Eagle with round ball in mouth

[Greylock]

I figured I would randomly walk the old fields behind the site I found my machin mills copper early this spring. Not thinking I would find anything just looking for where the activity was. Found a nice spot with some iron and started doing a sloppy grid and came out with some keepers. I think the eagle was part of a handle maybe to a knife or machete? First thought was to a cane but I believe it's too small for that. Very cool either way. Also grabbed a toasted copper with no detail at all and then an 1800 LC with great detail. The rest was just randomly throughout my search plus a bunch of iron.
Thanks for looking.

 

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[Argentium]

Awesome find - that eagle rocks hard !!!

 

[Erik in NJ]

Great finds as usual! The eagle looks to me like it could possibly be the handle to a cane--it's a great find in and of itself. Looks to be ca. early 1800s.

 

[Greylock]

Awesome find - that eagle rocks hard !!!

Thanks! This was definitely one of my better recent finds.

Erik, this site is pretty old so I would guess the same age. I wanna say its pewter due to some flaking I usually see on buttons and was silver plated at one time.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

I'd go with cane topper too. And is very cool.

Nice DB too.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Could it be the top off a flag staff of some sort?

Nice finds!

HH!

 

[hogge]

Very Kool Tom! Would like to ID the variety of the 1800 LC. Can you post closeups of obverse and reverse. There are 29 varieties.

 

[BosnMate]

My vote is on he cane topper.

 

[Greylock]

Try these is not ill wait till tomorrow for better light. You getting out at all?

 

[lab rat]

I'm thinking cane handle, too! Size and shape are just right. Coin is a superb find, too! Way to go!

 

[Bad Wolf]

Looks like a cane-top to me, too. It will look great in your display case!

 

[EC.Mason]

Very cool finds!

 

[Greylock]

Thanks everyone for the comments. Ill be going back soon. hopefully I have something good to show.

 

[pong12211]

All very nice finds.. Congrats on the success and thanks for sharing..

 

[TNGUNS]

Great finds. The Eagle rocks.

 

[justdon]

That eagle is awesome.Real nice find.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

oh yaaaaaa , look at that eagle Howad . Very nice Mass digs indeed . You never seem to dig your share of junk at these places why is that

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

oh yaaaaaa , look at that eagle Howad . Very nice Mass digs indeed . You never seem to dig your share of junk at these places why is that

Hey Dawg, I love the few sites that are relatively free of modern junk.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Hey Dawg, I love the few sites that are relatively free of modern junk.

That's for sure Rick , they are the best ,
hard to get them but when you do , well you know , I ve been watchin' you and Greylock have been getting the good stuff . Keep it goin'

 

[CASPER-2]

could still be from a walking stick - some were pretty thin
they werent all made for leaning on - some were for show
-could be umbrella handle ?