Hi all. Here's some pics of finds from some of my hunts since mid October. There have been a few "dud" hunts here and there during which I found only 1 copper or a few buttons, but I was fortunate to locate 4 virgin sites and snag some nice keepers. My large copper count currently stands at 54 fty, and given the increasingly snowy, cold weather my hunts may be over until next spring. We'll see. Thanks for looking and HH!
John
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October - north central VT
This single site produced quite well as it was in a field across from an early 1800s, still standing church. Lots of buttons (nothing too noteworthy) and 4 coppers including an 1807 DB, '38 Matron LC, wiped KG3 and one of my coolest coppers of the year - an 1825 40 Reis coin from the Portuguese colony of Sao Tome in West Africa. Oh, the stories that coin could tell.
November - Champlain Valley site 1
This is the first of two virgin sites I found in November, and was actually two homesites side by side in a field. Nabbed two nice early buckles, two IHs ('66 and '83) and three coppers - a wiped British of some sort, Connecticut copper and a sharp '46 Braided Hair.
November - Champlain Valley site 2
This is the second virgin site from November - only 300 yards across the river from the prior sites shown just above! This was a 3/4 mile hike out across a cornfield as access was limited, but well worth it. Best finds from this site was the early saddle shield strap guide and the 1798 DB - my 5th '98 DB. Several very early pewter/lead buttons also showed their faces here. The '31 Matron came from an otherwise unremarkable site a few miles away the following week.
December - Champlain Valley
This was probably the best site of the 4 sites shown here - actually a homesite and the first school in town (c. 1787) directly across from one another in a hay field. Road is no longer there - just a fence line now. Where to start...nabbed a random SLQ and five coppers, the best of which was only my second DB Half Cent and an uncommon K. William IV - what a giant coin! Best relics were the ornate shoe buckle frame, a war of 1812 41st regiment NY button, crotal bell with cool jet black patina, and a commemorative George Washington medal in lead pewter! Still trying to ID this medal as I can't find a match online. I'm sure someone will know somewhere. This site was abandoned in the 1850s so definitely early to mid 1800s given it lists his death date of Dec. 1799 on the reverse.
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