My 2017 Digs that I liked the most

Here's a Confederate cast I Solid 1 piece button that seems to have had black enamel on it..Maybe a sharpshooter had it??and for some reason it reads really low...had to be made late in the war..this is off a June 1864 site and pretty sure its not a high brass content ..Probably mixed with some other metal as the South did late in the war...these were already Crude buttons by tech standards but this one is really blended low to boot...reads like 20 points lower than any other Cast I button I have ..




Here's a Rare to dig Southern Cross of Honor...Dug under one of the biggest magnolia trees I've ever seen...Dug out of a 1850 to 1920 house site way back in the woods...did manage a Nice model 1859 spur in there like a decade before



Here's a Neat to me stick pin representing a Woods model Cartridge Belt with U.S buckle from the 1880s Indian war era...Still find it fascinating!



And here's something Different, but I like it once I researched it more...pre 1932 Silver Navajo Bracelet...Most likely made for the Railroad tourist industry out West...I dug it out of a campground from the 1920s to 1950s..The snake and water symbol seem to be symbols used alot in that trade.





Info on Indian silver
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Keith

“I don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own”
-Nikola Tesla

Nice Keith!

Love the cross of honor = very nice!

Some really nice digs, Keith, really like that Southern Cross. HH jim tn

Awesome digs!!!

Well done!

VERY nice stuff, Keith!!

Steve

Awesome finds!

Me like. Nice finds Keith!

That is a sweet piece of Fred Harvey Silver, Keith. Is it marked or unmarked?

HH
Mike

Yet another trip down history's lane by the Best narrator---Keith.

Man eventhough a lot older that Indian silver braclet reminds of the Turquoise ones from the 70's. The Last Great Decade!

Thanks fellas.

Yeah I like anything unique or something I can attach a historical era to.

Harold- I think alot of those hippies back in the 60s and 709s were probably wearing a good bit of OLDER Indian STYLE jewelry....probably their parents and grandparents stuff.

Mike- Not marked so that leads me to believe its early (pre 1932)....I've looked online and have actually found that exact three band layout on antique Navajo Jewelry sites...The prices can be astronomical for such too..Guess its a true collectible NOW.

Keith

“I don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own”
-Nikola Tesla

Well, right there is proof. You practice what you preach.

All great finds, but I particularly like the Cartridge Belt with U.S buckle

HH,
Brian

Great finds, Keith. Liked that Eagle 2 SL also---my first high tech machine--looked like the cockpit of a jet plane at first!! Thanks also for your UTube stuff also--great info---I admire your patience testing all these machines.
cjc

Thanks Brian...Yes that is a out of the norm piece...Wish I could get more info on it...Maybe when I get the time.

Clive Thank you ..and thank you for the video Kudos...High Praise coming from someone with your background!!!!...I admire your ability to write books..Always impressive reading!!


Keith

“I don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own”
-Nikola Tesla

The more I research that trade silver piece the more I like it Keith!

I think you’re right in saying it’s one of his early pieces since it’s unmarked and it just has that “look” about it.

If it were me = I’d take it into a jeweler and have the stone replaced & have it cleaned/polished to bring her back to life!

Probably increase substantially in value too

Hey Wayne I may look into some rehab..

I was monitoring one like mine on a online Antique Jewelry shop...stayed on there for a few months but then sold over Christmas..Pretty hefty sum..


Not sure I'd sell it though I sort of like it...Looks good displayed LOL!!

Keith

“I don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own”
-Nikola Tesla

Hey Keith, is that first picture all from 2017? If so, you were a busy fella! Congrats on living where you do <g>, though I don't envy you your heavy mineralization and cement-like dirt.
Alway enjoy your thoughts, pictures, videos and your efforts to keep this forum on mission. Thanks for your contributions!

Wayne

Pleasant Garden, NC
AT Max, Nokta Impact, MX Sport, Nokta FORS Relic, GPX 4800, Infinium, Racer, Deus, F75SE, Nautilus DMC II (order of acquisition, last to first)

Does an archeologist argue with a plow? A bureaucrat with a bulldozer?

Hey thanks Wayne!!

I was wondering when someone would notice that top pic

Believe it or not MOST that top pic was one spot...Hunted for 40+ years...I started hunting that site oi the late 80s and by about 10 years ago a bullet on one trip was lucky...

Then they ran a bulldozer though there for a development and it opened up..

that's how bad my soil mask targets..Then combine it with iron and and loggers pitting on tops of the house sites 10 different times...( This loggers know exactly where those house sites are ans they pit on them everytime..Like a 6th sense!!)

Keith

“I don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own”
-Nikola Tesla

Did your T2 classic come into play with some of those finds

T2C Bill dug about 75% of the stuff in top pic..

its also dug the Southern Cross of Honor and the Cast I in bottom Pic..

Keith

“I don't care that they stole my idea . . I care that they don't have any of their own”
-Nikola Tesla

Keith Southern Wrote:
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I've been using the classic the last few hunts and have had real good success in iron and woods. Found 8 3 ringers the other day in a nail infested site. Nice machine, almost an old school feel.

The Latin phrase on the Southern Cross: Deo Vindice--With God as our Vindicator.