder strap, but it's much better around the waist and moved to your back.

[F350Platinum]

This little field is like another nearby, if you get a good signal it's a good find. I was glad to get one Spanish silver coin here. There isn't much trash when you get away from the road.

[Rick N. MI]

Awesome relics!

[strick]

Nice hunt. You guys get some fancy buttons. Can you get to the dock via the water? The chair they are durable as I have one in my work truck for several years now. But seeing how you already broke your stand I don’t know 😁

strick 

[F350Platinum]

If I had a jet boat or kayak, yeah, the river that leads to it is only a few hundred feet from my house. Shallow draft only up that way now. It's more of a marsh than it was in the early years. Steamboats used to go up there a long time ago.

It would be less work to trek the woods, I have a machete if need be. 😁 That road is almost 400 years old!