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there are a few varieties if the 74 but you may need to take a few more pictures , the more i look at it the more it looks different to this one

yes its true …. more info to follow .

Last Sunday and the Wednesday before I had the opportunity to try out the deus on some hard hit cellar sites . Wednesday the 29th of April me and a couple of brothers (Rick & Ron ) got out for a couple of hours after work to hit a couple of hard hit cellar holes , Ron had just gotten a deus...

Yesterday Donnie Ron and myself headed out to the woods to hit some well known sites and check on a couple of possible cabin sites . The weather was about perfect springtime temps , hiking is always good this time of year and I could use the exercise . On this particular excursion I had brought...

These are often decorations on antique horse drawn sleighs

My advice would be to let the brass buckle dry out for a few days and see if its surface starts to chip and flake loose on its own . this will make your job so much easier to remove the rest of the crusty dirt from the brass. Its usually what happens before I start . this picture is of one of...

Our very own Lodge Scent has long I MEAN INSPIRED me to focus my detecting prowess on capturing the market on all the shoe buckles in the land ! Well at least in Connecticut ! Challenge accepted Jeff :lol::lol::lolsign: Yesterday (Sunday) was chilly in the morning but overall still very...

You are funny Jeff :lol: . The item I believe is a large kepi "button" or decoration insignia on a Shako helmet , they came in a few motifs (eagles in a couple of poses , stars , "blazed" cannon balls) here are a couple of different shako hats from the 1830's and 40's both have your kepi button...

Well the first few hunts of the new year have been good ! The temps here in Connecticut have been well above average (with the exceptions of the last week or so) and have been out three times already !:happy: January 1st Donnie and I got out with a couple good friends (twin brothers Rick & Ron)...

On behalf of the American Detectorist Staff , we would like to wish eveyone here a very Merry Christmas

Got out with Donnie B and Ron yesterday , the weather was about as perfect as you could get here in Connecticut in November :yes: Donnie gave Ron and I an invite to his sites where he has been doing pretty well at , this area has many old cellar sites with tons of stone lined pens and over grown...

The American Detectorist Staff would like to thank all of our Veteran's for their sacrifice and service to our great nation.

Hardly a "master" :embarrassed:but thanks for the compliment . just seen a lot of coins found in the last couple of decades . Here is the one I was thinking , these are about 36mm or 1.4 inches across

just when I thought I couldn't hate you any more Dave !:lol:

Donnie B coaxed me out of my usual summer hibernation last Saturday to hit some sites he's been searching , huge nice colonials that have tons of swinging room which is unusual this time of year . We only stayed for about 5 to 6 hours due to a thunderstorm , lightning and rain . We got soaked...

I hit a cellar hole with Donnie B and Heavymetalnut early before a scheduled club hunt and managed to get my coil over two coppers and a few buttons. I had a great time at the YTC/ARNE club hunt due to the fact the pressure was off because of the coins found earlier. lots of friends and laughs...

it says Liard De France , most likely a 1600's era coin Al ! congratulations There is some variations in the type of bust that could narrow down a date range . Dan

. its a bit rough and would of looked something close to this just after minted .Thanks Yes the shoe buckles are hibernating in their burrows until springtime …. unlike the toads apparently ! :lol: John i'm considering on patenting the name "Purple Toad Detecting" … it has a certain ring to...