My Parents Backyard finds

iUSEaFisherF75 · Dec 24, 2011

I had a pretty good time at my parents place. When I started metal detecting I didn't think i would find anything because it is out in the middle of nowhere. Now this is still one of my most favorite spots to go!
Hope you all enjoy!

The Jersey Digger · Dec 24, 2011

Nice hunt but eye popping? Again just my opinion.

iUSEaFisherF75 · Dec 25, 2011

Who says that kind of stuff? Especially on Christmas eve?
I've seen things way less eye popping than this and I wouldn't say that to anyone.

Bonesquat · Dec 25, 2011

iUSEaFisherF75 said:
Who says that kind of stuff? Especially on Christmas eve?
I've seen things way less eye popping than this and I wouldn't say that to anyone.

I say things like that. :laughing:

Nice finds Fisher- Merry Christmas eve.

Captain Silver · Dec 25, 2011

Nice assortment of buttons, relics and lead, you have a good location to dig in, great finds!

bazeball7 · Dec 25, 2011

Great stuff! That looks like a very nice place to hunt. Congrats, and best wishes for more goodies from this place. Tim

milco · Dec 25, 2011

Very nice hunt, great old relics, buttons, etc! I think you got yourself on to a very rare, very old Midwestern site by the looks of it. I am sure there are some old coins there just waiting to be discovered. Good luck and congrats!

pan4au · Dec 25, 2011

nice collection of finds.... a lot of old items.. keep searching there......there's no telling what you will find next

stewart73 · Dec 25, 2011

iUSEaFisherF75 said:
Who says that kind of stuff? Especially on Christmas eve?
I've seen things way less eye popping than this and I wouldn't say that to anyone.

Yeah we've got a few of them around here. :roll:

Nice finds by the way...those buttons certainly look like they've got some age on them. Good luck!

grinsebring · Dec 25, 2011

Nice pile-o-relics

My best guess with so many of those flat buttons around there just has to be some large and two cent pieces around. Maybe even an elusive half cent
Good luck...Gil

gman · Dec 25, 2011

I wish it was my back yard.

iUSEaFisherF75 · Dec 25, 2011

grinsebring said:
My best guess with so many of those flat buttons around there just has to be some large and two cent pieces around. Maybe even an elusive half cent
Good luck...Gil

You would think right? lol one day

new jersey andy · Dec 25, 2011

Very cool finds!! I like those buttons. :yes:

Jressman · Dec 25, 2011

Sweet finds man!! I would say that any old button is much more eye popping than some common date Mercury dime. I say this thread is deserving of being posted in this subforum

dglantz · Dec 25, 2011

Nice hunting and cool collection of finds. You found more flat buttons in one day than I have since I started detecting last year.

Coin_Master · Dec 25, 2011

If I was a beginner and found that on my 1st hunts, I would call it mind blowing.

Very good finds for your 1st few hunts. Keep up the good work! :thumbsup:

The Jersey Digger · Dec 26, 2011

iUSEaFisherF75 said:
Who says that kind of stuff? Especially on Christmas eve?
I've seen things way less eye popping than this and I wouldn't say that to anyone.

I'm sorry you feel that way and I mean no disrespect. If you feel those buttons and clad are eye popping material that is your opinion and right to put it there. I too am entitled to an opinion. I dont even keep my flat buttons any more. An old one with a design? Yeah. You see, I didnt even put my 1853 silver 3 cent trime in this section because I felt it wasn't eye popping. Eye popping is finding 15+ silvers in one hunt, finding a rare coin, a gold coin, a GW button, jewelry valued at thousands of dollars etc. So it was just my opinion what you found should have been in coinshooters or pics of finds. Too many people post in this section when the finds are not mind-blowing. Again just my humble opinion that I'm entitled too. So again nice buttons and merry Christmas to you sir.

jimmy242 · Dec 30, 2011

Spm673 (The Jersey Digger) said:
I'm sorry you feel that way and I mean no disrespect. If you feel those buttons and clad are eye popping material that is your opinion and right to put it there. I too am entitled to an opinion. I dont even keep my flat buttons any more. An old one with a design? Yeah. You see, I didnt even put my 1853 silver 3 cent trime in this section because I felt it wasn't eye popping. Eye popping is finding 15+ silvers in one hunt, finding a rare coin, a gold coin, a GW button, jewelry valued at thousands of dollars etc. So it was just my opinion what you found should have been in coinshooters or pics of finds. Too many people post in this section when the finds are not mind-blowing. Again just my humble opinion that I'm entitled too. So again nice buttons and merry Christmas to you sir.

thought about it and decided to delete all i had written in response to the overbearing post. instead, god bless you spm673, aka the jersey digger. u need it.

to the original poster, great finds! Don't let this one guy run you off our forum, keep those post and pics coming. Most of us love looking at others finds not matter where they are posted!!!!!

beepinggeorge · Dec 30, 2011

Button busting finds!

I haven't found any old buttons like that and I have hunted for over a decade. On the east coast they are much more common. Here in the midwest you have to have a pretty good spot to find such a great group of old relics.

Bear in mind that much of Illinois was not officially owned until the late 1840's.

Whereas the original colonies go back 500 years.

Keep up the good work. Those are great finds for the show me state!

dogpound · Dec 30, 2011

cool assortment of oldies, keep lookin around and i'm sure some old coinage will come outa that spot

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