Small Field Relic Hunt, Silver Again!

[F350Platinum]

Days like today are rare in the winter, but I'm thrilled I get to take advantage of them. It was already t-shirt weather by the time I got out, it got into the 60s today, sunny and no wind. Perfect!

I hit this field late last spring, got a lot of great buttons and a small brass cannon. There was a house here long ago, just a small two room shack probably inhabited by plantation "staff". I finally found the cellar hole for it.

Searched around it a bit, but found nothing.

On a hill nearby is a big iron patch, I think a barn burned there or the house was pushed there and burned. Today I wanted to see how the 13" did finding stuff in it. It did ok, but even Silver Slayer didn't produce anything, so I just hunted in my custom relic program that has been doing well for me.

For a place I hit hard, I did ok. I had to park my truck at the entrance to this field, about 2 acres I don't have permission to but no one minded me parking there. They tell me the owner isn't worried about it, and the farmers are done for the year.

Only got a handful of trash today, molten metal from the fire, copper nails, bullets, buck balls and the like. It really only is a handful 😏

Here's the take:

A bit boss, 3 buttons - one overall, one silverwash and one small. 4 coins, 2 IHPs, 1888 and 1889, a 1963 memorial, and a silver 1950 Roosevelt dime! Got the dime heading back to my truck for a Coke. 😀 Got 3 pieces of what I think is an ancient fancy buckle, a parasol slide (thanks, JCR!) A large piece of cast brass that was attached to something and broke, a buckle fragment and an odd two headed bent copper nail. If anyone knows what that is I'd appreciate it! 😀 It's a curiosity for sure.

I was glad to find anything at all here, and thrilled to yet again get a silver coin. Maybe this year I'll be luckier with that.

Also found some old bottles, but left them there. 

There is a dump site on the edge of the ravine, the clear one says "Old Witch", apparently an ammonia brand. I don't think they are very valuable,  and the ravine is dangerous, drops off almost 100 feet in some spots.

[GaryC/Oregon Coast]

Don't get me started on BOTTLES.  They are as much fun finding as any artifact, especially privies.  I'd hit that dump in a second!!!  GaryC/Oregon Coast

[F350Platinum]

Just now, GaryC/Oregon Coast said:

Don't get me started on BOTTLES.  They are as much fun finding as any artifact, especially privies.  I'd hit that dump in a second!!!  GaryC/Oregon Coast

I used to dig bottles with my mom in the 70s when I was a kid. It was lots of fun but we ended up with so many... 😀 I don't have anywhere to put them these days, I think my wife would get a bit ticked. I'll bet there are some good ones there. Maybe I'll look when I have less to do.

[GaryC/Oregon Coast]

The ones in the photo look to be on the edge of screw tops and machine made corkers, 1920's thereabout.  From the age of your fields you just might find a good one.  GaryC/Oregon Coast

[strick]

Nice work 350 I knew once you got your first Rosevelt they would come rolling in after that lol. They do seem to be harder to find then other silver coins for some reason. I'm with Gary..I gave lots of bottles away because I thought I had no place to put them now I'm keeping what I find and wish I had the ones i gave away to one of my clients who's wife collects them. 

strick

[dsb]

3 hours ago, F350Platinum said:

I hit this field late last spring, got a lot of great buttons and a small brass cannon.

Cannon CANNON?  Come on lets see a pic.

[Valens Legacy]

Very nice hunt again for you and now tomorrow I will be sending you some rain, then the next day you can have some colder weather also.

I am hoping to spend some time along a creek when it warms up a little more as i have found an area that look good for more gold. Found a couple of small nuggets there yesterday with the pans and now need the sluice.

Good luck on your next hunt and hug your NOX so she don't get lonely sitting in the closet.

Stay safe out there.

[CPT_GhostLight]

Very cool finds again, F350, well done! The bottles are cool too! I'm with GaryC on hitting the dump site. Some amazing things can be hidden there. It looks like your custom program is working very well.

 

[F350Platinum]

6 hours ago, dsb said:

Cannon CANNON?  Come on lets see a pic.

It was a small firecracker cannon from the early 1900s. 😀 Fits in your hand, has a small hole for the fuse to come out. Glad I still have it on my phone. The carriage is gone, it was probably iron. I'd test it but I think it's been in the ground for too long💥

[F350Platinum]

1 hour ago, CPT_GhostLight said:

It looks like your custom program is working very well.

Thanks!

Looks like I'll have to revisit the dump. 😀 I can get to it, but have to be careful. It's on a steep incline close to a sharp 60-80 foot drop off. Wish I could get photos that show it, this place is full of ravines. I think the two rivers were much bigger a very long time ago, I read somewhere this area was a big runoff for glacial water. One misstep (or trip on a bottle 😀) and it's the sudden stop that hurts. Not sure if I wanna 'take that for the team" 🤪

May post the settings for my relic program soon, it would not be for everyone, and I'll make that abundantly clear. 🙂 Results have been fairly consistent, and I have not tweaked it for a while other than to change reactivity and audio volume. Guess I'm as slow and cautious as XP 😏