On my third try at an old sawmill site, where previously, no old coins were found , but about 8 buttons from the late 1700's to early 1800s. I know the site had to be cherry picked years ago and just knew if I went real slow in the heavy iron laden area where a house stood long ago that I would sooner or later get one they missed. Today was that day.
The Large Cent was deep , at least 8-10 inch range and next to a rotted log, so who knows, maybe a coil never went over that spot or maybe years ago the log was not as rotted and people avoided that area. Anyway, it was a small signal, it did not scream out to me, like so many large coppers have in the past, and IF I had not been going in my "turtle mode" I don't think I would have picked that signal up....
Right before I got the Large Cent I got a nice Post Civil War General Service Eagle button, always nice to find one of them, it read like a shotgun shell, so that is why it probably survived previous hunters.
Don
The Large Cent was deep , at least 8-10 inch range and next to a rotted log, so who knows, maybe a coil never went over that spot or maybe years ago the log was not as rotted and people avoided that area. Anyway, it was a small signal, it did not scream out to me, like so many large coppers have in the past, and IF I had not been going in my "turtle mode" I don't think I would have picked that signal up....
Right before I got the Large Cent I got a nice Post Civil War General Service Eagle button, always nice to find one of them, it read like a shotgun shell, so that is why it probably survived previous hunters.
Don
I'll drink to that!! Thats funny...reading this reminds me of an old mill site I have been to and it had a little village where workers stayed and it took a while to find an old large cent but I did..I am sure there is more just have not been back...there is nothing but woods here and cellar holes of some of the bigger buildings....but most must have been no cellars ..can't find many holes...Congrats!!...Keep looking... 