Recent content by Beartoe

FI I found this item last summer. I was never able to identify what it is. For some reason it puts me in mind of your second item. They are about the same size.

Found this button at my 1845 homestead site. One piece. Slightly larger than a dime. The face is convex at the center. The back is flat. It is so crusty I can not determine if there is any detail of design or any maker mark. There is a small amount of silver plate still remaining. I am...

Another short hunt and a couple small finds. So far I have been hunting the areas furthest away from the house. The ground is bone dry and I am waiting for some moisture/rain before I hunt the high traffic areas.

This old homestead I hunt is just down the street from my home. Maybe 200 yards from my front door. It is exceptionally convenient to step out my door , walk down the street and do a little hunting for an hour or so in the evenings. This pocket watch was 9-10 inch down but because of the size...

Back to the homestead this evening for a short hunt. Bits and pieces of junk and some clad until I got a high silver hit. About four inch down. I was poking around in the rough in the bushy hedge row between properties. When I wiped it off and saw B.P.O.E. I knew I had seen BPOE before but for...

This piece is made of copper. It measures 2.5 inch by 1.75 inch. It is very pliable as I was able to straighten it out easily. It appears to be pressed into shape as the reverse is just that, a reverse of the front. It could be a decorative piece for so many things. No attachment mechanism on...

I have been hunting the 1845 Homestead pretty steady lately. Here are some of the items I have found over the last week which are worth posting. The large cent and wheaty were found just today. I am glad I found them because I was beginning to believe the site had already been picked clean...

Those coin size batteries have a very high silver VDI (86-87) and are soooo bright and silvery in the hole. They fool me every time. :embarrassed: I did manage a silver dime a little later. The buckle reminded me of when it was a part of my daily Uniform Of The Day. Oh so long ago. And...

Bwahahaha! :rofl::hystericallaugh::shocked03::shocked04::shocked03::hystericallaugh::rofl: Best instructional video I ever did see. This is a real You Tube video but not sure I can put the link here, so you have to look for yourself. I like it better than the 100 year old can of hand cream...

I seem to be finding some interesting stuff at this new location I am hunting. The salt and pepper shaker the other day and today this cosmetic compact case. As near as I can tell this compact is a line from Marshall Fields of Chicago. From the description it would seem this is an early...

I have permission to dig an exciting new site. Dates back to 1830s as a farm. I have 5 acres to dig up at my leisure. There is iron every where especially where the old barn used to be. Cut nails galore. What is it? It is perfect size for a table salt shaker. Height 3.5 inch. Widest diameter...

My plan is to have myself a water detector by the Spring of 2017. I want one now but spending that kind of cash is not an readily available option. So I will keep saving and by spring to "Spend or not to spend" will be an easier choice. In the mean time I will keep studying the water detecting...

One of the reasons people get up in arms about digging holes is that sometimes the holes are not filled back in. This hole was in a locale park. I promptly filled it in for the so and so who was negligent.

Lunds letter clip

I was watching a show with Bronze Age warriors doing battle and it made me wonder... What happened to all the bronze battle gear that was left behind on the battle field. I suppose scrape metal people came around and collected their share. I imagine the iron gear rusted out long ago. Any gold...