Came out with a few good coins: a 1920 Mercury dime and a gorgeous 1870 Canadian dime, a 5-cent token from the 1800's, a unidentifiably worn large cent, and four wheat pennies. There is quite a selection of trinkets, too: a beautiful floral pattern brass button and a highly decorative little copper ring (I love the copper rings), a few simple brass/copper coat buttons and three stone/porcelain buttons, four buckles, one of which is a really amazing hand-hammered brass belt buckle, a fancy little ribbon clasp, pipe-stem, mystery devices and extremely large "shotgun shell" casings, a pocket-knife, some nice pottery shards and glass jar lids. Whew! All in all, a pretty successful few days hunts, considering I can really only get out in the early morning or evenings.
Hi Aaron! Thanks for telling me about your blog, I haven't read all of the entries yet, but so far this section is my favorite :) Finding old lost things, a.k.a. treasures, is always amazing! even better when you learn their history. Ever thought about doing archaeology? or maybe making a sweet deal with some museums? :) Anyway, that shard of pottery (in the picture w/ the lids) with the sectioned world braced by a lion and a unicorn, and a bird (presumably an eagle) on top looks like a 19-20th century pottery mark of the British Royal Arms-- most likely an Americanized version of it because of the replacement of the eagle for the crown. It's possibly the "Utopia" mark from Crescent Pottery in Trenton, NJ circa 1900-1902. Is that what you came up with in your research? sorry for the boring comment :) Keep the treasures coming!
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