Weekend hunts gives up old Silver, Copper, a sweet Trigger Guard, Rings and more

[Thiltzy]

Dave and I were at again this past weekend trying some new sites and revisiting others. As Dave already mentioned, two of the sites had visitors that we must have just missed. With very fresh holes left open everywhere, we both just shook our heads in disgust:disgusted: I looked at Dave and said to him " lets see how good those treasure hunters are." Immediately, we started popping buttons and just smiled at one another. Not very good apparently:lol: They missed some really nice relics it seems. I left there with a beautiful copper on brass trigger guard, a set of cuff links, a mans brass ring with inscription, and a handful of buttons.

Sunday was even better for me:yes: My first One Reale found my coil with a date of 1800 and then an 1838 Large Cent. It's funny how I just mentioned in George's(Coinnut's) post that it had been about a year since I had dug any reales:groovy:

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

nice weekend! never seen a treble gilt back mark that huge! wow! some great coins & relics Todd! Been awhile since I dug a Spanish silver too! maybe that will make one surface next hunt! :hystericallaugh:

[Digger Don]

That was ONE weekend ? Wow
Nice digs guys.
Congrats

[del]

the reales are popping up out of the cold earth lately , guess they hate the cold ;) congrats on the 1 reale Todd , that "trigger guard" is an odd one , i don't think i've seen one like it. have you found any pictures to the gun it went on ?? also any idea as to what is written on the inside of the ring??

[Thiltzy]

nice weekend! never seen a treble gilt back mark that huge! wow! some great coins & relics Todd! Been awhile since I dug a Spanish silver too! maybe that will make one surface next hunt! :hystericallaugh:
Maybe spanish silver will find your coil now. That's how it happened for me.

[Thiltzy]

the reales are popping up out of the cold earth lately , guess they hate the cold ;) congrats on the 1 reale Todd , that "trigger guard" is an odd one , i don't think i've seen one like it. have you found any pictures to the gun it went on ?? also any idea as to what is written on the inside of the ring??
I wouldn't know where to begin to find a gun match for the trigger guard Dan. The picture through the loop shows the inscription Dan. It says "2 dmt":thinkingabout::thinkingabout:t"

[Thiltzy]

That was ONE weekend ? Wow
Nice digs guys.
Congrats

Thnx Don

[chief5709]

Great hunt!! still too much snow and frost in the ground for me to get out!

[The Rebel]

Great Hunt Todd! Too bad we're shut down until the snow melts down and the ground unfreezes.

[coinnut]

Nice Spanish :groovy: Don't see too many 1 reales these days. Nice looking copper too. I have to look but I may have one of those trigger guards too...never thought it was a guard.:thinkingabout:

[aloldstuff]

Nice hunting and those other hole diggers definitely left you guys some goodies. Poetic justice would have been served if you had found the Spanish in one of the open holes....

[NJJOSH]

Looks like a great weekend hunt. Great job on great finds.

[giant056]

Awesome coins and relics you got there Thiltzy :thumbsup02: Never seen Treble Gilt that big before :)

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[Thiltzy]

Nice Spanish :groovy: Don't see too many 1 reales these days. Nice looking copper too. I have to look but I may have one of those trigger guards too...never thought it was a guard.:thinkingabout:

Can you post a pick of your trigger guard ?

[Tony Two-Cent]

Incredible coins and relics, Todd! :notworthy:

You found a little bit of everything: buckles, buttons, rings, cufflinks, trigger guard, not to mention the wonderful coins. Love that 1800 1 real! That large cent is a beauty too!

:congrats:

[OxShoeDrew]

Great Hunt Todd! Too bad we're shut down until the snow melts down and the ground unfreezes.
Yeah, and the temps are ridiculous.
Todd, seriously nice hunts. Nice pics too, thanks. :thumbsup02:

[coinnut]

Can you post a pick of your trigger guard ?

Surprised I found it :lol:

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[The Rebel]

Almost looks like it went to some early type of drop block or lever action carbines (Sharps, Burnside)36774

[Thiltzy]

They look similar George with some subtle differences

[del]

Almost looks like it went to some early type of drop block or lever action carbines (Sharps, Burnside)36774

they also look similar to some reign guides i've seen

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

maybe it's a coat hook!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol we only got 2-3 inches here :teasing:

[del]

here is a couple of similar ones

[Thiltzy]

they also look similar to some reign guides i've seen Dan makes a good point. Maybe my trigger guard is a reign guide:interesting:

[coinnut]

Could be, but why the two separate metals instead of just a solid, cast piece?

[del]

Could be, but why the two separate metals instead of just a solid, cast piece?

well i could ask the same question if it was a trigger guard ?? :dontknow:

[coinnut]

[QUOTE well i could ask the same question if it was a trigger guard ?? [/QUOTE]

Yeah, I guess it could just be decorative. It would look cool if the brass and copper were highly polished. Very distinct touch.

[Timewarpdigger]

Awesome finds. Congrats and have detected parks that other detectorists left huge holes and was disgusted. I filled them back in and continued on my hunt. Made me feel a little bit better. Safe & HH

[Bell-Two]

Wow what a great deal of finds! Beautiful Reale great Large Cent all kinds of buttons, cuff links....man that is an eclectic collection of goodies. Well I hope the Reale mention will work for me too I have not found one since....EVER!! :envious: I have seen two dug but not by me....:lol:

[RobW]

I bet you felt "gilty" after finding what they missed....:lol:...I crack myself up

Great score!..especially finding that reale.....they don't like the cold...because they are Spanish....:lol:

Ok, I have to stop with the cornyishness

[Lodge Scent]

Great hunt! If that is a terret, you might see some wear in the brass where the reins would have been constantly rubbing. You can clearly see that in the far right example that Dan posted.