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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2015 16:26:34 GMT -5
Hi All With the excitement of the French silver, I never did post the rest of my finds from the area, well here they are:  A few musket balls (French and British calibres), buckle, toe taps and a bed post top (not sure of the proper name, Patrick told me the correct name).  1700's French Marine button   1723 Woods Hibernia penny from Ireland.   1810-1825 Russian 1 Kopeck coin   Lead bale seal, cant seem to find any info on that one.  Flat Button  This was dug up with other old items, not sure what it is.  Crucifix, mid 1700's about 1 1/2 inches long, lead. (found in a different field, old Acadian site)  Shoe buckle. Well that wraps up the 2014 season, here's hoping next season will be even better. Cheers Tony |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2015 17:04:19 GMT -5
Nice finds , lets all enjoy the offseason.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2015 21:26:25 GMT -5
Jeez, I can see why you didn't bother posting those finds, nothing special there...  Very nice, glad to see someone else with the old stuff addiction! I look at my pile of finds for the year and for the most part they all share one common attribute: they're all grungy brown colored. Very little sparkle in my pile. Cheers, DS |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2015 5:41:55 GMT -5
Grungy brown can be exciting also, some of my first exciting finds were grungy brown. I'm just happy when it's not junk.
As much as I love the coins (ROUNDNESS IN THE HOLE!), I have a soft spot for the artifacts that I can date to a period, like that crucifix, definitely Acadian period, love it and that's coming from a heathen ;-)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2015 13:12:24 GMT -5
I love the old stuff also but find myself lacking sites to find such. My research patience needs fine tuning!
Great finds by the way.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2015 15:40:10 GMT -5
I love the old stuff also but find myself lacking sites to find such. My research patience needs fine tuning! Great finds by the way. I feel your pain, it was not until I was approached by a fellow detectorist who saw me detecting by off Hwy 201, who then invited me to his areas did I find the good stuff. I got lucky and hoping my luck will continue in the new year. Cheers |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2015 22:01:33 GMT -5
Grungy brown can be exciting also, some of my first exciting finds were grungy brown. I'm just happy when it's not junk. As much as I love the coins (ROUNDNESS IN THE HOLE!), I have a soft spot for the artifacts that I can date to a period, like that crucifix, definitely Acadian period, love it and that's coming from a heathen ;-) Cheers Tony That's kinda like why I like the roundness, there's always a date there you can hand your hat on. Not being an archeologist, I have a tough time nailing much down with any certainty otherwise. Unless of course it say MADE IN CHINA or Kmart, in which case I'm golden! Yep, you don't always need to be good if you're lucky... Not sure which I am yet, think it depends on how much I've had to drink. Cheers, DS PS: They took Diggers off of YouTube. Too bad, I always got a charge out of those two yahoos. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2015 5:39:59 GMT -5
When you first started out you were lucky, now that you are a god, you're good ;-) I enjoyed Diggers also, to a point, I've never eaten grass or climbed a tree after a good find, thought it made us look bad to the outside world. Always had an urge to go out detecting after every episode though ;-)
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Post by Leslie Sarkany on Jan 8, 2015 5:43:28 GMT -5
You had yourself an outstanding go of it. Thanks for posting and letting us have a gander!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 8:40:58 GMT -5
Some pretty awesome finds Tony !
I'm hoping we might be able to hook up for a few excursions this year ... and get some pointers on the AT Pro.
sodbuster
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 15:25:53 GMT -5
Some pretty awesome finds Tony !
I'm hoping we might be able to hook up for a few excursions this year ... and get some pointers on the AT Pro.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2015 8:22:34 GMT -5
Update on the Lead seal:The item is a lead cloth seal from Haarlem, Holland, 17th century. The seal depicted is only partial, the symbol on the back is actually a sword surrounded by stars and the number in front is the length of the cloth in ells. Mystery solved.
Love it when I found out what a mystery item is.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2015 16:55:15 GMT -5
Like I said, nothing special eh? 16C Dutch lead seal, not bad for a valley boy! Nice job IDing it too, I'd probably have already relegated it to scrap lead bin to reside with the lost wheel weights and split shot.
Won't even ask where you dug up that nugget of info!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2015 17:13:17 GMT -5
Like I said, nothing special eh? 16C Dutch lead seal, not bad for a valley boy! Nice job IDing it too, I'd probably have already relegated it to scrap lead bin to reside with the lost wheel weights and split shot. Won't even ask where you dug up that nugget of info! Cheers, DS Would love to say that I solved the mystery, had help from some folks on the Canadian Metal detecting site. The more I do this hobby, the more I delve into history I normally wouldn't. Another reason to love the hobby, like I needed another reason ;-) Cheers |
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