New Field = Old Coins!

[Bell-Two]

It is always exciting when you visit a new field site for the first time, the anticipation and expectation of making good finds is exhilarating. The first items pictured came from a site we have visited before, it has recently been plowed since the last time we were there so it is still deeply furrowed making swinging the coil more difficult. Hopefully the rains will break down the ruts on this very productive site for us.

Sorry Video Has Bad Wind Noise

This is a nice little patterned strap buckle.

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The next thing from this site was this beautiful concave shaped button, very lovely in design with enameled colors.

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Tuesday we went and voted and then went to check on progress in harvesting the fields. I was pleased to see a bean field had just been cut. The house site was quite a distance out in this large field but study of the map gave me a couple of lines of sight to try and locate it. I first found some signs, brick and glass and we started to detect Diane found a couple of wheat cents and an Uncle Sam 5 cent play money. This showed that the house had stood here probably into the early 1950’s or that there may have been a newer house here near the 19th Century one.

Diane’s wheat cents are 1913, 1914 (no D) 194? and 1952, which is the date of the play money. She also found a tag with the number 16 on it.

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We also found typical field relics.

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I then found my first good target coming in at a 12-44 on the CTX a Braided Hair Large Cent 1841. This was followed up about 20 minutes later with a 12-33 and I dug what at first I thought was a Fatty Indian it was quite dirty. After a minute or two the dirt dried up a bit and I could see the faint outline of an Eagle! This turned out to be an 1857 Flying Eagle! I later found an1941 wheat to complete a Cent trifecta.

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[Full Metal Digger]

Tony, great finds! You are such a good detectorist the way you sniff these old coins and relics out. 100 years difference between the largie and the lincoln! Congrats on the flying eagle too. That's on my bucket list for sure. HH to you and Diane, Dave.

[aloldstuff]

A cent trifecta which includes a FE cent is fantastic. Nice hunting and I can't wait to see what else that field produces.

[Digger Don]

Another excellent hunt for you. You make it look easy. ( I know it's not ) Congrats on the nice finds.

[OxShoeDrew]

Tony, I wonder if that buckle is seriously old, maybe Dan or somebody can date it. Another awesome hunt!

[Tony Two-Cent]

Very nice pile of interesting finds, Tony! I really like the old buckle and the button. I hope you are able to find out more about them.

The Flying Eagle Cent is a wonderful find too! It looks to be in pretty good shape for a field find. So often those copper-nickel cents are really toasted but that one survived well. A Flying Eagle Cent continues to be a bucket list item for me.

:congrats:

[Beartoe]

A plethora of treasure. The button is my favorite. The buttons were probably the icing on the cake when the garment was brand new. Back in the day people did not own as many change of clothes as folks do these days. You just know who ever wore it, was proud to own and wear the garment with those beautiful buttons.

:congrats: You done good finding that location. Can't wait to see what else you find.