1852 Silver Trime

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My first one of these and I was surprised at how small they are! I have seen photos of them but never size relational ones so at first I though this was a cuff button. Gave a solid 18 on my Nox 800, three inches deep in a forest floor, while walking and swinging at a pretty good clip. It's so enjoyable to make a new discovery then research the piece. It's actually in good shape though I wish I could clean off the dirt clinging to it.

I'm going on my third year with this detector and have to admit I'm fully confident in the machine. I have found so much with it using the factory settings. With several hundreds of hours of use I know how the machine responds to different targets. Last year the ears broke on my coil but the warranty replacement was fast and easy.

 

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My first one of these and I was surprised at how small they are! I have seen photos of them but never size relational ones so at first I though this was a cuff button. Gave a solid 18 on my Nox 800, three inches deep in a forest floor, while walking and swinging at a pretty good clip. It's so enjoyable to make a new discovery then research the piece. It's actually in good shape though I wish I could clean off the dirt clinging to it.

I'm going on my third year with this detector and have to admit I'm fully confident in the machine. I have found so much with it using the factory settings. With several hundreds of hours of use I know how the machine responds to different targets. Last year the ears broke on my coil but the warranty replacement was fast and easy.

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Thanks everyone. It did clean up nicely with hot soapy water and a toothbrush. I like how these are atypical in size and design. Interesting how the silver composition was lowered to 75% so that production cost didn't exceed value.

It's true what you said West Jersey Detecting. Old shotgun shell brass bases really slow me down since my hunting grounds are around wetlands where people have been hunting waterfowl and deer since the late 1600's. Unlike the old nails which bounce target numbers around 15 - 19 between swings, those brass bases minus their original paper cartridge ring stable and give a nice high pitch in the same number range. You can often guess high brass base vs. low profile before digging. (I have found three all brass casing early Winchester 12 gauge). I have dug so many of these signals but have left many so no doubt good targets have been passed up. Being a relic hunter too, the bigger nails will trick me when they give signals in the low 20's. I tend to dig most signals even though I pretty much can bet what they are. I find a lot of .75 and .69 cal balls and the machine likes these. I thought this trime was a .75 ball.

I have a pretty large forested area to pick over, over 3 sq. miles. I feel as though I have gone over parts many times and picked the obvious. I will venture over less travelled spots and not find a trace for days. Then I go back to the areas I have worked over many times before, but at different directions with a much slower pace. I'm analyzing my signals more closely, and sure enough am able to slowly squeeze more coins out going back to KGII.

wow looks like an AU coin