is this a treasure mark,or sign?

[Edong]

Dear fellow TH ineed help id'ing these nail?about 3 inch long has square,head,and body coated some kind of chemical ,and stick on 6 inch,18 inch round concrete buried 2 ft. on the ground,and has 14 inch barbwire lined-up to the end of the nail, the nail was in the middle of the concrete with only head expose i soak it to a vinegar oil ,and start showing shinny metallic thing need help (please) thanks

 

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[Edong]

Dear fellow TH ineed help id'ing these nail?about 3 inch long has square,head,and body coated some kind of chemical ,and stick on 6 inch,18 inch round concrete buried 2 ft. on the ground,and has 14 inch barbwire lined-up to the end of the nail, the nail was in the middle of the concrete with only head expose i soak it to a vinegar oil ,and start showing shinny metallic thing need help (please) thanks

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[Edong]

Dear fellow TH ineed help id'ing these nail?about 3 inch long has square,head,and body coated some kind of chemical ,and stick on 6 inch,18 inch round concrete buried 2 ft. on the ground,and has 14 inch barbwire lined-up to the end of the nail, the nail was in the middle of the concrete with only head expose i soak it to a vinegar oil ,and start showing shinny metallic thing need help (please) thanks

here's more pic. of the nail

thanks again Ed

 

[TreasureTales]

Hard to say without photos of the concrete pillar. Might have been a property corner marker or a home-made type of grounding device. Or part of a fence anchor. You would need to take more photos and give a few more details, without giving away the location of your site. Right now, based on the information you have included, I'd say that it is probably NOT a treasure sign. What makes you think it could be? Are you thinking the nail is made of gold or silver or some other precious metal? More info, please.

 

[Edong]

Dear treasure tales, the only thing i can thing is the nail isn't round,and i never see a nail of these kind, and there's a x,or cross mark on top of the head,and the metallic color that start to expose shinny and looks hard metal the concrete was 6 inch dia.meter,round, 18 inch long we found it in the field on our property the area was flat field with lots of coconut tree, and on top of the concrete there's a big letter S on top line next line on the middle that was the nail stick on only the head expose, next line on the bottom is # 218 THANKS Ed

 

[DigMO]

I agree with TreasureTales.It's probably a property marker.

 

[Monty]

From your description of the concrete where you found it that it is a corner marker for Section 218 of a land survey. Monty

 

[TreasureTales]

leave it to you mexs to damage corner markers. Sheesh.

 

[Edong]

it is a comon, that nail was so hard my metal hacksaw won't penetrate, and why it bother to coat the nail with some kind of chemical when it buried to concrete

 

[mech]

From your description of the concrete where you found it that it is a corner marker for Section 218 of a land survey. Monty

yep, corner marker or an elevation benchmark.

"A benchmark is a point of reference for a measurement. In surveying a benchmark is a geodetic control point set by a surveyor to mark a point of known vertical elevation. These reference points may be chiseled into a wall, or marked by small brass or aluminium disks, concrete posts, iron pins or bolts that are permanently attached to a stable foundation."

cheers,

 

[gord]

it is a comon, that nail was so hard my metal hacksaw won't penetrate, and why it bother to coat the nail with some kind of chemical when it buried to concrete

The 'chemical' coating is probably from a reaction between the nail and the chemicals in the cement mix
Gord

 

[Edong]

hey! you guys are good, now i solve the mystery of my nail,and actually is not a surveyor mark the real mark it's about50 yard away, and it just made of real concrete(chip) again thank all gentlemen, have you happy holiday Ed