Another war nickel

2moshers · Dec 11, 2015

A very short hunt in a neighbors yard yielded a silver Jefferson war nickel (1945), a 1940 wheat cent, a 1966 Washington quarter, an LC 64 rifle shell, and a small item I could use some help identifying.

against the wind · Dec 11, 2015

Congrats on the O.D.
Not sure to what it is you have found.
Looks like a fish symbol. What kind of metal is it made of?

Loco-Digger · Dec 12, 2015

Cool digs. The rifle shell is a blank training round. I believe the unknown item may be part of an old catholic holy water bottle stopper. See the example below.

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treblehunter · Dec 12, 2015

War nickles are cool! Nice work.

2moshers · Dec 12, 2015

It appears to be made of steel with still some silver or chrome like finish left on it against the wind. The top (small handle) is flat. The top of the bottle stopper in your pic Loco appears to be rounded-if that makes any difference? Also is some lettering on what is left of the round underside. 3 letters I can make out are PAT. of course for patented.

trapperart · Dec 12, 2015

congrats on the finds

Davers · Dec 12, 2015

Loco-Digger said:
Cool digs. The rifle shell is a blank training round. I believe the unknown item may be part of an old catholic holy water bottle stopper. See the example below.

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Great ID's LOCO.
I thought the Shell was a Blank, Does the 64 stand for the year it was made & I assume LC is Lake City (Arsenal).
Stopper looks about right also.

Davers · Dec 12, 2015

Nice finds OP.
Got Me a 1945 P "OD" Nickle out of the Coin Star yesterday . (Would rather have dug it) .
Been over a year since I dug one.
Wanted to see what VDI it would come up on my XLT ---I was in the Garage 'So maybe a little Interference , but not much. ' It Rang up 26-27 VDI ,Heck Regular Nickles give a pretty solid 21, thought it would be higher