Recent content by Mr. Digger

Thanks Dan. It was maybe 6 inches. I gave it an air test at home before my post and it rang as a 10 out of the ground. Yeah, other complete buckles I have found sounded so sweet and rang high like a silver coin or an ox knob. Puzzling.

Thanks Tony. If you look carefully you can see a little bit of rust in a few places closest to the inside pin. The pin is iron, but the rest of it is obviously is not. As for what the primary material is I'm just not sure.

It rang up a 9 on my Nox 800, same VDI as a bunch of shell casings I had dug in that area. For that reason I started to walk away. Then I turned around and said what the heck just dig it. Then I saw it was going to be under a root and almost walked away again. So glad I stayed with it! I have...

Thx, and yes very slender with just the one blade. Unique. Always tough to guess the age of pocket knives. Could be 50 years old or 200 you never know.

Meager fresh water rocky beach finds include 2 pocket knives, flat button, "Carter's Lebanon NH" overall button, 1901 V and 1901 Indian, and a silver plated spoon with an "Abram French & Co" hallmark (mid 1800's).

Incredible Todd. Nice to see you posting here. Did you ever find that elusive trime? I have been lucky enough to find one in my career but I sure would rather a gold coin or two some day. Congrats!

Congrats! I love that coin, as you can tell from my avatar. ;)

This is not my normal type of detecting. I much prefer fields or woods but with the drought and low level of this fresh water lake I decided to try this rocky sandy beach area. It paid off with a sterling silver spoon bowl, a Walker (my 4th) and an 1853/arrows seated quarter (my 3rd). I don't...

Love finding 2 centers...and especially love cleaning them! Most of them hold up pretty well. Congrats!

Thanks Del. 1550-1650 range if I am to believe Ross Whitehead's buckle book.

Got into some Colonial last weekend and finally found something worth posting! Unearthed a 1723 Woods Hibernia and a complete spectacle buckle from a farm field permission. I've included the "in situ" pics for those of you who like that kind of stuff.

Mind blowing. Congrats!

Multiple hunts and locations shown here. Dug my first complete Colonial shoe buckle since getting the Nox 800. Rang up as a 26. It swiveled flawlessly right out of the ground! Also found a nice knee buckle in a different location. The coins are New England copper mystery discs....thin and 1/2...

Sometimes it pays to take a closer at your finds! I found this small silver plated item earlier in the summer but had never bothered to clean it until today. I almost tossed it! A light brushing revealed the name "J. G. Coolidge" and under it "No. Andover" which is the town in Mass where I found...

Hit a new field today and dug my first Woods Hibernia. It's a 1723 farthing and the flaking has started. I had never found one of those heart heal plates and today I dug two! What a beautiful New England spring morning. Hope everyone had a chance to get out!