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Found this button at my 1845 homestead site. One piece. Slightly larger than a dime. The face is convex at the center. The back is flat. It is so crusty I can not determine if there is any detail of design or any maker mark. There is a small amount of silver plate still remaining. I am...

Another short hunt and a couple small finds. So far I have been hunting the areas furthest away from the house. The ground is bone dry and I am waiting for some moisture/rain before I hunt the high traffic areas.

This old homestead I hunt is just down the street from my home. Maybe 200 yards from my front door. It is exceptionally convenient to step out my door , walk down the street and do a little hunting for an hour or so in the evenings. This pocket watch was 9-10 inch down but because of the size...

Back to the homestead this evening for a short hunt. Bits and pieces of junk and some clad until I got a high silver hit. About four inch down. I was poking around in the rough in the bushy hedge row between properties. When I wiped it off and saw B.P.O.E. I knew I had seen BPOE before but for...

This piece is made of copper. It measures 2.5 inch by 1.75 inch. It is very pliable as I was able to straighten it out easily. It appears to be pressed into shape as the reverse is just that, a reverse of the front. It could be a decorative piece for so many things. No attachment mechanism on...

I have been hunting the 1845 Homestead pretty steady lately. Here are some of the items I have found over the last week which are worth posting. The large cent and wheaty were found just today. I am glad I found them because I was beginning to believe the site had already been picked clean...

Those coin size batteries have a very high silver VDI (86-87) and are soooo bright and silvery in the hole. They fool me every time. :embarrassed: I did manage a silver dime a little later. The buckle reminded me of when it was a part of my daily Uniform Of The Day. Oh so long ago. And...

Bwahahaha! :rofl::hystericallaugh::shocked03::shocked04::shocked03::hystericallaugh::rofl: Best instructional video I ever did see. This is a real You Tube video but not sure I can put the link here, so you have to look for yourself. I like it better than the 100 year old can of hand cream...

I seem to be finding some interesting stuff at this new location I am hunting. The salt and pepper shaker the other day and today this cosmetic compact case. As near as I can tell this compact is a line from Marshall Fields of Chicago. From the description it would seem this is an early...

I have permission to dig an exciting new site. Dates back to 1830s as a farm. I have 5 acres to dig up at my leisure. There is iron every where especially where the old barn used to be. Cut nails galore. What is it? It is perfect size for a table salt shaker. Height 3.5 inch. Widest diameter...

My plan is to have myself a water detector by the Spring of 2017. I want one now but spending that kind of cash is not an readily available option. So I will keep saving and by spring to "Spend or not to spend" will be an easier choice. In the mean time I will keep studying the water detecting...

I was watching a show with Bronze Age warriors doing battle and it made me wonder... What happened to all the bronze battle gear that was left behind on the battle field. I suppose scrape metal people came around and collected their share. I imagine the iron gear rusted out long ago. Any gold...

My very first Buffalo nickle and it is about time. I have plenty of V nickles and it always made me wonder why I could not find the elusive Buffalo. VDI was 21. It sounded just like a nickle. I knew it wasn't a pull tab. The V3i is pretty serious about identifying nickles and the VDI is seldom...

It was perfect hunting weather yesterday evening. I hunted a small sports field that is seldom used. When ever I am there I most often do not see anyone else about which makes it a great place to bring my dog along for the adventure. This area was a farm from 1840 to 1910 (give or take a couple...

June and July were dry and uncomfortably hot. The lawns turned to dust. Then came August and we got some much needed rain.Then we got more rain and then some more rain. It soon became unbearable with the heat and humidity. Some days it was difficult to breath in the humid air. But not today...

It was raining Sunday afternoon but by early evening it had stopped and I was all set to do some digging. I hunted the yard of a home that was built in 1895 or so. Found lots of roofing nails, some clad, a St Christopher medal (Stainless Steel) and these little gems. 1 Cent 1921, 36, 40, and...

Someone has brought this U.S. Geological Survey to my attention. It is very interesting and paid for by your taxes. It is good information to gander at. Especially during inclement weather, like the rainy Sunday afternoon I am having right now. http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1648/p1648.pdf Happy...

Too hot and humid to be out hunting this morning so I thought I would display these finds. This bling was all found in a single location over the last 3 months. I originally went there looking for old silver but only found a couple. From the dates of the clad I have found it appears to me all...

I was reading an article on finding coins that are buried deep and it made me think about finding coins myself. Most often the coins I find are no more than six inch deep. I have even found some nice old coins just below the leaf mold in forested areas. The deepest coin I have found was a 1823...

I got one of those iffy hits this morning that sounded like I should investigate. The first thing out of the hole was what I thought was a metal spacer. Just in case I checked the hole again with the PP and got a signal. The second ring (gold color) told me I had a ring spill and not a spacer...