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We have been getting some break in the weather warming a bit but a lot of rain so I have been able to get out for a bit to do a bit of digging. Finds have slowed down a bit as the fields have been hit quite often. This was a puzzler at first until I was told it was a “flapper” that went inside...

The weather here in Ohio has been very cold, rainy or snow with just a couple of exceptions since New Years. Today was cold in the morning with a brilliant full moon accompanied by the planet Jupiter off to its upper right a lovely scene for sure. As the day progressed the sun warmed the air a...

We finally got a small break in the weather with temps going up to the high 40’s melting a lot of the snow on the ground. I decided to go out to a field that has been very good to us this season. The top of the ground was quite muddy so careful walking was required but beneath that mud the...

Here is a video of our 2014 finds I hope you enjoy the things Diane and I have discovered in our adventures for this past year.

This past year was a very good year for us. We had a lot of firsts, finding more Large Cents and Indian Heads in any previous year. Diane had several personal firsts, Flying Eagle, Half Dime, Two Cent piece amongst them. Our silver finds were not large, typically we hunt fields primarily as our...

One of the most interesting things about detecting is the fact we go out and we never know what we may find and where it may lead us. I was detecting an old one room school house site, the same site where I found the Cavalry Bit Boss and Diane found an 1865 Indian Head. The old maps show that a...

Diane and I went out Friday and Saturday trying to squeeze out some more finds before the end of the year. Weather was ok, cloudy and slightly chilly but we gave it a go. Friday we went to the cornfield where we have had some success best finds were a button by me and a beautiful Suspender...

Monday was a cloudy day in Southwestern Ohio but the temperatures moderated and so we decided to get out for a field hunt. Doug came down and we went to the Button Field, despite the cornstalks it was a bit muddy and the clay like soil was quite sticky. We were there about 10 minutes and of...

Monday here in my part of Ohio was one of the nicest days we have had for a couple of weeks and we planned to get out for a long hunt but Diane woke up not feeling too well but she insisted that I go out anyway. So I went out for a couple of hours I was anxious to get back home to see how she...

Saturday my hunting partner Doug and I went out to check out a new site in a huge cornfield well actually two sites or maybe it is three! The first spot is a spot that we hunted briefly a few weeks ago and where Doug got a super whipped Seated Dime and I got of course a button. Today we went out...

Went out yesterday to take advantage of the first dry day we have had in the last three. Since I figured the fields that have been turned would be very muddy I returned to the cornfield where I got the Large Cent the other day. My first find there was a button that turned out to be a beautiful...

Saturday after Thanksgiving was a cool and windy day in Ohio but tradition dictated I get out for a hunt. I went out on my own in the morning and my first stop was at a plowed field. The ground was still hard and the big clumps made walking very difficult. I just found a few bits of copper and...

Three Days In Ohio Fields. Sunday afternoon was a nice day here in our part of Ohio so we decided to go out for a short hunt. First stop was the field where I had got the Large Cent and Flying Eagle a few days before. We did not find any coins this time but did turn up some interesting...

It is always exciting when you visit a new field site for the first time, the anticipation and expectation of making good finds is exhilarating. The first items pictured came from a site we have visited before, it has recently been plowed since the last time we were there so it is still deeply...

Just dug these, a different style button and a small buckle with a pattern on it what would it be used for. Button is different with concave back.

Thursday here in our part of Ohio started out as an overcast day but soon the sun broke through and it turned into a delightful day. We went back to a field where we have been having good success and then went to a newly cut and plowed field. The first field was the most productive. My first...

Monday was a beautiful but windy day here in Ohio, but just perfect for doing some field hunting. Our first stop was back to a field that we hunted on Saturday when Diane smoked all of us by finding two Large Cents. It was still tough to get in between the corn stalks but again Diane showed...

Stalking The Cornfields Saturday afternoon we went out to try and find some home sites that were listed on a mid 1800’s map. The corn has just been freshly cut and so the spotting of the sites would not be easy. We found the first one but not much was found, a small plain button front and a...

Trying to find out any info on this buckle, it is 2 13/16" long x 1 1/2" wide It is thin and made of copper I believe. Any Ideas Dan.....I was chastised by Dave for not going to you first....mea culpa! :grin: :lolsign:

Spent Friday afternoon and Saturday out in the fields, Friday we went to the “Iron Field” and Doug and Diane had a great day, I not so much. Doug got two Large Cents, 1847, 1848 and an 1892 Indian plus a “Good For 5 Cents Token”. Diane trumped them with a first for her an 1839-O Half Dime! To...