First musket ball! I think

[Diggin Dude]

Fun hunt today in the woods. Found a nice silver mercury dime 1945, a old button, and what I believe is a musket ball! Hopefully you all can confirm it by looking at the photos. It's heavy. It's in the photos next to the mercury dime.

Enjoy the photos

 

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[Diggin Dude]

The pictures

 

[Ocean7]

nice digs! Typically musket balls are round like these pictured. It may be a shotgun slug but it sure has a lot of white on it for a slug.

This next picture was from a site where very old coins were being dug - note the white on musket ball.

 

[Diggin Dude]

One side is totally round here are some more pictures. The first pictures next to the dime it does look a flat spot but it is totally round on the dark side. it was in my pocket more the dirt rubbed off and it has a lot of white.

 

[Ocean7]

One side is totally round here are some more pictures. The first pictures next to the dime it does look a flat spot but it is totally round on the dark side. it was in my pocket more the dirt rubbed off and it has a lot of white.

well given the amount of white on that - I'd say it was a musket ball that hit something. That 1st pic of mine - the far left is similar to what you are showing. So you probably found a musket ball! Congrats!

 

[BurntBear]

Nice!

 

[beez0404]

I think you did find your first musket ball. Congrats!

 

[Limitool]

Congrats guy.... I found something like that in my woods (close to driveway) but mine is much smaller but real heavy for its size. Maybe mine is one also....

 

[Davers]

IMO.

The Ball Is likely a Fired 69 cal Ball. ( "LIKELY")

Nice Dime as well.

Davers

 

[antique man]

Awesome!

 

[Diggin Dude]

Thanks for all of your replies and help! When I get a small scale I'll weigh it and post.

 

[46Wheat]

Nice digs and thanks for those pics

 

[jmastny78]

That sure looks like a fired ball! Congrats on the find and HH!

 

[RelicMedic]

Congrats! Very cool find. I love finding them. They really help to date a site.

 

[johnnyblaze]

Nice digs

Nothing is better than the Liberty of being in the woods...

~Blaze