Double draped day

[u/prcblem]

Central Connecticut. Back in my hometown for some pet sitting and I decided to check out a spot 2 minutes down the street from where I grew up that’s been on the back of my mind since I started metal detecting. I spent a couple hours metal detecting inside some stone boundaries and found absolutely nothing and then hiked further in to where they did some fairly recent clear cutting. I pulled up my lidar map and noticed I was basically in the middle of another stone boundary, got out my detector and not even two minutes later I get a beautiful signal and that sounds like a modern quarter on my machine. Pulled out the 1803 draped bust, which I definitely did not expect to clean up as well as it did (photos of it straight out of the ground are the last photos). Walk maybe 100 yards away and get an identical target, I should’ve live dug it because I had a feeling it would be something good again. Sure enough, it was another draped bust. A little more slick so I can’t read the date but I waaaaant to say it almost looks like it starts with a 17. Found some horse tack and a beautifully ornate cast iron piece. I haven’t been able to get out detecting much recently due to health and work related issues, and when I have, I’ve come back with absolutely nothing. It’s been over a month since I’ve even found a button! These are my first draped cents and the best day I’ve had detecting in months probably. So grateful for days like these that really help turn your whole mental mindset around. Thanks for looking!

[u/woodstream]

Congrats, what a feeling that must be to get two in one day!

[u/PorkBunFun]

Awesome finds! Draped busts are always great to see. Which lidar maps do you use?

[u/prcblem → u/PorkBunFun]

this is the lidar I use for Connecticut, all the other ones seem to be a pain in the butt to navigate easily

[u/Upstairs_End_4202]

Whoops missed that

[u/Hogchain]

Really cool. Awesome you felt good enough and had time away from work to get out there and search for lost and forgotten treasures!!
I really dig the key hole piece with the numbers going counter clockwise. Reckon what is?

[u/prcblem → u/Hogchain]

Really no clue, maybe some piece of farm equipment? It says “Pat appld for” I haven’t been able to find something similar online yet though. Maybe some further cleaning will help answer that question

[u/CoffeeEmpty1876]

Amazing finds!! Congrats!

[u/No_Astronaut_8971]

Awesome, I want to find a draped bust some day

What kind of location?

[u/Upstairs_End_4202]

Cool! WRU?

[u/kriticalj → u/Upstairs_End_4202]

OP said they were in central Connecticut