One of my latest hunts ..........

[Goat Rancher]

I got permission to hunt a home that was built around 1830-1840 that has a lot of history associated with it. The property was once owned by Lt. Col. Bartholomew who was a well know Indian fighter in his time. There is an Indiana county named after him.

Here is a picture of the house as it looks today:

Here are the finds:

And last, but not least 1820 Large Cent:

 

[coinnut]

Congrats on getting permission for that old of a house. I would have been drooling :drool: I have received permission to hunt a colonial tavern and did so, only to find a Mercury dime as my oldest coin lol At least you got a large cent which dates back to the beginnings of that place. Nice Barber and a real nice V nickel. Sometimes old places have so many layers of trash that it may take a while to get to the oldest layer. Nice finds!

 

[pulltabsteve]

Welcome to the Forum Steve!!!!! Thats a great looking spot to hunt. Congrats on the cool finds. Love the thimble :happydance01:

 

[angellionel]

Very nice hunt and finds! Yeah, I'm with George, that's a makes-me-drool site. :drool:

 

[zrickkid]

Best of luck to you on future hunts in this place. It looks pristine!

 

[Ill Digger]

Looks like a dream spot!!
I agree...you almost gotta go in there and just start deweeding the place :yes:
But the goodies are there !!
Nice finds!
The Barber quarter is really nice!
Congrats :grin:

 

[tanacat]

Wow I bet that 1820 LC was lost not soon after the house was built So is that your odest coin yet?

Love the pic of the house, congrats on ALL of your great finds there. I know you're not done there yet lol
I really like the gypsy looking bracelet with bells...

 

[Goat Rancher]

So is that your odest coin yet?

That is my oldest coin to date. I have found 3 Large Cents; 1851, 1837, and 1820. My oldest silver is a 1837 Capped Bust dime. Love these old home sites. :happydance01:

 

[Epi-hunter]

Wow, what a site! I am drooling :drool: Beautiful coins! How deep were they?

Those old home sites are great opportunities if you can get on them!

 

[Goat Rancher]

Wow, what a site! I am drooling :drool: Beautiful coins! How deep were they?

Those old home sites are great opportunities if you can get on them!

Thanks for the kind comments everyone. The barber and V were in the same hole at 6 inches. The large was at 8 inches under a big tree root.

The place is loaded with square nails and pieces of tin from the old roof which has been removed. I am sure there is more goodies there, but due to the masking I think they will stay there. I have hunted it slow and hard with the 4x6 dd. I will go back in the winter as there are grown up areas I couldn't hunt.

So it's off to 5 more sites I have lined up. Oh yeah.........they look as promising as this one. :grin:

 

[tanacat]

Are you really a goat rancher? Forgot to officially welcome you :beerbuddy:

 

[yazoo]

That looks to be a great place to hunt . Nice job and great goodies. Yazoo

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

very nice coins! i'd stick around and pull all that junk thats masking any better targets :yes: