Full Metal Digger
11-15-2018, 09:30 PM
Hey Diggers,
Besides the cannonball in my other post I also got a couple cool finds in the same area. The area I was detecting in had been hit pretty hard by me and the other guys in my group. I could see dig scars all over the place. I was mostly looking in areas where there were no dig scars. I got a big signal only 3 inches deep that sounded like a beer can. I decided to dig it and was shocked to see a big silver coin plop out! I rechecked the hole and got another signal! Out pops another big silver coin--I'm think all right, a spill! I filled the hole in and was checking all around for any other coins and about 1 foot away another screamer signal. Out comes two more coins and a thimble. Three big silver coins and aluminum-bronze coin from Tunisia plus the silver-plated thimble. Wouldn't you just love to know the story of how they got there?
A few feet away from the spill I got another loud signal that sounded just like modern trash and was happy to see a beautiful tombac shoe buckle come out of the ground. I have found pieces of tombac buckles but this is my first whole one. I imagine this would have belonged to a French officer in the early 1700's. The site was under siege three times: 1676, 1688, and lastly 1734 (castle destroyed). About an hour later I found my second spectacle buckle (it's a little bitty guy).
Finally, as I was working my way back to the car I got a sweet little signal in the trail and dug a tiny hammered silver coin. It's in horrible shape but it looks to be dated 1567. None of the local "coin guys" have been able to ID the coin yet so I'll have to let you know what it exactly is at a later date.
Here's some pics and thanks for looking and commenting. HH to all, Dave.
Besides the cannonball in my other post I also got a couple cool finds in the same area. The area I was detecting in had been hit pretty hard by me and the other guys in my group. I could see dig scars all over the place. I was mostly looking in areas where there were no dig scars. I got a big signal only 3 inches deep that sounded like a beer can. I decided to dig it and was shocked to see a big silver coin plop out! I rechecked the hole and got another signal! Out pops another big silver coin--I'm think all right, a spill! I filled the hole in and was checking all around for any other coins and about 1 foot away another screamer signal. Out comes two more coins and a thimble. Three big silver coins and aluminum-bronze coin from Tunisia plus the silver-plated thimble. Wouldn't you just love to know the story of how they got there?
A few feet away from the spill I got another loud signal that sounded just like modern trash and was happy to see a beautiful tombac shoe buckle come out of the ground. I have found pieces of tombac buckles but this is my first whole one. I imagine this would have belonged to a French officer in the early 1700's. The site was under siege three times: 1676, 1688, and lastly 1734 (castle destroyed). About an hour later I found my second spectacle buckle (it's a little bitty guy).
Finally, as I was working my way back to the car I got a sweet little signal in the trail and dug a tiny hammered silver coin. It's in horrible shape but it looks to be dated 1567. None of the local "coin guys" have been able to ID the coin yet so I'll have to let you know what it exactly is at a later date.
Here's some pics and thanks for looking and commenting. HH to all, Dave.