OK some of the finds that were in 5gallon buckets... for Craig :thumbup:

[Brian(upstateNY)]

<center> ok this was I think 5- 5gallon buckets dumped out on the tool shed floor one day I was bored
didnt have enough room to dump them all out at once either
But I dug all the nails from Mellon field and they were all rosehead nails(Ray and Brandy went there)
but its a small sample here of the iron and odds and ends ya can dig most anyplace you try too depending on age of the site

enjoy and heres a few pictures for ya's most have already seen before
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Of course there are always cool finds thrown in the buckets because they are for the most part- All Cool Finds -
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Even some old reels found no wheres near water but hey take it all home
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And yes digging old sites you really do need to DIG IT ALL because to many variables on colonial or older
sites to not dig most if the site and time allows ya too
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But ya get an idea of the lower end of the cool finds out at old colonial sites
more to come with a few better finds from where all this ~Trashy cool stuff came from~

 

[Brian(upstateNY)]

<center> These are old pics with first digi cam I had about 7-8 yrs back or so
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Old pistol from 1720 homesite
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Lincoln&Johnson Prez. token 1861
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Texas Giant JG Tarver, thats a large cent inside the ring too, the man really existed also
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And this pc is from Mellon field where many colonial coppers and finds came from
have never got a positive ID but probably a poker or trade pc
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OK thats all for this post more to come to keep ya'all busy maybe

 

[Brian(upstateNY)]

<center>Fake 1789 8reale from 1700's mill site, you can see they went to cut it and it more or less shattered and was not silver as they thought
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Here is a Double struck Connecticut copper from the 1700's era found in a field of old homesite
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And if the finds are there you can find em no matter what brand ya use
BUT there are times ya cant dig everything on certain areas so a better unit is yer safest investment
But in the woods with permission you can dig it all and even a low end unit will have its day in the spotlite
Here is a Mexican silver and 1/2 real 1700's from a cellar hole site
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Yes the site burned and they are toasty but hey take em anyways
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OK last picture for this post... a flying eagle penny and Batwing buckle found at the same homesite same day
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Maybe another post with pictures in a few for ya's

 

[Brian(upstateNY)]

<center> Four Colonial coppers I dug in a field when Ray came to dig a little
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Just one of over 20 displays of finds from the 22 acre field, it was once a huge tract of land but has long
been sold and broken up to small parcels
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Colonial pipe pcs were abundant in the field for sure
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also points being right on the river were often found
Brandy found a nice pc when he was in the field with me
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Now ole Gen'rl Ray dont like this photo but man its priceless and we had a short but fun time when he came
Nothing like meeting friends from the forum thats for sure
Ray made himself some nice finds that day too and we had a blast
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OK thats all for now maybe some this wkend for ya's all
I have lots a pictures
But here is the coolest of the finds to come from that small pc of land
1652 Mass Oak Tree Shilling, thats about as cool as it gets for me
Mine is on the left side and well clipped but thats part of the charactor od the coin for me
I have looked at the Colonial coins in books since I was a tiny lil fella
and as I found more and more of them I reached my goals when I was small I said...
WOW I want to find that....~ its out there still to be found if you look hard enough

 

[Brian(upstateNY)]

<center> These are 1800's hard times and civil war era tokens ya can find as well
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And I dont care this is a cool pic of Craig on the Orange County Chopper
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but notice Craigs left hand is on the mirror and not the handle grip
but thats ok we are all safe and still a great picture

 

[General Ray]

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[todd[ma]]

sweet digs man!!SOO.... DO YA MISS THE NOR"EAST?YOU DONT HAVE TO ANSWER ME NOW,YOU CAN WAIT TIL jANUARY WHEN IM UP TO MY KNEES IN SNOW and your having a cold beverage on the linai..
cheers to ya Bri,great to hear ya doing fine.

 

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