Its cold and windy out here, so I was just about to wrap it up(possibly for the year). This is a SUPER cool find. Anyone who's been following for a bit knows this is one of my favorite coins to find, and this one has been cut! So someone owed someone else 1.5cents of silver in the mid 1800's.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! This photo is from the 1940 Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, which was the first time Superman made an appearance.

A few finds from this weekend. It could he the last time before the ground is solid. The first photo has 4 musket balls, and the closing clasp for an old purse(unfortunately no money). The second photo has several buttons, the reed plate from an old whistle, and the attachment collar for a sickle.

I was able to get out today for a bit and made a return to Wilde Kind Farm. It was a pleasure as always, and found a few interesting items. 1941 silver Mercury dime, a hat buckle(I believe), a broken lead bag seal, a peice of a broken crotal bell, and several pieces of a broken harmonica reed plate.

It's looking nice out there!

Here's a shot from Richmond Maine of Swan Island on the Kennebec River. I had a steroid injection this morning for the back&hip pain I've been dealing with for going on 4 months now. I'm hoping that this will do the trick, and I'll be able to finish the season with a bang before everything freezes

Greetings from Maine, USA. Where we have no kings. Glad I decided to take a quick sunset walk. Found a 1752 silver Mexico 1/2 real. I have been across this whole field before. I like to do passes across fields I've already scanned that get tilled every year to see if anything deeper got kicked up.

Good morning from Maine! The Eastern River is shrouded with thick fog once again.

I've been working a bit on cleaning up this half of a victorian(I believe) buckle featuring a flower in a pot that I found last weekend. It would be awesome to find the other half.

Tomorrow is the 250th anniversary of The Burning of Falmouth. 10/18/1775 A fleet of Royal Navy vessels bombarded the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts (modern day Portland, Maine)with incendiary shot, followed by a landing party to complete the town's destruction.

I missed posting yesterday about Indigenous Peoples' Day. Did you know that there are still people in Bermuda who are descended from New England Native Americans who were sold into slavery after colonial conflicts like King Phillips War?

Finds from today's short outing. A nice ox shoe, a few rosehead nails/spike, and a few other bits. By far the coolest thing is one half of a belt or sash buckle. I believe it's from the late 1800s. Haven't been able to find a match yet.

Had a nice walk in the woods, found an old cellar hold, a partially collapsed well, and I found the bed of whoever used to live here. This is on a property I have permission to detect on that used to have a mill right on the Abadagassett River here in Maine.

Maine Central Railroad was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. By 1884, it was the longest railroad in New England. It was the merger of the Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad and the Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad, resulting in a line from Danville (now Auburn) to Bangor.

Took a walk across this potato field that was just harvested. You can actually see them in the background finishing up the last variety. Found a rosehead spike, a small hinge, a couple buttons, and a coin that is too far gone to identify. I can tell that it's not a US coin based on the size.

SUPER EARLY MORNING CAN'T SLEEP MAINE HISTORY POST: I have a really cool bit of history for you today. 10/8/1841 Members of 17 different trade groups carried banners in a parade put on by the Maine Charitable Mechanic Association in Portland, Maine. 1/

Good morning from Maine! The Eastern River is covered in a thick blanket of fog again.

10/7/1947 The Maine wildfire was the worst natural disaster in state history. Over 200 fires across more than 200,000 acres and consuming nine towns. The fires destroyed over 1,200 homes, killed 16 people, and left 2,500 homeless before significant rainfall brought them under control in late October

This potato harvester was designed and built in Italy. It was the first of its kind here in the US. It makes harvesting potatoes worlds easier.

Here's a nice 4# Bayou Belle sweet potato. Straight from the fertile soil on the bank of the Kennebec River.

10/6/1841, the first African American convention in Maine was held in Portland. Throughout antebellum and continuing for 30 years past the Civil War, these political gatherings offered opportunities for free-born and formerly enslaved African Americans to organize and strategize for racial justice.

Hit a field right on the Eastern River here in Maine today. Found bits of history, shared the field with some turkeys, and had a biplane flyover! Items of note:ox shoe, lead scale weight, musket ball+pistol shot, end of an old pocket knife, several buttons, pieces of a harmonica reed plate.

@jamesgunn.bsky.social saved Marvel, then saved DC. Maybe next you can save America?

Another beautiful Maine blueberry field.

I don't only get history from the ground!

Good morning from Maine!

On this day in 1816 in Brunswick Maine, the Brunswick Convention began. This was a meeting of delegates to discuss Maine separating from Massachusetts to become its own state. While this convention didn't lead to Maine becoming a state, it was still an important step to statehood in 1820.

Here in Maine a lot of the fall colors start in the blueberry fields.

From a time long ago before smartphones when we needed other devices to tell us what time it is and how to do math. Casio calculator watch.

1st target of the day! 1903 Indian Head penny.

Good morning from Maine!

Everything from today's short outing on a farm right on the Eastern River in Maine. Items of note:Brass thimble, ox knob, musket ball, brass buckle, 2 brass buttons(one with a checkerboard pattern), a brass heart pendant with blue ceramic inlay, a wheat penny, and an 1855 Seated Liberty silver dime

Right after my update I found some silver! 1855 Seated Liberty dime.

Field progress report! Musket ball, brass thimble, brass plaid pattern button, heart medallion.

It's a beautiful chilly morning here in Maine! Let's see if I can't find something cool before the pain gets too bad.

A couple cool buttons from this morning. One was gold plated from the early 1800s, the other was silver plated and from the late 1700s. The large flat silver plated button is from the Revolutionary War era. You can barely make out the word UNITE on it. Currently searching online for another example.

Today marks the 200th anniversary of the first lighting of the Owls Head Lighthouse. The Owls Head Light was authorized by President John Quincy Adams in 1825 to mark the entrance of Rockland Harbor on the Penobscot Bay. #Maine #History

September 4, 1781 44 settlers of Native American, African and European heritage journeyed more than 1000 miles across the desert from present-day northern Mexico and established a farming community, naming it "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porciúncula". Now the City of Los Angeles.

On September 2nd, 1864, Conferderate forces surrendered to Union forces under the command of General William Tecumseh Sherman in Atlanta. It was one of the most decisive victories in the Civil War. On November 15th, they continued their march south after burning much of the city to the ground.

The Tremont Street Station opened on September 1, 1897 in Boston. It was the first subway in North America and the first in the United States. Built to relieve congestion on the busy Tremont Street, this historic tunnel was a streetcar line and is the precursor to Boston's Green Line. #BOSTON #MBTA

So easy after it rains. The dirt just gets rinsed off anything that was kicked up when the field was tilled.

Do you believe some of these farmers work out here in their bare feet? I've also pulled over 30 farm knives out of their fields.. I like to walk tilled fields after we get a rain shower. It's an easy way to find old pottery pieces, pipe stems, and who knows what. You dont even need a metal detector!

Dang, I didn't know this. I thought I had it hard as a kid. Little did I know that in the UK you had to be a child electrician to play Excitebike(which I still play regularly)

Made it out for a bit today. Tried my best to not scare the geese away. Found a WWI great seal US military uniform button and a nearly obliterated brass thimble that I would say is older than the button. The third picture shows what the button would look like in better condition. 1/3

8/30/1787 Around Maine reports of three loud bangs like cannons firing, which were followed by low rumbling. Observers heard multiple explosions and a rushing sound. Some interpreted it as a sign from God, some believed it was a warming of conflict over the separation of Maine from Massachusetts.

This thread is a list of all the coins I found on a single farm here in Maine from 2022-2024. This doesn't include modern clad coinage, of which I've probably found over $50 worth at this point. These are just coins of note, either over 100 years old or silver, or not of current design. 120+coins

This morning in a couple hours I found another lead minie ball and a few 3ring bullets. A lead bale seal with an illegible stamp, a small buckle, a couple buttons, and a few unidentified items. I also love reaping the benefits of helping out farmers. Some of the best organic produce you can find!

At my current injured pace, it took 45 minutes to cross this field. At this rate, I should cover the whole field in 742 years.

A short walk across this cover crop field turned up a few very interesting things. An 1850 large cent, a few decorative buttons, and another item yet to be identified. I'm not saying that this is what it is because that would be crazy, but it reminds me of a 15th-century German coin. Any ideas?

Got out for about an hour today until the pain started creeping up. Found a few buttons, rosehead spikes, an ox shoe, some pottery pieces, and what I'm pretty sure is a mid 1800's US military bridal rosette. Also spent some time listening to the wind blow the trees around.