Hamilton History Hunters

Good Friday was a good day indeed. My first ever silver quarter coin spill, 1942, 1952, 1953 with 1940 and 1942 pennies and a 22LR bullet in the hole as well.
The 1938 Newfoundland penny a few feet away was another first ever find.
This forest just keeps giving up the goodies.

Hey folls! Nick here. It's been a busy year with not much time for fun, but we managed to get out recently and turned up some good finds.

Of note, my first half dollar! Barely 3 inches deep, and 6 feet from the back door. A good day for firsts, my dad also found his first 1830's Lower Canada bouquet sous.

One of my flat buttons turned out to be a very early white metal button (circa 1800-1830) which actually predates the settlement of the property and may have come along with the crown patentee from Scotland!

Although I did not get any buttons from the Button Forest on Saturday, I did however get my second silver coin from there and it's also my second oldest coin from there.
1858 Fishscale 5 cent, the first year mint, and it has 2 die crack errors on it.
I also got what I thought was an old copper coin with a square nail hole in the center, but it is so smooth, it's impossible to tell.
It could be a Blacksmith token made into a washer but I have no idea.
Oh, I also got bit by a tick on my leg. Careful out in the woods people, the little monsters are active.

Another trip to the Button Forest and my son gets ... you guessed it, another Button with a bonus Thimble as well.
The Thimble has lots of designs and detail and says FRIENDSHIP.
Apparently Circa 1830-1859