Made my way early this morning got to the site just as the sun rose over the trees. The ground was 1" frozen mud. The corn field was WINDY!! It was a fun hunt. Finds were few...some aluminum bits, a few pieces of lead , modern copper bullets, until I got to a 50 foot by 50 ft area that was somewhat recently been plowed and there were brick bits, and pottery shards strewn about. I decided to really get thorough in this area, and within a few steps I had found a buckle half, and a few more rows over I got a solid 79 VDI at 2.5". I figured more can slaw....Boy was I wrong. 1797 Draped bust. Made my hunt. I will hit that field more. Its one I have hit less than the 3 others from this property. Happy to have saved one more copper. Happy Hunting!!
Pics of the LC are not so good, trust me there is detail there and I am just going to leave it as is. It gives it character. LOL!!
Added a newer pic of the draped bust. Thank you.
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Originally Posted by Digger Don
WTG Tim. Nice one to add to your collection. I know it had to be cold...
We see a lot of 1798's but not many 1797's. Great last minute save!
I just use my regular cheap gloves. When it gets real cold you can try some cotton gloves under the regular gloves. You can also try some hand warmers tucked in your gloves too.
