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  1. Bucket list detecting request for KY trip!

    Greetings and thank you in advance. I’ve been detecting Colorado with historical emphasis for a couple years now. A favorite has been discovering the Overland trail. I have a trip planned for Lexington area next week. Kentucky sure has some amazing history. It’s been a dream of mine to hunt a...
  2. Saving the lives of Loons

    Went to a local freshwater beach/boat launch/hangout on this dreary day up here in Maine. Never detected it before, it just kind of popped into my head this afternoon. I figured there wouldn't be as many people there when the sun wasn't shining. I was right, just a couple fisherman. This place...
  3. The sun was shining and the Deus was singing!

    Today we headed to the old court house… this was in use up to around 1950. Never have we dug so much lead…. And you know we dig a lot! Most of it was ugly lead, the blobby stuff, but we got a nice range of stuff, I found 2 pennies 1860 and 1861. The musket balls here are the smaller ones, a...
  4. An amazing Saturday in the field!

    We managed to get a full day of digging in today! Went to a field we haven’t been to before recent rain meant the walking and digging were easier than it has been, got a great mix of lead, musket balls, crotal bell, buttons, a 1860 penny and some items we have no clue about, the huge lead...
  5. Best hunt of the year!

    Yesterday I spent 5 hours metal detecting at a beach. I found 13oz of lead, some modern coins, and a coins line of wheat pennies! There are 14 wheat pennies total and one has a mint error!
  6. Possible Lead Or Silver Ore???

    Any Help??
  7. Civil War Bullets?

    A few bullets (I think) around NW GA old farm land. They look similar to Civil War era rounds but most of the pictures I?ve seen have more pronounced ridges around them... Any idea what period these bullets are from (if they are bullets?) One looks impacted like it was fired. Fairly heavy and...
  8. Lead Bottle? Please help identify.

    I found this yesterday while metal detecting at a church that is about 175 years old. I am almost sure it is made from lead, it is a bottle of some sort, very heavy to be so small.
  9. Tidal Creek River Bank Hunt

    It was a beautiful afternoon for metal detecting. I only found two lead weights but the pottery was a nice find :)
  10. I found this under an old house in Savannah Georgia

    Hello All: Years ago, I found this under an old house in Savannah Georgia. It is lead and weighs about 200 grams (~7 oz). The closest thing I have found in my research is this: Lead Indian Pendant (Sergei has a great metal detecting site BTW). I am skeptical that this is what this is... but...
  11. Legendary Whitworth Bullet ?

    Good Morning everyone! Recently, I was metal detecting in a local woods and discovered this interesting Hexagonal bullet. That woods had alot of history judging by the relics I have uncovered there. In that aria I have found a topographical engineer button, Numerous belt buckles, coins, and...
  12. Weird Lead Object

    I found this item in a field in Luxembourg (western Europe.) I have found items in the area dating back to the 1600s as well as everything in between. It is made out of lead. Any help on what its purpose was or what the emblem at the top is would be much appreciated. Thanks!
  13. ✅ SOLVED Civil War 3 ringer turned into something else?

    I think the thing I found today out of a civil war field might be a three ringer a soldier took and carved into something. The thing is I don't know exactly what he carved it into. My theories are Sinker(just never got to put a hole through it), or a game piece. If anyone has any ideas please...
  14. CIVIL WAR LEAD TUBE?

    Here is some miscellaneous lead I’ve dug on the battlefield. A lot of them look like lead artillery sabbot fragments. But my strangest find is this lead tube. I joked with my girlfriend that a soldier carried it on a rope. But in all honesty I’m not sure what it is. I’d love to have this mystery...
  15. What is This Silver, Led, Aluminium or Other?

    What is this Can anyone id these finds? silver nuggets or led or aluminium?
  16. Big Old Iron and a small Lead

    So, I have a big piece of Iron I found alongside some old axe heads (and pick head) and some Early 1800s items. Most I have found in this area has been late 1700s to early 1800s. It was a farm into the 1960s but I have not found much from that era. I have also found a trigger guard and a butt...
  17. Piece of lead with Rabbit embossed?

    Has anyone seen a bag seal like this before? I’m not sure that it even is a seal. It’s a flat piece of lead and appears to have a rabbit holding something in its hands. It’s about a half inch in diameter and a 1/4 inch thick. Pulled from a mid 1800’s site. Any help is appreciated! I’ll try to...
  18. Could this be a lead casting bar?

    Hi it's been a while! Its too hot to hunt lately so I got curious about this older find... It says New York City, but looks like theres a Co. before that. Found in Florida, in a town settled by veterans but no battles were here, there was a sugar mill very close to where it was found. I found...
  19. Silver Metal Turning Black after Putting a Torch to it?

    Hey guys, I had found this 2 gram piece of silver metal while prospecting, was trying to find out what it was. One guy said he thought it was gold covered in mercury, but I put a torch to it and it got cherry red and instead of turning gold it turned black afterwards. Does anyone have any idea...
  20. Lead bullet. Sharpes mini? Maine

    Please help to identify this bullet. It’s Lead. It has 4 rings. Pictures to follow
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