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SOME OLDIES, SOME INTERESTING

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DigginVt

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Here are some old finds from this past weekend. Worked over an 1845 farmhouse, hard, for two days. Found lots of trash, a few oldies and some interesting things. When you start digging targets in an old yard you can really learn the history of what took place and where. The front right portion of this yard was clearly the construction zone, all targets had shards and chips of limestone in the hole. This was the area where they shaped the stone for the foundation. No coins were found in the stone shards, old tin bits and two brass or copper candle sticks, both missing bases. Were the masons shaping stone by candlelight? Maybe. About 15 feet away found three coins, one is my first half cent, a very sharp full Liberty 1828. The second was an 1801 Draped Bust LC, my oldest non colonial US coin. Next was an 1810 Large Cent with a square hole in the middle. I have surmised this LC was used to gauge a square nail and hammer out the head. It fits nails found on site and has iron staining on the front, quite visible. Found a very cool Scovill Federal Infantry button from the civil war era (I Think) please let me know if not. Found no silver and maybe 15 wheat's, 9 of which were in one hole. A very strange yard with a small band of old stuff.

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Thanks for looking, sorry, no dimes this time.

HH Quack
 
Isn't digging history great. You are a very fortunate person to be able to get permission to such a great place.
 
Excellent yard I would say - silver or no silver - that is the nicest Civil War infantry button I have ever seen dug - wow!
 
I love it when it becomes possible to piece together history based on the orientation of the way artifacts and coins lie in the ground. When you do it in the way that you described, it creates the illusion that whatever took place could have happened the day before.
 
That half cent is in amazing shape! Great job!
 
Very nice gilt on the button. You rarely, if ever, find them that nice.
 
Excellent group of recoveries. Obviously, you did your homework. They're all nice finds, but that half-cent gets my old blood a flowin'!

With the coins you found (so far) being either 20-30 years older than when you thought the house was built, or 50-100 years after when the house was built, there are bound to be additional coins minted in those "in-between" years. Considering you found several coins in the early 1800's, it makes me wonder if there wasn't another home there before they built the one in 1845??? Might be worth checking around the perimeter. Regardless, great stuff! HH Randy
 
Very nice to hit the half scent. Good for you
 
Digger said:
With the coins you found (so far) being either 20-30 years older than when you thought the house was built, or 50-100 years after when the house was built, there are bound to be additional coins minted in those "in-between" years. Considering you found several coins in the early 1800's, it makes me wonder if there wasn't another home there before they built the one in 1845??? Might be worth checking around the perimeter. Regardless, great stuff! HH Randy
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Digger, thought it was strange, i was told the house dates back to the mid 1840's but its quite possible it is earlier. There is a 100 year chunk of stuff missing, or was not dropped. Even wondering if the house had a substantial vacant period. Early 1800's and wheat cents, nothing in between. Unfortunately the perimeter and surrounding is heavily overgrown.

Thanks to all who commented and those that viewed.

HH QUACK
 
Very nice....WTG
 
The large cent was concidered good luck so people would nail them to the rafters in their barns and homes, that's the reason for the square nail hole. They would also hoard them so hard times tokens were created to replace them in circulation. Awesome finds lucky lucky
 
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