While some sat home to gossip on the forums, I got out Sat. for the day & actually detected @ a couple old cellar holes. I was taking out a newbie to train him with his new ID-Edge, & it was great to see him excited to dig his first old coin.....an 1800's indian head, 1st Colonial button, & some other relics near this cellar hole (on private property with permission).......
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After working with him till he was more comfortable with the tones, & teaching checking signals from different angles- he set off on his own. I got busy with the F75 around a really old stone-ender foundation down the hill & pulled out a handfull of 1700's buttons from all the nails running high 90's sensitivity & disc 6. He came down the trail & dug his first 1700's button right near where I dug 2 & walked away........maybe I trained him too good?
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Working the one foundation hard for the whole afternoon, I popped out 3 copper coins myself. The middle one has really the only good details....an 1861 Nova Scotia Large cent. The first one on the left is a Georgian Copper, but pretty worn down. The cut coin on the right is poor shape, but an interesting remnant of Colonial change making......this is a cut Large cent to make a "half-cent". I like finding these unique conversation pieces.......
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The next photo shows some details on these 3 Colonial buttons, like a sunburst on the big Colonial coat button that's GW. Inaugural sized & had me goin' for a sec., but no chicken hawk to be found
The shiny one on bottom right is a tomback coat...
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Finally, we followed a trail to look for another foundation & came up empty........but not totally empty as we found a small clearing full of wild Blackberries perfectly ripe for the pickin'!
We ended up staying for another 1/2 hour eating, & they were GOOD......perfectly juicy with no seeds! We ate so many our fingers turned purple 
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Hey, what's better than a nearby site with 2 cellar holes from the 1700's where you can dig coins & relics and 1000's of juicy berries you can eat in between?? I'll be diggin' there again for sure.......for buttons & bushes!
HH,
Bill
[attachment 135664 YGHole1.jpg]
After working with him till he was more comfortable with the tones, & teaching checking signals from different angles- he set off on his own. I got busy with the F75 around a really old stone-ender foundation down the hill & pulled out a handfull of 1700's buttons from all the nails running high 90's sensitivity & disc 6. He came down the trail & dug his first 1700's button right near where I dug 2 & walked away........maybe I trained him too good?
[attachment 135669 Yag1buttonsSM.jpg]
Working the one foundation hard for the whole afternoon, I popped out 3 copper coins myself. The middle one has really the only good details....an 1861 Nova Scotia Large cent. The first one on the left is a Georgian Copper, but pretty worn down. The cut coin on the right is poor shape, but an interesting remnant of Colonial change making......this is a cut Large cent to make a "half-cent". I like finding these unique conversation pieces.......
[attachment 135666 YagWGHcopperSM.jpg]
The next photo shows some details on these 3 Colonial buttons, like a sunburst on the big Colonial coat button that's GW. Inaugural sized & had me goin' for a sec., but no chicken hawk to be found
The shiny one on bottom right is a tomback coat...[attachment 135668 yag1coatsSM.jpg]
Finally, we followed a trail to look for another foundation & came up empty........but not totally empty as we found a small clearing full of wild Blackberries perfectly ripe for the pickin'!
We ended up staying for another 1/2 hour eating, & they were GOOD......perfectly juicy with no seeds! We ate so many our fingers turned purple [attachment 135667 YagBerries1.jpg]
Hey, what's better than a nearby site with 2 cellar holes from the 1700's where you can dig coins & relics and 1000's of juicy berries you can eat in between?? I'll be diggin' there again for sure.......for buttons & bushes!
HH,
Bill