doninbrewster
New member
I'm starting to feel guilty finding so many great things over the past month. In just the last week or so I found a 1785 half reale, 1858 seated half dime, 1820 large cent, a shield nickel, V nickel, 5 Indians, a nice silver ID bracelet, silver cross, silver religious medal and 8 other silver dimes. Today takes the cake. I got permission to hunt a private yard with about 5 acres and a house from the 1780's or so. It started out slow as it seems some of the area had been resurfaced. I go to another spot where the grass looks older. I know it sounds funny that the grass looks older, but it had more weeds and just wasn't perfect. I finally get a signal and 9" down I pull up a 1788 2 reale. I could immediately see the date and general condition was quite nice. I slow down and pull a few flat buttons and what appears to be part of a buckle. I then get another signal and about 6" down I pull a large cent. I can see by the profile that it's draped bust, but it wasn't until I got back to the car and could rinse it off did I realize it was an 1804! For those who have a Redbook, look up an 1804 large cent. They are rare. I'm starting to feel guilty about finding so much lately, but I'm going back tomorrow. I know there's more stuff there and my club had a hunt scheduled nearby in a couple of weeks.
and HH.
