Jeffrey D.
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My buddy and I have been doing quite a bit of research on a possible site that once had an old trading post and/or store, along with a handful of houses & farm that were there from the early 1800s, to the late 1800s. After obtaining permission from the farmer, off we went. The problem is that this farm is huge, roughly a half mile wide, by a half mile deep. Tom started on one side, and I started on the other. The first day, after a good 4 hours of hunting, we came up empty handed. Aside, from a few dozen nails, iron, and several shotgun shells. We hit it again last night for a couple of hours. Tom was able to find a couple of round musket balls, and one wheatie -1950s (probably from the current owner) I hit one stretch of land where I pulled two buttons, one 1887 Indian, and one large cent that has been cut in half. This is the second large cent that I have found in the past 20 years, that was cut in half. Love finding them, but I'd much rather find a the uncut version. If anyone knows why these large cents were cut in half back in the day, please let me know. Anyway, we're headed back to the farm this weekend, even though the temps will be hovering around 40 degrees.