Here's my favorite iron find, followed by BuckleDad's favorite iron find.
Kentucky Rifle lock plate:
Toy hatchet head:
Spring 2012 CaneField Bandits Totals: TEN Half Reales:
1740, 1777, 1784, 1796, 1801, 180?, 1806, 1807, 1808, and 1814
1836 8 Reales
A 17?? One Real
1819 Token/Jeton
Two "Russian Blue" Trade Beads
Henry Clay Campaign Button FIVE Early New Orleans Seated Coins:
1838-O Dime (no stars), Three 1839-O Half Dimes, an 1840-O Dime, and an 1842-O Half Dime
1892 Barber Dime
1918 Walking Liberty Half
1866 and 18?? Shield Nickels, and some GawGag V's and Beefaloes. Military Relics: Possible Spanish Colonial Era Cap Badge
FOUR War of 1812 Artillery Buttons
1820s Pewter Militia "U.S." Button
CW Eagle Artillery Cuff Button
CW Eagle Infantry Officer's Coat Button
3-Ringers, Enfields, Musketballs, and Shell Fragments
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my finds posts were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
I have a few that I really like, and you are 100% correct, iron relics are underrated, for those who always never dig a big iron reading, could be missing out on a super relic find.
The car crank handle is cool, wish I could remember where I have it stored
The cast iron container, has been in my display cabinet for years and is one of my favorite iron relics (wish I could remember where I found it)
The Iron Trivets I think are my favorites, you do not see many posted at all. I have three, the smaller one is perhaps a tad newer, early 1800s but the other two I have I believe are 1700s. They have Tudor Rose designs on them. Only have photos of the two I conserved. The third one is still in a box in the garage, someday I will do electrolysis to that one also.
Don
"The mantra has always been don't clean a (copper) coin or it will lose value.
For undug coins this is true. For dug coins this is untrue.
The value will increase with judicious cleaning."
included this in my 2010 review- half a toy ox and cart from an early American cellar hole that produced a couple coppers and a Spanish silver.
can't remember if this was on top of the ground or if it was some of the "big iron" I was moving to see what was underneath.
French 12 pounder found in the Fall of 2004 with 18 French Marine buttons. I also know the historic fort the ball is from.
Did that come from the site I found the Navy button two fields over?
Yes if... we drove through the first field (or walked - can't remember), you turned on the detector and found the button, and the next field over is the one. Basically as far as you can walk until you hit the trees.
AMERICAN DIGGERS ON SPIKE: THE TRASH WE WOULD LIKE TO DISCRIMINATE OUT!
French 12 pounder found in the Fall of 2004 with 18 French Marine buttons. I also know the historic fort the ball is from.
Did that come from the site I found the Navy button two fields over?
Yes if... we drove through the first field (or walked - can't remember), you turned on the detector and found the button, and the next field over is the one. Basically as far as you can walk until you hit the trees.
Yep!
If the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy, punch a higher floor!
French 12 pounder found in the Fall of 2004 with 18 French Marine buttons. I also know the historic fort the ball is from.
Did that come from the site I found the Navy button two fields over?
Yes if... we drove through the first field (or walked - can't remember), you turned on the detector and found the button, and the next field over is the one. Basically as far as you can walk until you hit the trees.
Yep!
It's a drag targets are thin now because those fields were great! It's where I dug my early buckle, nice 30 Deniers, gold snake ring, some RPs, and a whole lot more. Today is the first day you really can't hunt and I'm already anxious for Spring.
AMERICAN DIGGERS ON SPIKE: THE TRASH WE WOULD LIKE TO DISCRIMINATE OUT!
This is my best and one of the most recent.
a cannon ball I was waiting there on the surface of the forest hidden in fallen leaves and around the fort from where it was released, in the mountain ... was a great time.
No matter how long the storm, the sun always shines again between the clouds ......
This is a17th - 19th C fire steel or 'strike-a-light'. Fire-steels were used before the introduction of friction matches to kindle a fire. They were struck with a flint in order to produce sparks, which were directed on to dry tinder or a small piece of wool.
Spring 2012 CaneField Bandits Totals: TEN Half Reales:
1740, 1777, 1784, 1796, 1801, 180?, 1806, 1807, 1808, and 1814
1836 8 Reales
A 17?? One Real
1819 Token/Jeton
Two "Russian Blue" Trade Beads
Henry Clay Campaign Button FIVE Early New Orleans Seated Coins:
1838-O Dime (no stars), Three 1839-O Half Dimes, an 1840-O Dime, and an 1842-O Half Dime
1892 Barber Dime
1918 Walking Liberty Half
1866 and 18?? Shield Nickels, and some GawGag V's and Beefaloes. Military Relics: Possible Spanish Colonial Era Cap Badge
FOUR War of 1812 Artillery Buttons
1820s Pewter Militia "U.S." Button
CW Eagle Artillery Cuff Button
CW Eagle Infantry Officer's Coat Button
3-Ringers, Enfields, Musketballs, and Shell Fragments
Any relics, coins, or other items appearing in my finds posts were found on PRIVATE PROPERTY with total consent and permission from the owners of said property.
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