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HEAVYMETALNUT
10-03-2010, 06:25 PM
got out with Frank for a few hours.took him to one of my sites that has been pounded in the past by me,rcat & sniffy.
today i got in the cellar hole and worked the lip of the hole from inside.
it paid off in a few finds.
a barrel tap,a old fork, a broken pewter shoe buckle frame portion and what i thought was a piece of pocket watch guts at first but rubbed it and suprise :shocked04: it's real silver and hand etched with what looks like a pope on one side and the other side looks like it may be saint Ann holding a flower.with initials SA.
i don't know how old this silver piece dates back to? but,the etching looks to be that age and it's a 1780's site.

HEAVYMETALNUT
10-03-2010, 06:27 PM
more pics

coinnut
10-03-2010, 06:37 PM
Those are some excellent finds :shocked04: :shocked04: :shocked04: I love the fork, the silver piece is hand done and a great rare find :clapping: :clapping: That are some super finds from a worked out ;) hole lol Sweet!!!

Epi-hunter
10-03-2010, 06:41 PM
WOW!!! :shocked04: Those are some beautiful finds!!

Love the fork, and the hand-done silver piece is excellent!

sniffy
10-03-2010, 06:47 PM
It sure makes a difference without 4-5 inches of snow on the ground! Nice recoveries Dave! That silver thingy is shiny!

angellionel
10-03-2010, 08:28 PM
Very nice finds, Dave. thumbsup01

dave in iowa
10-03-2010, 09:03 PM
heres a fork i found like the one you did , this was a a lot bigger i think , very cool find ,

HEAVYMETALNUT
10-03-2010, 09:10 PM
heres a fork i found like the one you did , this was a a lot bigger i think , very cool find ,

cool fork ya got there.my pattern is alot different but a similar design

Myownwings
10-03-2010, 09:56 PM
Wow, I have got to find some Cellar holes. Really nice finds.

del
10-04-2010, 02:36 AM
hey Dave nice finds for a pounded site :grin: the silver medallion with the hand tooled religeous motifs are very cool and a rare thing to recover . nice job :clapping:

HEAVYMETALNUT
10-04-2010, 07:53 AM
hey Dave nice finds for a pounded site :grin: the silver medallion with the hand tooled religeous motifs are very cool and a rare thing to recover . nice job :clapping:

thanks Dan.does the motiff engraving look colonial era to you or later period? :confused:

RobW
10-04-2010, 08:37 AM
That is the coolest religous metal I have ever seen! It has to be worth a nice little mint too.

coinnut
10-04-2010, 04:19 PM
thanks Dan.does the motiff engraving look colonial era to you or later period? :confused:


It looks older because of the style :confused: but I'm gonna guess late 1860's to 1870's. What do you think Del man lol

HEAVYMETALNUT
10-04-2010, 06:46 PM
could be Saint Anthony too.patron saint for lost items.pretty interesting
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/anthony/
and in the pic he's holding a lily :thinkingabout:

coinnut
10-04-2010, 07:54 PM
could be Saint Anthony too.patron saint for lost items.


rofl rofl rofl I guess that didn't work very well now did it? I suppose technically, it's not lost now since you found it ;)

HEAVYMETALNUT
10-04-2010, 08:09 PM
rofl rofl rofl I guess that didn't work very well now did it? I suppose technically, it's not lost now since you found it ;)

well my thought was st anthony nudged me into that cellar hole and wanted me to find that.hey i have some faith ya know! <: i hardly ever go into a hole cuz all the iron.coinkydink? perhaps but i gotta beleive that some higher being gave me the thought to jump in there that day :yes:

jkress
10-07-2010, 08:17 AM
The fork is awesome.... looks dangerous too. :yes:

The religious medal is a great keeper... definitely my favorite find of the day.