My best hunt ever. (in my 3 month career)

[leafster99]

I had 3 firsts today in a park that I've never been to in Hamilton, Ontario.
1. Harmonica Reed. (intact until i broke it )
2. 2 bullets. Maybe you can identify them because I've never found a bullet ever.
3. My oldest coin yet by 56 years

Was having a blast until it started pouring. Luckily I video taped the whole thing so eventually I'll youtube it.

 

[Chocadog]

Well done, very nice finds, I love the English penny

 

[Argentium]

That young head Vickie find is very nice - I would be quite happy to find that !!! Argentium.

 

[prolab69]

3 months? and just think of all the "firsts" that are yet to come.
Pro-

 

[bullfalls]

really nice find great job!!

 

[gadigger81]

Very nice!

 

[High Plains Digger]

The British seemed to circulate those pennies forever. In 1972, when they were being withdrawn, I managed to snag a couple of bags of them (they bagged them back then, and counted by weight) and many of them were very old, even young heads like yours. And many of them were almost gone, like yours. But consider the fact that they had circulated for almost 100 years. Like finding a Barber in your change.

 

[CRUSADER]

Bullets:

Top one (4 ring):
(circa 1866 until 1871 when it was superseded by the Martini-Henry)
British .577 Snider-Enfield was one of the first type of breech loading rifle:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snider-Enfield


Bottom One:
(circa 1871)
British .450-.577 Martini-Henry Rifle Bullet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini-Henry

 

[leafster99]

Bullets:

Top one (4 ring):
(circa 1866 until 1871 when it was superseded by the Martini-Henry)
British .577 Snider-Enfield was one of the first type of breech loading rifle:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snider-Enfield


Bottom One:
(circa 1871)
British .450-.577 Martini-Henry Rifle Bullet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini-Henry

Thanks! All found in the same area, and all from the same time period. I would have never found out that information. Thank you so much.

 

[steelheadwill]

Nice Finds!
Aren't T-net Members the greatest
Awesome Identifications made here, there is almost nothing you'll find that can't be ID'ed.
Keep on swingin!, I made some of my best finds in my first 6 months
Looking forward to seeing more!

 

[Michiganne]

Congrats on such a beautiful oldie! WTG Enjoy the rest of your "firsts."

HH

 

[treasurepirate1]

man i haven't found a coin older than the 1900s and i have been doing this for about a year and a half .

 

[leafster99]

man i haven't found a coin older than the 1900s and i have been doing this for about a year and a half .

I hear ya brother, a 1931 Canada nickel is my previous record. I was just hitting a place old enough to get me some silver and obviously got real lucky. Something's been going on here that I never knew about. Where a bouts are you in Ontario?

 

[CRUSADER]

Bullets:

Top one (4 ring):
(circa 1866 until 1871 when it was superseded by the Martini-Henry)
British .577 Snider-Enfield was one of the first type of breech loading rifle:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snider-Enfield


Bottom One:
(circa 1871)
British .450-.577 Martini-Henry Rifle Bullet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini-Henry

Thanks! All found in the same area, and all from the same time period. I would have never found out that information. Thank you so much.

Same time period was luck, the coin has at least 50 years of wear before it was lost (unless of course they were using out dated rifles when the coin was dropped)

 

[leafster99]

Bullets:

Top one (4 ring):
(circa 1866 until 1871 when it was superseded by the Martini-Henry)
British .577 Snider-Enfield was one of the first type of breech loading rifle:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snider-Enfield


Bottom One:
(circa 1871)
British .450-.577 Martini-Henry Rifle Bullet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini-Henry

Thanks! All found in the same area, and all from the same time period. I would have never found out that information. Thank you so much.

Same time period was luck, the coin has at least 50 years of wear before it was lost (unless of course they were using out dated rifles when the coin was dropped)

Great point. The coin is well worn and I am uncertain when Canadian currency became prevalent in my own country. Since Canada became a country in 1867, how long did it take us to weed out most of the British and American currency. We still call a penny a penny even though it is stamped "1 cent" on the coin. We still use American currency pretty liberally at around par, but I don't ever remember anybody accepting British Currency in my 46 years. Maybe I've stumbled upon some old geezers hoard of British Antiquities. I'll have to return and see what else I can uncover.

 

[CRUSADER]

Bullets:

Top one (4 ring):
(circa 1866 until 1871 when it was superseded by the Martini-Henry)
British .577 Snider-Enfield was one of the first type of breech loading rifle:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snider-Enfield


Bottom One:
(circa 1871)
British .450-.577 Martini-Henry Rifle Bullet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martini-Henry

Thanks! All found in the same area, and all from the same time period. I would have never found out that information. Thank you so much.

Same time period was luck, the coin has at least 50 years of wear before it was lost (unless of course they were using out dated rifles when the coin was dropped)

Great point. The coin is well worn and I am uncertain when Canadian currency became prevalent in my own country. Since Canada became a country in 1867, how long did it take us to weed out most of the British and American currency. We still call a penny a penny even though it is stamped "1 cent" on the coin. We still use American currency pretty liberally at around par, but I don't ever remember anybody accepting British Currency in my 46 years. Maybe I've stumbled upon some old geezers hoard of British Antiquities. I'll have to return and see what else I can uncover.

Dead right, you need some more clues. My hunch is that the bullets were lost in the late 19th C, so should be a few other items from that period & maybe before

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

You've done well for only being at it for 3 months!

I've found two of those large English pennies myself as well. Though they were only 1940 & 1967.

Hamilton and Stoney Creek have a lot of history tied into the War of 1812, as I'm sure you already know. I've often thought about trying to get permission to hunt the farm fields around Niagara-on-the-Lake.

The best is yet to to be found leafster99!

Dave

 

[leafster99]

Hamilton and Stoney Creek have a lot of history tied into the War of 1812, as I'm sure you already know. I've often thought about trying to get permission to hunt the farm fields around Niagara-on-the-Lake.

The best is yet to to be found leafster99!

Dave

That sounds like a fun trip!

 

[leafster99]

Went back to the same place and found some more goodies.

The harmonica reed was from my first visit there.
The bullet is another 4 ringer from 1860's 70's.
The ring cleaned up brown. Copper?
The tag from Hamilton is awesome because that's where I live. I have no idea what CTP stands for though.

I'll have to back again and see what else is there.

 

[allen]

You are on a roll with those nice looking finds !