north carolina

Greetings: I am trying to develop a network of friends or group of folks who are interested in prospecting/THing/connecting in North Carolina. Please drop me a line if interested. I'd like to meet people and help others get connected. There is so much history and so many possibilities here in...

Glad to find this forum. Haven't MD'd since a teen. Picked up a detector since will be moving my folks soon, and we haven't scanned their property since the mid 70's (with a super basic Radio Shack toy detector - mainly to find and clean up scrap). Every square nail found was a real treasure...

Hello all! Is anyone up for hunting meteorites in North Carolina? I am interested in connecting with like minded folks to search for out of this world treasure! If you are closer to Western NC then that is a bonus! Thanks! :tchest:

I am a new member, but am doing historical research on early mining in the Appalachians and would welcome any insights others might have. Based on my research, I believe there can be documented four locations with pre-18th century mineshafts in the southern Appalachians, and two sites that...

I lost my wedding ring in lake Wiley in Belmont (close to Charlotte) on September 3rd and need the help of one of you awesome people with metal detectors that work 7 feet underwater to find this ring which means a lot to me and my wife. Any help or suggestion is deeply appreciated.

Need a buddy to go hunting with and show me some spots to detect this week. Reply back if you want to ask more about this or schedule a time to go and detect

[SIZE=5]On to a new site with a hand dug well, no stones in lining. Also near the site was this almost complete blue brushed ceramic platter, any help with dating would be greatly appreciated. A cast iron pot top was dug and preserved, and a few buckles. One large Equine buckle and an ORNATE...

Hey Guys, So I've got a girl willing to go metal detecting with me, but I don't really have any idea where to go around here. Other than a few yards/fields of family/friends, which haven't been exciting. I'm hoping to find a decent place to take her Saturday. I'm in Davidson County, NC, but I'm...

Wow, this was an undiscovered find from a colonial picnic site, underneath a wild Muscadine vine and granite outcrop. This site has yielded a silver 1/2 reale (Carolus III), and late 18th century and early 19th century flat buttons. This is the latest find and latest date to date! Interesting...

This unique granite outcrop landmark feature has hand and foot holes ground into the slanting face of the granite to the top. I have climbed it and appears to have been once used as a Native American "Deer Stand", or should I say "Rock Stand!" Looking down you can scout the area silently...

This is ODD, went out today on Main Street in Rolesville, NC and found this in a farm field. I thought I had found a V Nickel, but upon inspection everything reads backwards including the date. It has 13 stars on face, but they are all impressed versus raised. The bust faces right instead of...

I dug this two piece button out of a Civil war campsite, and I'm not sure if it is millitary or not. Please anyone let me know! Thanks

Was hunting an old plantation site road bed near a stream and popped this button out, I have not been able to identify. The site is colonial and also had Civil War occupation. The button is silver over brass, 3 piece (front, back, and loose shank) No maker mark on back, clearly visible is...

I hope this hasn't been asked yet, and if it has I apologize. I can't seem to find any info, which may be the answer to my question...., but here goes. Does anyone have any knowledge of the KGC operating/ hiding loot in Eastern Tennessee or Western North Carolina. I know they were in North...

WOW, what an exciting hunt, this fine Spanish 1/2 Reale came out, such fine details on the reverse, 1802 is clear on obverse, mint mark of Mexico City, Mexico. Just think, this was minted in Mexico City, came by ship to a port in America and then was distributed by horse and mule wagons to the...

So it turns out this 1/2 Spanish Silver Reale, was turned into a cuff button. I found this coin/button on New Years Day 2016 in Rolesville, NC, and posted on here, but after viewing under a USB microscope you can clearly see a round solder mark, where a shank would have been attached. This 1/2...

Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus), buckle and TOMBAC button - Rolesville, NC Pictured is a Lion's Mane mushroom growing in an Oak tree. Interestingly enough as pictured, this mushroom is edible and is native to North America, Europe, and Asia, after cooked it is compared to...

I am very new to metal detecting. I have only tried it the back yard (ground was frozen) looking for someone to hunt with.

A faint signal turned out to be a 5th musketball located on a militia campsite in northern Wake County (Wake Forest/Rolesville area) of NC. Interestingly enough, when the musketball was being excavated from the hole, out popped a small triangular arrowhead made of rhyolite. That was a nice...

Carhartt's Heart Button and copper wreath pin - Rolesville, NC Got out for a few sweeps and came up with this heart shaped overall button - Carrhart's with trolley on the bottom, dating to the early 1900's. The other pin/token is an odd one? What appears to be a dollar sign is actually the...