Thought about a spot to head off to this morning that had some low spots for some easier digging and that had the age for something old.
Hit the selected spot at 6:45 and noticed a low spot about 35-40 yards in radius that was covered with a nice early morning dew....and still in the shade. Used the dew for griding and my very first target within the first 5 minutes was one of the silver Roosevelt dimes. Not sure if the next target was a wheat cent or the 2nd Rosie, but within the first ten minutes had 2 silvers and a wheat cent. The nicely stained dimes are 54 and 56. Rather ironic, the same two dates I dug a few days ago.
From that point on it was wheat cents, clad and curios. The wheats were 16, 18, 20, 26, ? and the balance 40-50's. As it turned out upon rinsing the wheats off when I got home, 1 turned out to be a 1900 I H cent. I think I might know which target it might have been as with one I was just getting a flicker of a high tone, but the readings were mostly 70 ish. Anyway, it was a pleasant surprise.
Got a thimble and a mini drop and the jas. E. Pepper cap, established 1780. It is probably from a bottle of Ky whisky. It was established originally in 1780 in Culpepper Va. but the co is now located in Ky. The cap appears to be copper. It was down between 7 and 8" and I dinged it in a couple of spots. Did un-ravel a small modern coin spill that contained 2 quarters, 2 dimes, 2 nickels and 4 Memorial cents.....all within about a 6" radius. It was a pleasant morning for a swing. HH jim tn
Hit the selected spot at 6:45 and noticed a low spot about 35-40 yards in radius that was covered with a nice early morning dew....and still in the shade. Used the dew for griding and my very first target within the first 5 minutes was one of the silver Roosevelt dimes. Not sure if the next target was a wheat cent or the 2nd Rosie, but within the first ten minutes had 2 silvers and a wheat cent. The nicely stained dimes are 54 and 56. Rather ironic, the same two dates I dug a few days ago.
From that point on it was wheat cents, clad and curios. The wheats were 16, 18, 20, 26, ? and the balance 40-50's. As it turned out upon rinsing the wheats off when I got home, 1 turned out to be a 1900 I H cent. I think I might know which target it might have been as with one I was just getting a flicker of a high tone, but the readings were mostly 70 ish. Anyway, it was a pleasant surprise.
Got a thimble and a mini drop and the jas. E. Pepper cap, established 1780. It is probably from a bottle of Ky whisky. It was established originally in 1780 in Culpepper Va. but the co is now located in Ky. The cap appears to be copper. It was down between 7 and 8" and I dinged it in a couple of spots. Did un-ravel a small modern coin spill that contained 2 quarters, 2 dimes, 2 nickels and 4 Memorial cents.....all within about a 6" radius. It was a pleasant morning for a swing. HH jim tn
That's a pretty sweet whisky cap. Cool piece of history from around the Commonwealth split. Been lot's of 'Shiners in them Appalachians for a long while now