A Sunday Colonial Bonanza

KirkPA

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It was a great day for me! :popcorn: The weather could not have been any more perfect for some Colonial digging with the guys. :happydance01: happydance02 We actually visited three different farms today. The first field we hunted was a site that Kyle and Chris found last week. :daydream: Kyle got an early large cent there and some old pottery sherds, but nothing else. rofl After we hunted it again today, that was all the site gave up. :boxing: It must have been a poor settler. :bangahead01: :bangshead02:

The second field produced my best find for the day. thumbsup01 Once I got the signal and pinpointed, I knew there had to be a copper in the ground. I flipped out a decent King George III Irish halfpenny (1766-1782). :twirlingeyes: :drool: I was totally ecstatic with the find because it is my first ever Irish copper that could be identified. :cheering: It was probably a stray drop from a hunter back in the Colonial days because we did not get anything else. :thinkingabout:

The last field we visited for the day gave me a handful more of Colonial artifacts. :cheering: The recent flood that we had exposed more of the field and brought out some decent signals. :thinkingabout: :dontknow: I was picking up Colonial pottery every step of the way. :cheesysmile: We decided to head to the section of the field that Kyle and Chris found about seven Colonial buttons back in November. It was not long in the small iron patch that I got a nice signal and excavated a piece of a Colonial shoe buckle. I was pumped! :cheering: Even though it was broken, I think I gave Kyle a High-Five. :twirlingeyes: I love digging them and could do it all day. Not too far away, I found two coppers. The one is a definite Colonial. It is probably a King George II. The other one is very puzzling. Since this site gave up strictly Colonial artifacts, I am assuming it is another Colonial-era copper. :thinkingabout: Sometimes I see what looks like a ship and other times I see what looks like Brittania. :dontknow:

To end the day, I invited Kyle over for a Colonial dinner and some great coffee. :beerbuddy:

Keep the passion high! :callme:

Kirk :cheering:
 

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hey Kirk thats a great day , congrats on the 3 coppers :peace: happydance02 :happydance01: most of the shoe buckle frame parts you guys find are very ornate and intricate looking i wish one of you guys would pull a whole one sometime soon. glad to see all of you swinging again best of luck to you guys in the future,

Dan
 
Congrats on the coppers and colonial artifacts :beerbuddy: :beerbuddy: I'm not sure what that other copper is....maybe a trade token of some sorts :dontknow: It feels really good to be out digging and have the sun shining lol Hope you guys continue the great finds trend :clapping:
 
hey Kirk thats a great day , congrats on the 3 coppers :peace: happydance02 :happydance01: most of the shoe buckle frame parts you guys find are very ornate and intricate looking i wish one of you guys would pull a whole one sometime soon. glad to see all of you swinging again best of luck to you guys in the future,

Dan

Hey, Dan Buddy, it is good to hear from you. I do wish that I would get at least a complete frame. Most of the frames that I have in my collection are all very ornate. Damn these plowed fields. rofl You guys rock, so keep hunting with the passion! |:confused:)

Kirk :cheering:

Congrats on the coppers and colonial artifacts :beerbuddy: :beerbuddy: I'm not sure what that other copper is....maybe a trade token of some sorts :dontknow: It feels really good to be out digging and have the sun shining lol Hope you guys continue the great finds trend :clapping:

Hey, George Man, how are you? I see that you have gotten off to a great start in coppers. They can't hide from you or Dan now. Damn the snow that had fallen this winter and go professionally excavate those cellar holes. |:confused:) :peace: You guys are a Colonial inspiration! |:confused:)

Kirk :cheering:
 
Hey, George Man, how are you? I see that you have gotten off to a great start in coppers. They can't hide from you or Dan now. Damn the snow that had fallen this winter and go professionally excavate those cellar holes. |:confused:) :peace: You guys are a Colonial inspiration! |:confused:)

Kirk :cheering:

Hey Kirk, nice to see you guys hitting them fields again :clapping: I'm hoping to find lots this year, but we got a late start. You know us, we will try hard and never give up. lol But a couple of easy coppers every once in a while doesn't hurt either :embarrassed: lol Good luck in them fields and I hope them plows missed a complete shoe buckle for you!!
 
This west coast guy sure enjoys seeing the oldies you guys get back there, thanks for sharing Kirk!! :clapping: :twirlingeyes: :clapping:
 

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