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  1. Geologyhound

    A little bit of silver in the heat

    Mercs are always nice!
  2. Geologyhound

    A button kind of day

    After a little cleaning, I was able to make out some detail on most of the flat buttons. One of the smaller buttons appears to be pewter instead of copper alloy or brass. Please see attached pictures for sketches of the backs and approximate date range as per a chart I found in a Digital...
  3. Geologyhound

    A button kind of day

    That would make this the oldest item I have found! I am going to have to check with some local museums and see if they can corroborate or verify.
  4. Geologyhound

    A button kind of day

    Thanks! Then that is my first tombac! What kind of token? Tax, merchandise, religious? Do you know of a book or website which could give me more information on the type or usage? It doesn’t have the typical whitish weathering I would associate with lead. It’s a little more gray like the...
  5. Geologyhound

    A button kind of day

    I went out and found the property corner pins for a relative and had some time left over. I have hunted a nearby fallow agricultural field before but found pretty much nothing. Of course, it was mostly waist-high at the time. Since the field was just mowed for hay, I took another shot at it...
  6. Geologyhound

    Please help me identify this stone found in mountain in Colorado

    Mount Antero is a known aquamarine source. Check the hardness as Johnho suggested. Also, take a look down the long axis. How many sides do you see? Aquamarine crystals are hexagonal. The crystal faces may also have vertical striations down the long axis.
  7. Geologyhound

    Please help me identify this stone found in mountain in Colorado

    Was it found in the vicinity of Mount Antero?
  8. Geologyhound

    Old flat button

    I was back out to a Civil War site this last weekend, and found what appears to be an omega shank flat button. From what little I know about buttons this may date it to post-1800? I have been carefully trying to clean the back and can make out GOOD(Y?) ??(U?) ? (BE?)ST (L or I)(O?)N(N or V?)...
  9. Geologyhound

    3D Metal Detector is here

    Better yet, half a zinc penny…
  10. Geologyhound

    Mining for lead

    Yes, all three of those have a cavity in the base. FYI, one of my club members showed some of their bullets from this site around diggerpalosa, and the general consensus was they were Civil War period.
  11. Geologyhound

    Mining for lead

    No, they were scattered all over the place in several areas. They were generally buried about 3 to 8 inches deep. Ohio soil in this area tends to be fairly mild. I also posted this in the today’s finds forum. There has been a little more discussion there. Some of these appear to be “newer“...
  12. Geologyhound

    Mining for lead

    I spent a chunk of Saturday morning calling and visiting local gun shops. The first location that knew something of Civil War bullets pointed out the “wadcutters” as newer bullets (but I don’t know how much newer). These are the shorter flatnose four on the left side of the picture with 14...
  13. Geologyhound

    Mining for lead

    I would say closer to Kentucky.
  14. Geologyhound

    Has Anyone Tried the Go Terrain App?

    Just remember, any location program will rely on the GPS on your phone. So the stated accuracy of any program doesn’t matter as much as the capability of your phone. If you have a newer phone with multi channel GPS you will have better accuracy than an old phone with single- channel GPS.
  15. Geologyhound

    Mining for lead

    Thank you very much!
  16. Geologyhound

    Mining for lead

    Thank you! I am definitely looking forward to the next time our club is granted permission to be there.
  17. Geologyhound

    Mining for lead

    Are you referring to the mushroomed one with the copper jacket or the more conical all-lead one next to that one?
  18. Geologyhound

    Mining for lead

    Thanks! Not having found one before I don’t have any experience with the patina. Based on property ownership, I don’t think any re-enactments could have been held here for at least the last 100 years. I might have to swing by a local gun shop and see what they have to say.
  19. Geologyhound

    Mining for lead

    This is very close to a known large Union camp. Other members of my club were noting these are not powdery white like finds in some other states. It might have something to do with our local Ohio soil, which is generally rather mild. Based on the location, these would not have originated from...
  20. Geologyhound

    Mining for lead

    After that much digging, I wish it still had the ointment!
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