Posts: 127
Northern Virginia
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Posted Nov 24, 2009, 08:45:09 PM |
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Hey TNET,
Today we decided to take a full day dig with MonkeyBoy, and see what we could dig at one of those old reliable sites. My son was dying to dig today as he just came home for the holidays from college and hadn't dug in at least a month. It began fairly slow with the occasional bullet or iron piece until my son decides to hit a pocket of relics no bigger that 15 feet by 15 feet from which he pulled a total of 16 bullets, two buttons, and a tampion not pictured from a previous trip. As the day progressed we continued to hit a few smaller pockets of relics and ended up with our pouches full and a good day of digging behind us. Today we dug a total different types of bullets ranging from the Enfield rounds to the large .69 caliber bullets, including the two variants high and low base, along with the base to a parrot shell and some other shrapnel. The list goes on but I'll let the pictures show the rest of the finds.
Happy Hunting and I hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving coming up,
~pitdiggers~
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Always dig deeper....
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Posts: 127
Northern Virginia
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Reply To This Topic #1 Posted Nov 24, 2009, 08:46:07 PM |
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More Pictures.....
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Posts: 1704
Northern VA
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Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Nov 24, 2009, 08:53:08 PM |
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wow you all had a good day. I think the buckle looking thing is part of belt rig that had the British snake buckle
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TUFF DIGS ARE GOOD DIGS!!!! Posts: 891
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Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Nov 24, 2009, 08:53:40 PM |
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sweet load of relics  MR TUFF |
oldest coins dug. 1851 seated dime. 1879s Morgan. 1928s walker. 1887x2,1906 V nickle. 1915 Buff. 1874,1881,1882,1883,1889x3,1890,1891,1893,1895,1897,1898x3,1901x2,1902x3,1904,1907,1908,1909 IHs. 1902,1906 barber Qtrs. 1894o,1897,1899,1904,1905s,1909,1913 barber dimes. merc 1916.
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Bedford Pa
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Reply To This Topic #4 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 01:33:12 AM |
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Oh Man ! Well Done ! An Excellent Day in the Field  |
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Castle Shannon, PA
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Reply To This Topic #5 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 03:56:52 AM |
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Sounds like you have a sweet spot there man, nice digs!
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Posts: 544
The Plains, VA
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Reply To This Topic #6 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 04:02:33 AM |
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That was a good day of digging  |
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Posts: 1937
Midwesterner
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Reply To This Topic #7 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 06:01:42 AM |
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Nice Pile of goodies. Congrats.  jgas |
JGAS
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South Carolina
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Reply To This Topic #8 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 06:35:33 AM |
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Hey,
Just FYI...the arrowhead is a Lecroy...early to mid-archaic (5000-9000 bp).
Greg
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Loudoun County Virginia
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Reply To This Topic #9 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 06:52:04 AM |
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wow you all had a good day. I think the buckle looking thing is part of belt rig that had the British snake buckle
That's it!! We were trying to figure out what it was in the field.. knew I had seen it some place!!!! Good call.. MB |
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SPOTSYLVANIA, VA.
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Reply To This Topic #10 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 07:02:56 AM |
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WOW..!!!!!! YOU GUY'S DID ALRIGHT, FOUND SOME VERY NICE RELICS...WTG..
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Central Fla.
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Reply To This Topic #11 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 07:34:40 AM |
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Great pile o relics there for sure |
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Posts: 127
Northern Virginia
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Reply To This Topic #12 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 07:37:15 AM |
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wow you all had a good day. I think the buckle looking thing is part of belt rig that had the British snake buckle
That's it!! We were trying to figure out what it was in the field.. knew I had seen it some place!!!! Good call.. MB Thanks for the ID, just like MonkeyBoy had said we were trying to figure out where we had seen that before but couldn't remember so thanks for helping us out. Pitdiggers |
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Athens Tennessee
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Reply To This Topic #13 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 07:38:52 AM |
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looks like a mighty fine day digging. congrates on your many finds
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The only easy day was yesterday
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PA
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Reply To This Topic #14 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 08:26:19 AM |
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Looks great all together like that. I wonder if there's a single Riker case big enough to hold it all. Very nice haul. I bet those shell fragments will clean up nicely with electrolysis.
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John 3:16
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da book worm--researcher Posts: 9454
callahan,fl
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Reply To This Topic #15 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 09:02:03 AM |
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holey smokes I dream of a day like that
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Posts: 1830
California
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Reply To This Topic #16 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 09:13:45 AM |
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Hey,there might be a Tongue and Wreath buckle there!Your second picture is a tightner for a T&W buckle,one usually associated with a cast buckle to boot!Not often do we find that part and not the rest of the buckle!!!
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G.M.T. M.X.T , X.L.T. 4"& 2.5" dredge with a little luck!!
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IRON BRIGADE MEMBER Posts: 10921
Kentucky
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Reply To This Topic #17 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 09:21:06 AM |
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Hey,there might be a Tongue and Wreath buckle there!Your second picture is a tightner for a T&W buckle,one usually associated with a cast buckle to boot!Not often do we find that part and not the rest of the buckle!!!
You are Exactly right on the ID. It might be a snake buckle--but I am siding with Tongue and Wreath for now, because I cannot find an example of a Period snake buckle that fits. And yes, the rest of the buckle should be there--because if that piece was lost, then the whole belt was likely tossed out. -Buckles |
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my finds posts were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
2010 Old Coins: 6
2010 Clad: 1
Scrap IRON recovered and recycled since March 2008: 2140 lbs.
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Shelbyville, Kentucky or any place I can detect !!!
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Reply To This Topic #18 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 09:25:11 AM |
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you guys know how to make someone jealous !! |
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California
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Reply To This Topic #19 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 09:34:15 AM |
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Hey,there might be a Tongue and Wreath buckle there!Your second picture is a tightner for a T&W buckle,one usually associated with a cast buckle to boot!Not often do we find that part and not the rest of the buckle!!!
You are Exactly right on the ID. It might be a snake buckle--but I am siding with Tongue and Wreath for now, because I cannot find an example of a Period snake buckle that fits. And yes, the rest of the buckle should be there--because if that piece was lost, then the whole belt was likely tossed out. -Buckles I have several of the exact one,that style is rare. |
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Posts: 127
Northern Virginia
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Reply To This Topic #20 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 10:17:29 AM |
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Hey,
Just FYI...the arrowhead is a Lecroy...early to mid-archaic (5000-9000 bp).
Greg
Thanks for the ID on the arrowhead, I actually have never found this type of arrowhead before so that helped! Thanks again. Pitdiggers |
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Posts: 127
Northern Virginia
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Reply To This Topic #21 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 10:21:08 AM |
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Hey,there might be a Tongue and Wreath buckle there!Your second picture is a tightner for a T&W buckle,one usually associated with a cast buckle to boot!Not often do we find that part and not the rest of the buckle!!!
You are Exactly right on the ID. It might be a snake buckle--but I am siding with Tongue and Wreath for now, because I cannot find an example of a Period snake buckle that fits. And yes, the rest of the buckle should be there--because if that piece was lost, then the whole belt was likely tossed out. -Buckles That would be incredible if I were to find the tongue and wreath to go along with that!! I can only hope that I can find the rest now. |
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Reply To This Topic #22 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 04:27:40 PM |
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That looks to me like a great day of Civl War Relic Hunting.......NICE!!
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North Carolina
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Reply To This Topic #23 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 04:42:50 PM |
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Holy cow, what a great bunch of CW relics!!!!!!!!! That's the most I've seen posted in a while. A BIG congrats! -MM- |
Oldest coin - 1700's Spanish silver piece of 8 reale
Oldest U.S. silver - 1833 Capped Bust Half Dime
Oldest U.S. copper - 1850 Large cent
Civil War best finds:
*NC officers belt buckle
*CSN Confederate Navy Officer button
*Eagle Sword Belt Plate
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LETS GO HUNTING Posts: 1464
Denver , Colorado
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Reply To This Topic #24 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 05:59:27 PM |
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Sweet finds , I like the white arrow head , WTG on your finds |
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California
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Reply To This Topic #25 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 06:18:59 PM |
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Here are a few different types of tightners we dig,as said yours goes to a cast brass type
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Posts: 1331
Missouri
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Reply To This Topic #26 Posted Nov 25, 2009, 06:19:54 PM |
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Impressed.
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Have detector, Will Travel
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CS IS NEXT Posts: 7190
MARYLAND
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Reply To This Topic #27 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 11:53:06 AM |
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Very Nice......Sweet digs......
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Bavaria Germany
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Reply To This Topic #28 Posted Nov 26, 2009, 12:02:50 PM |
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Some great CW finds, congrats! HH, Mike
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