A Little Silver Today & Cannonball Frag Update

[Carolina Tom]

I went out this morning to a couple of different public spots. The mosquitoes have appeared and are eating me up. Humid and buggy is the forecast for the next 4 months. I have a lot of First World problems.

I like marbles. They are a good omen. So when I saw this one sticking out of the ground, I hoped that it was whole and unchipped, a quick flick of the digger would prove it to be intact.



I have found a lot of Tootsie Toy cars, but today I found my first plane. Surprisingly nice shape for being buried in someone’s backyard for 50 years.



Here is a pic of all of the stuff I got today.
2 Mercs
8 wheaties
2 aluminum tokens: Palmolive & Red Goose
Old valve stem but



This is my 5th year detecting, and I still get excited when I see silver coins in the dirt. These 2 Mercs and a hand full of wheaties were in an old back yard. The house was recently demolished.




Cannonball Fragment Update

You might recall, that a few weeks ago, while hunting with Tnetter, Bergie, on his CW permission, I stumbled across this hunk of iron. I found it amongst all the dropped and fired bullets.



As suspected, it’s a cannonball fragment. Here it is after a meticulous professional restoration. I feel bad for those poor soldiers, no wonder they dropped so many bullets. On this Memorial Day weekend, I’d like to say ‘thanks’ to all of those people that serve their country.





Thanks for looking and good luck on your hunts.

 

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[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the nice hunt!

 

[washingtonian]

Nice Mercs CT!!

 

[Scrappy]

A fragment like that would destroy a person. Scary to think about, but it broke into those size pieces as designed. We should all give thanks to veterans from all the wars and thanks for the reminder buddy.

 

[crabstang44]

I went out this morning to a couple of different public spots. The mosquitoes have appeared and are eating me up. Humid and buggy is the forecast for the next 4 months. I have a lot of First World problems.

I like marbles. They are a good omen. So when I saw this one sticking out of the ground, I hoped that it was whole and unchipped, a quick flick of the digger would prove it to be intact.

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I have found a lot of Tootsie Toy cars, but today I found my first plane. Surprisingly nice shape for being buried in someone’s backyard for 50 years.

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Here is a pic of all of the stuff I got today.
2 Mercs
8 wheaties
2 aluminum tokens: Palmolive & Red Goose
Old valve stem but

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This is my 5th year detecting, and I still get excited when I see silver coins in the dirt. These 2 Mercs and a hand full of wheaties were in an old back yard. The house was recently demolished.

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Cannonball Fragment Update

You might recall, that a few weeks ago, while hunting with Tnetter, Bergie, on his CW permission, I stumbled across this hunk of iron. I found it amongst all the dropped and fired bullets.

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As suspected, it’s a cannonball fragment. Here it is after a meticulous professional restoration. I feel bad for those poor soldiers, no wonder they dropped so many bullets. On this Memorial Day weekend, I’d like to say ‘thanks’ to all of those people that serve their country.

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Thanks for looking and good luck on your hunts.

yes, and that includes our confederate brethren

 

[Cool Hand Fluke]

You completed your hunt with several keepers! Job well done!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Congrats on your two Mercs and on the cannonball fragment Tom!

I too love finding marbles, especially the ones from the 'Cod' bottles, mainly because the kids smashed the bootles to get them out.

Loved all your pics too,
Dave

 

[Eastcoasthunter21]

Hello Tom ,and yes a big thank you to all the veterans
That served ,
A nice hunt. ( my last hunt the high hook went
To a single wheat cent ) lol.
Good luck. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Hawks88]

Some very nice finds Tom. I like the old plane and the marble. Silver is always the icing on the cake.. congrats.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Congrats on your two Mercs and on the cannonball fragment Tom!

I too love finding marbles, especially the ones from the 'Cod' bottles, mainly because the kids smashed the bootles to get them out.

Loved all your pics too,
Dave

Thanks Dave. Your pics and posts are always nice, so that means a lot.

I believe, that marble in your hand is the raw material for making fiberglass products. The wrinkles are the give away. Codd bottle marbles should be smooth and slightly smaller.

Here is a hand full of them, I found in a local mill town, where fiberglass was produced.



It took me quite a while to figure this out. Here are the links that convinced me.

Railroad Marbles - Ohio Metal Detecting

https://www.cmog.org/artwork/217-clear-glass-marbles-fiberglass-textile-manufacture

Best of luck to you sir!

 

[Carolina Tom]

A fragment like that would destroy a person. Scary to think about, but it broke into those size pieces as designed. We should all give thanks to veterans from all the wars and thanks for the reminder buddy.

When I was at that site, it was kinda spooky, knowing some of those brave soldiers never went home.

That fragment weighs 334 grams! It would destroy anything it hit. Before I found it, the last person to touch it was an enemy combatant loading it down the barrel of a cannon.

 

[Javadroid]

Thanks for sharing the pics and the stories behind them Tom -- always appreciate the details of the hunt. You got a nice set of finds for your efforts and skeeter bites - congrats to you mate!

 

[JBnNC]

Nice hunt Tom, love the Mercs.....and the CW cannonball fragment turned out great.--JB

 

[Phishfarmer]

Great finds. Thanks for your post!

 

[Scrappy]

When I was at that site, it was kinda spooky, knowing some of those brave soldiers never went home.

That fragment weighs 334 grams! It would destroy anything it hit. Before I found it, the last person to touch it was an enemy combatant loading it down the barrel of a cannon.

Well, you think that’s the last person to touch it. Sometimes I pick up impacted round balls and wonder if they hit something or someone.

 

[dirtlooter]

very nice, silver cool marble and the plane, very cool. Yeah, I can't help but wonder when a flattened or deformed bullet is found, who or what it had hit or killed. Bullets that big back then and pieces of a shell did horrendous damage no matter what. Still, part of our colorful history and still an awesome find. The restoration actually pays tribute to the time and the lives lost. Awesome job Tom

 

[Loco-Digger]

Congrats on pulling all those keepers Tom. Silvers never get old, when I do not crack a smile when I find one, it's time to hang up the detector. Thanks for the update on the frag piece. It has special meaning being posted on this Memorial Day weekend.

 

[Patriot Relics]

Late to the party Tom, but love that cannonball fragment.

 

[Metal Headz]

Nice variety of finds! Good call on the cannonball fragment, I like how well it cleaned up. Those mosquitos are irritating for sure, I use Cedarcide to keep them off of me.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Thanks Dave. Your pics and posts are always nice, so that means a lot.

I believe, that marble in your hand is the raw material for making fiberglass products. The wrinkles are the give away. Codd bottle marbles should be smooth and slightly smaller.

Here is a hand full of them, I found in a local mill town, where fiberglass was produced.

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It took me quite a while to figure this out. Here are the links that convinced me.

Railroad Marbles - Ohio Metal Detecting

https://www.cmog.org/artwork/217-clear-glass-marbles-fiberglass-textile-manufacture

Best of luck to you sir!

Thank you so much for this interesting information Tom, I've never heard of this before!
I found this marble in a country farm field northeast of Toronto that started life around 1817.

Here's a pic of it after washing... take care buddy!
Dave