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Hi folks, Hit 3 field sites yesterday with a good friend of mine here in the valley about an hour's drive south. The first two produced only a few finds but enough to keep us going. The last field looked like a dud, then mysteriously turned red hot as we pulled 5 coppers literally in under 30...

Hi all, Got a permission from a nearby farm only 5 minutes from my work and about 10 from home. Have long wanted to try this field but it lies along the river and was wondering whether years of silt build-up etc. would limit my finds. There are two sites in this field and the friendly farmer...

Hi folks, Well, the snow has FINALLY melted in the Champlain Valley and the ground has thawed enough that I bit the bullet yesterday by enduring 40 mph wind gusts for my first hunt of the year. It's been too long (last hunt on Dec 1, 2018). Joined up with a new detecting friend I recently met...

Great looking button Noah! I agree with fyrffytr1 that it looks possibly military. One other possibility is it could be old Chicago Transit line related. You're in Illinois correct? The big C in the middle possibly suggests that. Back in the late 1800s/early 1900s there were numerous trolley...

Hi folks, Here's a quick summary of some of my better stuff from last year. A very small percentage (< 2%) include items found in late December 2017, but since winter came early this year and I've had only one chance to hunt since mid-November I don't consider it a big deal. It was a wonderful...

Went down to the fields near the Lake Champlain shore - the only place within an hour's drive of here with little to no snow. Finds were slim, but I managed to get the coil over my 10th Draped Bust LC of the year - this one's an 1800. The better news is this is a new permission and what I call a...

After finding nobody home at a farm with fields I've been wanting to hit for some time, I returned to my 1780-1860 honey hole field down the road about 5 miles. Finds have become quite thin here now, but there's still goodies remaining if you go real slow and dig questionable signals. Monday was...

Hi all, Got out yesterday with my good friend Dan from Green Mountain Diggers. Had a spot in mind but needed permission. Drove up to the farm and the woman was in her driveway - great to see - no door knocking. Spoke with her about 10 minutes (very nice) and got us permission for a c...

Hi folks. Time is running out on me up here at 45N lat. near the border in VT as colder weather is setting in. Was looking forward to hitting 2 new field sites today, but once arriving I found both were incredibly trashy with can slaw, pull tabs and 100's of frags of some aluminum/lead pot from...

Thanks Al. I tested it again this evening and it rings up a steady 82-83 vdi on my AT-Pro. So maybe genuine? Yeah, for sure Don. Really a bittersweet feeling looking over my finds and realizing I had one really important one still to find! Lol! Yeah, the most important ring return I'll ever...

Hi folks. Here's my finds from yesterday at a new permission site. 3 coins - a decent 1775 KG 3 with nice green patina, a no date earlier style Matron LC and a fairly decent '65 IH. Got about 8 buttons, a few with nice floral patterns, musket ball, crotal bell, heart shaped heel plate and my...

Hi folks. Got out to the same fields I posted on last week - the ones with the CW bullets etc. This time I was solo. These fields have four home sites on them, but most of my finds have come from just two of them, especially one which is small and not obvious. The one large site appears to have...

Hi folks. Here's some of my finds from the past two weeks. About 1/3rd of this came from my honey hole field, with the other 2/3rds coming from two other permission fields I have. Nabbed a number of relics including my first CW-era bullets here in VT (2 Williams cleaners and a standard Minie...

Quick story. My good friend returned to our permission honey field the other day and dug this. It's a counterfeit early LC, with obviously the early 1787 date giving it away. He said it rang up a 71-75 VDI, also too low for a genuine American LC. Such an interesting coin with the image sorta...

Returned to the honey field again today, this time with good friends Dan and Joe. They dug 4 more coppers. I got skunked on big coppers today, but I'm not complaining 'cause I dug this! Spanish colonial silver baby!1784 2 Reales in F to VF condition. I still can't believe it. 2 inches deep and a...

On a whim, drove 45 minutes out to one of my honey fields and saw the corn had been cut. :thumbsup02: Spent about 4 hours there at one of the new home sites I've found in this field, but couldn't thoroughly detect last spring before planting. Mostly common New England fare here, but happy to add...

Thanks Jeff. As a quick side note, and just for you, I headed back out to the site again today for a few hours and pulled this little beauty. Just had to show ya'! Hey thanks Al! A Gag Loop. Now I know. I knew it was one of you guys that found it! Thanks Jared! Thanks for the nice...

Hi folks! We've finally had a break in the heat over the past few days (75 to 80 as opposed to 85 to 90) so headed out today to some fairly remote cellars. They're actually only 10 miles or so from my house, but a solid 3 mile walk in from the trail head. Not on any maps - just GPS'ed them on my...

Hi all. Spent the late morning and afternoon down on the shores of Lake Champlain at a permission site that's very, very old by VT standards. Early French occupation began in the early to mid 1700s, with some of the first VT homesteads in the Champlain Valley following by the later 1700s. Didn't...

Hi all! Got out with Joe and Dan yesterday and faced the heat head on at some of our permission fields. The finds were slow, but steady enough to keep us going from 930-430 pm but needed about a gallon of beverages each and plenty of sunscreen to boot. I was fortunate to unearth a few very nice...