Tiny outhouse silver

[MaineRelic]

Dug an outhouse pit after work today on the same site I have been working since labor day weekend ! Didn;t do too bad got a few bottles and a couple of copper / brass lantern bases out of the pit which had a lot of coal ashes in it as well. the play badge with no marks on it at all , the steel what I believe to be a rat trap ! and a few other relics as well . As I was checking the tailings of my excavation with my M. D. I was getting a persistant but small signal even at high disc setting but I could not find it I fingered through ashes 3 times and almost gave up telling myself it was a 22 cal lead ! The fourth time I had it between my 2 fingers as I looked at it I still didn't have any clue what it was though it was tiny and shiny so I threw it in a keeper baggie. It turned out to be this tiny silver amulet of Mother Mary of Fatima I believe. ? As you can see it is small !! Thanks for looking MaineRelic

 

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[Mr Tuff]

nice dig!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MR TUFF

 

[birdman]

Awesome!! I have some out house digging lined up with another Tnet member sometime this fall or spring. Looking foward to it.

 

[Tattooguy67]

Wow and nice work on the persistence there MaineRelic, you have a lot of skill to find something so small, and are my eyes working right? did I see a date of 1830 or 39 on the base? or is it a makers mark or....? let me know and again nice! HH!

Chuck.

 

[MaineRelic]

Wow and nice work on the persistence there MaineRelic, you have a lot of skill to find something so small, and are my eyes working right? did I see a date of 1830 or 39 on the base? or is it a makers mark or....? let me know and again nice! HH!

Chuck.

Hey chuck . That sweet little silver does have an 1830 date at the bottom but it is the date that mother mary appeared in Paris to Saint Catherine I believe ?? It is a miraculas medal. MaineRelic

 

[mainer]

Looks like fun Mainerelic. Its a wonder you saw that as small as it is.

 

[MaineRelic]

Looks like fun Mainerelic. Its a wonder you saw that as small as it is.

I couldn't see it but I coulid hear it !

 

[kilmer]

Wow, way to stay after it. I am so glad you didn't give up on this one. That is a sweet find and a good save.

Don
HH

 

[DMN]

Nice persistence. Had little bits elude me like that as well but if it didn't tone iron then I was gonna sit there and find them!

Do you think the badge is actually a buckle? Looks like a couple weld points toward the lower portion of the pic.

 

[pepperj]

Nice recovery, guess somebody was praying in the outhouse for a miracle.

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Nice job there MR

 

[treashunt]

neat finds, I have to try that someday.

 

[MaineRelic]

Nice persistence. Had little bits elude me like that as well but if it didn't tone iron then I was gonna sit there and find them!

Do you think the badge is actually a buckle? Looks like a couple weld points toward the lower portion of the pic.

Good eye DMN it is a buckle not a badge ! Makes more sense ! Mental block I guess ! Thanks for everyone's kind comments !! MaineRelic

 

[DMN]

No prob. Just posted something yesterday thinking it was some cool epaulet from one of the earlier wars (been looking for war relics in my area) and found out it was a powder flask. I'll take it!
Your buckle has an interesting pattern. Wonder how old it may be. I guess you'd have some idea based on the depth you found it in the privy.