MangoAve
06-05-2017, 12:43 PM
Somehow it took a bit more effort to break double digits with coppers in the past 4 weeks. Maybe somewhere I had someone who was jelly and was the opposite of a well-wisher. Well, I still persevered. Oddly enough, it is my second counter stamped coin and also consecutive. Copper #9 was also... ON BOTH SIDES as well.
Since the counter stamp DB, I was only able to scoff up a tiny thimble, chewed up dandy, musket drop, two piece button, and whatever that tiny button is. I did have someone, just after I dug the two piece button, come over and ask if I was digging bottles, as he was looking for the bottle dump. Turns out the cellar down the road is where he was also checking and left a few holes open. Not just detectorists are the culprits. Oh, and that odd brass piece above the harmonica reed in the container finds came from that cellar. They were secondary focuses and they turned out to have more at them than the "hidden" ones. I also needed to rest after that hunt. On the way back from one cellar to go south of where I hiked in, I hit the foot on something in the hiking path. Either a nub or a small tree trunk (2-3" dia) that was cut down just above roots). I was watching a bird that was to my front left and just as soon as another animal to my back right made a loud noise to catch my attention, bam. ugh. It was black and blue. Now, I think I need stiffer sloggers.
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This past Thurs and Fri I got out seeking permissions. First was an 1830. The guy seemed interested in it and had contemplated himself detecting. He said the work season was ending (he's a teacher) in a few weeks and to return. I did mention I had a spare detector to kinda get my foot into the door. Same with stop #2. She thought about it. Said the previous owner did it 20 yr ago. That didn't deter me. It was a 1730 house. Hope I can get in there. Friday was a 1760, but not promising. I forgot my cards, but having a permission/liability form might have helped. Idk. We'll see. The last thing I said was that anything attributed with the house stays with the house. From there I pretty much just went on a semi-long hike. I had the nice view of a rolling hill. There were stone walls and fields somehow, along this hill side. I thought there might be a cellar, but couldn't find any.
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Saturday was just as rough in the am. I had to hike over 1.5mi to a site, just because there was no other way in.... such as no parking on certain roads. Private prop pretty much all around. So I had to make the trek in, up and down hills. And for what, a measly harmonica reed, a small buckle (with the thick end), and a broken jug top. I did get some nice views, tho. Felt like summer to me. The baby snake didn't seem too perturbed with my presence. He didn't even stick his tongue out until I tapped him with the coil. From the shape of the markings, he looked like an eastern milk snake (check the google image that isn't one with banded colors), but they are more reddish. Someone thinks it was an timber rattler. (Idk if the baby has the rattler but I didn't notice one).
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The last spot turned out to be the better one. The first good target was the rein guide. Apparently some were plated, not just brass. I pulled my first trigger guard. Wish I could get an answer outta someone :eyebrow::lipssealed: as to what rifle it belonged to. When I dug it, I thought trigger guard, but as I saw it was symmetrical (because one end is broken) and thought door handle. Once I googled brown bess trigger guard, I was convinced that my first impression was the correct ID. It looks similar to the bess, although the ornate piece at the front isn't as ornate as the google images I came up with. General shape was the same. The smaller musket was from this site. It def didn't belong to the same gun as this was a pistol shot, not rifle shot. The other '3 ringer' looks like it might be a .357 wadcutter. Interesting design.
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I also pulled copper #10 (actually like #34 1/2 overall). It was counter stamped on both sides, and holed. Not sure if the number is '1032' or '132'. No, I don't think on the other side it counts as an initial, lol, but just weird to have numbers separated like that. It was an 1817 matron. It still kinda looks like 1813 and that's what I thought when I dug it. The front has the 'J' and 'H' initials. There was a family name nearby, but a street over, with the letter 'H'.
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Since the counter stamp DB, I was only able to scoff up a tiny thimble, chewed up dandy, musket drop, two piece button, and whatever that tiny button is. I did have someone, just after I dug the two piece button, come over and ask if I was digging bottles, as he was looking for the bottle dump. Turns out the cellar down the road is where he was also checking and left a few holes open. Not just detectorists are the culprits. Oh, and that odd brass piece above the harmonica reed in the container finds came from that cellar. They were secondary focuses and they turned out to have more at them than the "hidden" ones. I also needed to rest after that hunt. On the way back from one cellar to go south of where I hiked in, I hit the foot on something in the hiking path. Either a nub or a small tree trunk (2-3" dia) that was cut down just above roots). I was watching a bird that was to my front left and just as soon as another animal to my back right made a loud noise to catch my attention, bam. ugh. It was black and blue. Now, I think I need stiffer sloggers.
594165943459427594265941959430
This past Thurs and Fri I got out seeking permissions. First was an 1830. The guy seemed interested in it and had contemplated himself detecting. He said the work season was ending (he's a teacher) in a few weeks and to return. I did mention I had a spare detector to kinda get my foot into the door. Same with stop #2. She thought about it. Said the previous owner did it 20 yr ago. That didn't deter me. It was a 1730 house. Hope I can get in there. Friday was a 1760, but not promising. I forgot my cards, but having a permission/liability form might have helped. Idk. We'll see. The last thing I said was that anything attributed with the house stays with the house. From there I pretty much just went on a semi-long hike. I had the nice view of a rolling hill. There were stone walls and fields somehow, along this hill side. I thought there might be a cellar, but couldn't find any.
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Saturday was just as rough in the am. I had to hike over 1.5mi to a site, just because there was no other way in.... such as no parking on certain roads. Private prop pretty much all around. So I had to make the trek in, up and down hills. And for what, a measly harmonica reed, a small buckle (with the thick end), and a broken jug top. I did get some nice views, tho. Felt like summer to me. The baby snake didn't seem too perturbed with my presence. He didn't even stick his tongue out until I tapped him with the coil. From the shape of the markings, he looked like an eastern milk snake (check the google image that isn't one with banded colors), but they are more reddish. Someone thinks it was an timber rattler. (Idk if the baby has the rattler but I didn't notice one).
5943159421594295942859415
The last spot turned out to be the better one. The first good target was the rein guide. Apparently some were plated, not just brass. I pulled my first trigger guard. Wish I could get an answer outta someone :eyebrow::lipssealed: as to what rifle it belonged to. When I dug it, I thought trigger guard, but as I saw it was symmetrical (because one end is broken) and thought door handle. Once I googled brown bess trigger guard, I was convinced that my first impression was the correct ID. It looks similar to the bess, although the ornate piece at the front isn't as ornate as the google images I came up with. General shape was the same. The smaller musket was from this site. It def didn't belong to the same gun as this was a pistol shot, not rifle shot. The other '3 ringer' looks like it might be a .357 wadcutter. Interesting design.
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I also pulled copper #10 (actually like #34 1/2 overall). It was counter stamped on both sides, and holed. Not sure if the number is '1032' or '132'. No, I don't think on the other side it counts as an initial, lol, but just weird to have numbers separated like that. It was an 1817 matron. It still kinda looks like 1813 and that's what I thought when I dug it. The front has the 'J' and 'H' initials. There was a family name nearby, but a street over, with the letter 'H'.
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