A week ago I took my kids and grandson out for dinner. On the way to the restaurant I noticed a 1700's house that was apparently being prepared for teardown. The house was gutted and a wooded area next to the house had all the trees cut down. I couldn't get back there for 2 days (which killed me!).
When I got back last Friday, the area next to the house was graded by a bulldozer and the area where the trees were cut was cleared. Luckily there were a couple of the workers still there and I got permission to hunt.
Between a few hours on Friday and a few hours on Sunday I found about 15 buttons of various types (including an eagle and a pewter flat). Also found a KGIII 1776, another toasted KG and a toasted LC. (other coins were a Buffalo and a few older wheats (1917, (2) 191
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On Sunday I dug the bell in back of the house. My next reading sounded bigger and deeper and I almost wet my pants when I pulled out an almost complete brass shoulder epaulette !! I was STOKED !! I need help with I.D. & info. Any experts out there ?
If you look at the 3rd photo ( the back of the house ), the epaulette was found near the outer edge of the grass line in the bottom right of the photo. It was 8-10 inches deep. The upper plate has damage and I want to restore it but not until I get I.D.
I would have loved to find some older silver but I ain't complainin'. It was great to hunt and not have to deal with alot of trash. The majority of signals were old targets. I don't even want to think about what might have been bulldozed out. I did scan any dirt piles.
Thanks for sharing. Bruce
When I got back last Friday, the area next to the house was graded by a bulldozer and the area where the trees were cut was cleared. Luckily there were a couple of the workers still there and I got permission to hunt.
Between a few hours on Friday and a few hours on Sunday I found about 15 buttons of various types (including an eagle and a pewter flat). Also found a KGIII 1776, another toasted KG and a toasted LC. (other coins were a Buffalo and a few older wheats (1917, (2) 191
.On Sunday I dug the bell in back of the house. My next reading sounded bigger and deeper and I almost wet my pants when I pulled out an almost complete brass shoulder epaulette !! I was STOKED !! I need help with I.D. & info. Any experts out there ?
If you look at the 3rd photo ( the back of the house ), the epaulette was found near the outer edge of the grass line in the bottom right of the photo. It was 8-10 inches deep. The upper plate has damage and I want to restore it but not until I get I.D.
I would have loved to find some older silver but I ain't complainin'. It was great to hunt and not have to deal with alot of trash. The majority of signals were old targets. I don't even want to think about what might have been bulldozed out. I did scan any dirt piles.
Thanks for sharing. Bruce
Sure wish we had old places out here like that. Hope you get back there and find some more neat stuff. HH.
I bet you score some more good stuff on a return trip.