Had a good hunt yesterday, thank you very much Dan. Awesome weather and a bunch of different finds.
That first older hole we stopped at didn't have a lot of targets. I managed two thimbles (scratch those off the list) and not much else. It's when we moved on to the bigger site that I finally got traction. The road we walked into it wound up being where I got most of my finds.
I poked around for a while before settling into the road though. Fields were pretty quiet, and on the far corner I could see what looked like a rise, and then the land ended.
Curiosity got the best of me so I hiked up without the detector, and near the top could see loose stone tumbled down towards me. I get to the top of what is a small ridge, and see the source of the loose stone. They had quarried the exposed ridge due to the natural striations in the stone making for perfect slabs to build with. The area was the size of a large swimming pool and probably 10ft deep. Very cool!
I managed some finds before getting to the road, but it's there that I kept busy for the rest of the day. First thing to greet me was a small, broken crotal bell. Got a couple coins. 1904 Indian Head, and another item off the bucket list. 1865 2-cent piece!
Buxton Garment 2-piece button with a steel back. They operated out of Nashua NH from 1901-1933.
And what I thought was a crusty dog tag is actually an aluminum token! It's in bad shape, but I believe the name is Serafin out of Stafford Springs here in CT. The reverse says Good For One Drink, and I think there's a mug in the middle. There's a company called Serafin Sulky since 1933 in Stafford, but they deal with carriages, etc. Maybe they did other trade to, or associated family. I can't find any info on the token itself. I can always make a call and inquire at Serafin. I wish it had been in decent shape, it may be worth a couple bucks.
Other finds in the road was a toe plate with a bit of toe still attached, large musket ball, 2 mystery bits that may or may not be part of a buckle, and weird bottle topper thingy with 3 holes. The flattened metal in the top left came out of one of the fields. 66 VDI, and not lead.
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ask Dave Wise about cleaning the aluminum as he seems to do a good job on them , i rarely find aluminum except for pulltabs 
the 2 center looked like it cleaned up great 
well done , but what is it resting on in the second picture ??? don't tell me you have one of those "Beardon O' Digger chia beard pets" 
It was too nice not to get out so I took a hike on some local trails and stopped at some shaggy rocks to take pics of my finds.
