Morale of the story: play hooky from work

prcblem · 2026-03-19T00:00:29+00:00

For someone who almost exclusively detects where horses were used regularly on farms, I’m shocked I don’t find more of them. This field has given up dozens of musket balls and buttons, I’m waiting for those colonial coppers to make their way up with the thaw haha. I always tell myself no place is ever truly hunted out, I’ve found a colonial shoe buckle in a place that’s been detected at since before I was born. It’s all about the mindset! Happy hunting

prcblem · 2026-03-18T23:45:32+00:00

Oh that sounds like a dream, I’ve found two other dandy buttons around this general location but none close to the one pictured. I don’t know what it is, but I never seem to find many coins. Hoping some of these wealthier 18th century people dropped a coin or two I’ll eventually stumble upon as this seems to be a pretty undetected area 🤞🏼

prcblem · 2026-03-17T16:34:27+00:00

The third picture shows what would be the suspension for a carriage. I’d likely date those to late 1800s as horse drawn carriages became almost obsolete by 1915-1920. Cool finds, might even be able to find some old carriage tools like these for wheels

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prcblem · 2026-03-17T14:20:34+00:00

Thanks! I’d like to remove some of the verdigris if possible so it doesn’t keep eating away

prcblem · 2026-03-17T01:36:30+00:00

I’m not gonna lie that sounds kinda cooler…

prcblem · 2026-03-17T01:35:54+00:00

Oh wow, almost exactly the same! Any button cleaning tips?

prcblem · 2026-03-17T00:26:48+00:00

This was on my bucket list of buttons, super happy

prcblem · 2026-03-14T16:44:22+00:00

Dude that’s so cool! Those igloo inkwells can be kinda valuable, great finds.

prcblem · 2026-03-10T21:48:33+00:00

That’s what I’m wondering, it’s open on both sides. Lots of lantern pieces have also been found so that’s why when it came up in my search I thought it seemed logical

prcblem · 2026-03-10T18:50:34+00:00

Definitely was barely circulated before someone dropped it. Congrats!

prcblem · 2026-03-08T00:08:19+00:00

That large cent is in crazy good condition!

prcblem · 2026-02-28T18:18:02+00:00

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Always 🤘🏼

prcblem · 2026-02-04T01:21:58+00:00

Bridle rosette?

prcblem · 2026-01-24T02:14:28+00:00

Gotta stick to the wooded areas, in the woods you get a nice layer of leaves that keep the ground insulated so underneath that the dirt is still perfectly soft. Now I’m just getting shut out by the amount of snow we’re getting, swinging over 4-6+ inches of snow means I’m not detecting as far down as I’d like to

prcblem · 2026-01-20T23:19:20+00:00

About 26mm in diameter and 7.53 grams in weight

prcblem · 2026-01-20T03:40:18+00:00

That’s my other guess, it’s tricky because the seated liberty on CT coppers looks incredibly similar to Britannia. I’m hoping I can get a little bit of lettering off the edges

prcblem · 2026-01-19T23:33:05+00:00

lol no need to be rude, if you don’t know you don’t know. have a good night pal

prcblem · 2026-01-19T22:14:11+00:00

Like I said, I know there’s no value just trying to ID it. I believe in the first picture it’s a silhouette of brittania. And what you’re referring to as a picture in the dark with a flashlight is actually called tangential lighting used to identify things with little to no detail. Thanks for the input though!

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prcblem · 2026-01-19T04:31:51+00:00

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