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04-06-2017, 02:15 PM
Got permission to hunt 100 or so acres of farm fields which is own by the town. One portion of the fields is slated to become a sport field & parking, so I started with that field first (approx 10 or so acres)
Found quite a bit of lead, especially like the musket ball and the 2 little buck balls. My first target which told me this was old grounds was the tombac button which is the middle on in the picture. During the last 1/2 hour of my hunting day I found both the 2 cent coin and an indian head penny. The 2cent looks better than the pictures shows, but the date I could not read the last number so its a 186?. The indian is pretty toasty, but again was able to make out date except the last number .. and it too is 186?
Very excited to find these coins, I'm hoping the 2 larger fields with bring some silver or a nice colonial copper.. but we shall see..
Found quite a bit of lead, especially like the musket ball and the 2 little buck balls. My first target which told me this was old grounds was the tombac button which is the middle on in the picture. During the last 1/2 hour of my hunting day I found both the 2 cent coin and an indian head penny. The 2cent looks better than the pictures shows, but the date I could not read the last number so its a 186?. The indian is pretty toasty, but again was able to make out date except the last number .. and it too is 186?
Very excited to find these coins, I'm hoping the 2 larger fields with bring some silver or a nice colonial copper.. but we shall see..