Top 5 digs of 2017

Toasted · Dec 31, 2017

5. 1781 Half Real. First Spanish silver with clear date
4. 1837 Half Dime. Oldest US silver
3. 1865 French 50 centimes made into love token
2. Late 1600s two piece asymmetrical buckle
1. Late 1600s Charles II half real cob

Happy New Year

Ludlow6 · Dec 31, 2017

You had a good year.

Some really nice finds.... Love that old stuff

zeemang · Dec 31, 2017

Awesome finds man, well done!

calabash digger · Dec 31, 2017

The wow factor just went up! congrats

JNimons · Dec 31, 2017

Wow!!!

Stellar digs!! Love token is top of my list at the moment!

TommyJay · Dec 31, 2017

The eastern shores of MD have been good to you. Well done!

tnsharpshooter · Jan 1, 2018

Some nice ones.
The buckle is very unusual looking.
Congrats.

chillforlife · Jan 1, 2018

Very fine finds and here's to more in 2018. Thanks for sharing.

Wish we had history like that out here.

E-TRAC-OHIO · Jan 1, 2018

Congrats on the killer finds !

spenglure · Jan 1, 2018

Awesome!

Toasted · Jan 1, 2018

tnsharpshooter said:
Some nice ones.
The buckle is very unusual looking.
Congrats.

Thanks, yes the very early buckles worn by some of the first colonists were somewhat crudely made yet very often elaborately decorated. Most often decorated on the outer edges of the loops as in my example. Mine in particular is very uncommon and most likely was a spur buckle. In fact, I have never seen a similar dug example on the net. Here is a similar example from Ross Whitehead’s buckle book

cellrdwellr · Jan 1, 2018

Really nice year man, really quality old stuff... Congrats! Good luck in 2018!

Toasted · Jan 1, 2018

Here is another pic including a somewhat more common, yet still elaborately decorated and not easy to find, 17th century so called “spectacle buckle”. These are the only 17th century buckles I have found by the way

Captain Silver · Jan 1, 2018

Congrats on the Spanish silvers, the first year Seated Half Dime, the love token and the buckle...all are outstanding digs! Best of luck in 2018!

Ron 71 · Jan 1, 2018

Those are some fantastic finds, Congrats and good luck to you in 2018!

markinswpa · Jan 2, 2018

Great saves, you have some really good hunting ground there. I am jealous. Hopefully 2018 will bring you more eye-openers. Good luck Mark

digginpa · Jan 2, 2018

You dug some great finds there.

Dewsweeper894 · Jan 2, 2018

Toasted !!!! What a remarkable top five . I need a guided hunt

Is there a secret password to get past your receptionist ? Agent ?
...

Seriously though ... Congradulations on your incredible saves and thank you for taking the time to post em up.
, Dew

Toasted · Jan 2, 2018

Dewsweeper894 said:
Toasted !!!! What a remarkable top five . I need a guided hunt
Is there a secret password to get past your receptionist ? Agent ?
...
Seriously though ... Congradulations on your incredible saves and thank you for taking the time to post em up.
, Dew

Thanks. Just very lucky to live in an area rich with history and to have the time to put in to make such finds. Ive barely scratched the surface for my area as far as hunting farm fields with the potential for 19th-17th century finds. Its just a matter of tracking down owners and getting permission(not always easy) and getting in there when I am allowed. Usually a small window from Oct-Nov and Feb-April. I did, however make two of these finds on public property but those sites are getting very difficult to make good finds on

Good luck to you and everyone else this year

Dewsweeper894 · Jan 4, 2018

Toasted said:
Thanks. Just very lucky to live in an area rich with history and to have the time to put in to make such finds. Ive barely scratched the surface for my area as far as hunting farm fields with the potential for 19th-17th century finds. Its just a matter of tracking down owners and getting permission(not always easy) and getting in there when I am allowed. Usually a small window from Oct-Nov and Feb-April. I did, however make two of these finds on public property but those sites are getting very difficult to make good finds on

Good luck to you and everyone else this year

Being from Wisconsin I hear ya on the old dirt thing . Just watched Kurt from the Hoover boys dig a chain cent live in this weeks vidio !!! Sick! Just sick !
Oh well a guy can dream I guess ... had some nights templars moving threw my area and maybe Luis and Clark dropped something ? I'll keep looking

, Dew

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