Y.T.C. club member hunt

[del]

One of the guys (Roger M.) in my club got a bunch of us Y.T.C club guys together on a whim for a hunt , about 9 or ten of us made the trip out to Rhode Island and hit a couple cellars and Mill site. It went pretty well as many coppers were found ( Mass copper , Connecticut copper ,Vermont Copper a William III copper and a few large cents ) and two silver coins ( a Spanish half reale and a seated half dime ) plus a slew of buttons and relics.

heres was my take plus a about a 10 buttons from last weekend with George .

the pinwheel designed cuflink button is made of tombac and a first for me :cheering: this seated half dime makes my third ever (second 45 ) so far and it was very exciting to see the small silver disk once i opened up the four inch hole . :happydance01: :bananadance: :happydance01:

the shoe buckle is a plain frame ( working mans buckle) but a nice complete one that moves pretty freely :smitten: it was about 15 inches down in the moist dirt :shocked04: and definately one of my deepest found :yes:. it was nice to see some of the guys in the club and meet a couple new ones ,thanks Roger for the invite |)

Dan

 

[jkress]

Dang... top shelf finds Dan! :shocked04: :clapping: Congratulations.

I sure wish I was close enough to be a Y.T.C. club guy. :embarrassed: A big congratulations to Roger M. for making this great hunt happen. :beerbuddy:

Love the half dime :smitten: and the working mans buckle. Congrats on your 3rd half dime. The 15 inch target is an awesome find... spectacular.

Sounds like a fantastic hunt for everyone. :happydance01:

 

[aloldstuff]

Very nice hunting there Dan. Of all the 1/2 dimes minted you get two 1845's...what are the odds?

Very nice buckle and the tombac pinwheel button is very cool.

From your description of the finds from this hunt it sounds like a very successful one..... :congrats: of all of you.

 

[Bell-Two]

I love that buckle, nice simple buckle but great! Half Dimes are always great finds as well as the other relics, nice hunt!

 

[milco]

Wow, what a great hunt! The cuflink button is really cool along with the other finds! Congrats on the little silver half dime! :clapping:

 

[CTX Tom]

Awesome finds Del.Btw what's YTC?

 

[del]

Dang... top shelf finds Dan! :shocked04: :clapping: Congratulations.

I sure wish I was close enough to be a Y.T.C. club guy. :embarrassed: A big congratulations to Roger M. for making this great hunt happen. :beerbuddy:

Love the half dime :smitten: and the working mans buckle. Congrats on your 3rd half dime. The 15 inch target is an awesome find... spectacular.

Sounds like a fantastic hunt for everyone. :happydance01:

thanks Joe , the buckle being that deep was sounding like a deep iron falsing but anything that pinpoints over 6 inches i dig it . or at least open the hole once i did it sounded loud and clear like a big copper or silver. once i was past the 7 inches i had a good feeling it was a buckle but was shocked at final depth. :shocked04:

Very nice hunting there Dan. Of all the 1/2 dimes minted you get two 1845's...what are the odds?

Very nice buckle and the tombac pinwheel button is very cool.

From your description of the finds from this hunt it sounds like a very successful one..... :congrats: of all of you.

Al this was after a lot of the guys had gone over the area first but Matt an I still picked up a couple of keepers. thanks

I love that buckle, nice simple buckle but great! Half Dimes are always great finds as well as the other relics, nice hunt!

thanks Bell-Two

Wow, what a great hunt! The cuflink button is really cool along with the other finds! Congrats on the little silver half dime! :clapping:

thank you Darren

Awesome finds Del.Btw what's YTC?

Sorry Tom , Y.T.C is short for my local detecting club's name Yankee Territory Coinshooters where i've been a member for almost 10 years now. thanks

 

[Epi-hunter]

Some amazing finds Dan.... wow, that buckle was deep! And that little half dime is beautiful. erfect10:

 

[del]

Some amazing finds Dan.... wow, that buckle was deep! And that little half dime is beautiful. erfect10:

Thanks Angie , i've found them at about a foot deep before but this one was my deepest so far . the picture really doesn't show it but the buckle has a very appealing dark emerald green patina .

 

[swamp yankee]

One of the guys (Roger M.) in my club got a bunch of us Y.T.C club guys together on a whim for a hunt , about 9 or ten of us made the trip out to Rhode Island and hit a couple cellars and Mill site. It went pretty well as many coppers were found ( Mass copper , Connecticut copper ,Vermont Copper a William III copper and a few large cents ) and two silver coins ( a Spanish half reale and a seated half dime ) plus a slew of buttons and relics.

heres was my take plus a about a 10 buttons from last weekend with George .

the pinwheel designed cuflink button is made of tombac and a first for me :cheering: this seated half dime makes my third ever (second 45 ) so far and it was very exciting to see the small silver disk once i opened up the four inch hole . :happydance01: :bananadance: :happydance01:

the shoe buckle is a plain frame ( working mans buckle) but a nice complete one that moves pretty freely :smitten: it was about 15 inches down in the moist dirt :shocked04: and definately one of my deepest found :yes:. it was nice to see some of the guys in the club and meet a couple new ones ,thanks Roger for the invite |)

Dan

Dan, IS the man. Congrats on the great hunt/finds you always get the best goods! HH and may you find many more this season......

 

[OxShoeDrew]

My gosh!! :shocked03: Good looking stuff :wow: I've yet to find a half dime, nor have I ever found anything at 15 inches...if you don't count hub caps lol
I hope to get to one of those meetings sometime.
There is enough stuff here for three posts :congrats:

 

[del]

Dan, IS the man. Congrats on the great hunt/finds you always get the best goods! HH and may you find many more this season......

Thank you Swamp Yankee , the ferns are starting to wilt and die down so the subtle man-made features in the now wooded fields are getting easier to see and the finds are there.

My gosh!! :shocked03: Good looking stuff :wow: I've yet to find a half dime, nor have I ever found anything at 15 inches...if you don't count hub caps lol
I hope to get to one of those meetings sometime.
There is enough stuff here for three posts :congrats:

Drew i have no doubt you'll be finding one soon , it took me a while to get my first as well. on my machine (DFX) them buckles at around 9 to 11 inches deep sound very close to what a nice copper sounds like but because of their size they pinpoint shallower . but this one was one of those iffy deep sounding targets that i told you about and the reason i dig'em. thanks

Dan

 

[fsa46]

:congrats: on some outstanding finds Dan. Roger always seems to come through with some excellent spots to :detecting: and a true gentleman for sharing them with the club members.

 

[coinnut]

So that's where you went on Saturday lol Congrats on a nice looking nickel eace: 15 on a buckle :thinkingabout: Did you stop for lunch half way down? Nice hunt and really great of Roger to host all of you guys. :clapping:

 

[Lodge Scent]

Some great digs there dan! That tombac cuff button caught my attention right away :congrats:

 

[Thiltzy]

:wow:Great variety of finds there Dan. Amazing depth on the complete shoe buckle, you've been finding those on a regular basis it seems :clapping:
Sweet Half Dime also :smitten: and lovely tombac :clapping:

 

[del]

:congrats: on some outstanding finds Dan. Roger always seems to come through with some excellent spots to :detecting: and a true gentleman for sharing them with the club members.

thanks Frank , I thought the sites were on private property but they were on public land and i had been there before with HEAVYMETALNUT before but had not done that particular area.I agree Roger is a good guy and we stopped for lunch around noon and compared all the finds and to chat.

So that's where you went on Saturday lol Congrats on a nice looking nickel eace: 15 on a buckle :thinkingabout: Did you stop for lunch half way down? Nice hunt and really great of Roger to host all of you guys. :clapping:

lol lol this was after lunch but i had to recheck the hole to see where the target was a couple of times :yes:

Some great digs there dan! That tombac cuff button caught my attention right away :congrats:

:wow:Great variety of finds there Dan. Amazing depth on the complete shoe buckle, you've been finding those on a regular basis it seems :clapping:
Sweet Half Dime also :smitten: and lovely tombac :clapping:

thanks Jeff and Todd

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

wow! we were near there and missed this area? >:tongue: great hunt fella's!

 

[Tony Two-Cent]

Fantastic finds, Dan! :wow:

I really like the complete buckle and the fact that it still swivels freely. That is a very neat relic.

Awesome half dime too! That's one that is still on my bucket list.

That must have been a really fun hunt. :congrats:

 

[del]

wow! we were near there and missed this area? >:tongue: great hunt fella's!

yes Dave , the time me , you and Gary were in Rhode Island but we didn't hit this particular area though

Fantastic finds, Dan! :wow:

I really like the complete buckle and the fact that it still swivels freely. That is a very neat relic.

Awesome half dime too! That's one that is still on my bucket list.

That must have been a really fun hunt. :congrats:

thanks Tony , Matt and I detected till almost dusk . It was a good time , my second full day of detecting (for myself) in a while , boy do i miss it too.