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