More Really Old Stuff And A Bonus

[F350Platinum]

Today was forecast to be an almost perfect day, and it lived up to the hype. It started out at 55 and went up to almost 70, got a pretty strong breeze later when it mattered.

This pic probably looks much the same as my last post, went to an old farm, Manticore, M9 and stubble cover. The only difference was it was sunny and warm today. 

I was thinking of bringing the Deus 2 today, but decided on the Manticore just for the stubble cover.

I'm not finding a lot because I've been over this farm with the Deus in the past quite a bit, and now the Manticore. I feel that if I find anything it's not because the other detector missed it, it was that I missed it. I have full confidence in both machines and still can't say which one I like the best. 🤔 I think they compliment each other. 

I was there about 6 hours, walked the equivalent of about 5 miles. I took up where I left off last time with Chase. 

Today I used a new backup battery, this thing is light and awesome, it only dropped 20% off its full charge keeping the detector at full all day.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CB1FW5FC

Right now it's only $18 for Prime users!

It's a 10,000 mAh PD charger with one USB A slot, and two USB C slots, even a little flashlight. It's much smaller than the one I have been using and packs much more charging time. The battery indicator is a paw, kinda weird but whatever works. My other one would be down to 45% or less after the day.

As usual the stubble cover worked great, I navigated the corn stalks like a champ. 

Here's the trash, more of the same, less iron and lots more lead. 😏

There are some junk bits of copper and brass among the musket and buck balls. Quite a few large pieces of lead came up too.

Didn't get much overall, but I got a nice nickel plated knee buckle, a strange plated lead button that was a 20, some bits and pieces, another Throckmorton 🙄 and a 1901 V nickel. Fourth from the left second row is an object that may be an apothecary weight, it looks like it has "GS" stamped in it.

My second find of the day was the most exciting, got a pretty insistent 70s ID and tone on my way to the older part of the field:

Yet another 1/2 Real Spanish cob. 🥳

So, I'm back on the silver again, and have my first Spanish coin of 2026.

Lots more to do at this farm. 

🍀

[JCR]

Nice day, nice results, nice hunt.

[EL NINO77]

F350 Platinum...I see that it was worth it for you to go out into the field ... and pull out another Spanish silver..👍 ,,
I also like musket balls,,, especially intact ones ... because they show well the true depth of objects from this period..especially in fields that are not plowed..

[F350Platinum]

7 hours ago, JCR said:

Nice day, nice results, nice hunt.

Thanks JCR,

I've got to get some new places to hunt, walking for 6 hours and coming back with 2-10 pieces is a lot of swinging for not a lot of "thing-ing". 😅 I have some in the works but can't catch up with the landowners, it seems. 

While I was there a bunch of rabbit hunters showed up and thankfully they stayed on the other side of the field. It's a little safer than deer hunting, they stay at the edge of the field. My only worry was that my truck was over there. 😬

[F350Platinum]

24 minutes ago, EL NINO77 said:

F350 Platinum...I see that it was worth it for you to go out into the field ... and pull out another Spanish silver..👍 ,,
I also like musket balls,,, especially intact ones ... because they show well the true depth of objects from this period..especially in fields that are not plowed..

Thanks El Niño,

I'm blessed to live in a region that was first settled by the English with a lot of private property still not developed. There is a network of farmers here, and one permission can lead to another.

While I have a lot of acres in my pocket, a lot of those acres have either nothing in them, or I'll come upon a small area of activity. 

The oldest relics I'll find are from the 1600s, but if I'm finding them it shows I'm doing the best I can, it is very satisfying. 🙂

[stupot]

I do like cobs! Nice coin.

The pimple tombac is an early type common in england from 17th c. 

Except for The 5c, loks like stuff from fields here.

[F350Platinum]

On 1/8/2026 at 10:15 AM, stupot said:

I do like cobs! Nice coin.

The pimple tombac is an early type common in england from 17th c. 

Except for The 5c, loks like stuff from fields here.

I'm amassing quite a collection, but still need the heftier Reales, 2, 4, and 8, and of course an Escudo, you lucky dog. 😝 Got lots of bits of the 2. My buddy found a 2 Real on one of my permissions! I have found some Maravedis coins however.

Hey, y'all came here and did this 🤣 My ancestors settled New England, but Virginia is older. Don't think I'll find anything older than 1607. 🤔

That's what the button looked like when it came out of the ground, it appears to be a shinier material filled in with a denser metal like lead. 

If the outer shell is Tombac, it's a lot nicer than my other Tombac stuff. 

[stupot]

Yes, many different types based on the pimple type. Some are silver filled with lead or alloy. Others single casting tombac.  

Found lots of these on sites from Charles I onwards, up to I'd say 1700.

Manufactured in Birmingham  England,  in the main, and shipped to good ole USA. 

[Lodge Scent]

Wow, nice work there F350! The King of Cobs strikes again!

 

Lodge