Matron and buttons

Lodge Scent

Lodge Scent

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Hit a site I hadn't been to in a while. When I got home I remembered why I hadn't been there in a while. My feet were killing me! Probably the remotest site I go to.

Not much of a yard at this cellar hole. This was the good part of the yard!

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I was happy to find a decent looking 200 year old Matron.

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Managed some buttons too.

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Jeff
 
That "yard" looks great compared to a few I've detected , very sharp matron !:cheering:
 
Sore feet or no, I would love to have a day like that! Is the 4-hole button a trouser button? It looks shiny like a tombac too. Congrats and HH, Dave.
 
Nice haul, Jeff! I found the same coin this summer! We seem to be duplicating lately. Was that the site you were telling me about? Congrats!! :clapping:
 
Digger_O'Dell said:
Wow, that largie is sharp, congrats!
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Thanks Do'D. It's always a thrill to pull one out of the dirt like that.

aloldstuff said:
Great looking 200 yr old LC....well worth the walk. :thumbsup02:
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I'm still sore Al. :)
del said:
That "yard" looks great compared to a few I've detected , very sharp matron !:cheering:
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I am always amazed at where these homesteaders tried to eek out a living Dan.


Digger Don said:
Well worth the walk. That Matron looks amazing!!:perfect10:
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Thanks Don. This site gave up some other sharp coppers some years back.

calabash digger said:
very nice coin! congrats
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Calabash, I will trade it straight up for your brass pistol :lol:

DaddyDigger said:
Sore feet or no, I would love to have a day like that! Is the 4-hole button a trouser button? It looks shiny like a tombac too. Congrats and HH, Dave.
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I was wondering about that button DD. A trouser button makes sense. It is tombac alloy.

Ken C said:
Nice detail left on the largie, very nice. Congrats! :beerbuddy:
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Thanks Ken. I'll take them like that any day.

OxShoeDrew said:
Nice haul, Jeff! I found the same coin this summer! We seem to be duplicating lately. Was that the site you were telling me about? Congrats!! :clapping:
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Different site Drew. Opposite ends of the spectrum geographically speaking. This one is on a spine of granite. The other is right on a river. My records show that I dug an 1817 before, but darned if I can find it in my case :confused:
 
"My records show that I dug an 1817 before, but darned if I can find it in my case :confused:"
:lol: I lose things all the time!
 
Beautiful 200-year-old Large Cent! What a terrific find, and it's in great shape. Something that old is very difficult to find here in Illinois. I'm green with envy! :envious:

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Donnie B said:
That was a nice walk in the woods! Congrats!
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Donnie the only thing that could have made that day better was a tree shilling :envious:

BTV Digger said:
Nice nab Jeff! Only wish the few coppers I've found over the years (~ 15) would look like that. Congrats!

John
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Thanks John. I hear you. Most are definitely not like that. But about 5 or 6 years ago when I found that site, it gave up a couple of other killer Matrons. The soil at that site must be very kind to coppers.

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