EmuDetector
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I have been out in training for some work related things the last couple of weeks, but the lucky thing was it put me near a friends property that I was able to research some colonial maps for. I wont give too much away, but the property is riverside outside of Richmond and had a fair amount of Revolutionary, Civ, and normal Colonial activity. I don't have too many good in-dirt pictures due to lack of light in the woods during the evening, but I tried for a couple.
After several days of research and a good starting spot, the three of us spent every day after training out searching for these finds. Without typing too many boring details...and not giving my new favorite spot away... I will say we found great stuff, some trash, a got rained on, snapped my Detect'd Shaft when I fell on it, built a new shaft at Lowe's with conduit, kept going, and got rained on again .
All in all (I know I am forgetting things), over 40 flat buttons found, 4 pieces of silver dated between 1600-1808, 3 Virginia Half Pennies (1773), a Liberty Cap Half Cent (small head facing right ~1790s), 1810 Large Cent, a cannon ball, 1865 2 Cent, 1936 Roosevelt Token, 4 wheaties, a merc dime, War of 1812 "3rd Regiment of Rifleman" button, a nice button with wool/cotton thread still in the loop (3rd lifetime total), a large flat button with gold design (no ID yet), 5 total thimbles with the group, early bottle with glass soldered ring and rough cut neck, and a carved lead bullet "fish".
I'll add some more comments to some of the pictures, but thanks in advance for looking! Soon I'll should have the cannon ball rendered safe and cleaned up, so that will get updated eventually.
Thimble hiding in the dirt
1773 Virginia Half Penny
Cannon Ball
Thimble
Cut 2 Reale
Another Cut 2 Reale
1773 Virginia Half Penny
Tiiiiiiny Cob, about the size of my pinky nail
Cut 2 Reale ~1808
1865 2 Cent
My portion of finds
Lead fish
Need ID on this button, the "vase" has what looks like palm fronds draping out the top, hard to see in photos
My custom Lowe's conduit shaft
Gilted button, button with wool/cotton thread, and the 3rd Regiment of Rifleman Button (1814-15)
Lot with wheat pennies also found
Old bottle with rough cut opening, glass lip, and melted glass "solder" holding the lip on
1810 Large Cent
3rd Regiment of Rifleman again
One of my favorites of the weekend, a 1612ish "Coin of Cleves", German, Coin
Small sword/gun hilt cap.
Thanks for looking, it was definitely a busy couple of weeks!
After several days of research and a good starting spot, the three of us spent every day after training out searching for these finds. Without typing too many boring details...and not giving my new favorite spot away... I will say we found great stuff, some trash, a got rained on, snapped my Detect'd Shaft when I fell on it, built a new shaft at Lowe's with conduit, kept going, and got rained on again .
All in all (I know I am forgetting things), over 40 flat buttons found, 4 pieces of silver dated between 1600-1808, 3 Virginia Half Pennies (1773), a Liberty Cap Half Cent (small head facing right ~1790s), 1810 Large Cent, a cannon ball, 1865 2 Cent, 1936 Roosevelt Token, 4 wheaties, a merc dime, War of 1812 "3rd Regiment of Rifleman" button, a nice button with wool/cotton thread still in the loop (3rd lifetime total), a large flat button with gold design (no ID yet), 5 total thimbles with the group, early bottle with glass soldered ring and rough cut neck, and a carved lead bullet "fish".
I'll add some more comments to some of the pictures, but thanks in advance for looking! Soon I'll should have the cannon ball rendered safe and cleaned up, so that will get updated eventually.
Thimble hiding in the dirt
1773 Virginia Half Penny
Cannon Ball
Thimble
Cut 2 Reale
Another Cut 2 Reale
1773 Virginia Half Penny
Tiiiiiiny Cob, about the size of my pinky nail
Cut 2 Reale ~1808
1865 2 Cent
My portion of finds
Lead fish
Need ID on this button, the "vase" has what looks like palm fronds draping out the top, hard to see in photos
My custom Lowe's conduit shaft
Gilted button, button with wool/cotton thread, and the 3rd Regiment of Rifleman Button (1814-15)
Lot with wheat pennies also found
Old bottle with rough cut opening, glass lip, and melted glass "solder" holding the lip on
1810 Large Cent
3rd Regiment of Rifleman again
One of my favorites of the weekend, a 1612ish "Coin of Cleves", German, Coin
Small sword/gun hilt cap.
Thanks for looking, it was definitely a busy couple of weeks!