BB_in_Maine
Elite Member
Hey all - another short hunt tonight back up to my new site. It's just too good to stay away! My girlfriend Meg was up there with me today swinging a bit herself.
Ended up having a very nice little hunt, with the result being an 18?? Victoria Copper Halfpenny (British) and a mystery copper. Very pleased with the first and intrigued by the latter. I can't for the life of me make out what it is... it feels old, it's quite thin... has some raised shapes on it as you'll see in the photo but I can't tell if someone just took another coin and hammered it out or what. It's also exactly the size of a regular LC, as you can see it next to the British Penny - just with rough edges and pretty thin... My feeling at the moment is that it's either nothing at all, or it's something very interesting. May never know. Still, a cool dig... Rang up a 77-78, which is the other thing - same as a penny.
I ended up making a video today - initially I was just going to do a short tour of the site, but then I decided to try filming a live dig and managed to get the Victoria coming out of the ground. It's on Youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=shqya9aQEWg If you do watch it, apologies in advance for that big watermark on the video - I'm using a freebie video editing program... But if you can get past that, enjoy checking out the site and the dig...
I can't say enough about how much I love hunting this place - it's like my own private detecting playground - getting first crack at it.... I don't think it gets much better! Got to think of something nice to do for my neighbor... Cheers, thanks for looking, BB
Ps: EDIT - I just looked at the mystery piece under the microscope an there's evidence of gilding in very small areas , which you actually can't see in this photo - it appeared after soaking in olive oil a bit. So for that reason, I'm going to assume that it was a gilded dandy button, even though there's no trace of a shank. It make sense for the thinness, size etc.
Ended up having a very nice little hunt, with the result being an 18?? Victoria Copper Halfpenny (British) and a mystery copper. Very pleased with the first and intrigued by the latter. I can't for the life of me make out what it is... it feels old, it's quite thin... has some raised shapes on it as you'll see in the photo but I can't tell if someone just took another coin and hammered it out or what. It's also exactly the size of a regular LC, as you can see it next to the British Penny - just with rough edges and pretty thin... My feeling at the moment is that it's either nothing at all, or it's something very interesting. May never know. Still, a cool dig... Rang up a 77-78, which is the other thing - same as a penny.
I ended up making a video today - initially I was just going to do a short tour of the site, but then I decided to try filming a live dig and managed to get the Victoria coming out of the ground. It's on Youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=shqya9aQEWg If you do watch it, apologies in advance for that big watermark on the video - I'm using a freebie video editing program... But if you can get past that, enjoy checking out the site and the dig...
I can't say enough about how much I love hunting this place - it's like my own private detecting playground - getting first crack at it.... I don't think it gets much better! Got to think of something nice to do for my neighbor... Cheers, thanks for looking, BB
Ps: EDIT - I just looked at the mystery piece under the microscope an there's evidence of gilding in very small areas , which you actually can't see in this photo - it appeared after soaking in olive oil a bit. So for that reason, I'm going to assume that it was a gilded dandy button, even though there's no trace of a shank. It make sense for the thinness, size etc.
