Cellar Hole marathon hunt got me my third George Washington, 7 coins & more

[Thiltzy]

Got out with Dave on Sunday. We had plans to hit 3 to 4 sites so I picked him up bright and early.

We had a good feeling about our 1st site marked down. When we got there we saw lots of big iron piled on rocks which is no different than 95% of the holes we hunt. Immediately, I pulled a large sport mans button and then an ox knob...good signs! :cheesysmile: I pulled an indian, then Dave pulled two, then another Indian for me, then Dave again, another one for me which was an 1860 fatty with hole in the middle. Next I here Dave yell 2-center, then he yells another 2 center. I then yell out silver... Barber dime 1910 :twirlingeyes: Targets where hiding everywhere amongst all the iron that littered this site. Dave then pulls the first Large Cent out of the site and shortly after I scored an 1861 Nova Scotia Half Cent in beautiful condition and a Flying Eagle cent with no date.

For some reason Dave wanted to move on to the other sites we had mapped out :thinkingabout: In all we each found 7 coins here so I reluctantly agreed to move on. The next site was dead and produced only 3 buttons for me. The third site had nothing at all it was in a very weird spot on the slope of a hill side :dontknow:
Finally we made it to a site that really sparked our interest while researching it. It was at the top of a high mountain. When we got there we found some very strange yet interesting rock formations. However, we could not find and cellar hole. We decided to randomly swing around the area and as I was going along a very steep slope on the south side of the mountain I noticed a break in the wall that lead to a circular rock formation. It looked like a path that lead to it down the side of the mountain. First signal was a flat button, then I got a high VDI signal that I thought could be a coin and to my surprise, it was my third George Washington Button for the year and a rare type to boot. It was very mangled but still readable. A few feet from that I got another button and then a nice colonial shoe buckle frame. :happydance01: We had to leave at this point as it was going to be dark soon.

 

[MassDirtFisher]

Congrats!! Still one for my bucket list. Great finds. Continued success on future hunts. Happy Hunting!!

 

[coinnut]

Nice score eace: eace: eace: GW whoo hoo :girlcry: :girlcry: Great finds for both of you. Congrats on a super hunt.

 

[del]

mg: some exceptional relics and coins Todd , mega congrats on the scripted GW button |) and the queen victoria half penny its a sweet one :loveit:. also like the ornate shoe buckle too.

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

congrats on # 3! sweet half cent never seen one dug before! bet your glad we left that 1st site (kinda)

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

OH! BY THE WAY THAT HALF CENT DONT COUNT AS A COPPER ITS PAST THE CUT OFF DATE OF 1857 :teasing: :tongue:

 

[coinnut]

OH! BY THE WAY THAT HALF CENT DONT COUNT AS A COPPER ITS PAST THE CUT OFF DATE OF 1857 :teasing: :tongue:

No, that is only a rule we use on you :tongue:

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

No, that is only a rule we use on you :tongue:

I'm reporting this comment as discrimination! :bop:

 

[Thiltzy]

Congrats!! Still one for my bucket list. Great finds. Continued success on future hunts. Happy Hunting!!

mg: some exceptional relics and coins Todd , mega congrats on the scripted GW button |) and the queen victoria half penny its a sweet one :loveit:. also like the ornate shoe buckle too.

Thanks guys

congrats on # 3! sweet half cent never seen one dug before! bet your glad we left that 1st site (kinda)

At first I was reluctant but considering the shoe buckle and GW, I am glad we moved on. We have to get back to the 1st site. 14 coins in 3 hours is a great ratio and we only covered a portion of that area. :daydream:

OH! BY THE WAY THAT HALF CENT DONT COUNT AS A COPPER ITS PAST THE CUT OFF DATE OF 1857 :teasing: :tongue:

I think it does count, you just don't want me to beat you in copper count for the year :hammer:

 

[CTTodd]

Hunts really don't get much better then this report you just gave. Great finds excellent post. HH

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

nope,i couldn't count my vickie canadian large cents .you are not an exception to the rule Mr. it is what it is..rules are rules! >:tongue:

 

[chief5709]

WoW another kick ass hunt. You guys are rocking those cellar holes!! Congrats! |)

 

[RobW]

:shocked03: :shocked03: :shocked03: :shocked03: :shocked03: :shocked03: :shocked03: :shocked03:
You are past your lifetime quota, please return them


Seriously though...freakin wicked awesome |) |) |) |) |) |) |) |)

 

[Bell-Two]

Man that is wild, glad you went and found the shoe buckle and the GW but man they would have to hit me with a stick to leave the first place >:tongue:

 

[Tony Two-Cent]

Talk about a dream hunt! :wow:

What an incredible bunch of old coins and relics! |)

I especially love the Nova Scotia Half Cent! :loveit:

I would have been hard for me to leave that first site, but at least you have a great spot in your back pocket to go back to.

erfect10:

 

[OxShoeDrew]

I have to agree with Tony, that half cent is wonderful. BUT, you got another GW!! Holy smokes! Plus a boat load of other stuff. Crazy!

 

[Thiltzy]

Talk about a dream hunt! :wow:

What an incredible bunch of old coins and relics! |)

I especially love the Nova Scotia Half Cent! :loveit:

I would have been hard for me to leave that first site, but at least you have a great spot in your back pocket to go back to.

erfect10:

Not sure if you noticed Tony, One of the Indians is a 1909 but it has no mintmark :-\ And another one is 1875 but is very worn

 

[Thiltzy]

mg: some exceptional relics and coins Todd , mega congrats on the scripted GW button |) and the queen victoria half penny its a sweet one :loveit:. also like the ornate shoe buckle too.

Thanks for the props Dan. I can't believe I am saying this but I have to correct you on something...the GW button is not of the Script variety, it is of the Linked States variety according to your link you have pasted.

 

[del]

sorry Todd thats just my classification on that type , i base them on non-scripted GW'S , Eagle type and Scripted type which for me are any that have the cursive GW in the center type .

 

[Thiltzy]

sorry Todd thats just my classification on that type , i base them on non-scripted GW'S , Eagle type and Scripted type which for me are any that have the cursive GW in the center type .

Gotcha Dan, that link had a separate name for script variety and linked states variety. I was going by what is listed there. |)