GKMan
Well-known member
Todd and I made it back to the homesites that we were at the other day where I found the 1776 1/2 reale and Todd cleaned up with five coppers.
Tonight it was windy as heck at the top of the field and I almost decided to go down to the bottom of the field somewhere near Todd since I was fighting the wind and cold. In the end I decided to stay and gridded off as much of the area as I could since we are in a race against time befor the corn is planted. I probably set a personal record for how fast I was swinging the coil across the soil... In the end the 17 incher helped me cover a lot of ground and rule out a lot of areas that were nowhere near as productive. As soon as I got back in to the area where I found the 1776 the other day targets started to come fast and furious.
A buckle, crotal bell, and a whatzit, with a small handle at the top and a hole through it (in the picture to the left of the crotal)
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Coins of the night where two large cents 1820 and 1828, and what may be a half cent or maybe a King George, I'll have to measure it to narrow it down some.
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A nice tombac button, two non descript buttons and two nicely engraved buttons,
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And last but not least a possible watch key with a blue cut gem perhaps aquamarine or topaz
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Overall a great night of detecting
Tonight it was windy as heck at the top of the field and I almost decided to go down to the bottom of the field somewhere near Todd since I was fighting the wind and cold. In the end I decided to stay and gridded off as much of the area as I could since we are in a race against time befor the corn is planted. I probably set a personal record for how fast I was swinging the coil across the soil... In the end the 17 incher helped me cover a lot of ground and rule out a lot of areas that were nowhere near as productive. As soon as I got back in to the area where I found the 1776 the other day targets started to come fast and furious.
A buckle, crotal bell, and a whatzit, with a small handle at the top and a hole through it (in the picture to the left of the crotal)
[attachment 289179 20140423_205928.jpg]
Coins of the night where two large cents 1820 and 1828, and what may be a half cent or maybe a King George, I'll have to measure it to narrow it down some.
[attachment 289180 20140423_210125.jpg]
A nice tombac button, two non descript buttons and two nicely engraved buttons,
[attachment 289181 20140423_210040.jpg][attachment 289182 20140423_210059.jpg]
And last but not least a possible watch key with a blue cut gem perhaps aquamarine or topaz
[attachment 289183 20140423_210153.jpg]
Overall a great night of detecting
