Went to a late 1700's cellar hole out in the woods on Sat. Area was trashy, lots of beercans, bottlecaps etc. Got a nice smooth 37 and I knew it was a small silver. Below the plug second handful still in the hole... I'm thinking yes be deeper. I find the coin and gently wipe away the dirt and it was a 1920 mercury dime. It may has well been clad, I had visions of a reale, capped bust, or even a seated. We weren't finding any lamp parts, hinges, buckles, spoons etc, so we figured maybe it was the barn. Sure enough about 30 yards through some heavy brush we found the homesite. As soon as my friend put his detector down he got a beautiful frock button, and then a nice 1803 draped bust penny. Then I got a nice smooth 37... ahhh yeah baby! I dig the hole and see the silver coin, I brush away the dirt and it's a 1940 merc! I've never been so disappointed to find a mercury dime at a site like that.
Sunday we went to another cellar in the same set of woods where my buddy pulled dozens of buttons, draped bust cents, war of 1812 military button, etc. But this was a cellar hole we had never been to and within an hour I had my first coin. It rang at 38 steady and i knew it was a large cent. It was a 1738 Woods Hibernia, my buddy found the identical coin 12 feet away, then a breach buckle in incredible shape and I found a nice frock button but unfortunately it was hit by farm equipt. We knew we wouldn't be finding any US coins at this site since it was clearly a mid 1700's site. So it was nice to get an old copper at an old site. Don't get me wrong I'll take mercs all day long, but when you drive long distances and hike through the woods and swing colonial homesites the last thing on your mind when your staring down the hole at a silver coin is a merc! HH
Sunday we went to another cellar in the same set of woods where my buddy pulled dozens of buttons, draped bust cents, war of 1812 military button, etc. But this was a cellar hole we had never been to and within an hour I had my first coin. It rang at 38 steady and i knew it was a large cent. It was a 1738 Woods Hibernia, my buddy found the identical coin 12 feet away, then a breach buckle in incredible shape and I found a nice frock button but unfortunately it was hit by farm equipt. We knew we wouldn't be finding any US coins at this site since it was clearly a mid 1700's site. So it was nice to get an old copper at an old site. Don't get me wrong I'll take mercs all day long, but when you drive long distances and hike through the woods and swing colonial homesites the last thing on your mind when your staring down the hole at a silver coin is a merc! HH
