Silver in the green sand/marl

[2moshers]

Marl, also known as green sand, was used for fertilizer many years ago. It was mined locally at an old chemical plant nearby. I metal detected here in town today in and along a stream running into the Rancocas Creek layered with marl. I managed to find a 1943P silver Jefferson war nickel, an old railroad spike, a carbon battery rod, probably to a battery operated railroad switch as the old railroad bed is nearby, and some other pieces of iron. The photo of the sunken barge is from a local paper in 1955.View attachment 1497031View attachment 1497032View attachment 1497033View attachment 1497034View attachment 1497035View attachment 1497036View attachment 1497036View attachment 1497037View attachment 1497038

 

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[Sand-duner]

Whew, that nickel has seen better days! Love the old railroad spike, always a good decoration for the house.

 

[tomhighland]

Congratulations on the finds. Sounds like an area with possibilities.

 

[RVRoamer74]

Some nice finds!! Congrats !!

 

[trapperart]

Nice finds congrats

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice Nickel save and some cool relics too!

 

[scruggs]

Good job!

 

[sutphin]

NEET FINDS

 

[dirtlooter]

pretty nice, wonder how a wheatie or IH would have fared in that stuff

 

[4x4x4]

.....the carbon looks to be an Edison Phonograph battery innards ! The RR cells were usually of a plate type .

Nice finds !