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Went back to the site today and as things were lean, I worked at a verrrrry slow pace. Found another button :) It's not quite as nice as the last, but still has the loop in the back.

Love those tearout projects. I hit one last year and came away with a 2 reale, 2 nice LC's and a great constable badge.

Went back to the spot I found the 1746 George II and other items and came up with a bit more. Found a couple of artillery buttons. One from the war of 1812 and one from the 1814-1821 period. Also came up with a fish hook shaped square nail and a whatsit. Any ideas on the whatsit or what purpose...

I cut very square edged, 3 sided deep plugs to keep the plug connected to the rest of the lawn. Once I remove the object I make sure any residual dirt goes back in the hole and a press firmly with my foot all around the plug. I use a small shovel most of the time as it helps pry a deep plug. I'm...

Went back to the yard I found the silver spoon and buckle and came up with more. I found what is probably my nicest George II halfpence. I've found older, but not as nice. What was interesting is the thimble and button came up about 6 inches apart.

Sometimes it's hard to pick favorites, but as I had never found a 2 reale or a seated half dollar I picked these as my best for 2013. The seated half was in the same hole as a seated quarter. The 2 reale came out of a dug up parking lot where I also found an 1817 and 1820 large cent. The 1817...

Got permission to hunt a house that shows up on an 1867 map. Not exactly sure of the age of the house, but old enough. It did seem that a lot of the huntable area had been disturbed when they put in a pool and added a barn not long ago. I did find a few things to make it worthwhile, but I was...

Went to a new spot today and it turned out great. Not just one nice standing liberty quarter, but two! Also found a very decent 1918-S Walker in addition to a couple of Mercs, a silver Roosie and 2 silver Washington quarters. The quarters came out of the same hole as the 1917 Merc along with the...

The last 10 days have been busy and I've pulled up a lot of silver. I've also continued finding large cents in different spots, the 1802 on a club hunt and the 1817 in a school yard of all places. The school yard has turned up a lot of silver and it borders some woods where I've turned up...

I'm starting to feel guilty finding so many great things over the past month. In just the last week or so I found a 1785 half reale, 1858 seated half dime, 1820 large cent, a shield nickel, V nickel, 5 Indians, a nice silver ID bracelet, silver cross, silver religious medal and 8 other silver...

Hit a nearby park that's been hunted extensively for 30 years. I went in and hiked to get to where most people don't want to hike to. It paid off with an 1820 LC. It's kind of toasted, but still has a date. Hiking was tough up and down ridges and through wetlands, but with all the detecting...

Got out for a hunt this morning and came away, to my surprise, 3 centuries of silver. I've found half reales before, but it was a surprise in this particular location. The 1858 Seated Half Dime was a first for me. The Barber, Indians and war nickels were a bonus.

Went out to an old park and newer school yard over the weekend. The park turned up some old coins including a toasted shield and V Nickel as well as a nice silver cross. The Catholic school yard turned up the rest of the silver including the religious medal. Interesting as two popes were made...

How's this? I can only give closeups of my own coins as everyone else when home with theirs. The group coin photo was taken while still at the hunt.

My metal detector club had a hunt yesterday that was quite successful. Many different member found great stuff, some of what is pictured below. I was fortunate enough to find an 1826 Large Cent, 1837 No Stars Seated dime and the 1930 Standing Liberty quarter. The large cent or SLQ would have...

I cleaned up the crotal bells and they came out nice.

Hit a couple of my favorite spots yesterday and the day before and came up with some neat stuff. I always like finding crotal bells and these two were about 100' apart. I didn't realize I had a three ringer until I got home. Saw the flattened side and thought it was just another piece of lead...

Hit a couple of new spots and one small area I had worked hard last year. Found an 1891 Canadian dime and when I was packing up my car I realized I had dropped my digger. As it was dark at this point I figured I'd go back the next day to find my digger and I did, and it had 2 Indians watching...

Can't quite tell from the photo, but it appears to be a series of dots in the punctuation that is similar to the 1785 CT's. Can't tell for sure from the pic. Got any other pics of the other side? Here's the punctuation I'm referring to.

Call it a hunch, but after 35 years of looking at CT coppers I would say it's an 86. It all comes down to the style of the branch hand and the way they leaves are cut.