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Hello!
Older metal detector here with an 8 year old son who has decided to pick up the hobby and also renew my excitement. I started metal detecting in the early 1990's and now my son is saving for his first detector. He and I go hunting together on weekends. Until I started hunting with my son my oldest coin was an 1857 Flying eagle Penny. We bested that by more than 50 years recently when we found an 1805 King George III Hibernia Penny that has turbo-charged his interest in all things historical. He decided to start going through all my old finds, some that I can identify and some that I can't/never did. I'm attaching photo's of two here that he and I would both love to know more about.
The first is a button. I believe it may be a US Navy button. It has "Warranted Rich Orange" written on the shank side which is in VERY good shape but not as visible in the picture. The shank has the soldered appearance and the button is 15mm in diameter. The face of the button is concave and is corroded. I'm guessing because of the way it was situated in the ground. I can identify only a couple of small stars on the very outer edge. It was found at a house built in 1802 in Acton, MA.
The second is an interesting object that I have almost no idea what it is. It is very heavy and seems to be made of a metal that did very good under the ground for many years. It was found in a field in Tewksbury, MA. As I researched this object my best guess is that it might have been one end of a gun powder horn. Can anyone identify it for certain or even have an educated guess?
Anything you might be able to tell us about these items and when they were made would be MOST appreciated! Happy to answer any specific questions about either. Understanding more about these items would really help my son to continue to build his interest in this hobby.
Looking forward to joining the discussions and sharing past and future finds!
Thank you very much!
Older metal detector here with an 8 year old son who has decided to pick up the hobby and also renew my excitement. I started metal detecting in the early 1990's and now my son is saving for his first detector. He and I go hunting together on weekends. Until I started hunting with my son my oldest coin was an 1857 Flying eagle Penny. We bested that by more than 50 years recently when we found an 1805 King George III Hibernia Penny that has turbo-charged his interest in all things historical. He decided to start going through all my old finds, some that I can identify and some that I can't/never did. I'm attaching photo's of two here that he and I would both love to know more about.
The first is a button. I believe it may be a US Navy button. It has "Warranted Rich Orange" written on the shank side which is in VERY good shape but not as visible in the picture. The shank has the soldered appearance and the button is 15mm in diameter. The face of the button is concave and is corroded. I'm guessing because of the way it was situated in the ground. I can identify only a couple of small stars on the very outer edge. It was found at a house built in 1802 in Acton, MA.
The second is an interesting object that I have almost no idea what it is. It is very heavy and seems to be made of a metal that did very good under the ground for many years. It was found in a field in Tewksbury, MA. As I researched this object my best guess is that it might have been one end of a gun powder horn. Can anyone identify it for certain or even have an educated guess?
Anything you might be able to tell us about these items and when they were made would be MOST appreciated! Happy to answer any specific questions about either. Understanding more about these items would really help my son to continue to build his interest in this hobby.
Looking forward to joining the discussions and sharing past and future finds!
Thank you very much!
