A few interesting finds this week...

[Bavaria Mike]

Here?s a few finds from a 2 hour hunt this week, they are unusual and I hope to get a better idea as to what they are. Also found a few buttons and musket balls. Here is a military button with a 7 on it.

This is a coin with the word ?cent? near the bottom, I can?t read the denomination, looks like it may be a 2. Has a sitting sphinx to the left and its head is looking right. Did some research and can?t figure out where it?s from. May be from the 1800s. The plow got it and it is bent.

Reverse of the cent coin. I can?t make out much here, wanted to get a few second opinions before I start trying to clean and restore the coins.

My European forum friends quickly IDed the coin, home court advantage and they really know about their history, LOL! The coin is a 2 Centime from Belgian minted from 1830-1910. Mine looks like an 1877. Hey Bob V, I found one of yours, LOL! Here's a borrowed pic of what mine should look like.

This could be a very old lead token or maybe a d?cor piece. Shows some writing on the legend and the image is hard make anything of. First thought was a token or a seal matrix but

Reverse of the lead piece is blank and flat, again, the plow got it. This is the frustrating part of farm field hunting, a very interesting relic, damaged.

This is a nice relic that I think is a compass to make circles. 5.6cm in length and is obviously hinged at the right. Metal looks to be bronze. Thanks for looking and I welcome any opinions as to what I have found, LOL! HH, Mike

 

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[dave-enc]

congrats on the nice finds Mike wtg
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[Glenn-RI]

Hi Mike,

Nice finds. I think the last item pictured is a pair of dividers. It would have been used to just spread open to measure a distance. Some dividers do have bent tips to measure inside holes. However, both tips are usually bent. I think yours was originally straight. Hope this helps.

Glenn

 

[trk5capt]

MIKE, As Always, Some Very Nice and Interesting Finds, Congrats. trk5capt...

 

[Southcacalaky]

Nice finds Mike HH Art...

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Really Nice Mike ! The coins are great ! Are you finding these in plowed fields? Mona Lisa just found one of those divider things also at her foundation site.

 

[lancemxt2006]

wow the plows can really do some damage to the finds...

the two cent peice is in really nice shape though. it looks like an 1875 in the scan.

take it easy.

Lance

 

[JerV3]

Nice finds Mike. All your finds look ancient. Looks like a good couple hrs to me.

HH Jer

 

[birdman]

Great finds Mike. Hey I found one of those 2cent coins but I can't make out a date. That is real cool.I did not know where the coin was from. Thanks much.

 

[JakePhelps]

Awesome finds!!

I have seen some dividers bent like that in my shop class

 

[Sand]

The last relic is unbelievable!!! Congratulations Mike

 

[comfyinvermont]

Very nice finds Mike. I particularly like the dividers. Many times they would be used to read map distances. Congrats...Lance

 

[BOB VALDEZ]

that is SUPER !

Nice finds, great pictures, super presentation, Mike ! You are doing SO well. + Thank you for sharing this with us !

BOB VALDEZ, Belgium

 

[lonewolfe]

excellent Mike- keep it coming,

hh

lonewolfe

 

[Nana40]

Beautiful finds Mike!

Nana

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

BM,

very nice, thanks for posting.

have a good un..............

 

[southbound]

Mike, you really know how to find the good stuff! Must be all those years of practice! HA!HA! Vern