Got out yesterday with Danny LaMontagne and hit a couple of sites. The first site was very remote, small, and probably not inhabited very long. Unfortunately, whoever lived there in the 1700's was probably dirt poor and left us no coins or buttons. He left nothing at all except for iron.
The next site turned out to be much better. We visited a site that no doubt has been hit by countless detectors over the years. It's not off the beaten path and easily accessibleWe had already been detecting for six hours and I hadn't found anything at all. Danny had done better and had a few goodies to show for the day. He had also found a barn or perhaps a second cellar hole nearby. I had gotten tired of all the iron signals around the main hole so I ventured over to the "new" hole. Boom! I got my very first Spanish Silver! Not only that it is also countermarked!
I called Danny on the phone as he had returned to the main site and told him I had something really good but I wanted him to confirm what I thought I had just dug. Danny came over and confirmed it. My very first Spanish silver coin is a Charles IIII Half Reale countermarked by a merchant (or maybe a silversmith?) After that, we both started detecting around the new hole and for the next hour the finds were popping out like crazy. It was fun and exciting! Thanks Danny!
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