Musket ball field

Westfront · Mar 1, 2012

I went to a new field today just for a look... It is a very small field, about 80 x30 metres but it had lots of targets for such a small area. I got a lot of musket balls from different calibers, round and mini balls. Some coins and two religious pendants, a bicycle token from "Sophia Jacoba" a coal mine in my town, my favorite for today! The mine was closed in the 90s after 80 years. Both my father and my grandpa worked there. :headbang:

Some coins from the 1800s and one big beauty, not identified yet. Very large copper with beautiful patina. Had a little silver ring too.

DCMatt · Mar 1, 2012

A popular place for men with many different types of guns. Possibly a hunting camp?

Nice finds!

DCMatt

curbdiggercarl57 · Mar 1, 2012

A beautiful, innocent child's baby doll found in all that evidence of death and destruction.
I like it!
Carl

CSA2K · Mar 1, 2012

Cool stuff! Can't wait to see the ID on that large coin

birdman · Mar 1, 2012

Love it!

CRUSADER · Mar 1, 2012

Westfront · Mar 1, 2012

DCMatt said:
A popular place for men with many different types of guns. Possibly a hunting camp?
Nice finds!
DCMatt

Thanks! Don't think hunting camp. We had no hunting camps like You know them over there and this area has no large forests. Most is farmland for at least 1000 years...

CurbdiggerCarl57 said:
A beautiful, innocent child's baby doll found in all that evidence of death and destruction.
I like it!
Carl

Thanks Carl! A way i didn't thought about!

CSA2K said:
Cool stuff! Can't wait to see the ID on that large coin

It's difficult to read, so at this moment i only know 176x. That matches with the musket balls....

birdman said:
Love it!

CRUSADER said:

Hi Cru!

Any ideas on the coin? Did You see the bronze/copper nail? My first guess was roman, but no other finds.

Eddie Lomax said:
Most of that lead looks like shotgun slugs.

If You look close You can see that all minie type balls are shot from rifled barrels. These are standard military caliber from 15mm to 18mm.

wwwtimmcp · Mar 1, 2012

might have been an area where the slaughtered animals.

Westfront · Mar 1, 2012

Date of the coin is 1764. But still not able to identify. Diameter is 32mm. Copper. Anyone who knows?

oldsalty19 · Mar 1, 2012

uglymailman · Mar 1, 2012

Is that the Nova penny Lu? Nice finds.

liftloop · Mar 1, 2012

looks like quarts in the ground there mite be prestos metal there.gold,silver copper.

Papa Bear · Mar 1, 2012

What year is the wheat penny? Great finds! Well done!!

hdmech71 · Mar 1, 2012

Daaaaang.

Ed-NH · Mar 1, 2012

Those are beautiful finds. BTW do you realize that the tiny shoe buckle you have there is around 1660-1720? I found one exactly like it that is silver. That is a great buckle you have there congrats on the finds.

Westfront · Mar 2, 2012

uglymailman said:
Is that the Nova penny Lu? Nice finds.

Hi Tim! Yep, my Nova find!

Papa Bear said:
What year is the wheat penny? Great finds! Well done!!

Hi Papa Bear! It's a 1948 D. Like to use something nice for reference instead of a clad quarter or dime. Hope to find a silver dime someday....

Westfront · Mar 2, 2012

Ed-NH said:
Those are beautiful finds. BTW do you realize that the tiny shoe buckle you have there is around 1660-1720? I found one exactly like it that is silver. That is a great buckle you have there congrats on the finds.

Thanks! A silver one would made my day. I have some more out of a wooded stripe along these fields, but never hit silver. They are scarce where i live....