Ferry to Long Island brings me War of 1812 Naval, Silver Half, Draped Bust and Gold
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Lodge Scent
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Wow! Great finds! That shield is a killer piece :drool:
don in ny
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Those are great finds. The one that knocks me out is the Bust Half Dollar cut into the shape of a shield. That was a pretty high grade coin when that was done. I also found a decent 1802 LC last year and a Naval button of the same design although sitting on a thinner branch. Great find in coins and relics and then to throw in a gold bracelet makes for one fine day metal detecting. Congrats!
MangoAve
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Congrats on the finds. If it was an 1804 draped bust dollar I think you would be quitting your job and staying out every day to MD. Should have looked for the Captain Kidd treasure on Long Island while you were there, with the luck you had you might have found it.
George, yes. Research pays off really well. I wouldn't want to be up at 330a unless it was for a flight to a tropical island, but to get the finds like this, it was worth. It almost boils down to being lucky. I'd say Drew and I gave a real good effort last weekend, but we just didnt seem to put the coil where the coins were. I even found a really small piece of lead. I'd say based upon what we dug, there were areas fairly untouched so it's hard to believe the coins were gone aleady. I can't find when a local park was purchased by the town to be made into a park, but most likely sometime after 1950's, I probably have more chance finding a unicorn than finding a colonial coin there.
George, yes. Research pays off really well. I wouldn't want to be up at 330a unless it was for a flight to a tropical island, but to get the finds like this, it was worth. It almost boils down to being lucky. I'd say Drew and I gave a real good effort last weekend, but we just didnt seem to put the coil where the coins were. I even found a really small piece of lead. I'd say based upon what we dug, there were areas fairly untouched so it's hard to believe the coins were gone aleady. I can't find when a local park was purchased by the town to be made into a park, but most likely sometime after 1950's, I probably have more chance finding a unicorn than finding a colonial coin there.