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[BADDOG]

Went out to a construction site and there was a pile of dirt with bricks in it. They had dug up the old brick paver's from the street.
First signal was the 1890 V nickle. I think I may have been so excited I squeezed it to hard, you will notice the flat spots on it.
This is my first 1800's coin. Spent the rest of the morning looking didn't find much else. The small lead ball, any ideas what it may be??
Thanks For looking
Baddog1

 

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[vic910]

Nice finds Baddog! I'll bet there's more, so keep digging!

vicki

 

[mattjd]

The lead ball is a musket ball (old bullet). Nice finds. Matt

 

[BADDOG]

You bet Free.

The lead ball is a musket ball (old bullet). Nice finds. Matt

How big are musket balls?? This is approximately 7/16". seems pretty small. Maybe it was like a .22 cal musketball.

Thanks for the replies
Baddog1

 

[stoney56]

congrats! 8). could be the lead ball is a piece of buckshot maybe single ought.

 

[omnicognic]

Wow, Congrats Baddog1! TampaPi was telling me about some road tearups a while back, didn't see him out there did ya? Great finds! HH omnicognic 8)

 

[BADDOG]

Omni
I'm sure you've seen this road construction. I-4 and 275.
I went just west of that U-Haul building.
There was a old parking lot that once had a "country home" of one of the cigar company's owners there built in 1885.
I might be going back tomorrow if your interested. Let me know.

Baddog1

 

[Floater]

I will bet that one of the Masons used that nickel to crack a brick to fit so he didnt screw up his trowel . Nice Fiids That is AWESOME.
HH

 

[allen]

congratulations on your first 1800s find. keep on digging !!!

 

[Mona Lisa]

Great job, baddog. Constructions site..... I guess ShePete does know what he's/she's talking about. :P

PS I'm glad you changed your avatar again. Mona Lisa can't compete with all that.

 

[Coin_Saver]

Carful u can get too excited when mding! HH CS lol

 

[AmericanCoinHunting]

Way To Go ..........Congrats on that milestone...........You will soon learn to LOVE those construction sites...............................H.H.

 

[KngFhearts]

Congrats on the nickel! Looks like you know the history of your area pretty well. Way to go.

 

[omnicognic]

I will bet that one of the Masons used that nickel to crack a brick to fit so he didnt screw up his trowel .? Nice Fiids That is AWESOME.
HH

I got to see this coin in person yesterday, it's really alot nicer than the pic shows! Floater I think you may be correct about the flat sides, it does seem to match that idea.. I am curious why some of the street paver bricks sounded off like coins? Mineral content? Coins inside? I didn't take any because it is illegal. (yes I know of a few folks who built very nice barbeque pits with them) But with my luck, that would be the dumb thing I'd get busted for after all! HH omnicognic 8)

 

[JARMAN]

Nice find,Grats on the first.HH

 

[Emperor Findus Cladius]

Nice nick!! Congrats!!

 

[bk]

Way to go!
You probably saved it from being lost forever.

 

[GunFarce]

A 7/16 dia bullet would be .40 - .44 Cal.. 7/16= .4375 (44 Cal.) Prob. a pistol ball..