Day 5 At The Old House, King Charles Visits

[F350Platinum]

I had a lot of stuff to do around the house for the last 6 days, couldn't wait to get out to the old house again, despite how cold it was today. It started out at 32 degrees, and ended up at 38. 🥶 I have Reynaud's in my hands and feet, so I brought two handwarmers and kept them in my vest. I sure needed them, as most of my hunting was in the shade.

I was in the shade of the treeline in the distance.

Where it was darker the ground was frozen about an inch down, so it wasn't too bad. I just had to break through it in spots. Today I had the WS6 Master with the 9" coil. My goal was to search places I had not looked, there is a lot of erosion where I was today. Lots of large and deep fissures that were difficult to hunt.

It ended up being a really good day, I got a find I have been hoping to get for a long time now 🥳. Trash was the usual stuff: 

Lots of busted brass and copper, buck and musket balls, some harmonica bits.

Here are the large finds, one is a broken rein guide, one might be a barrel tap plug, and I have no idea what the center item is: 

And now the finds, a lot of really old stuff. 3 Tombacs, brass buttons, plates and horse tack. A large buckle in 3 pieces, a pin with threads on it. The thing above the big buckle has a hole on either end, I'm guessing some sort of handle.

At the edge of the field I got a solid 88, and dug my find of the day:

A 1776 silver 1 Real coin minted in Mexico.

This is a first for me, to find one of the larger Reales in such great shape without a hole! 

I also found what I think is a pistareen:

It's silver, about the size of the Real:

It is marked with suspiciously Spanish symbols on both sides.

Despite the cold it was a great day! 

🍀

[Chase Goldman]

That was a good year.  

[Lodge Scent]

Outstanding hunt F350! I was surprised to see the 9" coil in use. With those results, you might have to use that coil more often. 😉 It's always nice to dig a Spanish silver, never mind 2. Nice relics too!

Lodge.

[F350Platinum]

6 hours ago, Lodge Scent said:

Outstanding hunt F350! I was surprised to see the 9" coil in use. With those results, you might have to use that coil more often. 😉 It's always nice to dig a Spanish silver, never mind 2. Nice relics too!

Lodge.

Thanks Lodge,

I brought the 9" to hunt in beans left behind and in the erosion fissures, it's also easier to get it into the woods next to the field. I can't go far in, it's pretty impenetrable.

I went over some ground I had been over with the 13" but did not find anything new there. Guess I covered it fairly well. 🤔

There is another place that is a spot where a barn was, the beans weren't cut too close there, so I may use it again. 

I recall a logical argument for using the large elliptical over the small coil, technique has a lot to do with it too. I really find the 11x13 is much more accurate ID-wise than the 9", but I do like the precision of the 9" for digging. 🙂 Just not in an open 50 acre field 😬

I'll like the new smaller elliptical much more, I'm sure 😎

[1491]

Congrats on that reale and great buttons! 

[Valens Legacy]

Another great hunt in this weather with some nice finds.

I wish you the best of luck on your hunts and stay safe out there.

[F350Platinum]

7 hours ago, 1491 said:

Congrats on that reale and great buttons! 

Thanks 1491!

This house was originally built in the 1780s. There should be some Spanish coins there, the people were fairly affluent, and Spanish silver was used until the 1850s here. 🤔 Because I'm finding it in more remote or difficult areas, that tells me this place was detected previously. Another clue is the IDs I'm getting in the lawn, mostly aluminum and construction material.

Subsequent owners were even more wealthy. One was in the Civil war, but I haven't found any evidence of that yet.

Hopefully I'll find more cool stuff. 🍀

[F350Platinum]

4 hours ago, Valens Legacy said:

Another great hunt in this weather with some nice finds.

I wish you the best of luck on your hunts and stay safe out there.

Thanks VL,

Next week should be warmer, a cold snap like this one is common. I hope we have as mild a winter as last year overall, it gets kinda painful when my hands go cold. 😵

[strick]

Nice work 350..it has been fun to watch you evolve from newbie to a highly skilled detectorist on this site. Thanks for posting your cool finds.

strick