If most folks have been paying attention to my adventures.....
We always come up with nicknames for our sites. Names we can call sites on our GPS units & also what I label my display cases so only WE know what & where.....
The last big foundation site in the woods where the "Irish Shine" button came from we called "the complex" because it was a settlement of many outbuildings, surrounded by high stone walls. The focal point....the main house was a large center hearth Colonial.
Unfortunately everytime we've been in this woods it's rained & our detectors have been in bags.....Sat. was no exception.
Here's "The Complex" again.....looks alot different....Almost scary in the darkened woods......
[attachment 36136 complexDark1.jpg]
Check out the nice open dirt in front of the back steps here...
I'd mentioned the site looked to be active until about 1900. This means LOTS of iron to be removed. Another HUGE drawback that came to light was that the roof had copper flashing. This is all around the foundation itself & all read as High tone, Large Cent # signals
We thought the contruction looked Colonial but had yet to dig something from the 1700's. Well, it didn't take long for me to prove it WAS a 1700's structure. This is a Revolutionaty era Tomback button, and while digging, up came this "Rosehead Nail" with it, also Colonial.....
[attachment 36137 ComplexColonial.jpg]
The button came out of a heavy trash area near the well. I went back to the back of the house near where the Irish button came from & dug this....
A Civil War era Heel plate with a heart motif. Often found in Civil War camps....
(kinda like those thimbles often from S.C. CSA camps)
[attachment 36139 ComplexHeel1.jpg]
We really were getting down as no coins were turning up as of yet. We were definately cleaning out the trash....this included 100's of shotgun shells. Compared to Barnicle Bill not minding them in his search for jewlery.....we DON'T wanna see them out here!
But, just before leaving finally another decent button turned up.....a nice decorated 1 piece, maybe early 1800's.
[attachment 36140 ComplexButton3.jpg]
Was the same # as the shells, so I almost didn't dig it :O
The rains let up, but we had to leave early on this occation. I took a quick snap shot of some of the better items. A crotal bell, spoon parts, buttons, buckle, pocket knife, etc.
There were lots of other items not even worth mentioning.
[attachment 36141 ComplexFinds2.jpg]
We still know there HAS to be coins hiding here. It was active too long to have not dropped more than a shield nickle I gut last time.
Anyhow, Rob takes one last look at the toppled hearth before packing it in......
[attachment 36142 ComplexRob2.jpg]
We are not done here by any means. We know there's some coins here & the ferns & wet weather didn't help. Also, it's all pine trees...which means 150 years of pine straw pushing little items DEEP! Maybe one of those little coils will help in the iron??
Best believe.....We'll be back!
Thanks for lookin'
Bill
We always come up with nicknames for our sites. Names we can call sites on our GPS units & also what I label my display cases so only WE know what & where.....
The last big foundation site in the woods where the "Irish Shine" button came from we called "the complex" because it was a settlement of many outbuildings, surrounded by high stone walls. The focal point....the main house was a large center hearth Colonial.
Unfortunately everytime we've been in this woods it's rained & our detectors have been in bags.....Sat. was no exception.
Here's "The Complex" again.....looks alot different....Almost scary in the darkened woods......
[attachment 36136 complexDark1.jpg]
Check out the nice open dirt in front of the back steps here...
I'd mentioned the site looked to be active until about 1900. This means LOTS of iron to be removed. Another HUGE drawback that came to light was that the roof had copper flashing. This is all around the foundation itself & all read as High tone, Large Cent # signals
We thought the contruction looked Colonial but had yet to dig something from the 1700's. Well, it didn't take long for me to prove it WAS a 1700's structure. This is a Revolutionaty era Tomback button, and while digging, up came this "Rosehead Nail" with it, also Colonial.....
[attachment 36137 ComplexColonial.jpg]
The button came out of a heavy trash area near the well. I went back to the back of the house near where the Irish button came from & dug this....
A Civil War era Heel plate with a heart motif. Often found in Civil War camps....
(kinda like those thimbles often from S.C. CSA camps)
[attachment 36139 ComplexHeel1.jpg]
We really were getting down as no coins were turning up as of yet. We were definately cleaning out the trash....this included 100's of shotgun shells. Compared to Barnicle Bill not minding them in his search for jewlery.....we DON'T wanna see them out here!
But, just before leaving finally another decent button turned up.....a nice decorated 1 piece, maybe early 1800's.
[attachment 36140 ComplexButton3.jpg]
Was the same # as the shells, so I almost didn't dig it :O
The rains let up, but we had to leave early on this occation. I took a quick snap shot of some of the better items. A crotal bell, spoon parts, buttons, buckle, pocket knife, etc.
There were lots of other items not even worth mentioning.
[attachment 36141 ComplexFinds2.jpg]
We still know there HAS to be coins hiding here. It was active too long to have not dropped more than a shield nickle I gut last time.
Anyhow, Rob takes one last look at the toppled hearth before packing it in......
[attachment 36142 ComplexRob2.jpg]
We are not done here by any means. We know there's some coins here & the ferns & wet weather didn't help. Also, it's all pine trees...which means 150 years of pine straw pushing little items DEEP! Maybe one of those little coils will help in the iron??
Best believe.....We'll be back!
Thanks for lookin'
Bill
