Finally got out today after that terrible winter

[jabbo]

and dug up two nice Crotal bells in crop fields. One bell is really big and both are in excellent condition. Plus a no date Indian Head penny, old Chinese coin, Canadian penny. The place goes back to the early 1700's but all wooded now and loaded with thorn bushes, can barely swing the coil. Gotta be more old coins lost in that crop field before it became wooded. The bushes make it nearly impossible to search, but still it was satisfying to get out and swing the coil again. CoinStrike. Jabbo

 

[alvin-xlt]

you made out well with those finds and like you said was nice getting out,

 

[MikeO]

Nice hunt Jabbo.
I really like the large Crotal Bell. What number is stamped on the bottom?

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Great finds jabbo.. still havent gotten out this year myself.. maybe this weekend..

 

[bob.oz]

nice assortment of finds....Good luck on the good weather and end to winter doldrums.

 

[jabbo]

Mike, I see a 3 stamped on it. Also S and N. Also dug up a horse shoe, probably from the horses plowing the field. The young man who rents the house (built in 1716) said there is a family cemetery in the woods behind the house. I did see what looks like a head stone laying flat on the ground but I couldn't lift it up and read it. Also there is a cemetery in the front yard close to the highway with about 5 graves. Looks like the winter doldrums went away in this neck of the woods. Daily temp is up into the 50's now and the soil is soft. I'll go back again. The biggest crop field is now a football field on college property, was plowed level so any goodies are out of range of detectors.

 

[MikeO]

Hey Jabbo :
You will like this site.
Tells about your Bell maker just scroll down through the initials.
http://classicbells.com/Info/bellMakers.html

 

[jabbo]

Mike, thanks for the valuable info on Bell makers. Looks like my bigger bell was cast by Mr. Seth North, he died in 1851. Closed his foundry in 1840, was located on the east coast not far from me.

 

[knarfj]

Mike, thanks for the valuable info on Bell makers. Looks like my bigger bell was cast by Mr. Seth North, he died in 1851. Closed his foundry in 1840, was located on the east coast not far from me.

Well how cool is that! I had know idea! Thanks MikeO!

But it makes sense that there would be a demand for bells back in the day of the horse and buggy. Beings truck horns wouldn't have been very piratical.

Seriously those were the days when men took pride in what they produced and marked it accordingly.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Very nice finds !

 

[kschae4]

Dave, great recoveries there ! Nice to see you get out and enjoy the brief, moderate weather

 

[1950cupajo]

[size=large]That Indian head has been in the ground for a while. Nice[/size]

 

[jabbo]

Ken, I went to Van Sickle house wooded section. Was there again today but found only a buffalo nickel in the woods. A very hard place to search, lot of undergrowth to fight through. Dave

 

[senda]

That couple of bells is a find 10.
Both are beautiful, the more greatly.
The information point of perfect Mikeo.
I found of these on one occasion, I keep looking for the other half ...
Thanks for sharing.

 

[wvrick]

Nice finds!!

 

[Ytcoinshooter]

Looks like you'll have to get creative to avoid getting stuck by thorns. Chop-chop
Good luck!

 

[Swingbeepdig]

Dave glad to hear that spot is still active.I haven't been detecting yet but got 3months of researching worth.

 

[trachunter]

Those are some nice finds. Good hunt.