Found 2 Feet Deep in Civil War Camp... But It's Not Civil War...

[FoxHound0985]

Greetings all, I finally had the chance to take my new NEL Storm coil to our secret Civil War camp to try and coax out some deep relics. Well, I found something DEEP, but it wasn't Civil War! I got a very faint but repeatable signal and started digging. I get down to about 18" and still no target, but the pinpointer is getting a stronger signal. A few more shovels full of dirt and I decide to probe around with my digging tool. Poking it into the dirt at the bottom of the hole, I feel it hit something, so I start moving the dirt to expose the target. I saw glass and some ashes in the bottom of the hole and immediately thought I had found a soldiers hut! Nope... The more I dig around, the more I start to see a more modern looking glass item looking back at me. After widening the hole a bit more, I manage to pull out the deepest signal I've ever dug. At first I thought it was a cheap ashtray from the 70s, but after I got it home and cleaned off, I realized that it was a Uranium Glass condiment caddy from the 20s or 30s! How it ended up 2 feet deep in the ground, I'll never know. The signal came from the tin ring around the dish. I guess it put off a pretty large halo that the NEL picked up. Anyway, I did manage to find a few Civil War relics as well. I got a couple of Minie Balls, a HUGE .70 caliber "plug cavity" Minie Ball, a toasted Infantry cuff button, some camp lead, an interesting PEWTER musket ball that was fired, a strange silver piece that was folded (any ideas??), a 1943-S War Nickel, and a 1953 Wheat. Nothing too exciting, but I'm definitely happy with the condiment caddy. It glows an AWESOME neon green color under a black light and will make a great display for the Civil War relics that come from the site. Thanks for looking and HH!

PS: My hunting buddy ended up finding a Large Cent, .58 cal three-ringer, AND a modern Zincoln FROM THE SAME HOLE!!

 

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[civilman1]

That's what I'm talking about!!! Beautiful glass!!!

 

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[xcopperstax]

Wow don't keep that one in your pocket! Neat find and a neat story to go with it. I'd be super frustrated by that but it turns out to be a pretty cool find! It probably poses no health risk but it's crazy to think that they were using uranium to make glass.

 

[Dug]

Serendipity for sure!