Short Civil War relic hunt = another rare bullet first for me

[sekypaleo]

Got out for a short 1 & 1/2 hr hunt in east Tenn this past Saturday. The site I hunted was a small (50' X 50') spot I found in October that has produced 10 .54 caliber Greene Enfields, a handful of Smith Carbines and a bugle mouthpiece. Since finding the spot I have vaccumed it...last couple of hunts produced nothing. A dealer loaned me a Garrett AT Gold to try out its all metal mode...I used it and had my dad use my G2 with Ultimate coil to check any signals I got with the Garrett.Two signals in AM with the AT Gold that the G2 couldnt see at all produced a piece of melted lead , and...a Civil War bullet first for me, a .44 caliber Ballard! Thanks for looking and happy hunting!

 

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[tennessee digger]

Nice bullet to dig. Good for you! I would check any surrounding lands that I could.

 

[EccentricInTexas]

NICE!!!

 

[vpnavy]

Nice finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[Old Dude]

It's hard to say which is prettier: the white of an old bullet or emerald of an old copper. Very nice find. Congrats!

 

[pong12211]

Nice find. Thanks for sharing

 

[sekypaleo]

There is a Union camp a couple hundred yards away acroos a road...found this spot as a result of branching out from the main camp.

Nice bullet to dig. Good for you! I would check any surrounding lands that I could.

 

[sekypaleo]

Thanks for the kind comments guys! Civil War bullets (even rare ones) dont seem to get much attention on forums.

 

[got2dig]

Cool finds, keep at it. HH....

 

[sekypaleo]

Cool finds, keep at it. HH....

Thanks buddy!

 

[dirtlooter]

pretty darn nice, so the AT GOLD did okay, how deep was it?

 

[markp]

nice find, I'd rather find a CW bullet than a silver coin, Congrats on your find

 

[TheButtonKing]

Nice Find! Only have found 1 civil war bullet before!

 

[TrpnBils]

What resource(s) do you guys use to ID your bullets?