:csflag: Some finds and a first - :clap: ...

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[size=large]Got permission to do an old site in the town where I live. Right next to a church built in 1824. One of the first things I found was this big presidential seal button.[/size]
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[size=large]I was surprised when I pulled this out of the ground, a three pound cannon ball. There's a good chance this was from the revolutionary war. Possibly fired and impacting where I found it or it was found and carried to this site and lost. My first artillery shell![/size]
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[size=large]I believe this is the latching half of a VMI (Virginia Military Institute) belt buckle. Unfortunately I was not able to find the belt buckle.[/size]
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[size=large]I found this nice two piece button[/size]
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[size=large]The pastor of the church who gave me permission wanted to see what I had found. I kept the things that I posted here and left him this stuff on the picnic table. There's about 20 wheat back pennies and several interesting old things and a 1937 car tag. I'm sure he'll get a kick out of looking at. He said his dad collects wheat back pennies. I said "well then it's your dad's lucky day". Picture below is the finds cleaned up. Also got two civil war bullets from there. Thanks for looking[/size]
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[General Ray]

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[Chukma]

Great finds and I think you will try again, I always go try the second or third time and stuff still shows up. Thanks for the show and when my lighter MD (Garret 250) gets here I got a spot to check out.
My White Spectrum is a good machine but I can not swing it very long so I got to have two machines. The 250 I'll use for a rest period. Thanks again, Chukma-mingo in Texas

 

[Brian(upstateNY)]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[Royal]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[size=large]Top picture is the front of the 2 piece button I found. Picture below is the back. It reads "R & W Robinson extra rich".[/size]

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[size=large]Sure wish this heavily gold plated woman's sash buckle had not been broken, I was only able to find a third of it.[/size]

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[Butch in Colorado]

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[deathwind1]

Again---Just like always---Boy I should like to try some diggin and hunting in your area as it looks like good stuff just pops out of the ground any where a person goes a digging---Out here The whole club can go out and were d#@ lucky if one person gets (1) silver or 1 wheat back ,So keep on being lucky so we can at least see good things !

 

[Brandy[Ma.]]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[jeff & Maria]

http://pweb.netcom.com/~jimyce/bm.html Hope it helps. There is also a good one out there on ID'ing Shotgun shell brass.

 

[Craig in Alabama]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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