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got out with sniffy for the day.we hit 3 cellar hole sites.not a ton of targets but we both had a good day.sniffy got 2 coppers.a CT & a matron head.he was really happy digging this porcelin veneered brass pocket watch? case cover.what a cool old ship on it!

went back up to my very 1st cellar hole.I wanted to work the area across the dirt rd from the cellar hole where I think the barn sat. Never had much luck there in a few other attempts but I figured they hadda drop somethin. a musketball,2 hand forged iron buckles,a piece of pewter shoe buckle,a...

DAN! REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID? GOTTA SEE THIS! CLEANED UP LC Hey everyone,Dan had said in a previous post when I needed one more large cent to break last years record & his quote was those areas look real nice Dave and as i said over the phone , you'll get that copper and i hope its a real fine...

At 11:00 am I said I'm going back up to my very 1st cellar hole.Dan knows this site quite well ;) I worked the cellar hole lip diggin anything that sounded halfway decent.still a ton of nails in this lip as you can tell from my sink pic. a couple pieces of ornate shoe buckle ,a cast lead...

Jesse is still puterless so,I told him I'd post for him. He got a beautiful 1803 Draped Bust large cent,some buttons & a very cool pocket watch winder that doubled as a compass .never seen anything like this. the pewter buckle he had dug on our last hunt and wanted feedback from you Dan on it...

Got out with Sniffy to a few new cellar holes.1st site I nabbed a 1842 braided hair LC. my day was complete with this find as I broke last year record of 80 3/4's coppers making it 81. wasn't too much at this site so we headed to the 2nd cellar hole.sniffy struck 1st with a nice 1803 draped bust...

i am in no way good at making videos but gave it a shot. I made this last year.sorry for the crappy quality was hard to focus with my cheap video camera. :-\ heavymetalnuts finds 3 years_0001.wmv

Got out with gary 2 hunts so,both are combined into one. My record breaking copper still eludes me :shocked04:verreaction: i don't have much time to find just one lousy stinkin copper.maybe i'm tryin too hard :-\ anyways a few buttons.the one piece floral is WADHAM's & COE backmark.the other...

Got out with Gary(foundationhunter) the sites we originally wanted to go to couldn't gain access so,we went to plan B a couple other sites I had in mind.We ended up doing pretty good.Gary got a 1843 braided hair large cent. I got 2 coppers.one is a 1837 matron head LC & the other is a King...

me & gary(foundationhunter) made a trek to RI to a couple sites that Scott had gave us the green light to try.met up with Dan,Brian & Jim.slow going and not too many targets.nobody pulled any coppers but was a fun day none the less.a few keepers. 1875 IH,a pocket watch thingy with a stack of...

Scott made the trek up from RI to CT to do a hunt at a couple sites around here. He gave me a whoopin in the copper dept but I managed 2. one looks like a KG I? hibernia half farthing and the other is a 1818 matron head LC. a few buttons and a NY civil war button. a ornate pewter bridle stud? a...

at noon I decided to head back up to the site me & sniffy were at last weekend,stayed focused on one site in particular.stayed for 4 hours.managed my 76th copper on the year.a classic head LC it's in rough shape but you can kinda make out the bust facing left.and the one cent on back. A large...

Got out with sniffy back to 2 old sites that I been to in the past.there's so much area between these 2 adjoining cellar holes you can spend years trying to cover all the ground in the stone walled fields adjacent to each cellar hole. anyways we both had a good day! sniffy got a copper and a...

headed back up to a site that has never given up a large cent yet.I was hopin to nab one today but failed again.This site is frustrating.overgrown with viny ground coverage,that thin tinny stuff and lots of flat iron and ya really need patience here.I tried my best and came away with a few...

Saturday got out with Gary to a few cellar holes.It was his day as he found quite a bit of colonial goodies. my take was a few buttons one being an elephant sportsmans button & a nice iron horse stir-up . Sunday I went solo to a site I located .the cellar hole got bulldozed i think but all the...

sat got out with PI JOE & BOXING 123 for a water hunt. $1.31 :hysterical: in clad them guys didnt do any better either.oh well we tried. Sunday went on a solo hunt to a cellar hole.I hit this place pretty hard in the past & it shows.one musketball and a letter M printing key or block. Monday...

wed met up with Chris (kamikazi) from a differnent forum.he had permission to hunt a old farmhouse.didnt find anything old there,think the yard was filled in.i got 2 wheaties.then we decided to go to a cellar hole.he never been to a cellar hole before and he had fun.he got a nice victorian sash...

sittin home looked at the clock..11 am.what to do :thinkingabout: a little voice said go up to the very 1st cellar hole that ya took Dan on your very 1st cellar hole hunt! thumbsup01 so off I went..slow going at first.diggin everything.alot of iron,a horsehoe,square nails,then a colonial...

hit a huge field with sniffy today.got a few silvers,a fatty IH and a cool flint point.barber dime was laying right on top of ground

Sniff is still puterless so,i'm posting his find from todays field hunt. I got a few silvers but he took the cake today :wow: 1833 capped bust dime