Colonial hunt with Del

[coinnut]

We were going to hit a baseball diamond today, but it ended up being private property :girlcry: So we quickly went down the road to some sites that are always good to us. One is what we call the Button Holes 5 cellar holes close to each other and we have found close to 600 buttons there :shocked04: The other is a site that has Fattie Indians, Shield nickels, and 2 cent pieces as rewards for the patient detectorist lol Also give up some nice Eagle buttons. Today was no exception. Here is what my area looks like after I come home and dump everything :cheesysmile:

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After I get rid of the junk to the recycling bins, it looks a bit better


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Here is the Indian, an 1862 Fattie I think :thinkingabout:

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And finally - the Eagle Button cleaned up nice like the other two I found from this site. There is corrosion, but a lot of gilt left too thumbsup01

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[HEAVYMETALNUT]

them sites just keep on giving! nice G! a sweet button! how did Dan do?

[Jeff (or)]

Nice Eagle button! Sounds like you guys had a great hunt. :cool: :beerbuddy:

[MassDirtFisher]

Congrats on a great and productive hunt!! Happy Hunting!!

[jkress]

Too bad about the ball field. crying01 But looks like your Plan B worked out very nicely.
Many nice keepers. :clapping: I especially am admiring the IH. I just can't seem to come
up with a fat one. The button is gorgeous... it cleaned up beautifully. You guys are the
ones that got me hooked on buttons. I don't dig very many, but I certainly appreciate the
few I do get. Great hunt George. :peace:

[Ill Digger]

You guys are the ones that got me hooked on buttons. I don't dig very many, but I certainly appreciate the
few I do get. :yes: Same here. |:confused:)
The Button Hole pays off again! :clapping: :shocked04: Are those ALL buttons? :confused: 24 of them? :shocked01: WOW!
I too can seem to hook up with a Fatty IH either crying01
But it gives me something to look forward to :yes: lol
Glad everything worked out for you guys thumbsup01
Congrats on all your keepers :grin:

[jkress]

But it gives me something to look forward to :yes: lol

The last time I was hunting my 'new' spot, I dug a plug and pulled out a thick green coin. Thought it was my first fatty <: but when
I rubbed it a bit on my pants, I realized it was two wheats perfectly stuck together. :crying02: lol

[randy]

600 buttons :omg: Now it looks like its going on 700. Congrats on continuing to pull keepers from those sites :clapping:. Any chance of door-knocking the baseball diamond?

[coinnut]

Thanks everyone. It was just nice to get out and detect all day (minus the relentless insects :rolleyes:)



them sites just keep on giving! nice G! a sweet button! how did Dan do?


Dan did good, but his stuff is soaking. He's actually gonna show you his stuff cleaned as opposed to me not cleaning much lol



I dug a plug and pulled out a thick green coin. I realized it was two wheats perfectly stuck together.

Congrats on the first known fattie Wheat lol



600 buttons :omg: Now it looks like its going on 700. Congrats on continuing to pull keepers from those sites :clapping:. Any chance of door-knocking the baseball diamond?



It's about 600 buttons counting this bunch. I doubt it will make 700 unless the next series of machines make them buttons sing at 8 :daydream: The baseball diamond is in a camp ground. Possible to maybe get permission after the season is over :dontknow:

[rsarge1]

awesome wtg :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

[sniffy]

BUTTONS! That eagle has quite a bit of gilt left...nice score!

[aloldstuff]

Okay guys, another great hunt. I can't fathom a site giving over 600 buttons. It makes my day to get 1 decent old button. Congrats

[del]

sorry for my late reply everyone :embarrassed: it was a very busy holiday weekend .

as Coinnut said the old baseball field was a minor setback but the area is riddled with decent standby cellars and anyone of them could produce a decent find to make your day. the button site still has promise but most targets are 7 plus inches or deeper now , mostly small buttons . we started here and it didn't dissapoint ,

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/1787machinmillscoppercellarsite1.jpg
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/buttonsite2.jpg
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/buttonsite1.jpg

these sites have been real good to us with tons of buttons and other relics
after several hours we decided to hit another very close site that also never seems to quit on finds
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/webstcellar1.jpg
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/webst1.jpg

this place has produced around 50 coins to date and lots of civilian and military buttons . this is the site i found my coins for the day its been hit pretty hard over the years and i decided to hit an ajoining field that has been neglected by myself and others over the years . it paid off as i hit a little hot spot and pulled the coins and a couple of buttons from a small area.

my finds for the day
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/2011/july2ndfinds1.jpg

an 1864 two cent piece (large motto) crying01
front (uncleaned)
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/2011/2centfrontuncleaned1.jpg

front cleaned
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/2011/18642centobversecloseup1.jpg
reverse uncleaned
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/2011/2centreverseuncleaned1.jpg
reverse cleaned
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/2011/18642centrevesecloseup1.jpg

and the two cent with a half copper ( king George III) and a partial large cent :hairpulling: :crazy:
http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr228/del1786/2011/642centhalfcopperandpartiallg1.jpg

thanks for looking .

Dan

[coinnut]

Wow that 2 Cent piece cleaned up really well thumbsup01 But I told you that the weedwacker attachment for your machine was gonna cut up some coppers \:hammer: Now we will have to let Heavymetalnut decide on if they count rofl Even though I know them sites are getting really depleted now, I still have a soft spot in my heart for them :smitten:

[Viking]

Man, that looks like a fun hunt with great results! Nice Plan B indeed.

I was curious, who generally owns the cellar hole properties? Private land owners, the state, Feds? Is permission needed? I don't live out there, but thought I'd ask.

[jkress]

You had a fantastic hunt too del! :clapping:
The pictures of the cellar holes you guys are fortunate to hunt are just fascinating.
What are the approximate ages of the holes you guys are hunting out East?
I get overly excited if I am hunting sites around here from the mid 1800's. :rolleyes:
Nice hit on the gorgeous 2 Cent Piece and all of the buttons. :smitten: Also, if the LC is over half there... it counts! lol
Congrats Dan. :clapping:

[coinnut]

I was curious, who generally owns the cellar hole properties? Private land owners, the state, Feds? Is permission needed? I don't live out there, but thought I'd ask.


The private ones you would need to get permission for. We hunt the ones that are allowable by the State.



The pictures of the cellar holes you guys are fortunate to hunt are just fascinating.
What are the approximate ages of the holes you guys are hunting out East?



We will hunt any cellar hole we can get permission for lol But most of what we do is around the late 1790' to early 1800's. Earlier than that, the targets are sparse and the coins are usually British half pennies. The later holes (@1850's) are full of flat stock and steel, so they are harder to detect. Modern ones (1900's and up) are just loaded with trash including burning pits >:# But any place that is new to us is a good place thumbsup01

[pulltabsteve]

I better start looking in the relic section more often :teasing: What a great hunt guys! Dan, love the 2 cent piece :clapping: Thats such an awesome looking coin :yes: And george, nice button!!! You always find cool stuff.

[Civil War Nut]

Another nice hunt Cnut .