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  1. Jul 13, 2012, 05:37 PM
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    Found my first "Crotal" bell 7/13/2012

    My detecting buddy Gordon secured a nice hilly farm spot to hunt near Union Bridge, MD, and we hit the field today for a few hours to see what we could come up with. Previously, he and another friend had found a 1840s large cent an a number of flat buttons. About 25 minutes into the hunt today, I got a solid mid 50s VDI on my V3, and this is what I got... Appears to be a late 1700s to mid-1800s crotal bell from the resources I've seen online. Marked "No" and "7" on the bottom (supposedly sized 1 7/8") and what might be a "IM" and a dot, or perhaps a dot and "WI" on the top near the flange, but that part is harder to make out and may be due to surface erosion. It's made out of a copper-bearing white metal alloy, and the iron ball striker is still intact inside! Sounds really nice. =)

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  3. Jul 13, 2012, 06:00 PM #2
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  4. Jul 13, 2012, 06:53 PM #3
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    Very nice bell, what did you use to clean it? It looks really sharp!
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  5. Jul 13, 2012, 07:02 PM #4
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    nice bell
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  6. Jul 13, 2012, 08:51 PM
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    Cleaned it with hot water and a scotch brite pad. Not much patina on it to begin with, so no loss there. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out too!
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  7. Jul 13, 2012, 08:59 PM #6
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    Congrats. One of my favorite things to find. Numbered bells are nice.

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  8. Jul 14, 2012, 02:01 AM #7
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    usually they are brass - some may be bronze
    some are silver plated or older have a silver wash-which may be what yours has
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  9. Jul 14, 2012, 09:27 AM #8
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  10. Jul 14, 2012, 09:49 AM #9
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    Nice bell. Only ever found a broken bell in Maryland.
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