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CousinEddie
08-04-2012, 02:15 PM
Seeing as I will be posting about this site frequently, I'll get a journal going instead of posting a new thread for ever time I find stuff.

This dump is on the site of a farmhouse built in 1790. I have been md'ing this spot for a few months. Found alot of great stuff, including my 1825 Capped Bust Dime. Found the dump a while back, but just got to working it out. I've been raking away the brush and ground debris preparing the area to dig and sift. So far, all I have had to do to find stuff is rake out the brush!! I haven't even really begun to dig and sift. A this point I have a nice 50 x 50 area cleared out and ready to dig/sift. The pics I am going to post are the items I have found while simply raking out the brush.

The pics will start with today's stuff...:

TOOOOOOO HOT to be out in the sun today!! Heat index over 100 F and it's HUMID. The dump is at least shaded by alot of tree cover. I finished raking out the area and will be getting to some diggin/sifting done immediately. These are todays finds. Spoon has a nice Decco pattern. Fairfield company...:

CousinEddie
08-04-2012, 02:21 PM
Not sure what this is...:

CousinEddie
08-04-2012, 02:24 PM
Previous finds from this site. All of this stuff was surface, raked away the brush and found the itmes...:

The third pic is an old Kazoo, haha!!

CousinEddie
08-04-2012, 02:26 PM
Jewelry/pendants...:

Tony Two-Cent
08-04-2012, 02:44 PM
Very interesting finds. I love the kazoo! thumbsup01

I can't to see what you find when you start digging! The older stuff should be deeper. Sounds like a really fun place to excavate! Keep us posted!

CousinEddie
08-05-2012, 09:58 PM
Thank you!! Found out the spoon is older than I thought, as usual. I thought it was from the 1930's, turns out it's from 1913...:

1913 FAIRFIELD DEMITASSE SPOON THREE PATTERN

CODY
08-06-2012, 03:17 AM
WOW, yes, please keep us posted. Great finds.

brianb3006
08-12-2012, 06:00 PM
Very Nice!! :congrats: