Finds from the site of a since razed grist mill

[mrhvmd]

My first post. My wife and I bought my son a detector at least 15 years ago. He was never interested in it but my wife was. She found some great stuff with that very inexpensive detector. This past Christmas I got my wife a Minelab Xterra 305. We had so much fun that I soon ordered my own detector - a Garrett AT Pro. We got out last week to the site of a long gone grist mill that was built in the late 1700's. So here's what we found. We each found a copper button - this was mine, but my wife's is nicer. It's pretty large and I saw a post on another site that suggested a button this size was used on saddle bags. My wife found the worn coin. The nice specimen is a pic from the web that I put up for comparison. The websource calls it a quarter penny farthing. I'm fascinated by the thought that someone dropped that coin probably over 200 years ago. I welcome any input on these finds.

 

[doninbrewster]

Two of my favorite finds, old coppers and old buttons. Nice finds.

 

[Evolution]

Nice finds from what sounds like a pretty awesome site to hunt. If your coin is a little bigger than a quarter its a halfpenny. A farthing or 1/4 penny would be closer to the size of a nickel. Go back and hit that site some more. There's bound to be a few more things there. Congrats!

 

[LandRunSeeker]

Very cool!

 

[geodiggr]

Excellent...love the detail remaining on the copper!

 

[mudpuppy]

And thats what gives us the shivvers! Wondering about who the person was and how the item was lost! Great!
Mud

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Excellent finds - congrats !

 

[mrhvmd]

Thanks for the comments. This could become a total addiction.

 

[GKMan]

Good finds! Keep looking!

 

[ezra]

mrhvmd, You and your wife will be hooked when you keep finding the old stuff. I think the button is a dandy button and probably dates late 1700 s . Good Luck, Ezra.