Checklist for Old Home Sites

Reelfoot Relics · Aug 3, 2022

A short 45 min. hunt and I checked off several boxes from the old home site check list. Overall Button, harmonica reed plate, D buckle, my first bale seal and a piece of a pocket knife. I seem to always find these items and more at the old home sites I hunt. What would ya'll add to the list from your area. Not pictured axe head and horse shoe.

Cpackjr · Aug 3, 2022

Almost always find a toy or two; tootsie toy or other cars and cap gun pieces

Digger RJ · Aug 3, 2022

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

Country Dirt Kid · Aug 3, 2022

Somewhere around there has got to be a shield nickel and a couple of Indian pennies. There is also a place where you might find a couple small bottles that didn’t get crushed. The key is to find the mason jar lids. That’s where they will be.

Reelfoot Relics · Aug 4, 2022

for sure

Country Dirt Kid said:
Somewhere around there has got to be a shield nickel and a couple of Indian pennies. There is also a place where you might find a couple small bottles that didn’t get crushed. The key is to find the mason jar lids. That’s where they will be.

I did find a zinc mason jar lid the first day with an unbroken glass insert. You're right I find those at every old home site.

Semtav · Aug 4, 2022

rifle or pistol shells
headstamps (shotgun shells)

Reelfoot Relics · Aug 4, 2022

Adding to the list

Went back out today and added to the checklist. Spoon handle, always find eating utensils mostly spoons. Shotgun Head stamps, Rivets, man they sound good. Grommets and two hole underwear buttons. These are very common finds in this area for old home sites.

Tpmetal · Aug 5, 2022

was gonna say spoon here till you came back with the spoon handle. another thing i always find at old home sites are wagon wheel hubs or bands, or barrel bands. lantern heads are also a very common find in these places as well as escutcheons from furniture

Fivepin · Aug 7, 2022

Well you beat me to it...I was going to say a triple plate silver spoon...

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