I found a new 1700's cellar hole that's conveniently on a friends aunt's property. She related the site has been hit by several detectorists over the years as it's very easy to spot driving by along the main road as I did. The stone chimney still stands tall. Like the last video, I saw pock marks of past detectorists scattered about & figured my best approach would be to put on a small coil & work the heavy square nail concentrations. In digging my first 1 piece cuff button, I noticed this site was pure sand! This is exciting because it keeps copper coins pristine! Even the 1700's "Rose head nails" that I was working around were not even rusty. A few scraps of lead & another flat button later, out flips a beautiful large cent dated 1841! It was an "iffy" signal in the same hole as this rosehead bent into a hook. As you can see the patina, just as I hoped, the sand kept this puppy nice! :cheers: video soon....
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