Silver in the green sand/marl

[2moshers]

Marl, also known as green sand, was used for fertilizer many years ago. It was mined locally at an old chemical plant nearby. I metal detected here in town today in and along a stream running into the Rancocas Creek layered with marl. I managed to find a 1943P silver Jefferson war nickel, an old railroad spike, a carbon battery rod, probably to a battery operated railroad switch as the old railroad bed is nearby, and some other pieces of iron. The photo of the sunken barge is from a local paper in 1955. View attachment 1497031 View attachment 1497032 View attachment 1497033 View attachment 1497034 View attachment 1497035 View attachment 1497036 View attachment 1497036 View attachment 1497037 View attachment 1497038

 

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[Sand-duner]

Whew, that nickel has seen better days! Love the old railroad spike, always a good decoration for the house.

 

[tomhighland]

Congratulations on the finds. Sounds like an area with possibilities.

 

[RVRoamer73]

Some nice finds!! Congrats !!

 

[trapperart]

Nice finds congrats

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice Nickel save and some cool relics too!

 

[scruggs]

Good job!

 

[sutphin]

NEET FINDS

 

[dirtlooter]

pretty nice, wonder how a wheatie or IH would have fared in that stuff

 

[4x4x4]

.....the carbon looks to be an Edison Phonograph battery innards ! The RR cells were usually of a plate type .

Nice finds !