Memorial day weekend cannonball!

[Gi_Jungle]

So after a pretty iffy morning at some cellar holes north of Salem NY we decided to leave that location. On the way back to my residence I called a Co worker to detect his property where he found two pristine buffalo nickles. Well the yard was littered with iron wasn't finding much when I hit a decent consistent signal. Boom out pops a 1913 barber dime, my first. So I thought well there we go makes up for the morning hunt. Not 5 ft away and ten minutes later I hit a nice consistent target that didn't look great but was a very diggable consistent. Bam a cannonball, weighs in at a smidgen under 9 lbs haven't thrown a caliper or micrometer over it yet.

 

[Gi_Jungle]

Found just north of Saratoga battlefield, bergoynes surrender and very close to general Schuylers house and headquarters

 

[flatbutton]

Nice Barber, and the cannon ball is sweet! I gather from the pics, It's a solid shot, not fused?

 

[Gi_Jungle]

Solid shot, 4 inch Dia 9 lb

 

[pepperj]

Nice going on the cannon ball, and silver.

 

[rodarian]

Thats an awesome find GI!! Wish I could've been there when you dug it up. WTG!!

 

[flatbutton]

Nice find man! Congrats!

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Awesome cannon ball recovery, congratulations.

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

That silver is nice but the cannonball is the prize !

 

[parsonwalker]

Hope to find one of those big iron spheres myself someday! Well done!