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    what a hunt! 6 coppers *3 shoe buckle frames & 2 sweet buttons! Pic heavy

    What a day Todd & myself had today! one site turned into 5 cellar holes.loads of 1700's relics & coins*6 coppers*3 shoe buckle frames and 2 of the most beautiful colonial buttons I have dug.the silver gilted cut out button has to be my fave designed colonial button I have found yet.the silver...
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    Nasty Day hunt with Todd & Dan *KGIII and a couple buttons

    Friday a couple hour hunt at a colonial home in my home town.not much a IH penny and a couple toy cars from the 1980's. Saturday Todd & I were granted permission on private property that had a mill site and a cellar hole.We invited Dan along and figured we'd have a nice virgin area as the owner...
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    new site another spanish silver!

    Todd and me found a new site and decided to make the mile trek into the wilderness to see if it existed.it was there alright.kinda loaded with iron but we worked it for half the day.Usually when i dig a horseshoe I have a good day.funny how i dug in and this is how the horseshoe came up. i was...
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    Group hunt Dan,Todd & Issac * brass kettle indian point*coppers*reale*eagle buttons

    Group hunt Dan,Todd & Issac * brass kettle indian point*coppers*reale*eagle buttons Issac was up from Va and we decided to take him to a couple sites we did well at last visit there. we found a new site and started there.was hit pretty good by someone before us but I was really stoked when...
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    1776 half Reale & a 1805 Draped Bust 1/2 cent*deep in the woods cellar hole

    I saw an area that looked good and showed Todd.we agreed to make the 2 mile trek.bush whackin,up steep hills we finally came to the area where the walls were.the cellar hole was so overgrown with bar berries but we managed to find it.tough swinging,mosquito's were vicious.1st 20 mins targets...
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    Todd & I hit a field * coppers & a 2 cent piece

    half a day hunt cuz yesterday was a long one.Todd had permission a few years back to hit a field and dug about 8 coppers from there.He talked to the landowner this morning and got the ok to go back.had to work for our finds but managed a toasted holed braided hair LC,a cut 3/4 copper totally...
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    cellar hole hunt with todd* same site as Dan & Bri were at last weekend :O(

    So,I find a deep site near a swamp and Todd & myself make the trek out to the site.When we get there the site looks amazing.nestled in a field of ferns lays this massive center chimney foundation with cut quarry stone topping the lip of the hole.I see a couple dig holes and Todd mentions this...
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    another long day hiking to cellar holes*KGIII & a few buttons

    Todd & me decided to make the trek to a cellar hole that was land locked between 2 highways.got there,all we could see was the barn and grain silo base.the barn looked old but they added cement to the open end of the barn making it 4 walls now.the site was so overgrown,had a blue tarp and...
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    pounded cellar hole with the mxt all pro

    took the MXT All Pro to a old pounded out site and worked the cellar hole lip. A lot of iron,a musket ball,a tombac button a 200 year old hand forged horse tack buckle that still works.made in the good ole USA & a pretty cool bone handled colonial pocket knife
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    turn of the century home next to colonial home* my little metal rocker chick!

    tuesday had not much to do so went back up to a colonial home 2 houses up behind me.got a few zinc pennies in back yard and a lil metal rocker chick that i missed previously on a search of the yard.guy at turn of century 1900 home was in his back yard.working on pool they just put in.the bank...
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    Sundays meager finds

    got out with Todd sunday to a couple sites.they were hammered very well but snuck out a couple items. I used my MXT All Pro for a good part of the hunt.a couple colonial tombac buttons,a iron shoe buckle chape,a small musketball and a jew's or jaw harp & top half of a crotal bell. can't win em...
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    Sat hunt with Roger & Todd * 2 coppers & a barber quarter

    Todd & I decided to get together with Roger (Rebel)to a site I found near some sites Roger was familiar with.It was tucked outta the way and we felt we might do well herecame up to the site & it looked nice with plenty of room to swing.I went to put on my White's pro-star headphones & the cradle...
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    Cellar holes with Todd & Dan * War of 1812 artillery cuff button * 1837 Large cent

    Cellar holes with Todd & Dan * War of 1812 artillery cuff button * 1837 Large cent Me & Todd invited Dan to some cellar holes today.we spotted a couple more in the same area me and Todd have been going to the last 2 weekends & Figured we'd ask Dan to join us. He was sooo excited about going...
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    4 copper day*shoe buckle & knee buckle

    Got out with Todd to another deep site.alot of nice targets.ended up with 4 coppers.one nice shoe buckle frame,a knee buckle and a bunch of shoe and knee buckle pieces. 4 coppers one is toasted.the other 2-3 look like KG II's,one possibly a CT copper? the brass tube that's broke I'm pretty sure...
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    War of 1812 script A 2nd Regt * CW eagle A cuff * 2- 1820's 1 pc eagles*2 coppers

    I found 2 cellar holes and Todd agreed they looked good.it was quite the hike to the sites but at the end of the day walkin out it was all worth it. get to 1st site.turn on machine.BAM! 1st target was a gorgeous War of 1812 script Artillery 2nd Regiment button.I have only dug one of these and...
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    Dan took your advice on cleaning...Thanks!

    I was gonna clean it but was just dead exhausted from sat & sun hunt with Todd.was gonna go with the naval jelly attempt but,glad you mentioned the CLR route.it worked out perfect and a nice little buff with the jewelers cloth like you mentioned really made the silver gilt glisten.thanks again...
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    please help with a simple vote!

    please everyone help my friend Hammy Sammy in England to win a pin pointer .she's a great person and so deserves to win this contest. click on link below https://basicfront.easypromosapp.com/voteme/157659/626338269 thanks everyone! she sent me some neat relics from the fields of England...
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    American digger mag radio show todd hiltz & myself on tonight

    if your bored tune in at 9 pm tonight we will be on the internet radio show as guests http://www.relicroundup.blogspot.com/ Call in (678) 439-1863 if you wanna chat
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    2 days of pounded sites*pre civil war eagle "I" button*CW spencer or sharps*BS Fob

    2 days of pounded sites*pre civil war eagle "I" button*CW spencer or sharps*BS Fob 2 days Todd & myself hit some sites.sat was south western Blandford,Massamachussetts day.bad idea! hot,buggy and all 4 sites were hammered to death.squeaked out a couple buttons & a civil war .44 cal sharps or...
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    Road Trip to Massachusetts*no coppers* but a fun trip!

    My friend Carol Rio invited me & todd up to her neck of the woods.got a chance to swing my new MXT all pro.my 1st relic was the oval piece.still gotta work with it as it's a bit different than my XLT. carol is a sweet lady and Todd is just Todd,can't ask for a better hunting partner. really...

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