02.23.2016 Finds...

[Wannabe Treasure Hunter]

I managed to get out for about a 1/2 hour before the storms hit today and found more than I expected. I have one larger piece out in my truck that I will get a photo of tomorrow and post... Right now I'm curious to see if any of you know what the little heart piece is and if you can tell me an easy way to figure out what kind of metal it is made from. The heart was cleaned with nothing but warm water and has no identifying marks that I can find....

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

A History of Mining on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska - Grab it through Amazon!

[muerte33]

A simple magnetic test should be done first:
6 Ways to Test Silver - wikiHow

You can then get on Amazon/Ebay and order a test kit (that does silver, gold, and platinum usually):
Amazon.com - Precious Metals Testing Kit Silver, Platinum, 10k 14k 18k 22k Gold Tests Plus Stone - Jewelry Making Tools

Glad you got some time to do some detecting WTH.
The rain has really been tripping me up around here lately.

Great find though, I like it!

 

[Captain Caveman]

Congratz on whatever it is! Also for being able to hunt yesterday. I was just glad that my house wasn't blown away! Answered prayers.

 

[Wannabe Treasure Hunter]

This was found in the same hole as the little heart shaped "Forget Me Not" bracelet link that I posted yesterday. I think I know what it is but would appreciate some other opinions...

 

[redbronco]

I'm glad someone is getting to go. Hope to get free sometime soon. Keep posting so maybe the rest of us will get busy.

 

[muerte33]

WTH,
You don't think that is an old automobile jack stand (missing the base)?

 

[Wannabe Treasure Hunter]

Yesterdays(02.25.2016) finds, nothing spectacular but I did have a blast....

 

[Wannabe Treasure Hunter]

Finally found my 1st Silver Coin a 1939 Mercury Dime yesterday & it's seems to be in fair condition...

 

[Wannabe Treasure Hunter]

In an effort to keep it real, here's everything else I managed to find in the last couple of days minus a few pennies I need to clean up, other than that one 1939 Mercury Dime...

 

[muerte33]

Congratulations on the first Mercury!
Many more to come, just have to dig more of what is in the picture above unfortunately!
Great Job!

 

[Crappies-n-Coins]

This was found in the same hole as the little heart shaped "Forget Me Not" bracelet link that I posted yesterday. I think I know what it is but would appreciate some other opinions...

View attachment 1276953

Something for size reference would be a big plus. If it's large, it looks like one side of the legs to an old school desk. If it's small...ain't got a clue! LOL

 

[Wannabe Treasure Hunter]

Something for size reference would be a big plus. If it's large, it looks like one side of the legs to an old school desk. If it's small...ain't got a clue! LOL

I should have thought about the size reference as it would have helped. It is a larger piece and I do think it is a desk end from an old school desk...

 

[muerte33]

That is what it looks like to me too now that you mention it!

 

[Slad74]

I thought that looked like the side of an old school desk too at first, but I thought maybe it was too small for that...scale helps, lol.

Also, on the little bracelet thing, I saw someone post a picture of a couple that look EXACTLY like it on a Facebook group called "Diggers KG". They said it was a piece of a silver bracelet from the 1800's. Their words, of course...