Recent Finds From Detecting Trip

[PI-Man]

Well sorry haven’t been on the board for awhile been busy with doctors and just came back from a long detecting trip.  

Here are some of the picts from lots and lots of digging.  The pictures do not do it justice and all the finds are not in there.  Several large cents drape busted, coronet’s, and one 1787 Connecticut Copper.  As well as rings, jewelry, toys, wheats, silver, colonial buckles, musket balls, lead wax stamp, gold gilt buttons, list goes on.  Even threw in a pict of some of the iron.  Friend of mine new to detecting got the Connecticut Copper, the engraved Tombac button, and lead wax stamp.  This was his first real time diggin so it was great he ended up with some of the best pieces.  Large coppers were pretty obliterated not surprising..   Property span was from colonial/revolutionary to civil and modern times.  Wife’s Manticore did very well it was very impressive.  She scored several large coppers.  Her expression on her first large copper was priceless.  She was jumping around, excited,  and we have it on video but she doesn’t want it posted.  ? 

The D2 held its own when I wasn’t helping others lots of gold gilted and silver buttons.  Only used my V3i with the 4x6 coil for a short time when I got into a super super trashy area.  Come on XP/Deus need a smaller coil hint hint.  ?.   All good I was glad to see everyone digging stuff and was happy to help everyone with their machines.  Good times with wife and friends.   

Thanks  to Joe D for keeping me posted on conditions back home and doin the favor for me in my absence at the detecting club.  Soon for me and him to go out and find some reales or high dollar rings.  Plus the funny texts.

Thanks to F350 for sending me Reaper program for D2 — don’t fear the Reaper!  It performed very well.  Tore the wheats up — well when my wife wasn’t trying to snake them from my grid.  Plus the funny texts.

Still going through picts and do have some close up ones.  Too many to post do not want to eat up SteveH drive (so if it is too many Steve just delete what you need to).  I did find a treble guilt button that has stars on that I think was cool since the stars still have the gold on it.  Wife got a nice button too.

[Joe D.]

   That's a serious bonanza for a Florida boy (and girl)! Unless your a snowbird, like a few we know, we never get to find stuff like that around here! Awsome hunts, and alot of hard work! Looking forward to getting my hands on a few pieces at the next meeting, when you and the wife show them off!! Congrats!???

[F350Platinum]

Couldn't have been more thrilled to be a part of your progress up there man, albeit vicariously. You and your wife scored some serious relics! ? The engraved Tombac is my favorite, and I've never found a shoe buckle as nice as that one. Lead seal is awesome.

What a great opportunity to find enviable stuff in a historical spot! Bravo to both of you. ? I appreciate the feedback on my crazy program, looks like your experience made the most of it.

Beach hunting might never be the same ?

[CPT_GhostLight]

Impressive haul. congrats PI-man!

 

[Doc Bach]

Outstanding PI-Man! The coppers speak for themselves historically but the buttons are fantastic.like the bell as well.

[JCR]

That’s a super family memory maker. Nice finds too.

[Valens Legacy]

Silver, gold, relics, and change to boot.

Great hunt with some very nice saves, glad that you had a great time on the hunts.

Good luck on your next outing and stay safe out there.

[Cal_Cobra]

It's interesting in that our colonial era history just barely touches yours.  We get gilt flat buttons, but never seen anyone dig a shoe buckle.

Awesome finds, you guys saved some nice history!

[PI-Man]

Thanks all — fun trip now I need to start beach jewelry hunting again and it’s already hot down here.  ?  Think Joe D was checking everything out while I was gone to get the edge up.  I did the mods on his TDI’s so now he can dig holes to other side of world with me.  ?  Come on erosion we need 10ft of sand gone — not our fault the powers to be decided to waste another 100 million on beach renourishment in our county.  Other counties doing the same.  Gotta protect those buildings on the dunes.

Cal_Cobra — yea the shoe buckle blew us away.  It stayed with the owner so his family would have something to put on the fireplace mantel and talk about for years to come.  Great piece of history for their historic home.  The properties we were in were basically all undetected.  We are so blessed to be able to get into these properties that are in key historic locations.  It is funny how different areas hold different things.  

Even more spots to detect next year.  Good thing I do not live near there I’d never get anything done.  Owners have even more property for my wife and me to detect plus lots more still in ground.

F350 — What can I say — The Reaper ? 

I am still searching for a GW inaugural button/token and gold coin!