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I inherited a large amount of lapidary equipment and boxes of stones. I was able to identify many of the agates but these last few rocks I am having a hard time with! Any help is appreciated and I will answer any questions as best I can! I do not know the location that any of these were found...

Hello everyone, My first time posting here, I’m new to treasure hunting I bought a metal detector about two months ago and on my last outing I found something interesting and I’m having a hard time identifying it. I found it in Orange County Ca in an area that once housed old ranches from late...

Trying to identify a couple things I found today detecting a 1800s farm house

Hello this treasure was Found in Lincolnton north Carolina... it appears to ne a teardrop shaped face with an arrow or scar maybe over his/ her / its left eye.... im very intrigued by this piece but I have no clue I what/or who this really is? Has anything like this come abroad I'm very curious...

only have two at my disposal but seems to contain fusion crust Is magnetic 1st smaller specimen weighs 125g the bigger specimen is 870g found in the southern Californian desert

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Need help finding out weather what I bought as garnet small rough is real or glass. Any help would be great pieces are shiny like glass all over and edges are sharp. Some look better then others but still seem very glass like. I am knew to the natural stone game so if someone can tell if real or...

I got a mining bag with different miscellaneous rocks in it, I was able to identify most, but I'm struggling to find anything online that looks like this one and it doesn't look like any of the gemstones on the sheet that came with the bag. Any ideas?

Hello, new to the forum. Hoping someone can help me identify this antique bell (At least we assume it's a bell) we found on our NH property. There appears to be "EV" carved into 2 corners, not sure if that would be a maker mark or something else... There's also a metal rod with a loop on each...

Hello every one I am new to the forum! My name is Taylor, from Marysville, Washington. I have a collection of items, I am not sure what they are. I would appreciate any info you may have.

I was walking my dog today when I found this partially sticking out of the ground. I dug around a little and exposed more of it. It looks like some type of ceramic dish, but I have no idea what it really is. I would like to know more about it. The land I live on was used to travel from the...

It was found in a old general store in north ga chatsworth ga to be fact

Hello everyone, this is my first post. Recently bought a Garrett AT Pro to do some relic hunting. My first find was this strange piece. It's very heavy, probably lead and looks pretty old. I found it in the US Virgin Islands next to the ruins of an old stone wall. I was thinking it might be...

so i found this a few years ago on a secluded beach that had no trash, just a lot of shells and interesting rocks. always been interested in finding cool rocks but never found anything that i thought was worth researching. this one is not like any ive ever seen. its been sitting on a shelf for a...

Hi i am new to the sport and would love some input, thank you all

First time on the forum, so hello all. I recently gained access to a property where a fort was established in 1783 and amongst the items, here are a few in question: Sorry, not used to uploading photos. The one I am most curious about is the large triangular piece, it weighs a good 6lbs or...

Found these about 3 feet in the ground...also found many iridescent covered quartz rocks in this vein if that helps?

Hi, This is my first time posting. I'm new to prospecting. I was searching for a silver vein when I came across these rocks that contain minerals. It was my first time using a metal detector(whites dfx). The rocks were located near a small creek in a mineral rich area. The area is known to hold...

This is my very first post to the forum so, Hello everyone! So, I found these tokens today. I am not sure what they are for, but there is a name on them "W.C. Harper" and also the town where I found them in "Port Republic, VA" (my backyard). On the back is a "10" on two of the tokens and a...

Metal Detected "Maxwell Pitch" today and last weekend, one of the earliest structures remaining from the original toll road up into the mountains (1865). 11 miles from Boulder Colorado. Part of the historic "Switzerland Trail" PLEASE HELP ME IDENTIFY!!! Found this emblem , appears to be...