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    Two Headed Square Nail??? :shrug:

    This is the target I dug yesterday between the two Large Cents - they are both ca 1800 so I assume a similar age for this. Ever seen something like this before? Any idea what it was used for? [attachment 172789 TwoHeadedSquareNail001.jpg]
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    Colonial Medal?

    Found thias yesreday at capri's site -- it looks old...two pieces held together with tabs. Not sure what the little window is for, but seems the finials are on a pivot. There is writing on front that I can't make out.....I'm thinking military - either Rev, War or 1812......please help sages...
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    Tin Soliers and Nixon's Coming...

    Found this yesterday at capri's site....hit in the foil/nickel area - was digging most signals and surprised with this lovely find! [attachment 172642 BritishSoldierfront001.jpg] [attachment 172643 BritishSoldierback001.jpg] [attachment 172644 BritishSoldierbase001.jpg]
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    Found Two Classic Bust Large Cents Today About 5 Minutes Apart! :hot:

    My new hunting buddy, capri_auto, was otherwise engaged today, my wife was away too for the day. I decided to try a new site I had my eye on this afternoon. Dug a wheat, then moved to rear or property which I think was farmland at one point. I was just doing a bit of reconnaisance to see if...
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    Two Large Cents in Two Consecutive Hunts -- The Second LC (or is it??)

    Dug this with capri_auto on our second hunt (first one was an 1830) - this one is 1849 which was an interesting year...This one is in pretty nice shape for our soil and while cleaning it I noticed the private counter strike...looks like it was hit three times to add a bisected triangle with the...
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    Ever See Anything Like This???......

    Dug this today with capri_auto at the site that keeps giving....It was crushed, but I fear I damaged it with my digger :cry: as it showed only an inch deep (it was deeper) sounded like a coin. I had no idea what it was until I came home and rinsed it off -- then I saw a face staring back at me...
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    A Bit of Victorian Silver

    My first "O" mint mark on the Barber. Large cent is 1949 with a counter-strike in the shape of a triangle with "RAM" on bottom and a number on top (store card or tool tag???), still soaking in hydrogen peroxide, token from a long ago removed trolley line (my 4th), Colonial button, religeous...
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    Metamorphosis Of A Civil War Era Scorcher :yikes:

    Found this two-cent piece the other day with capri_auto at our new site. Here are the before and after photos....looks really sweet in person and can probably be cleaned a bit more. The soil damage after being buried 146 years is minimal for our area....coin still has some mint luster which...
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    Capri_Auto and I Had a Good Day Today... :thumbup:

    Sorry no pics yet. We hit the same site as our last epic hunt this AM at 8:00. It was a scorcher here in the NYC area today! Last time we meandered looking for good signals trying to get a read on the site...today was a much more cumbersome methodical grid approach basically digging most...
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    Some interesting Whatzits amongst these items...

    Any ideas on the Egyptian thing, frog, or last item??? http://www.findmall.com/read.php?19,1284632,1284632#msg-1284632
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    Few More Relics Capri_Auto and I Found...

    Dance like a Egyptian :biggrin: Love this find when it was unearthed....appears to be copper: [attachment 172048 Egyptfront001.jpg][attachment 172049 Egyptback001.jpg] More copper jewelery: [attachment 172051 FrogJeweleryfront001.jpg][attachment 172053 FrogJeweleryback002.jpg] Can anyone...
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    Colonial or Victorian Era Silver Ring

    This ring came out of the ground quite dirty - I assumed it was either copper or brass and threw it in my pouch. Today I saw hints of silver on the edges and cleaned it up a bit with some toothpaste. It's a very ornate OLD silver ring missing the stone (may go back and sift the dirt where I...
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    Bulldog (Lion?) Button - Any Ideas

    This site dates from colonial era to 1840 or so. Thought at first it was a rose, then when cleaning I was surprised when I saw the bulldog (lion?) staring at me. Notice two small holes on back....about the size of a quarter. Any idea whether it's military or civilian. British troops may have...
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    Some More Coin Finds With Capri_Auto This Saturday...

    The best find I made of the day was this gorgeous Carlos III 1 Real at about 7" - 8". The assayer mark "R I" means it was struck in Mexico. I almost fell over when I saw the date of 1964. This is my second Reale this summer as I found a 1779 1/2 Reale a few weeks ago on vacation. Chris and I...
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    Hey Bulldog!

    Found this amazing button at same site with capri_auto. Little bigger than a quarter. We thought the center was a rose -- upon cleaning it today I saw a bulldog staring at me! Notice the two small holes in the back and full shank unbent!....I'm assuming it's two piece hollow. Any ideas if...
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    Heck of a Hunt for Capri_Auto and Me! :thumbup:

    Yesterday I met up with forum member capri_auto (Chris) to hunt a piece of private property we got exclusive access to about an hour from here. It was great to be able to hunt with Chris for the day and we became friends right away. We're still working on the pics, but here's a list of the...
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    Can You Date This Spoon???

    This spoon appears to be made of pewter (?) and is crumbling. I may have broken the handle during recovery, but didn't realize it until I cleaned it with soap and water - hope to recover the remainder someday (ame site as I dug the colonial flat button). It's by far the oldest looking spoon...
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    Nice SLQ...

    They tore down a little old house that I grew up near by, so I decided to see what was there...found three silver coins in approx 45 minutes. The first was a Barber dime which surprised me (not pictured) then this: [attachment 170459 SQL1925Obverse.jpg] [attachment 170461...
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    Some more silver from the 1850's homestead...

    Well, I didn't have the time to pull any more silver coins there - I'm sure there's bust and seated there. My only silver coin was the 1779 1/2 Reale - but that's OK with me! To go along with the two colonial flat buttons, I found this button which I believe is silver plated (only cleaned with...
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    Relic Find from 1600's Farmhouse

    I dug this item this evening during short hunt. I looks quite old and appears to be a lead cap or a lead seal as far as I can tell. At the 12 'o clock and 6 'o clock positions there is a single iron or steel wire and a double wire that protruded from it (broken off). It appears to be made of...
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