Return cellar hunt with Del

[coinnut]

Well, this may be our last hunt of the year, so we decided to see if we could find any more Native American points like last Friday's hunt. We went back to the same cellar hole and swamp area. There was about 1 or 2 inches of snow already down and it was pretty cold out. We lasted most of the day until the finger tips said no more We didn't find any points, but we will try again next year. I did get my first "fattie cent" spill. I was hoping for 2 Flying Eagle cents, but ended up with one 1857 and an 1859 Indian. A good way to start. After a long drought, I got a reading that sounded like iron from one direction and a large cent from the other It was about 7" deep and as soon as I opened up the hole it was a solid 12-46. But it was not a copper, but just a flat button with a lot of silver plate left on it. I was not happyMore on that flat button later. Found 2 toasted coppers (Bust and Geo II), some other nice buttons and odds and ends.

Oh and that flat button I was complaining about?? Looked for a back mark and found "Waterloo June 1815 and a drum on the back!! I'm not mad at that flat button anymore A great hunt. No one lost any fingers to frostbite The only casualty was my Pistol Probe pin pointer. Yep, snapped a second one. No more Pistol Probes for me

[Lodge Scent]

Super nice button ! Can't recall seeing another like it ever posted. Got to be a rare one

[Thiltzy]

Wow Great hunt George and awesome Waterloo button Can you tell me any history about the Waterloo button???

[Digger Don]

Congrats,
awesome button & coins

[milco]

Awesome Waterloo button, really cool! Let's see a picture of the pistol probe?

[coinnut]

Wow Great hunt George and awesome Waterloo button Can you tell me any history about the Waterloo button???

Don't know much about them other than they are most likely to commemorate the victory over Napoleon. I think Dan has a similar one. I don't see them found very often, and they are probably not real rare.

[coinnut]

Awesome Waterloo button, really cool! Let's see a picture of the pistol probe?

R.I.P. little buddy

[del]

hey great "last of the year " hunt George another 4 coin day for someone at that place . the heavy silver plating on it makes more sense why that button rang out so high . the Waterloo buttons are a commemorative back mark to celebrate the defeat of Napoleon in 1815 , their definitely a British made button that date to about that year or just bit after and are very uncommon to find. you found a very nice one George congrats on the relics and indian spill

R.I.P. little buddy

i keep telling you not to clean your ears out with those pistol probes , their not designed for all that hard prying. use a q-tip once in a while ok buddy

[fsa46]

Well, this may be our last hunt of the year....,

on a neat Waterloo button George, it's the first I've seen posted.

As far as this being your last hunt of the year, with 17 days left I wouldn't bet on it.

[giant056]

Fantastic bunch of finds The Waterloo button is Awesome!!!!

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[Bell-Two]

Wow that is a nice hunt and if it is your last for the year you did a bang up job!The Waterloo button is so cool...flat buttons are always a nice find but that one is "mmm mmm good!"

[del]

well here are my finds from yesterday ...

most of the buttons were found late in the day and in one particular field , i'll have to start back up there when i return . the two center is an 1865 and looks to be in rough shape which is odd considering where it was found its soaking now (no pictures as of yet cleaned) the large floral button has a WW "superfine extra gilt" backmark and i believe the WW is for William Wallis and an English made button . it cleaned up well but shows some wear on the highest parts of the rose. the small eagle button i'm pretty convinced is an early Jacksonian type .

Dan

[OxShoeDrew]

Lots of sweet targets guys! I hope this dang snow melts quickly...hunting will commence again in a few days.

[coinnut]

That button cleaned up great!! But I'm still thinking that 2 cent piece is gonna be decent looking. That chicken eagle buttons just screams very early 1800's to me. Some nice finds. You can have that field...I'm going way to the left of it, behind the swamp next time If we only had one more week before winter set in

[Longhair]

Great hunt guys!
You east coast folks are so lucky. Not only do you have the history, but you have dig-able ground this time of year too.

[Full Metal Digger]

All the finds are great but that backmark is the NICEST I've ever seen and it's dated! Back in 1815 the name "Waterloo" had a lot more meaning and context than it does today. A lot of history in that button. Congrats and HH, Dave.

[giant056]

Great finds Del that flower button sure did clean up nice!

[The Rebel]

Awesome finds guys! Wish this snow was rain...

[Ronandari]

Im so envious of you guys finding such great things from the past. I would love to find King George. Maybe I should have gone further east when I relocated.

Ron

[coinnut]

Great hunt guys!
You east coast folks are so lucky. Not only do you have the history, but you have dig-able ground this time of year too.

It may be dig-able....but it can get real cold