MSCguy
Senior Member
I have posted about this place a number of times now, most recently two weeks ago. We have not had rain in the time, so I knew the conditions would not be ideal. But old coins and stuff have never been found from the couch, so I headed out after lunch.
First good signal was an 89 on the Equinox 900. Sounded very good. Got the shovel in the ground and did a lift and a large round thing that was just under the surface pops out.
A little rubbing and I see it is a US large cent that has been abused - a crudely made hole though the center. And being so close to the surface did not help.
But the coin is identifiable as a Matron Head type large cent - 1816-1835. It is toasty and the date will always be a range, but a good start!
Just uphill from that a signal in high 60's, certainly something that needs digging. Out pops a Wheat cent, well encrusted with dirt. I stick it in the pouch and swing the hole again. Same signal. Out pops another Wheatie. Later during a break I use a twig to scrape the date area and find both coins are the same date - 1909! No mint mark or VDB initials.
I have been digging the high 20's to 31 signals which can be nickels, but here they are more likely shotgun shell headstamps. I have the heaping handful of headstamps to prove it! But that aggravation paid off when out pops a Shield nickel minted 1868! I found one two weeks and about 15 yards away. Now my 3rd Shield nickel ever.
And I found some cool relics, but I think this one is special given the condition and age. This is a Colonial Era chape from a shoe buckle. I looked hard for more of it but no joy.
The possibility of finding stuff of that age is one of the reasons this place is so cool and will always be a place to come hunt. The terrain and being wooded means it will never be "hunted out", though I may try!
Thanks for coming along on my latest hunt!
First good signal was an 89 on the Equinox 900. Sounded very good. Got the shovel in the ground and did a lift and a large round thing that was just under the surface pops out.
A little rubbing and I see it is a US large cent that has been abused - a crudely made hole though the center. And being so close to the surface did not help.
But the coin is identifiable as a Matron Head type large cent - 1816-1835. It is toasty and the date will always be a range, but a good start!
Just uphill from that a signal in high 60's, certainly something that needs digging. Out pops a Wheat cent, well encrusted with dirt. I stick it in the pouch and swing the hole again. Same signal. Out pops another Wheatie. Later during a break I use a twig to scrape the date area and find both coins are the same date - 1909! No mint mark or VDB initials.
I have been digging the high 20's to 31 signals which can be nickels, but here they are more likely shotgun shell headstamps. I have the heaping handful of headstamps to prove it! But that aggravation paid off when out pops a Shield nickel minted 1868! I found one two weeks and about 15 yards away. Now my 3rd Shield nickel ever.
And I found some cool relics, but I think this one is special given the condition and age. This is a Colonial Era chape from a shoe buckle. I looked hard for more of it but no joy.
The possibility of finding stuff of that age is one of the reasons this place is so cool and will always be a place to come hunt. The terrain and being wooded means it will never be "hunted out", though I may try!
Thanks for coming along on my latest hunt!
