3rd Consecutive trip, 3rd Consecutive FIRST EVER FIND, along with BONUS FINDS!!!

Metal Illness · Jan 4, 2015

Hit my field site again today, after the rain and thaw. First find within 30 minutes, 1830 LC. Over the next 5 hours I picked up 1 nice Arrowhead and thumb scraper and 3 broken pieces, Bonus Finds. Too bad the one had the base broken off it would have been a pretty nice big piece. Also found 3 Indians, 1882, 1887, 1890 and what I thought was my 2nd LC. (The toasted unrecognizable photo). Found what I think is a Shell button? (surface Bonus Find) Not sure, any Ideas will be appreciated! Found 4-5 types of buckles, one was a surface find. Found a monster 5-6 lb Axe head. (surface Bonus Find) Also found a 1866 (with rays) Shield Nickel, only my second ever shield. It was muddy, cold (low 30s) winds steady 20 plus mph, brutal conditions out there today. So, back to my 3rd consecutive FIRST EVER. I was walking rows maybe 100 yards long, north to south and back. It was getting late, I was tired, hungry, cold, muddy and wet. At the north end when I turn (headed back south) I decided to walk as far south as my truck (50 yards or so) turn left and go to it, (maybe 250 yds away). I decided to keep swinging my coil until I walked out of the debris field, and boy I'm glad I did. About 20 feet after my left turn towards the truck I got a 11-12/44-45 on the E-trac and dug my FIRST EVER Seated Silver!! 1876s Dime! Found another strange disc type thingy, need help identifying this. It says on the front PAT APD FOR (I'm guessing) Patton Applied For. At each of the notches it is labeled 10, 25, 50. I have no clue other than very old school spark plug gapper........lol

What a good site this has been so far. 1) My first fatty Indian. 2) My first CW Button. 3) My first Seated coin

Thanks for looking, Bill

Lord Verdigris · Jan 5, 2015

Metal Illness said:
It doesn't have any holes. Kinda looks like the bottom of a 22 shell casing (brass sheen) with no markings. It does have me baffled.

Strange. I hope we get some answers. I found mine on the shoreline just below a yard of a 150 year old house. The sea is eating the ground away so I think it was in the yard at one time.