MSCguy
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Over the last 3 weeks or so I have posted here about my adventures on a limestone bluff overlooking the Hudson River. I'm learning more about the property as I explore and detect it. There was a structure of some sort here. The amount of square nails is amazing and have found chunks of coal the size of softballs. Definitely how they heated the structure.
I have pinpointed the iron patch where the structure stood. No stone foundation, which is odd for this area. A common building technique in the 1700 and 1800's was to use the flat stone locals call "blue stone". It gets the wood structure off the ground.
Going low and slow through the iron with my Nox 800 using the 6 inch coil. This is woods hunting, so lots of nooks and crannies to get into. Got that sweet tone along with the 16 - 17 VDI number. About 4 inches down a penny sized coin pops out. A very thick penny! A little rub in this particular soil and I saw Indian headdress and date - 1863. My previous fatty IHP here was 1862 .
Fifteen minutes and 20 feet further on I hit that beautiful tone and 16 - 17 VDI again. This one was a chore to dig as it was under roots and I did not want to use my digger for fear of damaging what I assumed was another Indian. Using a broken stick as my digger, out pops another fat penny size coin. A little love rub and I see something familiar, because I dug my first ever about 2 weeks ago not far away. My second Flying Eagle cent is in my hand! Same date as my first - 1857! I am so stoked!!
This spot is amazing. Not sure how much more there is to find. I have pounded it pretty hard, but a spot like this is never hunted out. Too many places for something good to hide.
I have pinpointed the iron patch where the structure stood. No stone foundation, which is odd for this area. A common building technique in the 1700 and 1800's was to use the flat stone locals call "blue stone". It gets the wood structure off the ground.
Going low and slow through the iron with my Nox 800 using the 6 inch coil. This is woods hunting, so lots of nooks and crannies to get into. Got that sweet tone along with the 16 - 17 VDI number. About 4 inches down a penny sized coin pops out. A very thick penny! A little rub in this particular soil and I saw Indian headdress and date - 1863. My previous fatty IHP here was 1862 .
Fifteen minutes and 20 feet further on I hit that beautiful tone and 16 - 17 VDI again. This one was a chore to dig as it was under roots and I did not want to use my digger for fear of damaging what I assumed was another Indian. Using a broken stick as my digger, out pops another fat penny size coin. A little love rub and I see something familiar, because I dug my first ever about 2 weeks ago not far away. My second Flying Eagle cent is in my hand! Same date as my first - 1857! I am so stoked!!
This spot is amazing. Not sure how much more there is to find. I have pounded it pretty hard, but a spot like this is never hunted out. Too many places for something good to hide.
