Last 3 Hunts... Mar 10, 12, and 13th...

[FooserPaul]

Hello all!

I got out 3 times last week... All to different location...

Mar 10, 2011...

This was a short hunt after work at a park that used to be an old farm... Same place I recovered the 1900 Barber Quarter at my 1st hunt of the year...

1946 Roosevelt Silver Dime... (Silver #2 2011)

Mar 12, 2011

This was Saturday and I had the fortune of meeting someone recently that granted me permission onto private land with an 1786 site (cellar hole and 100 ft barn foundations)...

I could not get much into the barn or around it for wet/mud... That will need a little Mr. Sunshine... The foundation had 60%+ nulling around from the expected iron... I was feeling my way around and trying to do a little cherry picking... but the picking were slim... I did get my 1st Indian of the year along the road... Its toast... but I swear I can see an 1884... but I'll be back when the ground dries there some...

Mar 13, 2011 - Sunday I had to drive my son back to Boston and stopped just outside of town at a green... and had a blast!

This token is the size of a half dollar and looks 50ish *shrug* - It was screaming 12/48 all the way about 5" down...

Here is an 1864 "L" Indian Head in great shape!

Next up was this 1893 Indian Head.... (IH #3 for 2011)

This Dime was loud and clea 12/45 @ 6" and I was 99% sure it was silver... I was only cleaned with water and I swear it still has some luster!

1899 Silver Barber Dime (Silver #3 for 2011)

These Cuffs look military - Anyone.... HELP!

Button:

This look WWI ??? Any thoughts... ??

Little horse....

Happy Hunting ALL!
Paul

 

[Idaho PRB]

Very Cool. That is a wide variety of finds and leads me to the question. What method do you use to determine what targets you dig or pass on?

 

[Goes4ever]

beautiful finds, especially that 1864 indian....NICE!!!! what is on other side of that good luck token? I dug one exactly like saturday, with flag on one side, 4 leaf clover on other side

 

[FooserPaul]

beautiful finds, especially that 1864 indian....NICE!!!! what is on other side of that good luck token? I dug one exactly like saturday, with flag on one side, 4 leaf clover on other side

Ahhh... both sides are in the picture

 

[FooserPaul]

Very Cool. That is a wide variety of finds and leads me to the question. What method do you use to determine what targets you dig or pass on?

If its smooth and repeats at 90 deg... I dig it... Those cufflinks were a 6" pull tab signal...

 

[FooserPaul]

From umrgolf on Tnet:

Here you go Paul.. Federal Revenue Cutter buttons and appear to be Civil war era.. It says this group eventually became the Coast Guard

http://relicman.com/buttons/zArchiveButtonFedGovRevenueCutter.htm


wikipedia quotes

"The United States Revenue Cutter Service was established by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in 1790 as an armed maritime law enforcement service. Throughout its entire existence the Revenue Cutter Service operated under the authority of the United States Department of the Treasury. In 1915 the Service merged with the United States Life-Saving Service to form the United States Coast Guard."


Civil War-

"Revenue Cutters assisted Navy operations throughout the war. The USRC Harriet Lane joined a Federal naval squadron to capture Forts Clark and Hatteras, which served as bases for Confederate blockade runners. USRC E.A. Stevens, a prototype 110-foot semi-submersible ironclad gunboat, participated in the unsuccessful sortie up the James River to Drewry's Bluff in company with the USS Monitor, USS Galena and two other gunboats, to attack the Confederate capital at Richmond. After carrying President Lincoln from Washington on May 9, 1862, the USRC Miami assisted navy transports in landing Federal troops at Ocean View, Virginia.

President Abraham Lincoln ordered the Secretary of the Treasury on June 14, 1863, "You will co-operate by the revenue cutters under your direction with the navy in arresting rebel depredations on American commerce and transportation and in capturing rebels engaged therein."

When Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865, Revenue Cutters were ordered to search all ships for any assassins that might be trying to escape."

 

[Goes4ever]

beautiful finds, especially that 1864 indian....NICE!!!! what is on other side of that good luck token? I dug one exactly like saturday, with flag on one side, 4 leaf clover on other side

Ahhh... both sides are in the picture

well I am confused, I only see one side........?? I am referring to the very 1st picture in your post.......

 

[FooserPaul]

beautiful finds, especially that 1864 indian....NICE!!!! what is on other side of that good luck token? I dug one exactly like saturday, with flag on one side, 4 leaf clover on other side

Ahhh... both sides are in the picture

well I am confused, I only see one side........?? I am referring to the very 1st picture in your post.......

oh oh... sorry... I thought you meant the Daredevil Token as it has good luck on it... You that little light star has a kids name on it... looks like a carnival item with a girls name stamped in it...

 

[Goes4ever]

yeah I noticed that as I scrolled thru your pics again, sorry for the confusion, as the one I dug has a flag on one side like yours and other side says good luck with 4 leaf clover picture...lol

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Great stuff Paul !

Hope you find a lot more good ones this year ! --- Mark

 

[NebTrac]

Paul, those are just some really neat finds. Thanks for sharing with us man. Great pictures!

NebTrac

 

[Josh(ND)]

Great Looking finds there. Thanks for sharing

 

[niterider_58]

Nice hunt paul, nice 1864 indian

 

[wvrick]

Nice Finds! Congratulations!!